K2 Pop This! - coming your way soon!

The K2 Pop This! highest ollie tournament is currently touring most European mountain regions (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux, Czech, France, Spain, Finland, UK, and Sweden that is). More than 50 tour stops offer you the perfect opportunity to show how good you are at popping an ollie. So far more than 150 riders took part in throwing themselves over the ever-increasing bar, and German Sebi Müller is currently the record holder with an astonishing 100 centimeters (that’s almost 40 inch, yanks!).

Could YOU pop THIS? Alex Walch knocking down the bar.

Here’s some background information if you haven’t attended one of the fun-filled, free-goodies-heavy tour stops yet:

The K2 Pop This! Tour is a snowboard contest without snow. It takes place in the city, in the parking lot, in front of snowboard shops, in night clubs, at events, no matter how warm or cold it is. The K2 Pop This! vans literally pop up all over Europe this winter. They bring a setup consisting of a drop-in ramp, mats, a measuring device, several snowboard setups and lots of prizes. Everyone can enter and compete for the highest ollie of the day. Tour stop winners can take part in the ‘Grand Final’ in Flachauwinkl/Austria in early April 2011. The overall champion will win a one-week trip to the fabulous High Cascade Snowboard Camp in Mt Hood!

More information and all tour stops under www.k2snowboarding.com/facebook

Yes, free hats for everyone!

Be there when the first snow park in the Alps is getting ready for action on October 1st-3rd 2010!

Like every year, it’s the Hintertux glacier in our beloved Zillertal valley that is heralding in the new season on the first weekend of October. With a perfectly shaped Betterpark, pros like Gigi Rüf, Werni Stock, Marco Feichtner, Marko Grilc and many more, a huge test area with all the latest gear for 2010/11 and of course party mayhem par excellence this is a season start you don’t wanna miss.

Special highlights include the professional BILLABONG Kids Shoot on Sunday, October 3rd for all shred heads under 16 (register at hotzone.tv), the pro and am contest Session of the Dudes and Cash for Trix Session at the Mini Shred Obstacle in front of the Fernerhaus on Saturday, the Gloryfy Bag Jump at the glacier parking lot and the K2 POP this! Highest Ollie Tournament.

Party action is provided for with the Shred Warm Up Party presented by Shred Optics in the Kleine Tenne in Tux on Friday and the Rhythm Opening Night on Saturday sponsored by Ozzie Surf Snow brand Rhythm (parties are rated 16 – IDs obligatory!!)

Start looking for a room on tux.at right away, more info on hotzone.tv

If last year's park is any hint for this year it's gonna be a blast of an opening...