Planai is a ski area in central Austria, the main mountain in the Schladming area in

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. It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includes

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, Hochwurzen and

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, connected under the name Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel. It is not regarded as a single mountain and all text from the official website cites the total amount of pistes. Planai was the host venue of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in

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, held in early February. Schladming previously hosted alpine skiing's major biennial event in

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, with the men's events at Planai and the women's at Haus im Ennstal. In preparation for the World Championships in 2013, Planai hosted the World Cup finals in March

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. It is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit, usually with a men's night

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in January prior to the

Hahnenkamm Hahnenkamm (means "comb") may refer to *Hahnenkamm (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft), a federation of municipalities in Bavaria, Germany * Hahnenkamm, Greenland, a mountain in the Stauning Alps, Greenland *Hahnenkamm, Kitzbühel The Hahnenkamm is a mo ...

races at

Kitzbühel Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel ...

External links

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- AWSC 2013 - calendar & results Schladming planai nightrace 2005

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