At the end of March, the members of the Standing Committee met for their Annual Meeting in Pozza di Fassa, the venue for the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo® 2025. The meeting also served to discuss the organisation, schedule and overall programme of the event with the local Organising Committee. In addition, the race pistes and cross-country ski trails were inspected together.

Some changes were also decided on the programme and regulations. Here is a first overview.

• The Interbancario will be shorter. The day of arrival is Sunday, 26 January 2025, with the opening ceremony in the early evening. The Marcialonga, an international cross-country skiing competition that will be held in Val di Fassa on this Sunday and therefore other competitions cannot take place, will be over by then. The races (giant slalom and cross-country skiing) will take place from Monday to Thursday. The event ends on Thursday with a closing ceremony in the evening. Friday is free for the return journey.
• The giant slalom and cross-country categories have been reorganised. In the giant slalom, for example, there will be 12 categories instead of 13.
• The snowboard competition has been removed from the programme due to a lack of interest from most banks.

The decisions are currently being implemented and should be reflected in the programme within May.

The venue for the 63rd Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo® 2025 is POZZA in Val di Fassa / Trentino / Italy.

Preparations for our annual ski festival are already underway. Save the week from 26 to 31 January 2025.

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Please check the list of participants you have registered. Please send any corrections and proposals for amendments immediately to the e-mail address of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo.

Thank you very much.

The first half of the registration period for the 62nd Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo® 2024 is over. Registrations are still possible until the end of December 2023.

Kranjska Gora presents itself winterly and awaits us.

We can all look forward to the 62nd Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo® in Kranjska Gora from 21 to 26 January 2024.

There is quite a bunch of news connected with the 2024 edition of this historic event.

• New participation rules apply. Now former bankers who have already taken part and who now work for private employers or even as entrepreneurs can take part in all races.
   
• For adventurous skiers, it is also possible to spend one or more days in nearby ski resorts in Italy and Austria with the JULIAN ALPS INTERNATIONAL SKI PASS. Kranjska Gora ski area will be included still in November.
   
• Cross-border skiing is also possible for cross-country skiers. The trails on Italian territory are connected to those of Planiça but require a separate Cross Country Ski card for Italy (ask at the race office!).
   
• The rules for the cross-country races have also been revised. For example, the relays now consist of only 3 runners, two men and one woman.
   
• The Organising Committee in Kranjska Gora has come up with a lot. Participants in the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo® can enjoy an extensive and extremely interesting social programme suitable for all ages.
   

And that is not all. You will find details in our newsletter, which will be sent out in the next few days.

So if you want to know more, subscribe to our newsletter (use the link at the bottom of this homepage). But don't forget to activate your subscription by simply clicking on the link in our confirmation e-mail, which we will send you immediately afterwards.

The program for the 62nd Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2024 in Kranjska Gora has been published and can be downloaded HERE.

Hotels in Kranjska Gora can be booked already since June via the central booking office. Competent contact persons will recommend and arrange your desired accommodation in Kranjska Gora during the Interbancario week in January 2024.

Contact

OC Interbancario Kranjska Gora
Kolodvorska ulica 1c
4280 Kranjska Gora
Interbancario 2024 - Kranjska Gora
info@kranjska-gora.eu

The slopes for the Alpine competitions are within walking distance from most hotels. For cross-country skiers, shuttle buses are available for transfer to the Nordic Centre of Planiça, 7 km away.

For many years, Bruno was the face of the "Interbancario". The event was so close to his heart that he even decorated one of the basement rooms in his house in Trento with the many things that reminded him of people, of events, of challenges and of many hours spent together in the world of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo.

In 1991, as a new member of the Standing Committee, he was able to put his international experience, his cosmopolitanism, his knowledge of languages at the service of the event. From 1998 onwards, with him now as President of the Standing Committee, the event experienced a constant impulse for innovation. Under his prudent leadership, with the support of several other engaged members, the Standing Committee gained a clear structure internally and the "Interbancario" more visibility externally.

In 2017 he stepped back into the background again, not before he was sure that the continuity of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo was assured.

Bruno Proto passed away on 16 July 2023 at the age of 78. We will remember him as a strong person with class and character, always open to dialogue and with an extremely sharp eye for the essentials.

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At the Annual Meeting of the Standing Committee in Kranjska Gora, important changes were made to the regulations. They concern:

Chapter 1 - General conditions

The circle of participants has been enlarged and also extended to former bankers / participants. The changes are contained in point 1.3.

