NEW WM-Park Planai

“Parking in conditions as bright as day yet under the ground in Europe's most up-to-date facility” is the slogan for the new, two-storey Planai service deck, which officially opened its doors. Thousands of spectators watched the unveiling and were thrilled by the service deck’s groundbreaking features.

Premium parking in Europe’s most up-to-date underground facility – The World Cup-Park Planai in the Planai Zielstadion.

The largest single unit in Planai-Bahnen’s investment programme for the World Ski Championships was erected in a record time of just 180 days. Europe’s most up-to-date underground car park boasts 400 new spaces and premium parking over 10,000m2 right under the Planai finishing line. During the World Championships hundreds of workstations will be set up here.
The WC-Park Planai – the former Planai Zielstadion – was developed to provide the necessary premises for the organisation of the 2013 Alpine Ski World Championships and so that the finish area can be crossed underground. Planai guests can now take advantage of Europe’s most up-to-date underground car park, a multi-purpose facility with sustainability at its heart.

As with the construction of Planet Planai, the new service deck incorporates a host of groundbreaking ideas that probably make the deck unique in Europe. Starting with an innovative traffic management system which calls to mind an airport manoeuvring area and encompassing a drinking fountain, changing rooms, starter boxes for cars with low batteries, e-filling stations and wall decoration in the form of trompe l-oeil paintings, the service deck ticks all the boxes. What's more, it is also bright as day and offers spaces with a width of between 2.7 and 2.9 metres. So it’s no wonder that the guests at the open day were so enthusiastic. All Planai guests have free unrestricted access to the new service deck with immediate effect. This means that 1000 parking spaces can now be accessed in the immediate vicinity of the valley station.


Service is the priority at the “World Cup Park Planai” 



The light-as-day conditions and space widths of over 270 cm come as a pleasant surprise.

Info box WC-Park Planai: Size: 85 x 60 m Areas 1 and 2. basement level: ~ 10.000 m2 WC-Park Lounge: 900 m2 Concrete area: 10,400 m3 Steel: 1,270,000 kg Excavation: 70,000 m3   Other 2 Escalators 1 Lift 2 E-filling stations 2 Rest areas in basement 1 and 2 Architect: Gernot Ritter (Hofrichter-Ritter practice, Graz)