Considered the 'Super Bowl of Skiing', but in reverse, the Streif Vertical Up sees hundreds of competitors pulling on their head torches and powering up the famous Kitzbühel Hahnenkamm World Cup run.
The course we reported Lyndsey Vonn became the first woman to ski down, earlier this month, in the dark.
(https://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/0/20212/lyndsey-vonn-first-woman-ski-legendary-streif-course-kitzbuhel.page)
The aim of the Streif Vertical Up is to conquer the original Streif, climbing 860 vertical metres as quickly as possible to reach the top at 1,665 metres.
This year, the 3,312 km race will take place on 25 February 2023, and will feature competitors from across Europe and many different types of equipment, from cross-country skis to spikes.
If you're up to it you can join in with the fun Backpack Event or the challenging Speed Event, plus, there's also a fancy-dress competition. Registration costs from €47 / £41 pp.
A three-night stay at Hotel-Restaurant Vordergrub, arriving 24 February 2023, costs from €425 / £374pp, based on two people sharing a room, on a B&B basis. Return flights to Innsbruck cost from £131 pp with easyJet.
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