Chapter 2 - Enrolment

In point 2.2 it is regulated that in future a cross-country relay team consists of 3 (three) persons.

Chapter 3 - Results

The previous overall classification in giant slalom now includes all alpine competitions: giant slalom and both categories in snowboard. Points 3.1 and 3.2 have been amended accordingly. The snowboard competitions will take place as part of an extraordinary snowboard happening with music, après-ski bars and hopefully many spectators on Friday afternoon.

Chapter 5 - Individual cross-country

In future, the races in the classic style will be held on Monday and the races in the freestyle as pursuit races on Wednesday. The changes concern points 5.1 and 5.4.

Chapter 6 - Cross-Country Relay race

A relay team will consist of 2 men and 1 lady. The starting order and the running styles are as follows: 1st man in classic style, 2nd lady in freestyle, 3rd man in freestyle, regulated in point 6.1.

Chapter 10 - Appendix to Regulations

The participation fee per person had to be raised to 50 € due to the increasingly difficult financing of the event. In view of the extensive offer and the benefits for the participants during the whole week, this still puts us in the lower middle range compared to other international events.

The 62nd Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2024 in Kranjska Gora will be an exclusive party in addition to the many thrilling competitions. We will be happy to inform you about further highlights in the coming months.

The banking landscape has changed, many services have been "outsourced" and the staff with them. Bank staff who may have previously attended the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo for many years were suddenly no longer allowed to attend.

That has now changed. The Standing Committee decided to change the participation rules at its meeting in Carezza on 25 January 2023. Further changes will be discussed at the next meeting in Kranjska Gora.

The newly defined participation rules are set out in paragraph 1.3 of the regulations.

Two new members of the Standing Committee

That is not all. Following the resignation of Luca Gurini (Credito Valtellinese, Sondrio), the Standing Committee has been strengthened with two new, young enthusiastic racers.

Laura Pedersoli (Banca BPER, Modena) and Damian Fill (Südtiroler Sparkasse, Bozen / Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano, Bolzano) have also been actively involved in the Standing Committee since January 2023.

We wish them every success and much joy in this voluntary task.

We have already published a selection of photos from the 61st Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2023 on our homepage under the menu item "Media Library".

Photos of the races in the individual categories can be ordered from:

nicola.fotograf@gmail.com 
Phone +39 338 3911962

The program can be downloaded HERE.

To all Team Leaders

Please check the correctness of your registered participants. You can view the list HERE.

Your change requests should reach us by e-mail by 07.01.2023 at the latest. 

In Italy, there are strict rules for skiers and snowboarders. If you go skiing there, you should be aware of the following safety regulations.
- Compulsory liability insurance for everyone on the slopes
- High penalties for drunken skiers
All skiers who go on the slopes in Italy must have valid liability insurance that covers damage or injury to third parties. This rule has already been in place since January 2022. Those who do not have such insurance or cannot provide proof of it will be given the opportunity on site to also take out a corresponding day policy together with their ski pass.

Participants of the Interbancario 2023 should contact their insurer in good time. They will then receive a document with proof of liability in English or Italian.

Skiing without third party liability: fines loom

Anyone who is out and about despite not having insurance cover can expect fines of 100 to 150 euros as well as a possible withdrawal of the ski pass. 

0.5 per mille rule also on the slopes

Drunk skiers must expect heavy fines on Italy's slopes. Fines of between 250 and 1000 euros can be imposed from an alcohol level of 0.5 per mille. Skiing with an alcohol level of 0.8 per mille or more is considered a criminal offence and can be sanctioned accordingly.

Compulsory helmet use up to 18

To reduce the risk of injury on the slopes, Italy also has an extended helmet requirement. The rule on wearing suitable head protection was previously only directed at children up to 14 years of age, but now it applies to all skiers, snowboarders and sledders up to 18 years of age. In addition, the helmet must be CE-certified.

Source: ADAC

For all new participants and those participants who have never signed the declaration for the protection of personal data and handed it never in at the race office at the Interbancario 2020 in Carezza:

You all need to send the signed declaration (download here) to the e-mail address secretary@skimeetinginterbancario.org or hand it in at the race office. 

Thank you very much for this.

The time has come. From Thursday, 03 November 2022, you can register for the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2023 (21 - 27 January 2023) via our homepage.

