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SKI 4 RESORT PROFILES
Name:
Semmering Location:
Austria Summit:
1340 m FIS World Cup Debut:
1995 Events:Slalom, giant slalom
The Lowdown
Semmering is most famous for its women's slalom racing and has never held a men's World Cup race
The World Cup course, used for both giant slalom and slalom, is called the Hirschenkogel
The resort, near Vienna, has been popular with skiers since the early 1900s
Semmering has Europe's largest night skiing area with four 'lit' pistes
Past World Cup winners include Austrian ski legend Pernilla Wiberg and Croatian Janica Kostelic