Ruka, Finland 8-11.4.2010 is going to see yet another all girls ultimate showdown - the Oakley Girlsessions. This event is famous for attracting female riders of all levels from Finland, but also attracting more and more girl riders from all over the Europe to hit the perfectly shaped Ruka BatteryPark. Girls have a possibility to compete in different levels including a 3 star swatch TTR contest, freeskiers slope style, team contest, individual slope style and pipe competition. No matter if you are a newcomer or a pro or riding snowboard /skies.
Last year it was Enni Rukajärvi who won the TTR contest. This year Enni has shown the whole world what the Finnish girls are made of! As we all know, she recently won Roxy Chicken Jam, Burton European Open and event Burton Canadian Open slopestyle contests. Enni is a real Ruka local, born in Rukajärvi, 5 kilometers from Ruka ski resort and has been riding her whole life at Ruka BatteryPark. She is a living proof that Ruka provides great training conditions for upcoming young riders and helds great events. “Bringing a TTR event here is great for all us Finnish girl riders, as there are not too many opportunities here at this level. It really gives a chance for the riders to develop.” Said Enni after her last year’s win.
Year 2010 Oakley Girlsessions has a lot to offer for the riders. 3 star swatch TTR event with total 2500$ prize money, total around 10.000$ value prizes in kind for all riders participating the event. A lot of side events will be organized, including bowling, theme parties and last but not least… possibility to see the mystic forests of Northern Finland, where the reindeer roam freely! This is what Polish riders Agnieszka Rusin has to say about her last years visit: “The BatteryPark was perfectly shaped and provided a progressive playground for the girls, with its double kicker line and diverse rail section. The international riders were impressed by the park and enjoyed the exotic experience. It’s easily one of the best parks I have ridden in Europe”.
The four day long event brings together all levels of girl freestyle enthusiasts to have fun together! The event, what culminates into the 3Star TTR Slope style competition, is the event not to be missed. So make sure you book your flights for this year’s grooviest event!
For more information check: www.girlsessions.com
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More info contact: Event director Noora Vihervaara, noora.vihervaara@ruka.fi /+358403510227
Event is sponsored by Oakley, Ruka and Battery Energy Drink.
ABOUT SWATCH TTR: Founded by Terje Haakonsen and industry innovators in 2002, the SWATCH TTR World Snowboard Tour is a non-profit, rider-driven organization with the mission to create the highest quality competitive snowboard environment in the world, using authenticity, accessibility, innovation as guiding principles. Since its foundation, the Swatch TTR Tour has been developing into the most exposed snowboard tour worldwide featuring global grass root and key independent freestyle snowboarding events over a ten-month period from Southern to Northern Hemisphere locations. Events are rated via a 1-through-6Star system, with points allocated accordingly, a 6Star event holds the highest (1000 Swatch TTR points). Any rider participating in these events, from up-and-coming to professional talent, earns ranking points and a position on the SWATCH TTR World Ranking List. The top male and female rider based on an average of their best seven results of the season is crowned SWATCH TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion. www.ttrworldtour.com
ABOUT RUKA:
Not only the contest Oakley Girlsessions, but also the resort itself with it‘s Battery Park is famous for breeding fresh talents like Enni Rukajärvi, Heidi and Ville Paumola or snowboard pro Antti Autti who are the most prominent Ruka Park Team riders. The Battery Park is Finland‘s most popular park and has one of the biggest Set-ups in Europe. Furthermore, it opens early in the season and is completely illuminated and hence offers long riding days. Ruka, located in the very north of Finland is surrounded by a beautiful landscape and is known for it‘s long winter season. The regular season lasts from mid-October to the middle of May and is followed by a summer slope. One slope stays open for everybody until the middle of June and various summercamps for freeskiers, snowboarders and alpinists are offered during this time. Just as the Battery Park, all the resorts‘ slopes are illuminated and lifts are open from 9:30 A.M. till 7 P.M. and even until 11 P.M. on Fridays. Although Ruka is far in the north, close to the polar circle, it‘s still very accessible. The Kuusamo airport is only 30 minutes away from the resort and the airports in Oulu and Rovaniemi are also within reach. More info about the resort can be found on ski.ruka.fi
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