# Podkoren 3

Podkoren 3 is a black World Cup technical ski course on Vitranc mountain in Podkoren, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, opened in 1983. It was constructed by Peter Lakota, a successful Slovenian skier.
It has been hosting slalom and giant slalom for the Vitranc Cup (Pokal Vitranc) since then. It replaced previous slopes; Bukovniški smuk (1961–70) and old gas station slope (1971–83).
With a 59% incline at the start of giant slalom, it is the ski slope with the steepest part in Slovenia. It is located close to Planica and Rateče (near the Italian and Austrian borders).
This slope is considered one of the top three hardest giant slaloms in the world, together with Alta Badia (ITA) and Adelboden (SUI).
The slope is part of "Podkoren I" section, one of four, right in the middle of Kranjska Gora Ski Resort.

## History

In December 1983, this course was officially opened with women's and men's slalom (20,000 people), replacing the old previous course above the nearby gas station.
In 1985, a total of 40,000 people has gathered in two days. 30,000 alone at the slalom where Rok Petrovič won in front of a home crowd, one of the most iconic and most visited and events in Kranjska Gora.
In 1986, a total of 20,000 people saw another home win for the second year in a row, with Bojan Križaj and Rok Petrovič being first and second in SL. They were at the peak of their fame and absolute national heroes, icons, with alpine skiing, especially because slalom was by the far most popular sport in the country in the eighties. Swiss athlete Joël Gaspoz won the giant slalom a day before, for the third year in Kranjska Gora a row.

## World Cup

| Alberto Tomba | Ted Ligety |
| Won record 3 slaloms | Won record 6 giant slaloms |

