Andorra Tourism and GrandValira sign the sponsorship agreement to hold the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The Chairman of the Board of Tourism Andorra, Francesc Camp, and the president of the Boards of Directors of Grandvalira-Nevasa and Ensisa Josep Mandicó have signed this morning in Canillo the contract between the two organizations to celebrate the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women 2016. This puts the base to start working on the organization of this leading international event that returns to Andorra four years later and places again the Pyrenean Country and Grandvalira resort on the world map . The ski slope l’Àliga sector El Tarter Grandvalira will host the best skiers in the world on 27th and 28th of February 2016. On this occasion, the races will be on super giant and super combined. Recall that the first World Cup held in 2012 in Soldeu Avet sector lodged technical disciplines of slalom and giant. The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the world’s most international circuit of alpine competition alongside the Winter Olympics and the World Alpine Ski Championships. The circuit is held annually and has a schedule of tests of male and female. In addition, competitors require a high degree of versatility and consistency. In this sense, the objective of Andorra Tourism is to continue sponsoring sporting events to help position the Principality in a high level competition and strengthen itself as a destination for snow, mountains and nature.