Zermatt-Cervinia World Cup Downhill Cancelled

12th November 2023

Last modified on November 19th, 2023

Last year’s race was called off due to a lack of snow. This year’s was cancelled due to heavy snow, high winds and poor visibility. UPDATED

Race organisers called off the second scheduled race early on Sunday on the new Gran Becca course that starts in Switzerland and finishes in Italy.

⚠️ Unfortunately, the reasons for today’s cancellation are the same as yesterday.
❄️ The constant heavy snowfall and wind prevented today’s race from taking place.
The second World Cup Men’s Downhill in Zermatt/Cervinia has been cancelled.#fisalpine pic.twitter.com/uZvmQjzgkU
— FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) November 12, 2023

On Saturday a similar decision was taken for the inaugural race.

⚠️ Due to the heavy snowfall from last night ❄️ and together with the wind, today’s Men Downhill race in Zermatt-Cervinia is cancelled for safety reasons.
Fingers crossed for tomorrow’s race! 🤞🏻#fisalpine pic.twitter.com/fozWEt2fCx
— FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) November 11, 2023

The 3.8km (2.3-mile) Gran Becca was designed by Swiss former racer Didier Defago.

It starts near Zermatt at an altitude of about 3,700m and crosses the border to finish in Italy at Laghi Cime Bianche at 2,835m.

Two women’s downhill races are scheduled for next weekend on the Gran Becca course.

The next men’s World Cup alpine ski event is the slalom in Gurgl, Austria, next weekend where GB’s Dave Ryding will be in action.

He is sponsored by the area.

Dave Ryding. Image © PlanetSKI

The first men’s downhill of the season is set to be at Beaver Creek, Colorado with two downhill races and a super-G from December 1st to 3rd.

At the weekend in Levi in Finland alpine ski racing went ahead for the women with Mikaela Shiffrin winning Sunday’s slalom race.

👑 Mikaela Shiffrin clinching her 7th win in Levi, 54th in SL and 89th in the World Cup. What a champion! 🥇The podium is completed by Leona Popovic 🇭🇷 , her 2nd podium of the career and Lena Duerr 🇩🇪 🎿#fisalpine #wintersport pic.twitter.com/VZg7Xqhkmo
— FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) November 12, 2023

Heavy snow has been pounding parts of the Alps in recent days as we have reported: