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Gilson and QorTek have developed the first fully-integrated and energy-harvesting snowboard. Powered entirely by the sun and your board's flex.

21 Dec 2016   |  

What a season kick-off at Betterpark Hochzillertal! More than one hundred riders gathered in the Zillertal on December 17th and 18th to herald the start of the snowpark season with the second Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop in the first holiday region of the Zillertal. Beside freebie freestyle coachings, also avalanche safety workshops were on top of the agenda for the popular snowboard amateur series. In the freestyle competition, snowboarders from all over Europe were pushing the limits far beyond amateur levels.

21 Dec 2016   |  

Gian Andrea Sutter and Ariane Burri have claimed victory in the last 2016 World Rookie Tour event, staged at the Corvastch Snowpark, Switzerland.

19 Dec 2016   |  

The Girls Shred Sessions enter their 5th season and you can bet it’s going to be a blast because – well is there anything cooler than shredding the park with dozens of like-minded girls? This winter a pepped schedule is waiting for you: teamed up with a bunch of shred sisters you will conquer 5 different parks where you’ll stomp plenty of newly learned moves into the snow with a little help from professional coaches. For information on how to participate just read on and visit the brand-new Girls Shred Session website.

14 Dec 2016   |  

All eyes on Hochzillertal Kaltenbach, now! As every year, the Betterpark Hochzillertal starts into the new season with the Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards just on the last weekend before Christmas! Listen up, freeride fans: the new partner Billabong will be offering freebie avalanche safety workshops on the coaching day! The registration for freestyle, freeride coachings and the open slopestyle contest is still possible until Thursday, 15th of December, 8.00 p.m. Go to www.valleyralley.at and get involved!

13 Dec 2016   |  

Black Yeti is very excited to announce the 2017 World Rookie Tour, including his first shows in Kaprun for the legendary World Rookie Finals!  

9 Dec 2016   |  

For seven years the QParks Snowboard Tour has been paving the way for ambitious shred talents from the alpine area to start their pro careers. Owing to the professional & international judges and an impressive cash price of a total of 40.000 €, the biggest amateur contest series of the Alps is the perfect introduction to the world of competition. What’s more, the catering for the riders is FREE from this season onwards. There’s also news on the brand-new QParks Snowboard Tour website, the fresh new look makes the free registration even easier.

1 Dec 2016   |  

Snowboard your way to the top with the All Mountain Open Series comp. You've got until March 16th to get out on the mountain and submit your winning footage. The Park and Pipe Open Series is for our Skiing cousins, but with a prize purse of $65,000, there's definitely no excuse to get filming. Pursue that prize!

29 Nov 2016   |  

In the season of 2016/17, Snowpark Gastein is going “all-in”. You don’t have the perfect poker face quite yet? Now is the time to start working on it! For the very first time “Shred Poker” is taking place and Snowpark Gastein is not going to miss this game. The ace up the snowpark’s sleeve: setup add-ons in the Beginner and Medium Area.

Snowpark Gastein, Austria.

29 Nov 2016   |  

The entrance to the Snowpark Schöneben lies at about 2.340m above sea level – and based on our experience we’ll be getting heaps of snow and plenty of sunny hours at this altitude. As an encore the stunning panoramic view is free! Not only will the park be in perfect shape once again, but it will also feature an entirely new park area. In addition to the renowned QParks Tour Stop, a completely new event will take place this season - the “Shred Poker”! Plus, we will shoot a video report, which will offer an exciting insight into our shape crew’s work.

Snowpark Schöneben, Italy, January 2016.

25 Nov 2016   |  

The two Norwegians Hanne Eilertsen and Markus Olimstad are the proud winners of the Pleasure Jam taking place last Sunday, November 20, for the 14th time on the Dachstein glacier. The two multi obstacles gave the contestants plenty of opportunities for an action-packed jib battle and visitors of the Schladming-Dachstein region witnessed terrific tricks paired with healthy doses of sunshine. Hanne Eilertsen took it all, meaning she also scored the Best Trick Award powered by PortugalSurfCamp, worth 8,000 USD. Her compatriot, Isak Ulstein, reigned supreme in the category Best Trick Men.

Markus Olimstad from Norway competing during the 14th edition of Pleasure Jam 2016 at Superpark Dachstein, Schladming-Dachstein region, Austria.

23 Nov 2016   |  

Corvatsch is ready to host the second edition of the Corvatsch Rookie Fest scheduled from 15th to 18th December 2016. Following last year’s success, the World Rookie Tour stop will go down in Switzerland at the amazing Corvatsch Snowpark.

15 Nov 2016   |  

Anna Gasser (AUT) and Marcus Kleveland (NOR) have kicked off the 2016-17 FIS Snowboard World Cup season in style winning the big air event in Milan (ITA) in front of a stellar crowd and on a perfectly prepared venue site.

Congratulations to the the top 3 women and men of the Milan Big Air! Men: 2nd Seppe Smits (BEL), 1st Marcus Kleveland (NOR), 3rd Mark McMorris (CAN), women: 2nd Hailey Langland (USA), 1st Anna Gasser (AUT) and 3rd Sarka Pancochova (CZE), at EXPerience Park, Milan, Italy.

12 Nov 2016   |