After a season of setting various different creative photo missions, the Burn Snowpark Rally finals went down in Gerlos, with the individual Mission winners challenged to come up with another bit of photographic gold dust. Check the video and top three shots right here…

The theme for the Finals was ‘Versus’. First place went to the Austrian crew of photographer Mike Wechselberger, and riders Thomas Tramnitz and Tom Klocker. The judges were impressed: “These two shots are a great interpretation of the mission! We really like the opposite of long lens vs. fish eye. The massive spot gets presented in very distinct and interesting ways. Also the riding is massive, and the lighting is no less than amazing. No doubt, this crew is a well-deserved winner!”

1st: Mike Wechselberger, Thomas Tramnitz, Tom Klocker (AUT)

The second spot was held down by the Polish crew of Marek Ogien Michalski, Michal Ligocki and Tomasz Wolak, who went all in on the Versus concept. “This crew has put a lot of “versus” in their two shots: black & white vs. color, straight air vs. inverted trick, shot from the front vs. shot from behind, bad weather vs. good weather, landscape vs. portrait. Especially the black & white shot comes with a great photo layout and a very stylish trick. Overall good work … just not as good as the winning one.”

2nd - Marek Ogien Michalski, Michal Ligocki, Tomasz Wolak

Third place went to another all-Austrian crew, this time comprised of Martin Fabian, Christian Fessl and Michael Hörschläger. “The idea behind these two shots is great! And the approach of combining the two photos is very creative. However, the execution could have been done better. Overall composition, lighting and last but not least the action didn’t really convince the judges. The reflections in the lake, however, earned this crew some extra points, but this didn’t help to achieve a better position.”

3rd: Martin Fabian, Christian Fessl, Michael Hörschläger (AUT)

It’s on: the BURN SNOWPARK RALLY in cooperation with VÖLKL kicks off this winter’s 2nd mission! Peep what you gotta do…

Mission 2 is dubbed ‘Shoot your Song’ so check the video for the finer deets, figure out your gameplan, shoot that shit ans upolaoad it to the Snowpark Rally site. To get yo ass motivated, check the gallery from Mission 1 – some bangers in there.

The Alternative Photo Challenge offers awesome prizes: the winners of each mission will be invited to the finals at Zillertal Arena (AUT), with all expenses like travel, accommodation, and food paid!

At the finals, they’ll have the chance to win a photo shooting with the pros of the BURN team, and a trip to the Völkl Summer Team Week. Get more info from www.snowparkrally.com

1st place: Florian Model (GER) – Method "This picture is outstanding in various aspects. First, we like the untouched natural terrain – first try rules. Second, the lighting works really well. The light on the rider in front of the darker background results in the attention this nice backside air should get. And third, the composition of the picture is done with perfection. The rule of thirds worked great in here. A perfect shot - well done!"

2nd place: Carlo Schmid (SUI) – The narrow way “Although this shot was taken from behind, it captures a great perspective of this stylish method. You can see the grab and the nice tweaking. Furthermore the action shot works very well with the ‘dropping in’ shot next to it.”

3rd place: Dominik Steindl (AUT) – criple-tree handdrop “Very nice backlit photo with a fill in flash. Great work! The picture conveys a really nice feeling. Trick purists might start a discussion if this trick could be truly filed under ‘backside air’ – we say yes, and consider it a creative interpretation of that trick.”

4th place: Christian Waldegger (AUT) – oldschool “This very classic method photo comes with a nice natural spot. This picture makes you wanna go snowboarding! We all wish we could be there right now. Furthermore, the black and white also works very well and differentiates this shot from most other mission entries.”

5th place: Adam Laister (GBR) – Over the fence “50-50 on a bench to method over the fence? Gnarly! And we give out an A+ for being creative! Also the lighting of the picture and its composition work very well.”

More information on www.snowparkrally.com.