The Legendary 8 - Val Gardena

Skiing galore: welcome to Val Gardena’s skiing area, one of the most traditional in South Tyrol, boasting a diverse variety of slopes of different levels.
Every slope has its own history and we could go as far as saying that it is quite a special one: after all, they were the stage of the 1970 World Ski Championships and therefore, witness to an over 100-year-old skiing tradition in our Ladin valley in the Dolomites. What do they have in common? They are all well-groomed slopes and offer breathtaking views across the legendary Dolomites mountains.

Enjoy the Legendary 8 ski-runs in Val Gardena...collect the points trough the APP and get the diploma "The Legendary 8".
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Rules:
It does not get any easier than this: all you need is an GPS-enabled smartphone.

1. Download the ‘Summitlynx’ APP (Android or iOS) and sign up. You can also use the browser version at https://www.summitlynx.com 
2. Activate the GPS (position) function on your smartphone and open at the start and end of the slope the APP. Your phone should recognise the location and all you have to do is confirm/save it.
3. Enjoy the descent and the view!
4. Once you have skied all eight downhills, show the ‘Legendary 8’ performance on one of the three Tourist Offices in Val Gardena in order to receive your prize and your digital ‘The Legendary 8’ diploma.
 

1. ‘Saslong’: the legendary slope
The slope of the yearly FIS Ski World Cup Men’s speed races. The sunny starting slope at Ciampinoi stretches across unencumbered land to the west until a small wall, representing the slope’s steepest part. The slope then continues to a large wall and the key point in the Alpine World Cup, the legendary ‘Camel Humps’. The slope then proceeds over the hilly Ciaslat meadows until it reaches its steep, final stretch.
Start: mountain station of the Sochers-Ciampinoi chairlift (46.543113, 11.741165)
Finish: Ruacia (46.556999, 11.730368)
Length: 3,750 m, HM: 830 m, average incline: 24.95% (the steepest gradient is 56.9%)
Experience the ‘Saslong’ with Val Gardena World Cup athlete Alex Vinatzer - watch the video

2. ‘Cir’: the women’s slope
The slope was the stage of the 1970 Women’s Downhill race. It starts directly below the needle-sharp towers of the Gruppo Cir and boasts a unique, scenic view. It boasts a quick succession of incline changes until the finish line in the distance all set against the breathtaking and unspoilt natural backdrop of the Vallunga.
Start: Dantercepies gondola mountain station (46.553995, 11.799508)
Finish: Val/ Vallunga chairlift valley station (46.561879, 11.770689)
Length: 2,750 m, HM: 675 m, average incline: 27.76%

3. ‘Ciampinoi no. 3’: the technique slope
The slope of the 1970 Men and Women’s Giant Slalom and one of the most technical slopes of the Dolomites. It starts at the Ciampinoi gondola mountain station on the sunny starting slope of the Saslong and continues eastwards across numerous, steep inclines through the forest to Selva Val Gardena. 
Start: Ciampinoi gondola mountain station (46.538658, 11.753133)
Finish: Frëina dome Selva Val Gardena (46.552070, 11.761627)
Length: 2,380 m, HM: 677 m, average incline: 29.67%

4. ‘Bravo’: the romantic slope
The Giant Slalom Reserve slope Bravo on Mont de Sëura is located in the Monte Pana skiing area in S. Cristina. The slope winds its way over mountains and forests with constant changes in gradient, allowing it to shine for its beauty, surrounded by a unique natural scenery at the foot of the Sassolungo. A slope for nostalgic memories and incurable romantics.
Start: Mont de Sëura chairlift mountain station (46.538933, 11.726632)
Finish: Mont de Sëura chairlift valley station (46.550821, 11.715738)
Length 2.200 m, HM 400 m, average incline: 24%

5. ’Falk’: the first slope
Falk slope, in the Plan de Gralba skiing area, started attracting skiers at the end of the 1940s. It starts in Piz Seteur and wends its way across a pleasant forest stretch to Plan de Gralba with harmonious bends and turns and boasts gentle inclines, manageable for skiers of every level. Developing against a picturesque backdrop, this slope embodies freedom, fun and serenity: a great way to live that quintessential mountain experience.
Start: Sassolungo cable car mountain station (46.522850, 11.760756)
Finish: Sassolungo cable car valley station/Plan de Gralba (46.532535, 11.771325)
Length 2,050 m, HM 316 m, average incline: 25%

6. ‘Gardenissima’: the sensational slope
This downhill is the stage of the Gardenissima ski race, the longest Giant Slalom in the world, which takes place at the end of the winter season. The unique view makes it one of the most beautiful slopes in the Alps. From the spacious, sunny slopes on Seceda, it proceeds for 6 km across many small huts across the forest until the final slopes at the Col Raiser.
Start: Fermeda/Seceda chairlift mountain station (46.600527, 11.727089)
Finish: Col Raiser gondola valley station (46.565359, 11.736626)
Length 6,000 m, HM 1,033 m, average incline: 19%

7. ‘La Longia’: the longest slope
One of the longest slopes in the Dolomites, the "La Longia" starts on the spacious hills of the Sella Cuca on Seceda, coasts by rocks with an interesting geological history with wide, long bends across the forest, proceeds across a natural canyon and ends in the Val d’Anna in Ortisei.
Start: Fermeda/Seceda chairlift mountain station (46.600672, 11.727066)
Finish: Seceda cable car valley station (46.576538, 11.675083)
Length 10,500 m, HM 1,273 m, average incline:  18%

8. ‘La Pilat’: the new slope
The former off-piste downhill stretching across a rocky forest from the Seiser Alm to Ortisei was carefully prepared and developed to become a spectacular downhill slope cutting through a forest, featuring plenty of bends and turns with unique views over the entirety of Val Gardena.
Start: Ortisei-Seiser Alm gondola mountain station (46.557927, 11.664742)
Finish: Ortisei- Seiser Alm gondola valley station (46.572851, 11.670870)
Length 4,703 m, HM 778 m, average/max incline 16/60%