Planai is a

ski area A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort. ...

in central

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

, the main mountain in the

Schladming Schladming is a small former mining town in the northwest of the Austrian state of Styria that is now a popular tourist destination. It has become a large winter-sports resort and has held various skiing competitions, including most notably the F ...

area in Styria. It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includes Hauser Kaibling,

Hochwurzen Hochwurzen is a ski area located in Austria. It is part of the Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel The Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel is the name of four interconnected ski mountains in Austria. It has a total of 167 kilometres of pistes and 81 lift ...

and Reiteralm, connected under the name

Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel The Schladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel is the name of four interconnected ski mountains in Austria. It has a total of 167 kilometres of pistes and 81 lift facilities between the four mountains: Hauser Kaibling, Planai Planai is a ski area in central ...

. 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 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). History The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annuall ...

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, held in early February. Schladming previously hosted alpine skiing's major biennial event in 1982, with the men's events at Planai and the women's at

Haus im Ennstal Haus im Ennstal is a village in central Austria, located in the Liezen district of Styria. It is an important town on the Enns river. Haus is a well-known ski resort and has hosted World Cup alpine races several times, and the women's events of t ...

. In preparation for the World Championships in 2013, Planai hosted the

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finals in March

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. It is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit, usually with a men's night slalom in January prior to the Hahnenkamm races at Kitzbühel.

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- AWSC 2013 - calendar & results Schladming planai nightrace 2005

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