Photo: Daniel Ausweger

A QParks video about a snowboard comp? Bring it on!

For those of you who are just interested in who won exactly, here are the results. Everyone else, scroll down for a lengthy report.

Men

1. Stephan Wimmer (AUT, 900 Euros prize money)
2. Viktor Szigeti (HUN)
3. Jonel Fricke (GER, QParks Tour Leader)

Girls

1. Daniela Kaindl (AUT, 150 Euros prize money)
2. Lisa Veith (AUT)
3. Maria Teifel (GER)

Rookies

1. Simon Reitsamer (AUT, Nitro Love Edition snowboard)
2. Roland Tschader (AUT)
3. Marc Schumy (AUT)

Best trick: Max Pölzl (AUT): One Foot over the kicker line

Photo: Daniel Ausweger

Kitzsteinhorn Ride On: A high-end freestyle weekend

A weekend full of plain sunshine, massive freestyle action and super motivated riders who demonstrated impressively their skills at the last big freestyle showdown on the Kitzsteinhorn lies behind us. More than 60 snowboarders and freeskiers rocked the contest setup in the Central Park of the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn on April 16th and 17th. The participants battled each other on the highest level and pulled out their sickest tricks once again!

After some fresh snow in the days before the contest weekend, park designer Stefan Plattner and his shape crew perfectly prepared the setup. On Saturday, all snowboarders met early in the morning at bright sunshine to try their first tricks on the medium line of the Snowpark. Meanwhile, DJ Masstricks let the day begin with smooth beats and the first spectators grabbed some deckchairs to relax in the chill area and to watch the circus.

Photo: Daniel - you guessed right! - Ausweger

After a brief riders meeting, the command was clear: Ride on! The snowboarders had to show their skills in a 2 ½h jam session on a Down Box or a Down Rail as well as on two kickers with 8 and 13 meters tables. The day turned out best for the Austrian Stephan Wimmer who could convince the judges with his super stylish tricks and cashed in the prizemoney of 900 Euros. “Well, it was a really cozy contest, no stress and enough runs for every rider to show his skills. The level was quite good as well ‘cause there were many shredders who showed 7s and 9s on the medium line. There should be definitely some more of these contests!” said Stephan after his victory. The second place went to Victor Szigeti (HUN) before the snowboard tour leader Jonel Fricke (GER).

In the category snowboard girls, Daniela Kaindl (AUT) extended her lead in the tour ranking with her win and got a goodie bag as well as 150 Euros cash. “The contest was really awesome! Five top motivated girls who fought hard until the end. After a hard bail on the big kicker during the training session I was really anxious but at the end of the jam session I did a quite good run!” She won before Lisa Veith (AUT) and Maria Teifel (GER). The two Austrian rookies Simon Reitsamer and Roland Tschoder battled hard to win the contest. Simon was successful in the end and won a brand-new Nitro Snowboard in Love edition. The third place went to Marc Schumy (AUT). Max Pölzl (AUT) was the happy winner of a one-year subscription to the Playboard magazine for his best trick, a One Foot on both kickers.

Photo: Daniel Ausweger

In the evening the first party location was the Kitsch und Bitter in Kaprun where the official riders’ party took place. Then, the big bash went off to the end-of-season party at the Kaprun Castle. Here mainly the snowboarders partied hard until the early morning, as the freeskiers had to be fit for their session on Sunday!

The morning started again at bright sunshine with Austrian freeski elite meeting for the freeski competition at the Central Park Kitzsteinhorn. Altogether 36 freeskiers showed up for the Ride On contest on Sunday, among them the tour leader Max Brandauer, Austrian freeski champion 2011 Patrick Hollaus, Tobias Gratz, Alexander Moser as well as Felix Prankl.

Their names promised massive tricks and all the expectations were met. The riders gave a high-end freestyle spectacle: during the jam session the spectators marveled at massive 1080s, high and stylish Flatspins as well as Underflips and Corks in all variations. The triple Austrian master Patrick Hollaus showed the best style as well as the best technical run and therefore won the contest ahead of Tobias Gratz (AUT) and Max Brandauer (AUT). “The contest was absolutely amazing! The park was perfectly groomed and even though only the medium was shredded, the level was extremely high and you definitely had to bring in your a-game to get to the podium. I’m happy that I was able to stomp my switch 10. Also the jam session format was really fun, as you have enough time to improve your runs – simply great!”, says Hollaus.

The men's winners as seen by Daniel Ausweger.

At the girls competition Maria Blersch took the victory before Marlene Gerhart and Anna Szymanowska. The best trick wasn’t assigned to one of the freeski men but a rookie! The only 13-year old Lukas Müllauer (AUT) showed a Double Backflip on the first kicker and earned 200 Euros along with respect of all the judges and the other riders. Lukas was also pleased about a one-year subscription to the Downdays magazine.

Also the other rookies competed on a super high level and as a spectator you couldn’t even tell them apart from their elder colleagues. The first place went to Daniel Walchhofer (AUT) ahead of Lukas Eisl (AUT) and Daniel Kratzer (AUT). After the prize giving ceremony a lot of riders stayed to watch the shooting of freeski superstar Colby West on the special obstacle, a 25 meters gap kicker that definitely rounded off this perfect freestyle day!

And so the whole freestyle community agreed on one thing: the first edition of the Kitzsteinhorn Ride On was a true success and definitely needs a second holding next year!

All Shredheads, who still can’t get enough of the winter can now be relieved, as the freestyle season at the Kitzsteinhorn is far but over! Still the Easy Park, Central Park and Superpipe offer perfect snow conditions and already on May 7th the Glacier Park will be opened and remain so until early June!