### Men

Vitranc Cup held since 2 December 1983 on this course which hosted a total of 77 World Cup events for men (6th of all-time).
| Edition | Season | Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third |
| ↓ Vitranc Cup ↓ |||||||
| 23rd | 1983/84 | 2 December 1983 | SL | Andreas Wenzel | Petar Popangelov | Paul Frommelt |
| 24th | 1984/85 | 15 February 1985 | GS | Thomas Bürgler | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Marc Girardelli |
| 24th | 1984/85 | 16 February 1985 | SL | Marc Girardelli | Ingemar Stenmark | Paul Frommelt Jonas Nilsson |
| 25th | 1985/86 | 20 December 1985 | GS | Joël Gaspoz | Roberto Erlacher | Hubert Strolz |
| 25th | 1985/86 | 21 December 1985 | SL | Rok Petrovič | Jonas Nilsson | Thomas Stangassinger |
| 26th | 1986/87 | 19 December 1986 | GS | Joël Gaspoz | Roberto Erlacher | Richard Pramotton |
| 26th | 1986/87 | 20 December 1986 | SL | Bojan Križaj | Rok Petrović | Ingemar Stenmark |
| REP | 1986/87 | 3 January 1987 | GS | Joël Gaspoz | Hubert Strolz | Markus Wasmeier |
| 27th | 1987/88 | 19 December 1987 | GS | Helmut Mayer | Pirmin Zurbriggen | Hubert Strolz |
| 27th | 1987/88 | 20 December 1987 | SL | Alberto Tomba | Richard Pramotton | Günther Mader |
| 28th | 1988/89 | 17 December 1988 | SL | Marc Girardelli | Armin Bittner | Alberto Tomba |
| REP | 1989/90 | 6 January 1990 | SL | Jonas Nilsson | Hubert Strolz | Michael Tritscher |
| 29th | 1989/90 | 6 January 1990 | GS | cancelled and later replaced at La Villa (14 January) | cancelled and later replaced at La Villa (14 January) | cancelled and later replaced at La Villa (14 January) |
| 29th | 1989/90 | 7 January 1990 | SL | Armin Bittner | Bernhard Gstrein | Paul Accola |
| 30th | 1990/91 | 21 December 1990 | GS | Alberto Tomba | Urs Kälin | Marc Girardelli |
| 30th | 1990/91 | 22 December 1990 | SL | Ole Kristian Furuseth | Thomas Fogdö | Thomas Stangassinger |
| 31st | 1991/92 | 4 January 1992 | GS | Sergio Bergamelli | Hans Pieren | Alberto Tomba |
| 31st | 1991/92 | 5 January 1992 | SL | Alberto Tomba | Armin Bittner | Finn Christian Jagge |
| 32nd | 1992/93 | 19 December 1992 | SL | Thomas Fogdö | Alberto Tomba | Peter Roth |
| 32nd | 1992/93 | 20 December 1992 | GS | Marc Girardelli | Lasse Kjus | Fredrik Nyberg |
| 33rd | 1993/94 | 8 January 1994 | GS | Fredrik Nyberg | Matteo Belfrond | Tobias Barnerssoi |
| 33rd | 1993/94 | 9 January 1994 | SL | Finn Christian Jagge | Ole Kristian Furuseth | Thomas Fogdö |
| 34th | 1994/95 | 6 January 1995 | GS | Alberto Tomba | Mitja Kunc Harald Strand Nilsen | |
| 35th | 1995/96 | 21 December 1995 | GS | Lasse Kjus | Michael von Grünigen | Mario Reiter |
| 35th | 1995/96 | 22 December 1995 | SL | Alberto Tomba | Jure Košir | Sébastien Amiez |
| 36th | 1996/97 | 5 January 1997 | GS | Michael von Grünigen | Siegfried Voglreiter | Kjetil André Aamodt |
| 36th | 1996/97 | 6 January 1997 | SL | Thomas Sykora | Sébastien Amiez | Thomas Stangassinger |
| 37th | 1997/98 | 3 January 1998 | GS | Christian Mayer | Hermann Maier | Michael von Grünigen |
| 37th | 1997/98 | 4 January 1998 | SL | Thomas Sykora | Pierrick Bourgeat | Thomas Stangassinger |
| 38th | 1998/99 | 5 January 1999 | GS | Patrick Holzer | Christian Mayer | Hans Knauß |
| 38th | 1998/99 | 6 January 1999 | SL | Jure Košir | Thomas Stangassinger | Benjamin Raich |
| 39th | 1999/00 | 21 December 1999 | SL | Didier Plaschy | Benjamin Raich | Thomas Stangassinger |
| REP | 1999/00 | 8 March 2000 | GS | Christian Mayer | Joël Chenal | Marco Büchel |
| 40th | 2000/01 | 20 December 2000 | GS | lack of snow; replaced in Bormio (21 December) | lack of snow; replaced in Bormio (21 December) | lack of snow; replaced in Bormio (21 December) |
| 40th | 2000/01 | 21 December 2000 | SL | lack of snow; replaced in Madonna di Campiglio (19 December) | lack of snow; replaced in Madonna di Campiglio (19 December) | lack of snow; replaced in Madonna di Campiglio (19 December) |
| REP | 2001/02 | 20 December 2001 | GS | Fredrik Nyberg | Benjamin Raich | Uroš Pavlovčič |
| 41st | 2001/02 | 21 December 2001 | GS | Benjamin Raich | Bode Miller | Didier Cuche |
| 41st | 2001/02 | 22 December 2001 | SL | Jean-Pierre Vidal | Mario Matt | Ivica Kostelić |
| 42nd | 2002/03 | 4 January 2003 | GS | Bode Miller | Christian Mayer | Sami Uotila |
| 42nd | 2002/03 | 5 January 2003 | SL | Ivica Kostelić | Rainer Schönfelder | Jean-Pierre Vidal |
| 43rd | 2003/04 | 28 February 2004 | GS | Bode Miller | Alberto Schieppati | Alexander Ploner |
| 43rd | 2003/04 | 29 February 2004 | SL | Truls Ove Karlsen | Tom Stiansen | Mario Matt |
