"While ski resorts across America are increasing employing Mountain Safety Officers to scold their guests and pull passes for going too fast, there is a ski resort in Italy that actually encourages folks to go full tuck and max out their velocity. At 250 meters long with a 73 meter vertical drop (28% pitch) The Goldknopf SPEEDTRAP at Alpe di Siusi in Italian Dolomites is a speedsters dream."
"Speed radars work using the Doppler effect: they send out radio waves, which bounce off a moving object and return to the device, with the frequency changing based on the object's speed-higher frequency for approaching objects, lower for receding ones-allowing the radar to calculate speed from this frequency shift. The radar gun measures this change (Doppler shift), and a built-in processor converts it into a speed reading. Neat!"
Alpe di Siusi in the Italian Dolomites features the Goldknopf SPEEDTRAP, a 250-meter run with a 73-meter vertical drop (28% pitch) designed to measure skier speed. Guests start at the top, ski straight to the bottom, and receive a radar-measured top-speed readout. The installation uses roadside-style radar technology similar to radar speed signs and displays a secondary readout at the top so following skiers can see and attempt to beat that speed. Audi quattro sponsors the attraction. The feature contrasts with many American resorts that enforce speed rules, and it appeals to skiers seeking high-speed thrills.
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