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3rd QParks Snowboard Tour Stop, 15.01.2017, Vans Penken Park, Mayrhofen/Austria. The third stop of the QParks Snowboard Tour became a bold freestyle feast at Vans Penken Park. At this year’s Penken Battle, snowboarders out of all corners of Europe lived it up in the Advanced Line of the Vans Penken Park. They delivered a show of one kind turning the contest into an unforgettable shred day for everyone.

Contest day at Vans Penken Park Mayrhofen, Austria - Penken Battle 2017, tour stop #3 of QParks Snowboard Tour 2016/17.

24 Jan 2017   |  

Finland crowned as the best team of the entire World Rookie Fest

23 Jan 2017   |  

Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards 2016/2017: 3. Tourstop Zillertal Arena - Gerlos: 21.- 22. Januar 2017. Winter´s finally all over the Zillertal. In all local snow parks, you can witness teams and riders training hard for the upcoming third Zillertal Välley Rälley tourstop hosted by Ride Snowboards these days. The next stage of the popular snowboard amateur series will go down on January 21st and 22nd 2017, at Snowpark Gerlos in the Zillertal Arena. Everyone can get involved in the freebie freestyle coaching sessions with the Ästhetiker or sign up for free avalanche safety workshops hosted by Billabong on the Coaching Day. Ride Snowboards will be offering the latest product for free demo/testing at Zillertal Arena. The start list for the open slopestyle contest already looks promising. The hunt for the crown has officially begun and a few spots are still up for grabs, sign up and get involved: www.valleyralley.at

Contest day during Zillertal Välley Rälley at Snowpark Gerlos at Zillertal Arena Gerlos, January 2016.

15 Jan 2017   |  

QParks Snowboard Tour Stop #2, 07.01.2017, Snowpark Schöneben, Schöneben, Italy. A mighty kicker line and frosty temperatures coupled with some amazing runs – The Battle ROJal 2017 certainly left quite an impression. The riders were pulling off plenty if gnarly tricks in the categories Men, Women and Groms, fighting for the victory in the battle for Schöneben.

All the winners of 2017 Battle ROJal, at Snowpark Schöneben, Italy.

10 Jan 2017   |  

Shred Poker stands for everything that makes an all day long relaxed park session; one feature selected for a collective shred session combined with awesome sounds and free barbecue! If you win over the crowd with your sickest tricks and progression, you won’t just be rewarded with plenty of applause and respect, but above all it’s your chance to bag some of the highly coveted poker chips. You you can trade them in for cash and goodies after each session. Just read on for further information and find out more about the three dates in Italy, Austria and Switzerland!

4 Jan 2017   |  

4th QParks Snowboard Tour Stop, 28/01/2017, Superpark Planai, Schladming/Austria. The Blue Tomato Plan P enters its next round: Once again, this winter you can let your style speak for yourself and collect some of the highly coveted points for the QParks Snowboard Tour at the Superpark Planai. On January 28th you’re looking forward to a perfectly shaped park, as well as a cash prize and various cool goodies worth a total of 1.200€ - sick tricks and creative lines are guaranteed!

Superpark Planai, Schladming/Austria, home to Blue Tomato Plan P, one of the Qparks Tour Stops, December 2015.

2 Jan 2017   |  

Around the globe, riders have heard the call to be part again to the WSF Banked Slalom World Tour, a celebration of the history of snowboarding.

30 Dec 2016   |  

3rd QParks Snowboard Tour Stop, 14/01/2017, Vans Penken Park, Mayrhofen/Austria. In mid-January, all eyes are on your best tricks at the legendary Vans Penken Park! Once again a team of international & professional judges has to decide who will bag the princely cash price of about 1.200€ and which riders will pave their way for a pro career at the second edition of the Penken Battle. In order to guarantee a completely relaxed start, the registration and the catering for all the participating riders will be FREE this day. Read on to find out more.

Penken Battle

29 Dec 2016   |  

Initiated last winter, WSF Pro Women quickly became a leading movement in women snowboarding, reeling in the most talented and dedicated female riders to organize and host an event.

28 Dec 2016   |  

A movie about powsurfing featuring Wolle Nyvelt and friends...

22 Dec 2016   |  

2nd QParks Snowboard Tour Stop, 07/01/2017, Snowpark Schöneben, Schöneben/Italy. For seven years the QParks Snowboard Tour has been supporting ambitious young shredders on their path to their pro career - the “Battle ROjal” in Schöneben at Reschenpass has been a part of it for the last six years. Thanks to an international team of professional judges and a cash price and goodies worth a staggering 1.200€, exciting contest atmosphere at the Snowpark Schöneben is guaranteed, when it’s time for numerous young riders to compete against each other in a royal battle once again.

22 Dec 2016   |  

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   |