Canalone Miramonti
Canalone Miramonti is a World Cup slalom ski course in Italy, in Madonna di Campiglio, Trentino. The course was designed by Italian Bruno Detassis in 1940. It is known as a slalom World Cup classic, being one of the oldest, the most demanding and one of the most prestigious slaloms in the world. The slope has maximum incline at 31 degrees (60%), average incline at 27% and minimum incline at 18%. History In 1940, Italian mountaineer and mountain guide Bruno Detassis (known as ''King of the Brenta''), designed and constructed this famous slalom slope, which was altered a few times across the years. It is the final part of a longer slope known as 3-Tre, from the name of a skiing competition (3 gare in Trentino, ''three races in Trentino South-Tyrol'') that was ran since 1950 in the region and, from 1957, permanently at Campiglio (with the exception of 1961). When the Alpine Skiing World Cup was established in 1967 it became a staple of the calendar, hosting several discipli ...
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