Important note

If you haven't booked your accommodation yet, you should do so urgently. The Carezza Organising Committee is waiting for your reservation. Helene will be happy to assist you in finding suitable accommodation. Tel.: +39 0471 612527 or  info@interbancario2023.it.

Will it work this time or will the virus stop us once again? We from the Standing Committee, together with the Carezza Dolomites Organising Committee, certainly believe that we will make it this time.

We have already updated the categories on our website. The programme for 2023 will also be available shortly. From 01 June 2022 onwards, teams will be able to book hotels and accommodation. The next important deadline for participants is 31 October 2022. Within this date, 20 % of the hotel costs have to be paid in order to fix the booking. The accommodation providers will send the necessary invoice to the participating teams.

Via the Carezza Dolomites Organising Committee you can also register for the Marcialong 2023, which will take place on the Sunday after the end of the Interbancario week, i.e. on 29 January 2023. Those who have already changed their registration of last year to 2023 only have to confirm their participation.

Registration for the Marcialonga 2023 must take place within 30 June 2022.

From 03 November 2022, the registration for the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo will start via our homepage. The deadline for registration is 31 December 2022. 

More than a year of preparation and work is behind us. The Carezza Organising Committee and the Standing Committee have worked until the very end - even accepting special security requirements and procedures - to organise the Interbancario 2022.

The conclusion that an event like the Interbancario cannot take place in the current pandemic situation is all the more bitter. So after 2021 also

                                       the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo in 2022 is cancelled.

We have not taken the easy way out. We had adapted the event programme to the special circumstances in autumn for safety reasons: The evening events with prize-giving and entertainment programme were cancelled, as were the opening races on Sunday. All competitions would have had to comply with comprehensive security requirements and procedures. We would have been prepared for that.

The reasons for the cancellation are mainly due to the development of the pandemic situation in South Tyrol and throughout Europe. The number of infections in South Tyrol and Italy is high and continues to rise, as it is in other European countries. South Tyrol is classified as a yellow zone and is moving closer to being classified as an orange zone. Existing restrictions on public life (visiting bars, restaurants, etc.) could become even more severe. It is almost impossible to predict the infection situation in January 2022.

An event like the Interbancario, with many participants from many parts of Europe, during the ongoing pandemic wave would expose participants and organisers to high risks.

What is important now?

Cancellation of hotel bookings
Those teams and participants who have booked a hotel can cancel this booking free of charge within 20 December 2021. Any deposits paid will then be refunded by the hotels.
Contact details:
e-mail:             info@interbancario2022.it
telephone:       +39 0471 619520
Ms Susi Mittermair will be happy to assist you.

Refund of participation fees
Participation fees already paid will be refunded by the Organising Committee within the end of the year.
Contact details:
e-mail:             event@carezza.it
phone:            +39 0471 614139
Ms Anna Pfeifer will answer your questions.

And now the good news. The Standing Committee and the Carezza Organising Committee are already working on the Interbancario from 22 to 27 January 2023.

So please mark this date in your diaries.

1. Registration open from 01st november

On 01 November the registration for the 61st Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2022 in Carezza can start.

You can access the registration system via our homepage under the menu item "Registration".

Important: All those participants who were not present in 2020 must also present the signed declaration of processing of personal data to the race office in 2022.

2. Regulations for Cross-Country readapted

Already in spring we informed you about changes in the Regulations for the cross-country races. In the last weeks we have refined some points.

2.1 For example, as usual there will be a prize giving for the freestyle race on Monday and another one for the classic style race on Wednesday. On Wednesday there will also be prizes for the best 3 athletes in both races (freestyle and classic style) combined.

2.2 As already communicated, the relay race will be held with mixed teams from 2022 onwards. Each team will consist of 2 women and 2 men.

      What is new now is the adaptation to the latest FIS rules for mixed relays:

      a) The distance of the course is the same for women and men (5 km).
      b) The starting order is as follows:

           A.        Runner 1 (lady) - classic style 5 Km
           B.        Runner 2 (gentleman) - Classical style 5 Km
           C.        Runner 3 (gentleman) - Freestyle 5 Km
           D.        Runner 4 (lady) - Freestyle 5 Km

In its meeting on the first weekend in October, the Standing Committee - together with the local Organising Committee of Carezza - discussed the situation in detail.

