<p style="text-align: justify;">For this season’s second QParks Snowboard Tour Stop the riders gathered at the Reschenpass near Schöneben in South Tyrol. When arriving there, they weren’t only greeted by park designer Moritz Klammer and his topnotch snowpark, but also by cyclone “Axel” and frosty sub-zero temperatures. The chilly weather didn’t stop the riders from ripping, though. Thanks to the use facemasks and co. they still managed to stomp loads of stylish tricks into the snow. The shape crew had done some amazing work and the contest line was in perfect condition – the riders could choose from two kickers (11m/13m) on the first and two kickers (14m/16m) on the second knuckle. Last but not least, it was time to get creative on the lollipop jip – the icing on the cake, so to speak. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cool Prizes vs. Cold Weather</strong></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Young riders from eight nations followed the call and competed in the Battle ROJal. The eyes of the judges and the audience were on the snowboarders, while they were battling each other for a cash prize and various goodies by AMPLIFI, Pinetime Clothing and QParks worth a total of 1.200€. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, cyclone “Axel” was rather persistent - the riders’ positive vibes seemed to provoke even colder weather. Since the gusts of wind were getting even stronger, the qualification runs were counted as finals in order to guarantee for the riders’ health.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Royal Winners at the Snowboarders’ Competition</strong></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">At the Battle ROjal the snowboarders were shredding for goodies and essential points for the QParks Snowboard Tour, the WSPL Ranking of the World Snowboard Tour as well as the World Rookie Rank. Lorenzo Peeters (BEL) was able to win over the judges in the category Men, followed by fellow Belgian Ilias Van Hoof and Fabian Knözinger (GER). His winning run included a super stylish Cab 5 Tailgrab on the first kicker, a Backside 3 on the second kicker, as well as a Frontside 3 Tailbank on the lollipop jib. Besides, his move on the first kicker was also crowned best trick – it was the perfect combination of smooth style, long grab and some massive airtime. </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The top spot on the podium in the category Women went to Julia Lundberg (SWE), while Kerstin Tulnik (AUT) and Romy van Vreden (NEL) managed to bag the 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. The winner impressed the judges with a Stalefish on the first kicker, a Mutegrab on the second one and a Frontside 3 on the jib.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">First place in the Groms category went to Stan Pauli (NEL) followed by Motiejus Morauskas (LIT) and Gytis Vebra (LIT). Stan pulled off a Frontside 360, a Backside 720 Stalefish and a Shifty on the jib.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em><a href="http://downloads.qparks.com/Events/Results_SNB_BattleROJal17.pdf" target="_blank">The full snowboard results</a></em></strong></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The next QParks Snowboard Tour Stop will take place on the 14th of January 2017 in the form of the <em><strong><a href="http://www.boardriding.com/Events/Event?id=2287" target="_blank">Penken Battle at the Vans Penken Park Mayrhofen</a></strong></em>. As per usual, you will find all the news via the following sites: </p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><a href="http://snowboard.qparkstour.com/" target="_blank">S</a><a href="http://snowboard.qparkstour.com/" target="_blank">nowboard.qparkstour.com</a></strong></em></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/qparks.snowboardtour" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/qparks.snowboardtour</a></strong></em></p>