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The 1970 Gardena World Championship Skiing Tour
The "1970 World Championship Skiing Tour" on some
of the wonderful slopes in the Gröden Valley begins either
in Ortisei, S. Cristina or Selva. Starting in Ortisei you pass from
the Seceda high plateau by S. Cristina on to Mount de Seura and
- after a thrilling run - to Ciampinoi, Plan de Gralba and Piz Seteur
in the fabulous skiing arena between the Sella massif and Sasso
Lungo. The way to Selva Gardena leads over the giant slalom run
on which Karl Schranz became the 1970 world champion. Dantercepies
is the next objective which means the 'Cir', so named after the
mountain where the 1970 world champion, Annerösli Zryd, was
crowned. On the route lies the run which has a name that is music
to the ears of skiing enthusiasts: the Saslong. In 1970 the Swiss
Bernhard Russi was the champion here. In the afternoon sunshine
our tour leads on to Col Raiser and ends with a 9 kilometre romantic
run to Ortisei.
Gardena Tip
On the mountain way from S. Cristina to Ciamponoi you can see Fischburg
on the confines between Selva Gardena and S. Cristina. Dietrich
von Wolkenstein built the hunting lodge between 1622 and 1641. In
1863 Count Leopold von Wolkenstein Trotsburg donated the building
to the S. Cristina community. Since 1926 Fischburg has been in private
ownership.
The Witches' Tour - Alpe di Siusi
At the beginning of the 1600s Castle Prösels was the setting
for various witches' trials. The supernatural events were said to
take place on the nearby Alpe di Siusi. St Ulrich, the Spitzbuhel
parking lot and Campatsch are the points to set off from on the
climb on the Alpe di Siusi witches' tour with 7 stations and much
magical fun for both young and old. The funpark, witches' humpback
run, a witches' chimney as a fine obstacle tunnel made out of snow
and witches' park with life sized figures are only a few of the
attractions ! And naturally the famous witches' 'benches' are there
too on show, where the Schlern witches worked up their brew with
the clouds. Against bad weather there is, however, an antidote:
you take the snow as far as the eye can see, add the sunshine, garnish
the elixir with the holiday feeling and round off the spell with
the magic of the huts. But that's no witchcraft...it's holidaying
on the Alpe di Siusi !
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