The outcome can be summarised as follows:

First things first

The 61st Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2022 will take place as planned from 23 to 28 January 2022 in Carezza Dolomites.

It will be a "different" Interbancario because, due to the prevailing Corona pandemic, numerous national and local rules will have to be respected to ensure the safety of the participants.

According to the security rules currently in force in Italy, the Green Pass obligation applies to all participants (including coaches and companions). This means that all participants must prove that they have either been vaccinated against the Corona virus, tested or recovered from a Corona infection. The Green Pass is currently also required for entry into Italy.

Recognised tests are:

the Sars-Cov-2 Antigen Rapid Test and the PCR test. In the case of a negative result, the person tested receives a Green Pass with a validity period of 72 hours (PCR-Test) and 48 hours (Antigen Rapid Test).

Note:

Information about testing opportunities in South Tyrol can be found HERE.

In Carezza

Access to the race office will be regulated in compliance with the safety standards in force.

Ski passes and tickets for cross country skiing can only be purchased personally for the period of validity of the Green Pass.

The opening ceremony in the usual manner will have to be cancelled in 2022 for security reasons, much to our regret. However, we will come up with an idea to properly inaugurate the Interbancario 2022.

Access to the start area of the races (cross-country, alpine skiing, snowboarding, para skiing) will be handled strictly according to Covi-19 safety rules. The same applies to the finish area. 

The evening events with prize giving ceremony, hospitality and entertainment cannot be offered. The prize-giving ceremonies will take place every day later in the afternoon, after the end of the races in all disciplines and categories on that day, outdoors and in compliance with the prevailing safety rules.
 

All information is based on the current Corona safety rules in Italy/South Tyrol and may change at any time. Furthermore, additional specifications and safety rules for ski lifts and ropeways are not yet known.
 

To the Team Leaders

The team leaders meeting will be held ONLINE on Wednesday, 19 January 2022 at 100 o'clock.

All team leaders will receive in time by e-mail a detailed presentation with all information about the Interbancario 2022 and an invitation together with a detailed agenda and the meeting link.

The updated race and event programme for the Interbancario 2022 can be downloaded either HERE, from this homepage, from the homepage of the Organising Committee of Carezza Dolomites and from our Facebook site.

At its last meeting, the Standing Committee decided on some adjustments to the "Regulations Participation and Competitions".

The most important changes concern the cross-country races: 

• The races in classic style will be held as "pursuit races" from 2022. The starting order in these pursuit races will be determined by the placing in the preceding freestyle race.
   
• The relay race will be held with "mixed" relay teams from 2022. A relay team will be formded by 2 women and 2 men. The distance for the women is 5 km, for the men 7.5 km. One lady and one gentleman run the course in classic style, the second lady and the second gentleman run the course in freestyle. 
  
  Each bank can register up to six mixed relay teams. A bank can therefore have a total of 24 athletes (12 women and 12 men) in the race. Previously, 18 participants (two women's and four men's relay teams of 3 athletes each) could be registered per bank for the relay race.

The Regulations for athletes with handicap (para alpine skiers) in the giant slalom are new. 
 

These are the amended paragraphs in the "Regulations Participation and Competitions":
1.8                                Competition Jury
1.10                              Disclaimer
2.2                                Number of Relays
3.1                                Cross-country Individual Race Classification
3.3                                Classification cross-country relay races
5.1 - 5.8                        Individual Cross-Country - Adjustment
6.1                                Relay Cross-Country - Adjustment
Appendix to Regulations
B. Prize giving             Number of prizes per relay team
F. Starting Intervals     Cross Country Classic Style race as Pursuit race
 

As we know by now, the 61st Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2022 will return to the Dolomites in the Carezza ski resort from 23 to 29 January 2022. Always assuming that the development of the pandemic doesn't throw a spanner in the plans again.

Here are some dates to keep in mind.

Hotel reservations can be made from May 2021. The website of the local Organising Committee will be updated and published within April. The list of partner hotels of the local Organising Committee including prices will be published on the website. There you will also find information about hotel reservations and other important information about the event.

As before, the deposit of 20% of the accommodation costs to the hotels must be paid by 31 October 2021. If participation should not be possible due to the ongoing critical pandemic development in autumn / winter 2021/2022, cancellation should be possible free of charge.

The registration period for participating in the event runs from 01 November to 31 December 2021. As always, registrations can be made via our website under the menu item "Registration".

