Erta

Erta
Finish lane in 2023
Place: Italy Kronplatz
Mountain: Piz de Plaies
Opened: 2017
Giant slalom
Start: 1,565 m (5,135 ft) (AA)
Finish: 1,206 m (3,957 ft)
Vertical drop:    374 m (1,227 ft)
Max. incline: 31.4 degrees (61%)
Avr. incline: 17.8 degrees (32%)
Min. incline: 12.4 degrees (22%)

Erta is a ski run on Piz de Plaies mountain in Kronplatz (Plan de Corones), Italy. It is used for men's Europa Cup slalom contests[1] and since 2017 as the women's World Cup giant slalom course. With average incline at 32% and minimum incline at 22%, this course is considered as the most demanding giant slalom in Women's World Cup circuit.[2][3][4][5]

Course sections

  • Para Paulina
  • Soleseid
  • Spona
  • Sorega

World Cup

As of January 2025 the course has hosted 9 World Cup events for women (53rd of all-time).

Women

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
1549 GS 2016/17 24 January 2017   Italy Federica Brignone France Tessa Worley Italy Marta Bassino
1588 GS 2017/18 23 January 2018   Germany Viktoria Rebensburg Norway Ragnhild Mowinckel Italy Federica Brignone
1620 GS 2018/19 15 January 2019   United States Mikaela Shiffrin France Tessa Worley Italy Marta Bassino
1686 GS 2020/21 26 January 2021   France Tessa Worley  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Marta Bassino
1722 GS 2021/22 25 January 2022   Sweden Sara Hector Slovakia Petra Vlhová France Tessa Worley
1759 GS 2022/23 24 January 2023   United States Mikaela Shiffrin  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Italy Federica Brignone
1760 GS 25 January 2023   United States Mikaela Shiffrin Norway Ragnhild Mowinckel Sweden Sara Hector
1798 GS 2023/24 30 January 2024    Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami Sweden Sara Hector
New Zealand Alice Robinson
1829 GS 2024/25 21 January 2025   New Zealand Alice Robinson  Switzerland  Lara Gut-Behrami United States Paula Moltzan

References

  1. ^ "Tutto pronto a San Vigilio di Marebbe per lo slalom parallelo di Coppa Europa" (in Italian). Italian Winter Sports Federation. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Course official name" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 24 January 2022.
  3. ^ "ERTA, ski course in Kronplatz". kronplatzevents.com. 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Recensione della Pista Erta a San Vigilio, pendenza e caratteristiche tecniche". Skimania (in Italian). 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "'Erta? Tosta e storta…'. Alla scoperta della pista di Kronplatz tra video e dichiarazioni". Race Ski magazine (in Italian). 18 January 2017.

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