| 44th | 2004/05 | 26 February 2005 | GS | Benjamin Raich | Hermann Maier | Kalle Palander |
| 44th | 2004/05 | 27 February 2005 | SL | Giorgio Rocca | André Myhrer | Benjamin Raich |
| 45th | 2005/06 | 21 December 2005 | GS | Benjamin Raich | Massimiliano Blardone | Thomas Grandi |
| 45th | 2005/06 | 22 December 2005 | SL | Giorgio Rocca | Thomas Grandi | Ted Ligety |
| 46th | 2006/07 | 3 March 2007 | GS | Benjamin Raich | François Bourque | Massimiliano Blardone |
| 46th | 2006/07 | 4 March 2007 | SL | Mario Matt | Benjamin Raich | Manfred Mölgg |
| 47th | 2007/08 | 8 March 2008 | GS | Ted Ligety | Manfred Mölgg | Massimiliano Blardone |
| 47th | 2007/08 | 9 March 2008 | SL | Manfred Mölgg | Ivica Kostelić | Marcel Hirscher |
| 48th | 2008/09 | 28 February 2009 | GS | Ted Ligety | Didier Cuche | Massimiliano Blardone |
| 48th | 2008/09 | 1 March 2009 | SL | Julien Lizeroux | Giuliano Razzoli | Felix Neureuther |
| REP | 2009/10 | 29 January 2010 | GS | Ted Ligety | Marcel Hirscher | Kjetil Jansrud |
| 49th | 2009/10 | 30 January 2010 | GS | Marcel Hirscher | Kjetil Jansrud | Ted Ligety |
| 49th | 2009/10 | 31 January 2010 | SL | Reinfried Herbst | Marcel Hirscher | Julien Lizeroux |
| 50th | 2010/11 | 5 March 2011 | GS | Beat Feuz | Erik Guay | Michael Walchhofer |
| 50th | 2010/11 | 6 March 2011 | SL | Mario Matt | Nolan Kasper Axel Bäck | |
| 51st | 2011/12 | 10 March 2012 | GS | Ted Ligety | Alexis Pinturault | Marcel Hirscher |
| 51st | 2011/12 | 11 March 2012 | SL | André Myhrer | Cristian Deville | Alexis Pinturault |
| 52nd | 2012/13 | 9 March 2013 | GS | Ted Ligety | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault |
| 52nd | 2012/13 | 10 March 2013 | SL | Ivica Kostelić | Marcel Hirscher | Mario Matt |
| 53rd | 2013/14 | 8 March 2014 | GS | Ted Ligety | Benjamin Raich | Henrik Kristoffersen |
| 53rd | 2013/14 | 9 March 2014 | SL | Felix Neureuther | Fritz Dopfer | Henrik Kristoffersen |
| 54th | 2014/15 | 14 March 2015 | GS | Alexis Pinturault | Marcel Hirscher | Thomas Fanara |
| 54th | 2014/15 | 15 March 2015 | SL | Henrik Kristoffersen | Giuliano Razzoli | Mattias Hargin |
| REP | 2015/16 | 4 March 2016 | GS | Alexis Pinturault | Philipp Schörghofer | Marcel Hirscher |
| 55th | 2015/16 | 5 March 2016 | GS | Marcel Hirscher | Alexis Pinturault | Henrik Kristoffersen |
| 55th | 2015/16 | 6 March 2016 | SL | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Stefano Gross |
| 56th | 2016/17 | 4 March 2017 | GS | Marcel Hirscher | Leif Kristian Haugen | Matts Olsson |
| 56th | 2016/17 | 5 March 2017 | SL | Michael Matt | Stefano Gross | Felix Neureuther |
| 57th | 2017/18 | 3 March 2018 | GS | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Alexis Pinturault |
| 57th | 2017/18 | 4 March 2018 | SL | Marcel Hirscher | Henrik Kristoffersen | Ramon Zenhäusern |
| 58th | 2018/19 | 9 March 2019 | GS | Henrik Kristoffersen | Rasmus Windingstad | Marco Odermatt |
| 58th | 2018/19 | 10 March 2019 | SL | Ramon Zenhäusern | Henrik Kristoffersen | Marcel Hirscher |
| 59th | 2019/20 | 14 March 2020 | GS | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 59th | 2019/20 | 15 March 2020 | SL | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 60th | 2020/21 | 13 March 2021 | GS | Marco Odermatt | Loïc Meillard | Stefan Brennsteiner |
| 60th | 2020/21 | 14 March 2021 | SL | Clément Noël | Victor Muffat-Jeandet | Ramon Zenhäusern |
| 61st | 2021/22 | 12 March 2022 | GS | Henrik Kristoffersen | Lucas Braathen Marco Odermatt | |
| 61st | 2021/22 | 13 March 2022 | GS | Henrik Kristoffersen | Stefan Brennsteiner | Marco Odermatt |
| 62nd | 2022/23 | 11 March 2023 | GS | Marco Odermatt | Alexis Pinturault | Henrik Kristoffersen |
| 62nd | 2022/23 | 12 March 2023 | GS | Marco Odermatt | Henrik Kristoffersen | Alexis Pinturault |
| 63rd | 2023/24 | 9 March 2024 | GS | cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures | cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures | cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures |
| 63rd | 2023/24 | 10 March 2024 | SL | cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures | cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures | cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures |
| 64th | 2024/25 | 1 March 2025 | GS | Henrik Kristoffersen | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen | Marco Odermatt |
| 64th | 2024/25 | 2 March 2025 | SL | Henrik Kristoffersen | Timon Haugan | Manuel Feller |
    MEN'S EVENTS IN YELLOW DID NOT COUNT FOR VITRANC CUP
    Replacement for Borovets (1987), Madonna di Campiglio (1990), Adelboden (2000, 2010), Aspen (2001) and Ga-Pa (2016).