The decision was certainly not an easy one. We tried to take our time with it, in the expectation that the Corona nebulae would clear up a bit in the meantime. In view of the continuing uncertainty, we then decided to suspend the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo for one year. The event planned for 2021 will be postponed to the following year 2022.

There are several reasons for the postponement. Here are just a few of them:

• The health of the participants is the most important thing to us. It can be assumed that the Sars-CoV-2 virus will still be in circulation next winter. There is also the danger of a second wave. By the end of the current year, no vaccine against the virus will probably be available.
   
• The Interbancario is a major event with more than 1,000 participants. During the evening events and prize-giving ceremonies, it will be impossible to comply with any rules that may still exist in January 2021 to protect the participants. Nor is it certain today that major events with such crowds of people will be allowed to take place at all.
   
• Many of the participants belong to the more vulnerable risk group. They and others will avoid large gatherings of people out of caution. The assumption that the Interbancario would take place in January 2021 with only a few participants is not entirely absurd.
   
• After the total blockade of all preparatory measures due to the restrictions caused by the virus, the Organizing Committee in Kranjska Gora is also several months behind schedule. An international event such as the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo requires a great deal of organisation and a sufficiently long lead time for preparation.
   
• In addition, the local Organizing Committee lacks some of the funding from public authorities, sponsors and partners, which has been severely cut or cancelled due to the economic slump caused by the "lockdown".
   

A year without Interbancario will be sorely missed by all of us. But we will make good use of the time to put on another great and spectacular Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo in 2022.

A bit more than two months ago we finished a fantastic Interbancario week in the heart of the South Tyrolean Dolomites under Rosengarten and Latemar, with exciting competitions in cross-country skiing, snowboarding and giant slalom, with entertaining evenings together.

Here you can find photos and videos:

• Media library Interbancario
• Facebook Interbancario
• YouTube Interbancario
• Homepage Organising Committee Carezza

Since then the world has changed fundamentally. We are all fighting a virus now. Our health comes first, everything else has faded into the background.

The Annual Meeting of the Standing Committee in Kranjska Gora in March also fell victim to the virus. Decisions on important issues are therefore still pending.

In any case, we will keep you up to date and inform you promptly about new developments.

Stay healthy, everyone.

The Standing Committee met several times also during the Interbancario week in Carezza to prepare important decisions, but also to take decisions.

Minor adjustments have been made to the Regulations:

• Not only will the race days for the individual categories change every year as before (rotation), but in future the starting times for these categories on the respective race day will also change.
• Several indestructible, over 80-year-old racers enrich our Ski Meeting every year with their participation. They are also the first to start in the cat. G, regardless of their starting group. For them, the starting group 0 in the Cat. G will be officially introduced.
• The registration deadline for the relay races from 2021 will be brought forward to 3 p.m. on the day before the relay races (previously 7 p.m.) in order to have more time for preparing the start lists for the relay races.

Further decisions are in preparation, such as the introduction of separate categories for disabled athletes. 

New in the Standing Committee

Alain Desfonds (Credit Agricole France), a member of the Standing Committee since 2017, submitted his resignation last year. He has now been replaced by Philippe Dubois (Groupe BPCE Sports). 

We thank Alain for his commitment and his support and wish Philippe every success and enthusiasm as a member of the Standing Committee.

Here you will find the documents presented in the Team Captains Meeting. 

Allgemein / Alpin und Snowboard (General / Ski alpine and Snowboard)

Langlauf (Nordic ski)

You can also register HERE to participate in the anniversary edition of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo which takes place from 18th to 25th January 2020 in Carezza Dolomites..

Here you'll find at least 3 reasons why you shouldn't miss it.

And HERE you can have a look at the full program.

As you could read in our latest news and Newsletter July 2019 from 29.07.2019, the regulations have been adjusted this year in some points. Among other things chapter 9 - Processing and protection of personal data - has been added. 

As the owner of personal data we are obliged to obtain the consent of each participant for the processing of such data.

1. The information sheet can be downloaded from our website. It can also be downloaded from the registration portal (accessible and active from 01 November 2019).
2. The participant signs the declaration of consent and waiver and hands it over to the team leader. The latter will hand it over to the race office.
3. Also one-man/woman-teams will hand over the declaration to the race office when he/she picks up the start package with the starting number.