Furthermore all young freestyle fans are reminded of the unique Power of Ten campaign – here you still have the chance to enjoy the freestyle paradise Kitzsteinhorn on 2 Saturdays (April 23rd & 30th 2011) for incredible € 10,-. This offer is valid for all visitors under the age of 19 years. More information about this campaign on kitzsteinhorn.at

All photos and videos of the event, as well as further information about the parks you can find at www.snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at as well as on www.faceboom.com/snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.

The Central Park. All photos: Roland Haschka

True to the slogan “We can’t get enough of this winter!”, the last big freestyle showdown of the season is ready to be kicked off at the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn. Numerous snowboarders will once again pull out their best tricks at this slopestyle contest and demonstrate what they have learnt this season under the strict eyes of professional judges. Needless to say, a freshly shaped snowpark is ready for action!

Stefan Morocutti in - what a coincidence - the Central Park at Kitzsteinhorn!

Attention! No reason to put away your snow gear yet, as on April 16th and 17th all freestyle lovers can expect one last big event in the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn. For this occasion park designer Stefan Plattner and his crew will pimp the Central Park once more in order to guarantee optimum conditions for all shredders. Participation definitely pays, as not only a prize money of € 4.000,- is given away but also fancy goodies from NITRO and SUBWAY with a total value of € 2.000,-.

This is Kitzsteinhorn's Easy Park.

Saturday: Snowboard Day

On Saturday the snowboarders will kick off the event (whereas the freeskiers will ruin the snowpark on Sunday) “I’m already looking forward to the Kitzsteinhorn RIDE ON, especially to the big kickers and the massive corner in the Central Park. I’m sure we gonna see loads of sick tricks there!”, says snowboarder Lisa Veith.

Registration and Participation

If you now got interested in taking part in the last event of the season at the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn where you can demonstrate your skills once again in this slopestyle contest, then simply register today! The participation at the Kitzsteinhorn Ride On is free, but only a limited amount of positions is available. You can either register yourself online at the tour section on www.qparks.com or at the race office on site.

Aside of the contest, the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn will be open for all jibbers and freestyle fans. The park offers a sweet mix of easy and pro obstacles, starting from boxes and rails over to kickers of all sizes and variations!

Timetable

Here is the timetable in an overview:

Saturday, April 16th

9am – 10.30am Registration at the race office at the Volvo Ice Camp
9am – 10.30am Training
10.45am riders meeting at the Chill Area / Volvo Ice Camp
11am – 1pm Qualifications
1.30pm riders meeting at the Chill Area / Volvo Ice Camp
2pm Finals
3pm Prize-giving at the Chill Area / Volvo Ice Camp
In case of bad weather Jib Battle
Side events Further information about the after party will follow soon

QParks Tour BEST TRICK AWARDS presented by Playboard

In order to dedicate special tribute to style at the QParks Tour, the PLAYBOARD Best Trick Snowboard will be judged separately with an extra prize money and furthermore, all winners of the contest receive a one year’s subscription of Playboard.

ATTENTION ROOKIES: The overall tour winner in the category snowboard rookies will be moreover rewarded with an exclusive ticket for the Style Session as well as a Red Bull MOBILE tariff SimplyAll for 1 year incl. Red Bull MOBILE Cellphone Motorola Defy.

Coming soon: Glacier Park Opening

Even though the Kitsteinhorn Ride On is the last big event in the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn, it doesn’t mean that the whole park season is already over! Not at all! As already on May 7th the legendary Glacier Park on the Kitzsteinhorn will be opened and remain so until June 5th. Due to its altitude of nearly 3.000m you can expect optimum snow conditions there until the early summer. Freestyle heart, what more could you ask for?

All further information about the event, the parks and more you can find at www.snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at as well as on the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn Facebook Fanpage.

Kitzsteinhorn Ride On – The season ain’t over yet!

Whilst in some resorts cows are already grazing on the slopes, the freestyle action in the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn keeps on rolling. On the 16th and 17th of April 2011, the Kitzsteinhorn Ride On will attract snowboarders for the last extraordinary contest of the season on the Kitzsteinhorn for one more showcase of tricks and skills.

All snowboarders who can’t get enough of the white gold can look forward to a first class freestyle event at the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn. While some snowparks already close their doors by mid-April, the season at the Kitzsteinhorn will continue until June. This year, the Kitzsteinhorn Ride On contest celebrates its debut. A lot of freestylers will have the honors to battle each other for a sick prize money of EUR 4000 and goodies from NITRO and SUBWAY worth EUR 2000! On Saturday, 16th of April, the battle will start for all snowboarders and subsequently on Sunday, 17th of April it’s time for people who don’t like snowboarding to show their skills. On both days, smooth DJ sounds and massive entertainment will accompany the contest.

Rider: Viktor Szigeti. Photo: Roland Haschka.

JUDGING
Saturday’s contest is open to all snowboarders. The judging is split into following categories:

1st Category: boys & girls “rookies” (16 and younger)
2nd Category: boys &girls (from incl. 17 years)

During the whole day a photographer and a filmer will be around in the park to catch the atmosphere and pictures. You can check the final outcome afterwards on our park website www.snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at.

Rider: Viktor Szigeti. Photo: Roland Haschka.

REGISTRATION
There is no starting fee, the participation to the Kitzsteinhorn Ride On is free. You can register online at www.qparks.com or on-site. All riders will get their starting numbers and further contest information at the race office.

Aside of the contest, the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn will be open for all jibbers and freestyle fans. The park offers a sweet mix of easy and pro obstacles, starting from boxes and rails over to kickers in all sizes and variations!

BETTER BE THERE!