The race is on – the FIS calendar starts in Solden, Austria
October 19th, 2009 by mat
The FIS ski race calendar kicks off in Solden this weekend at its traditional season opening venue on the Rettenbach glacier. Both the men and women will be in action over the weekend, with the Women’s GS on the 24 Oct 2009 and the men’s GS on the 25 Oct 2009. Race times will be 09:45 am – 1st run and 12:45 pm – 2nd run. There will be some mega partying on offer over the weekend in keeping with the Solden après ski spirit. We will be there to see the action at the Rettenbach, Solden and will bring you some news and images of the weekend.
In this region we find and the longest trail in the world with a length of 14 km. For lovers of free-ride I recommend slope Rettenbachtal, with a length of 6 km. It’s the greatest ski region.
I had no idea it was a world beater of a ski piste, I knew it was long and also had huge vertical, Solden from the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach glaciers offers close to 2km of vertical. Fortunately there are many places to stop off – Solden has a great choice of après ski huts. I also rate the Solden ski region very highly – it has height, variety, ski-in, ski-out accommodation, some of the best après ski in the world and twin glaciers at the Rettenbach and Tiefenbach. Solden is all good!