The declaration of consent and waiver remains valid for the following years and must therefore only be submitted once.

We look forward to seeing you all in January in Carezza - Dolomites.

The Regulations with new contents are now online. This has changed:

Chapter 1.3 - The new paragraphs 2 and 3 of this chapter contain new admission criteria for participation in the Interbancario.

Chapter 9.1 - This new chapter is dedicated to information on the protection of personal data.

Chapter 10 - Annex to the Regulations - For many years the participation fees have remained unchanged. Now they have been slightly increased to 30 € (previously 27 €) per competitor / discipline and 60 € (previously 54 €) for the cross-country relay team.

On a weekend at the beginning of March, the Standing Committee met for its annual conference in Welschnofen/Nova Levante. Welschnofen/Nova Levante is the gateway to the Carezza Dolomites ski area, where the 60th Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2020 will take place. The conference programme also included a joint meeting with the Organising Committee of Carezza Dolomites.

Here you will find the information about the most important decisions and the resulting changes.

Extended rules for admission to the Interbancario

Restructuring and rationalisation measures in banks are normally having an impact on personnel policy. Early retirements, severance payments, termination agreements of various kinds or sabbaticals are sometimes the result.

With an extended regulation of the admission requirements, we are attempting to enable the persons affected by these measures to continue to participate in the Interbancario. A corresponding change to the regulations is in preparation.

Privacy - Consent to the publication of photos

The registration for the Interbancario in the future also includes the consent to the publication of photos.

Participation fee adjusted

From November 2019 the participation fee will be 30 Euro per participant and discipline and 60 Eurofor each cross-country relay team.

Race tracks and ski pass prices

The alpine ski and snowboard races are held on the FIS-homologated Laurin III slope. The common finish area for all categories is directly at the Frommer Alm, where the mountain station of the Laurin I cable car, which leads up from Welschnofen/Nova Levante, is also located.

The multi-day ski passes at new special prices are now also valid for the entire neighbouring Fassa Valley.

You can find all the information you need on the homepage of the Organising Committee of Carezza Dolomites www.interbancario2020.it.

Many of you have accepted the invitation to participate in the survey. Thank you very much for that.

Your opinion, your critical remarks, your suggestions are very important to us. They will be a central topic in the next meeting of the Standing Committee.

We have started a survey among the participants of the 59th Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2019 in Maria Alm am Steinernen Meer.

You can tell us your opinion until 15 February 2019.Click here for the survey.

We are very curious about what you have to tell us.

A warm welcome to our 59th Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2019 in Maria Alm.

Please don't forget:

For the cabaret evening on Monday 28 January at 05.00 p.m., please register quickly in advance with the

Tourismusverband Maria Alm (Tel. 06584 20388 20 I Email: mariaalm@hochkoenig.at)

In Maria Alm there is deep winter. The conditions for our Interbancario could not be better.

 Cross-country skiers, snowboarders, giant slalom runners and all other participants will have their bright joy in this.

The registrations of teams and participants are currently in full swing. More banks are added to the already long list every day. The registration deadline is 31 December 2018.

As it looks, the Interbancario 2019 will again be a super event with some new highlights for the participants, such as the pre-opening party in the summit restaurant TOM at Natrun on Saturday evening (26 January 2019). Another new program item is in preparation. More about this in our next NEWS.

We wish you a Merry Christmas.

Registration for the 59^th Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo in Maria Alm (Salzburg / Austria) starts on1 November. You can now register your team online via the website.

The registration process is still the same. Banks that have competed at the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo in the past two years will find their teams in the database with a list of their members. They just need to update their listings, if required, and to confirm.

Banks competing at the Interbancariofor the 1^st time need to register the bank and then the participants of their team.

We will be pleased to assist you with any questions. All you need to do is request assistance via the contact page. Please enter your phone number to facilitate quick assistance with information.

Race program 2019

The race program of the Interbancario week can be found here. The complete program with all other events will be published on the homepage of the Organizing Committee of Maria Alm.

  Dear friends,

  Severino Dinoni passed away on the 5th of October.

  Severino Dinoni was a member of the Standing Committee of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo from 1988 to 2012. The Interbancario community has lost a passionate skier and a committed supporter.

  Already in December 2015, our long-time Vice President, member of the Standing Committee from 1980 to 2014, Gustl Prohaczka, has passed away.

Our thanks and recognition go to both of them.

