Hochwurzen. The new summit lift - Planai

Planai. The stage for international sports.On 4 February 2013 the FIS fanfare rang out to mark the official opening of the biggest sportsspectacle in Schladming since 1982: The FIS Alpine Ski WC 2013. The spotlight of the internationalsporting world was on Schladming, where the cream of the world's skiers had gathered to vie for gold.Two weeks packed with tension, athletic highlights and excitement – Schladming was hosting theworld. The preceding years were shaped by this event. There was feverish construction activity notjust in Schladming but throughout the region from which visiting skiers in particular will benefit overthe coming years.The following projects were executed ahead of the event:- Planet Planai: The state-of-the-art valley station building and headquarters of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen GmbH.- WC-Park Planai: One of Europe's most cutting-edge underground car parks directlyalongside the valley station building with 400 parking spaces and a host of innovative ideasfor a relaxing start to a day's skiing.- Investment in snowmaking equipment, further improving efficiency.- Widening of a range of pistes.- The eight-seater Märchenwiese and Mitterhaus chairliftsPhoto caption: The projects which commanded the lion's share of the WC investment: Planet Planaiwith the WC-Park PlanaiCredit: ikarus.cc (2), printing free of charge.