Unmissable. The Alpine Ski World Cup race is our most anticipated event of the year. Be it at home on a big screen, or live at the ski stadium, cheering on the champions of skiing is an electrifying experience. Everyone should try it at least once!
Bormio is legendary in the world of Alpine skiing. Since their construction, its ski slopes have become some of the most famous on the World Cup circuit. On these very slopes champions like Deborah Compagnoni and Pietro Vitalini were born and some of the most significant pages in the history of the sport have been written. The dates are fixed. On 28th and 29th December the whole of Bormio awaits the opening of the gate with bated breath.
How it all began: World Cup skiing in Bormio
It all began for Bormio in the early 1980s with the organisation of the Ski World Series, a sort of trial run for the World Championships which took place in 1985 on the Stelvio piste in Bormio and the Cevedale piste in Santa Caterina Valfurva. The trials were a huge success. Everybody realised the technical nature of the Valtellinese pistes and in 1993 the Stelvio became a fixture on the men’s World Cup circuit.
The biggest champions are made on the Stelvio
The snow on the Stelvio piste is always right at the limit of what is skiable. Hard as ice.
On this type of snow a race is never dull. Because on the Stelvio piste you only win if you are truly great. And to understand this you just need to take a look at the list of World Cup downhill winners.
How well do you know the Stelvio piste? See these images for a step by step guide.
Do you remember the grand finals of the 1995 Ski World Cup? Only one name counts: Alberto Tomba. Even today, at a distance of 25 years, the image of Tomba raising the crystal globe after a legendary descent is imprinted on our brains. In 2000 Austrian Hermann Maier’s star shone more brightly than ever before. And from the 2005 World Championships we remember the acrobatics of Bode Miller and Benny Raich, as well as the duel for supremacy between the Croatian Janica Kostelic and Swedish Anja Paerson. Today, the undisputed king of the Stelvio is Dominik Paris, known to all as ‘Domme’.
Download the map of the Stelvio slope
Here, nobody wins by accident. Who will be next?
28th and 29th december.
Would you like to experience an immersive adventure combining sports and local flavors? Get ready to be part of the most talked-about descent on the international stage: tickets will be available for purchase on this page starting in December!
