Three of the world's classic ski resorts are bidding to host the 2015 Alpine World Ski Championships run by the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Italy's Cortina d'Ampezzo, Switzerland's St. Moritz and Vail/Beaver Creek in the USA are all hoping to stage the Championships.
"I am delighted to see that despite the current economical climate we have received applications as candidates for the 2015 FIS World Championships. For us this underlines the continuing strength of our flagship events and their appeal to global audiences," commented FIS President Gian Franco Kasper.
The FIS Council will elect the organizers of the 2014/2015 FIS World Championships during the 2010 Congress week in Antalya (TUR) on 3rd June next year.
Prior to that, each Candidate Applicant, together with its National Ski Association, will prepare its detailed concept based on a specific FIS Questionnaire, containing details including the areas of sports organization, accommodation, transportation, logistics, security, legal aspects, environment, media, communications, marketing, ceremonies as well as the festival by 1st September 2009.
For the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, the registration fee for each candidature is CHF 400'000 and 200 training day. For a second consecutive candidature, candidates are entitled to a 25 % reduction in the registration fee and, for the third and further consecutive candidacies, a 50 % reduction is granted.
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