Planai

Planai
Planai from the north, in the shadow of Schladming
height	1906  m above sea level A.
location	Styria , Austria
Mountains	Schladminger Tauern , Lower Tauern
Dominance	1.3 km →  Krahbergzinken
Notch height	73 m ↓  Krahbergsattel
Coordinates	47 ° 22 '3 "  N , 13 ° 43' 34"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 22 '3 "  N , 13 ° 43' 34"  E
rock	Phyllitic mica schist

The Planai (also Schladming Kaibling ) is the local mountain and the slopes in Schladming . The summit is at 1906  m above sea level. A. between the Hauser Kaibling in the east and the Hochwurzen in the west.

Skiing

→ Main article : Planai (ski slope)

Together with the Hochwurzen, the Planai forms the center of the Schladming 4-mountain ski area and the Planai / Hochwurzen ski area , which lies at an altitude of 745 to 1906  m . The Hauser Kaibling and the Reiteralm are connected to the two ski mountains . Together, the four mountains form a ski swing with 124 kilometers of slopes and 47 cable cars.

There are also two World Cup courses on this mountain . The western one, Planai , has the same name as the mountain and is regularly used for World Cup races. The eastern, Streicher , was first raced at the 2012 World Cup final. Both slopes were the scene of the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships .

Lifts and cable cars

Cable car	Art	Commissioning took	Length in m	People- capacity	Manufacturer	replaced elevator	winter	summer
Planai Railway I	10-seater gondola	2019	1721	3800	Doppelmayr	Planai Railway I
Planai Railway II	10-seater gondola	2019	1691	3800	Doppelmayr	Planaibahn II Planai 3-seater
Hochwurzen summit lift	10-seater gondola	2013	2050	2500	Leitner	15 group orbit
Planai West	8-seater gondola lift	2006	2430	2408	Doppelmayr	Double chairlift, firmly clamped
Hochwurzen I	8-seater gondola lift	1998	1989	1640	Doppelmayr
Planai Railway I	6-seater gondola lift	1985	1721	2250	Doppelmayr	4-seater gondola lift
Planai Railway II	6-seater gondola lift	1985	1691	2250	Doppelmayr	4-seater gondola lift
Obertalbahn	6-seater chair and 8-seater gondola lift	2008	1444	2120	Leitner
Mitterhausbahn	8-seater high-speed chairlift with covers and heated seats	2010	1126	3200	Leitner	T-bar lift, T-bar lift
Märchenwiesebahn	8-seater high-speed chairlift with covers and heated seats	2009	720	3024	Leitner	T-bar lift
Fastenbergbahn (Planai 6er)	6-seater high-speed chairlift with covers	2002	2135	2015	Leitner	T-bar lift
Rohrmoos II	6-seater high-speed chairlift with covers	2000	1413	1601	Leitner	Double chairlift, firmly clamped
Hochwurzen II	4-seater high-speed chairlift with covers	1997	1906	1685	Doppelmayr	2-seater chairlift firmly clamped
Lärchkogelbahn	4-seater high-speed chairlift with covers	1994	1160	2030	Leitner	Double chairlift, firmly clamped
Sonneckbahn	4-seater chairlift, firmly clamped	1998	802	1605	Doppelmayr
Burgstallalmbahn	8-seater high-speed chairlift with covers	2016	1039	2800	Leitner	4-seater chairlift, firmly clamped
Planai 3 series	3-seater chairlift, detachable	1980	2176	1270	Doppelmayr
Rohrmoos I.	Double chairlift, firmly clamped	1980	977	1150	Girak	1-seater chairlift firmly clamped

Mountain bike sport

Planai mountain railways with a downhill mountain biker on board

The Planai bike park is a magnet for downhill and 4 -cross mountain bikers in summer . Since 2004, all years of guest appearances Mountain Bike World Cup in Schladming, where the "4Cross" contest on a Saturday night with floodlights on the final slope of the Planai as a night race will be held before lunch on Sundays from the middle station to the valley at the downhill competition for World Cup -Points is fought.

Summer attraction

In summer the Hopsiland opens below the summit, named after Hopsi, the World Cup mascot of the Alpine Ski World Championships in 1982. The Hopsiland is an excursion destination, especially for smaller children, with a circular route of 1.5 km, known as the highest playground in Styria.

Web links

Commons : Planai  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Planai mountain railways

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Planaibahn I New 10-person gondola lift in Schladming. In: skiresort.de. Retrieved April 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Planaibahn II New 10-person gondola lift to the Planai. In: skiresort.de. Retrieved April 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Planai cable car will be dismantled on Sunday. In: ORF.at . April 6, 2019, accessed April 6, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Mountain Bike World Cup Schladming ( Memento from December 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Hopsiland Hopsiland Planai. In: www.planai.at. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .