Good weather at the Ski World Cup in Kitzbühel and Garmisch-Partenkirchen
GeoSphere Austria has been supporting the Ski World Cup in Kitzbühel and Garmisch-Partenkirchen for many years with special weather forecasts for organisers and race teams. Weather stations are also set up along the course at the Hahnenkamm races.
The current weather forecast promises favourable weather for the race weekend in Kitzbühel and Garmisch.
On Thursday it will be foehn at the beginning. Clouds will gather during the course of the day and from the afternoon it may snow a little, with some rain in the lower parts of the course. However, the amounts will be very low and it could remain completely dry.
On Friday (Super-G) the clouds will clear, the sun will come out and visibility along the entire course will be good. The wind remains light. At the start (1345 metres above sea level) it will be 1 degree at midday and around 4 degrees at the finish.
On Saturday (downhill) it will be sunny and mild, the wind will remain light. At the start (1665 metres above sea level) it will be 3 degrees at midday and around 7 degrees at the finish.
On Sunday (slalom), the sun will alternate with a few patches of cloud and visibility may be diffuse at times. The temperature will be between 5 and 7 degrees during both runs.
Clouds gather on Thursday and visibility becomes diffuse. It will snow a little in the afternoon and during the night, with raindrops possible in the lower sections of the course and at the finish. Around five centimetres of fresh snow is expected in the start area.
On Friday it will clear up and it will be quite sunny.
On Saturday (downhill) it will be sunny and mild. Visibility will be good along the entire course. The wind will remain light. At the start (1490 metres above sea level) it will be 2 degrees at midday and 6 degrees at the finish.
On Sunday (Super-G), sun and clouds will alternate. Visibility may be diffuse at times. At the start (1308 metres above sea level) it will be 4 degrees at midday and 7 degrees at the finis
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GeoSphere Austria forecast centre in Innsbruck. The GeoSphere Austria regional office for Tyrol and Vorarlberg is also a competence centre for weather forecasts in the entire Alpine region and looks after the Hahnenkamm races in Kitzbühel and the Kandahar races in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, among others. © KSC/alpinguin.
"During the races, it is particularly important to ensure the safety of the runners, for example whether gusts of wind can be a danger during the jumps or whether fog restricts visibility," says Manfred Bauer, head of the regional office for Tyrol and Vorarlberg at GeoSphere Austria, "and of course the organisers also want to know about possible dangers for the public in good time - for example large amounts of snow or the risk of icy conditions - so that they can react as early as possible."
GeoSphere Austria set up three additional weather stations along the Streif in autumn to ensure optimal preparation and execution of the Hahnenkamm races. They are located at the Mausefalle (1605 metres above sea level), at the Seidlalm jump (1258 m) and at the Hausbergkante (1032 m). There are also the permanent GeoSphere measuring points at Hahnenkamm-Ehrenbachhöhe (1794 metres) and Kitzbühel-Ort (772 metres).
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