The Standing Committee

Actually, much has already been fixed regarding the 59th Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo 2019 in Maria Alm. The local Organizing Committee with President Franz Bauer is already quite active.

But: The expectations for the next Interbancario are high. We all want to look forward to an extremely interesting, varied Interbancario week with new offers and many highlights.

A meeting in August in Maria Alm between members of the Standing Committee and the Local Organizing Committee was used to clarify details of the racing and evening program. This included a meeting with the timekeepers of RaceTimePro.

The new version of our Regulations is now online. The section 07 "Snowboard" is completely new. We have extended the instructions for the transfer of participation fees, as well as the section on results (point 3.4.). In addition, the Regulations contain some useful adjustments and clarifications.

The Regulations can also be downloaded as a PDF document.

At the same time, we have also inserted in the current category overview the new categories for snowboarding.

The Alpine roses on Penserjoch (Sarntal, South Tyrol – 2.211 m) confirm that the summer has arrived. From the south of Europe to the high north, people enjoy sun, mountains, sea and everything in between.

We'll take our time to prepare well for all the changes and news of the Interbancario 2019.

We wish you all a sunny, eventful summer.

Earlier than usual you can now book your hotel rooms for the 59th Interbancario in Maria Alm 2019.

Contact:
Hochkönig Tourismus GmbH
Am Gemeindeplatz 7
5761 Maria Alm, Österreich
Phone   +43 6584 20388
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Slopes: challenging and varied

  An event like the Interbancario requires forward-looking planning over several years and diligent work and preparation throughout the year.

Like every year, the Standing Committee met again this March in the venue of the next Interbancario for its spring session.

This includes a visit to cross-country slopes and giant slalom race-courses. Together with the Organizing Committee, the course of the two race tracks for giant slalom, the start positions for the single categories and the finish area have been fixed.

Our conclusion, which applies to both the cross-country skiing slopes and the giant slalom slopes:
challenging, but also varied and interesting. It will be fun for everyone.

So we can look forward to the next Interbancario from the 26th of January to the 2nd of February 2019 in Maria Alm.

Please find here a draft version of the Competitions Program 2019.

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The organizers of the Interbancario 2018, together with the Standing Committee, had some challenges to tackle on Marguns and in Pontresina.

Weather determines program

The reason for this was the weather, which dominated the event from Tuesday on, with snowfall, strong wind and fog. Extra shifts were necessary to adapt the racing program and to communicate the amendments. Some decisions could only be taken early in the morning of the same day, at 07.00 o‘clock on Plateau Nair (2.660 m).

Strong Team

That is why all those who contributed to the success of the Interbancario 2018 deserve a sincere "thank you". The Co-Presidents of the Organizing Committee, Martin Berthod and Jan Steiner, Martina Hänzi as a reference point in the rather turbulent event, Wim Rossel as omnipresent race director of the alpine races, Stephan Müller as a committed race director of the cross-country competitions, the timekeepers, all helpers in the race office, on the slopes and along the trails have done great things.

Weatherproof

Special thanks are also due to all the participants, who resisted wind and bad weather never losing their good mood and their enthusiasm for the Interbancario

Thank you and see you in Maria Alm

The new website of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo has been online since 30th September 2017.

It is aimed at making the information concerning the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo more accessible to you, easier to read and clearer to understand.

The advantages are obvious: the graphic design, the layout and the content are in line with today’s standards. The contents are laid out more clearly. The menu function allows you to have immediate access to the topics you are interested in.

All the information regarding the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo is now ready to hand on your smartphones and tablets. You only need a desktop computer for the registration of your team in order to be able to participate in the „Interbancario“.

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All over Europe we are now enjoying the warmer seasons of the year, yet at the same time we are al- ready looking forward to the next winter season 2017-18 and to the 58th Ski Meeting Interbancario Eu- ropeo which will take place in St. Moritz and in Pontresina (Switzerland) from 13 to 20 January 2018.
In a joint meeting between the Organising Committee of St. Moritz / Pontresina 2018 and the Standing Committee, the course for next winter’s Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo was set and some important programme items and speci c procedures were de ned.

At the same time, the yearly spring meeting of the Standing Committee (SC) was held. Given the wi- thdrawal of four members of the Standing Committee at the beginning of February 2017 at the end of the event in Olang/Antholz, vacant positions had to be lled and the single organs of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo had to be rede ned. Please nd further detailed information under the heading “Standing Committee” and “News”.