### Women

On 1 December 1983, official opening with first ever event on this course held and the only "Vitranc Cup" event in women's history.
At the 60th edition (2024) Slovenian Ski Association (SZS) took over the organisation of Golden Fox from the original and long time organiser from Maribor ski club "SK Branik". In 2025 competition lost the right to name and promote the event under the well known brand of Golden Fox.
| Edition | Season | Date | Event | Winner | Second | Third | Golden Fox winner |
| ↓ Vitranc Cup ↓ ||||||||
| 1st | 1983/84 | 1 December 1983 | SL | Erika Hess | Tamara McKinney | Małgorzata Tlałka | — |
| ↓ Golden Fox ↓ ||||||||
| Replaced original venue from Maribor ||||||||
| 25th | 1987/88 | 30 January 1988 | GS | Mateja Svet | Vreni Schneider | B. Fernández Ochoa Anita Wachter | Mateja Svet |
| 25th | 1987/88 | 31 January 1988 | SL | Mateja Svet | Vreni Schneider Roswitha Steiner | | Mateja Svet |
| 28th | 1990/91 | 11 January 1991 | GS | Vreni Schneider | Nataša Bokal | Petra Kronberger | Vreni Schneider |
| 28th | 1990/91 | 12 January 1991 | SL | Nataša Bokal | Monika Maierhofer | Veronika Šarec | Vreni Schneider |
| REP | 1990/91 | 13 January 1991 | SL | Petra Kronberger | Ingrid Salvenmoser | Veronika Šarec | — |
| 43th | 2006/07 | 6 January 2007 | GS | Nicole Hosp | Nicole Gius | Tanja Poutiainen | Šárka Záhrobská |
| 43th | 2006/07 | 7 January 2007 | SL | Marlies Schild | Šárka Záhrobská | Veronika Zuzulová | Šárka Záhrobská |
| 48th | 2011/12 | 21 January 2012 | GS | Tessa Worley | Federica Brignone | Viktoria Rebensburg | Tanja Poutiainen |
| 48th | 2011/12 | 22 January 2012 | SL | Michaela Kirchgasser | Tanja Poutiainen | Veronika Zuzulová | Tanja Poutiainen |
| 50th | 2013/14 | 1 February 2014 | GS | heavy snowfall and rain; replaced on 6 March 2014 in Åre | heavy snowfall and rain; replaced on 6 March 2014 in Åre | heavy snowfall and rain; replaced on 6 March 2014 in Åre | Frida Hansdotter |
| 50th | 2013/14 | 2 February 2014 | SL | Frida Hansdotter | Marlies Schild | Bernadette Schild | Frida Hansdotter |
| 54th | 2017/18 | 6 January 2018 | GS | Mikaela Shiffrin | Tessa Worley | Sofia Goggia | Mikaela Shiffrin |
| 54th | 2017/18 | 7 January 2018 | SL | Mikaela Shiffrin | Frida Hansdotter | Wendy Holdener | Mikaela Shiffrin |
| 56th | 2019/20 | 15 February 2020 | GS | Alice Robinson | Petra Vlhová | Wendy Holdener Meta Hrovat | Petra Vlhová |
| 56th | 2019/20 | 16 February 2020 | SL | Petra Vlhová | Wendy Holdener | Katharina Truppe | Petra Vlhová |
| 57th | 2020/21 | 16 January 2021 | GS | Marta Bassino | Tessa Worley | Michelle Gisin | Marta Bassino |
| 57th | 2020/21 | 17 January 2021 | GS | Marta Bassino | Michelle Gisin | Meta Hrovat | Marta Bassino |
| 58th | 2021/22 | 8 January 2022 | GS | Sara Hector | Tessa Worley | Marta Bassino | Petra Vlhová |
| 58th | 2021/22 | 9 January 2022 | SL | Petra Vlhová | Wendy Holdener | A. Swenn-Larsson | Petra Vlhová |
| 59th | 2022/23 | 7 January 2023 | GS | Valérie Grenier | Marta Bassino | Petra Vlhová | F. Brignone |
| 59th | 2022/23 | 8 January 2023 | GS | Mikaela Shiffrin | Federica Brignone | Lara Gut-Behrami | F. Brignone |
| ↓ Golden Fox ↓ ||||||||
| Originally organised in Kranjska Gora ||||||||
| 60th | 2023/24 | 6 January 2024 | GS | Valérie Grenier | Lara Gut-Behrami | Federica Brignone | Petra Vlhová |
| 60th | 2023/24 | 7 January 2024 | SL | Petra Vlhová | Lena Dürr | AJ Hurt | Petra Vlhová |
| ↓ Kranjska Gora 2025 ↓ ||||||||
| Originally organised in Kranjska Gora ||||||||
| 61st | 2024/25 | 4 January 2025 | GS | Sara Hector | Lara Colturi | Alice Robinson | — |
| 61st | 2024/25 | 5 January 2025 | SL | Zrinka Ljutić | Wendy Holdener | Anna Swenn-Larsson | — |
    WOMEN'S EVENT IN YELLOW DID NOT COUNT FOR GOLDEN FOX
    Replacement for Bergen (1991).

## Club5+

In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible.
Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.