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Two winter hikers on a groomed path in the Jungfrau region

The best race here. Tomorrow, so do you.

The World Cup venues

Streif, Lauberhorn, Stelvio, Gran Risa. You know these slopes from television. Get to know them before you stand at the top yourself.

© Jungfraubahnen

Top trumps of the race slopes

Who beats the Streif?

You play the Gran Risa. Tap the line you want to compete with.

Two skiers below the rock faces of Alta Badia

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Gran Risa

Alta Badia, Italy · Giant slalom

© Tourismusgenossenschaft Alta Badia, Alex Moling

Snowy ski area of Kitzbühel

The opponent

Streif

Kitzbühel, Austria · Downhill

Length3,312 m
Vertical drop860 m
Steepest gradient85 %

© Kitzbühel Tourismus / Michael Werlberger

Steepest gradient

The Streif wins this one

85 against 69 per cent. Hardly any World Cup slope is steeper than the Streif. At 69 per cent the Gran Risa is still far from flat.

One does beat it: the Saslong in Val Gardena is 134 metres longer than the Streif.

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The other big ones

Two winter hikers on a groomed path in the Jungfrau regionWengen, SwitzerlandLauberhornFast gliding sections and narrow spots like the Hundschopf and the Kernen-S. The start is at 2,315 metres.© Jungfraubahnen
Snowy Seiser Alm at dusk with Langkofel and Plattkofel behindVal Gardena, ItalySaslongDown from Ciampinoi to Santa Cristina, over bumps and long gliding stretches. 3,446 metres long.© Seiser Alm Marketing / Helmuth Rier
Two skiers at a hut above Bormio with snowy peaks behindBormio, ItalyStelvioIt finishes at the edge of Bormio in the upper Valtellina. One of the toughest downhills of the winter.© Bormio Tourism (Multiservizi Alta Valle), Roby Trab
Ski area of Schladming with pistes and huts in front of a mountain rangeSchladming, AustriaPlanaiThe finish slope ends close to the town centre. In the evening they race slalom here under floodlights.© Schladming-Dachstein / Josh Absenger

Gear

Before you try it yourself

Ski helmet

A race slope is icy and fast. Which helmet fits your head.

Ski helmet guide

Ski goggles

In the shade of a forest run, the light is different from up in the sun.

Ski goggle guide

Ski boot

Without a good fit in the boot, the best ski won't help. How to find yours.

Ski boot guide