On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Raiffeisen Gastein Classics will take place in Austria and for another year as a Ski Classics Challengers event. 

The Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV kicks off in Austria on December 9 and 10, with the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo on Saturday and the Bad Gastein Criterium on Sunday. 

For the second year in a row, a Ski Classics Challengers event for professional and recreational skiers is also held in the area the same weekend. Saturday afternoon is time for the Raiffeisen Gastein Classics. 

Surrounded by the Hohe Tauern National Park, participants can expect an event in beautiful nature and a 30-kilometer-long race in classic technique. Contrasts and extremes characterize Bad Gastein: tradition meets modernity, untouched nature, and natural healing resources meet urban dynamics, art, and culture. 

In addition, the spatial location is unique: a waterfall in the middle of the village center, reminiscent of earlier times with magnificent buildings in the Belle Époque style, has made Bad Gastein the “Monte Carlo of the Alps.”

But the southernmost town in the Gastein Valley has much more to offer. With peaks that exceed 3000 meters and its connection to the Hohe Tauern National Park, it is a paradise for nature and sports lovers.

Sportgastein, situated at 1600 meters above sea level, is particularly popular and unique in winter, with snow guaranteed from mid-November to the end of April due to its location.

Long-distance and traditional cross-country skiers will enjoy a network of perfectly prepared tracks – both for classic and skating – and can appreciate the winter landscape surrounded by the Hohe Tauern National Park.

Raiffeisen Gastein Classics – Facts

• Date: December 9, 2023
• Place: Sportgastein
• Country: Austria
• Race distance: 30km
• Technique: Classic
• Website: Raiffeisen Gastein Classics 
• Registration: Raiffeisen Gastein Classics 
• Facebook: Raiffeisen Gastein Classics 
• Instagram: Raiffeisen Gastein Classics 

Raiffeisen Gastein Classics is a Ski Classics Challengers event. Pro Team registered athletes can collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective genders. 

A list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates for season 2023/2024 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.

Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour or Challengers events, professional and recreational skiers, can connect their profile to the results database of Ski Classics, called MyPages.

MyPages can be connected when subscribing to Ski Classics online community proxcskiing.com. In the profile, you can view your Ski Classics event results, collect pins, print diplomas, and analyze your results with friends in the SC ranking system. In your profile, you collect points according to your performance and are rewarded with pins and diplomas.

One of the central features of MyPages is that you get your global SC ranking. The SC Ranking is a live updated international ranking, unique in combining women and men, professional and recreational skiers in one single list.

As a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site, including logging in to SC MyPages, where you can check your SC Ranking. Also, live streaming of Ski Classics Pro Tour events with English commentaries.

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