During this meeting, the Standing Committee had an extensive work programme and dealt with recur- ring issues such as amendments of the regulations, the statement of accounts, as well as other relevant issues, which are of great importance for the development of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo.

Among others, the discussions revolved around the venues for the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo in the years to come and the requirements of the future organizers. Furthermore, a rst step was taken towards creating a new communication platform with the aim of a better exchange of information bet- ween participants and the Standing Committee. In addition, a decision was taken regarding the collec- tion of ideas in order to advance the development of the format of the event. An international working group made up especially of young participants of the Ski Meeting Interbancario Europeo will deal with the latter issue.

New entry oft wo new members oft the Standing Committee (SC): Brede Havneraas, Nordea, und Alain Desfonds, Credit Agricole Sud Rhône Alpes;
Confirmation of Irina Peternel, SKB, und Luca Gurini, Credito Valtellinese, as permanent members oft the Committee;
Election oft the Standing Committee:
- Richard Maria Seebacher, Südtiroler Sparkasse / Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano – Chairman
- Luca Poggio, Unicredit Group – Vice Chairman Vicarius
- Manuela Geist, LBS Landesbausparkasse Bayern – Vice Chairman
- Stefano Olivieri, Unicredit Group – Treasurer

Addition to Regulations Art. 6.1 (Cross-country relay race):
Additional information regarding admission of mixed teams in the relay races (until now not specifically regulated.

Amendment of Appendix to Regulations (Prize giving at official events):
At least 3 teams will be awarded (until now at least 2 teams) if in ranking.

Resigation as members of the Standing Committee of

Bruno Proto, Chairman (Banca di Trento e Bolzano, now Gruppo Intesa San Paolo),
Giancarlo Chelini, Treasurer (UniCredit Banca),
Pierre Laundrieux (Credit Agricole),
Bjarte Eikeseth, Vice Chairman (Nordea).

Assumption of the secretary-function on behalf of the Standing Committee by Raffaella Serafini (Südtiroler Sparkasse – Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano).

In the categories of skiing already the edition of 2016 changed the years of membership

Resignation of Ms Evi Rohrhirsch (HVB – UniCredit Munich – Germany)

Resignation of Mr Prohaczka Gustl - Oesterreichische Nationalbank - Wien (Austria)

Election of the Standing Committee
Chairman Proto Bruno - Banca di Trento e Bolzano (Italia)
Vice Chairman Vicarius Seebacher Richard Maria - Cassa Risparmio Bolzano (Italia)
Vice Chairman Eikeseth Bjarte - Nordea Bank (Svezia)
Treasurer Chelini Giancarlo - UniCredit S.p.A (Italia)

New entry of temporary Members
Peternel Irina - SKB (Slovenia)
Gurini Luca - Credito Valtellinese (Italia)

Modifications to Regulation: art. 2.6

Resignation of Mrs. Laura Boccadoro - Deutsche Bank (Italia)
Resignation of Mr. Haselbach Werner - Credit Suisse (Svizzera)

The Standing Committee announces the release of the Yearbook 1961-2013 Ski MeetingInterbancario Europeo, a volume of 128 pages, with over 1,000 exhibits including photographs chronicle, reproductions of historical documents, statistics, curiosity and numerous texts in four languages as ​​support. An extraordinary fresco of the more than 50-year history of the Interbancario that will be available, against a small charge, at the Race Office of Scuol during the entire week of the event.

Mrs Evelyn Rier - Südtiroler Sparkasse / Cassa di risparmio di Bolzano - alternates Maria Smanio as Secretary
Contacts: segreteria.skimeeting@yahoo.it

Ratification of the "change of categories downhill and cross-country skiing" from 2013

Resignation of Mr Guido Zampieri - UniCredit

New entry of Mr Luca Poggio - Unicredit

Entrance from a temporary member of Martin Honisch - Credit Suisse

Search Members Temporary for CP - closure notice

Open call for temporary CP Search Members

Mrs Maria Smanio - UniCredit S.p.A. Verona - alternates Sandra Guion as Secretary

New entry of Mr Richard Maria Seebacher - Cassa di Risparmo di Bolzano, Bolzano

Resignation of Mr Paul Mayr - Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano, Bolzano

Resignation of Mr Severino Dinoni - Gruppo BNP Paribas, Rome