<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Green lights for the tour start of the 9th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards on December 18th and 19th at the ski resort of Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach</strong></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here´s some good news for you! The ski resort of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hochzillertal/" target="_blank">Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach</a> has opened doors on Saturday, 11th of December and on December 18th and 19th, the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/betterpark-hochzillertal" target="_blank">betterpark Hochzillertal</a> will ring in the season with <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/zillertal-valley-ralley-hosted-by-blue-tomato-ride-snowboards-stop-1-hochzillertal-kaltenbach-2021" target="_blank">the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tourstop 2021/2022</a>. All guests using the cable car and all VÄLLEY RÄLLEY participants have to stick to the 2G rules, which means that they need to be vaccinated or recovered. FFP-2 Masks have to be applied indoors at the registration, in the gondola and at the prize giving. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Martha Schultz from the ski resort Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach is happy to offer a new highlight for young snowboarders again: “The snowpark is shaped and we are ready to host the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop at betterpark Hochzillertal. We are very excited to see all the young up-and-coming snowboarding talents show off again. Now it´s just all about getting registred. We at Hochzillertal are looking forward to the event.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While riders will be training at betterpark Hochzillertal on the Coaching day, all resort guests will have the opportunity to demo/test the latest Ride Snowboards and bindings at the test booth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the contest day, teams from all over Europe will be raising the bar on the slopestyle setup at betterpark Hochzillertal. The podium winners will be raking in medals, prizes and prize money for their top performances and the best trick of the day will be honored with a special prize from Horsefeathers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the first out of four results, the hunt for valuable Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall ranking points will be on at the ski resort of Hochzillertal - Kaltenbach. The overall winners will be crowned new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family 2020 at the last tour stop in Hintertux. Riders participating in the tour will also be collecting points on the International World Snowboard Point List (WSPL) and the tour stop is officially counting as an ASA (Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacup. On top of all this, rookies are collecting points in the World Rookie Ranking. More info about the international points system can be looked up at <a href="http://www.powdern.com/" target="_blank">http://www.powdern.com</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The partners of the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop are:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Zillertal Tourism GmbH, the ski resort of Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Best of Zillertal tourism association, Betterparks.at, Kristallhuette, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/blue-tomato" target="_blank">Blue Tomat</a>o, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/ride-snowboards" target="_blank">Ride Snowboard</a>s, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/redbull" target="_blank">Red Bull</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/horsefeathers" target="_blank">Horsefeathers</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/dana-beanies" target="_blank">Dana Beanies</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/associations/world-snowboard-federation" target="_blank">World Snowboard Federation (WSF)</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/associations/new-austrian-snowboard-association" target="_blank">Austrian Snowboard Federation (ASA)</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/associations/worldrookietour" target="_blank">World Rookie Tour (WRT)</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Haven´t looked for accomodation, yet? All hotels will be opening again on the 13th of December. Check <a href="http://www.best-of-zillertal.at/" target="_blank">www.best-of-zillertal.at</a> or <a href="http://www.zillertal.at/" target="_blank">www.zillertal.a</a>t and find your stay!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All info, updates and registration at <a href="http://www.valleyralley.at/" target="_blank">www.valleyralley.at</a> or <a href="http://www.zillertal.at/valleyralley" target="_blank">www.zillertal.at/valleyralley</a></div><div><span style="text-align: right;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span>Press Release Source: Pia Schroeter, Die ÄSTHETIKER </span></div>