▁the ▁last ▁two ▁centuries . ▁The ▁Museum ▁Gr ö den ▁in ▁U rt ij ë i ▁own s ▁a ▁rich ▁collection ▁of ▁historical ▁wooden ▁to ys , ▁and ▁wood car ved ▁stat ues ▁and ▁figur ines . ▁ ▁Sports ▁ ▁Ski ing ▁The ▁valley ▁hosted ▁the ▁F IS ▁Al pine ▁World ▁Ski ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Val ▁Gard ena ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁S as long ▁Classic , ▁a ▁men ' s ▁World ▁Cup ▁down hill ▁race ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁almost ▁every ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁( and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ), ▁the ▁down hill ▁has ▁been ▁pa ired ▁with ▁a ▁Super - G ▁race , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁a ▁combined ▁event ▁was ▁held . ▁The ▁S as long ▁course ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁" class ic " ▁men ' s ▁down hill ▁races , ▁along ▁with ▁G arm isch - Part enk ir chen ' s ▁K and ah ar ▁( GER ), ▁K itz bü hel ' s ▁H ah nen k amm ▁( AUT ), ▁W engen ' s ▁La uber horn ▁( S UI ), ▁and ▁Val - d ' Is ère ' s ▁C riter ium ▁( F RA ). ▁It ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁" Cam el ▁Hum ps " ▁( or ▁" B umps "), ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁three ▁small ▁j umps ▁which ▁rac