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Perfect season finale at the CharitySläsh Banked Slalom 2018

The event united the local and international snowboard community in Kühtai 

On April 14, 2018, the CharitySläsh Banked Slalom 2018 took place in Kühtai. The charity race for the Wings for Life Foundation attracted 171 starters and many visitors. With fabulous weather and terrific snow conditions for a banked slalom, the riders were celebrated by the spectators and carried to the finish under the tunes of the local DJs InnFayas & Gundada Sound. The atmosphere was excellent.

The race 

At 9 o’clock opened the registration. The race started at 11:30 a.m. and lasted until 3:30 p.m. The participants rode in five categories: Groms (under 14 years), Adults (men & women) and Legends (men & women, born in the 70s and older). You could win medals designed and made by a project team member, snowboards by Nitro Snowboards, glasses by Gloryfy Unbreakable, equipment, vouchers and more.

A day full of action! 

The food and beverage offer provided all hungry participants – these donated diligently in the donation boxes on site. In the raffle there were great prizes to win. The supporting program was also very well received: the EXPO stands of the exhibitors Nitro Snowboards, KORUA Shapes, The Bakery Snowboards and Freshlines Boards offered equipment for borrowing and testing as well as advice and comprehensive information for all those interested. The unique fun bikes from Hillstrike Snowtrike and the snowskates from Leise Bretter 03 have been extensively tested and were the attraction besides the race. Daniel and Benjamin Mösl from the Yamaha Action Team kept surprising visitors with unique stunts on the skidoo and a paraglider.

Learning effect for the students 

The event was organized by five students of the University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol as part of the compulsory practical project of the Sports, Culture & Event Management degree program. The event process required a lot of flexibility, spontaneity and communication and served as a perfect lesson for the project team. Project manager and snowboarder Melina Merkhoffer draws a positive balance: “We have reached our goal to unite the snowboard community. The fun of snowboarding and the experience for young and old were in the foreground. We received very positive feedback “.

Pictures on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BANKED18 

Photo Credits by Max Meissner© Sylvia Asen©

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The Gstaad Banked Slalom was a big success!

The Gstaad Banked Slalom took place on Easter Monday, with perfect weather and snow conditions. This fun event was part of the swiss national tour, the Audi Snowboard Series, and one of the two Banked Slalom Tourstops.

Banked Slalom is one of the oldest disciplines of snowboarding and it has been becoming more and more popular in the recent years, because of the chill and fun format, no matter what is the riders’ level. During the day, some fresh snow arrived and the course was soft, but the conditions were perfect!

76 riders took part in the Banked Slalom: they had the chance to train for one hour and then the race started. Everyone had the possibility to ride twice and the best one counts. The youngest participant was 5 years old and the oldest 71 years old, a good range of snowboarders took part and had a lot of fun during the day. The fastest one was the man from Adelboden and also hobby snowboard-cross rider, Ändu Oester. For the women, Eliane Reusser set the best time in the course. The 2 fastest of the U11 girls stood out especially, including Maria Schmid from Saanen. They were faster than the boys in their age and would even be far ahead of the U13 guys.

A new category was introduced for this event, the family category. The best times of a team composed by one adult and one child were summed up. This family category was won by Adrian Tanner and Gilles Bonnard. The fastest domestic family were Schillinger’s from Zweisimmen with Finn from the rookie crew and their leader Hansi.

The motto of the day was to have fun and enjoy the course. Prizes were offered by the children’s clothing supplier Namuk and the Pure Snowboardshop. The Snowboard Club Saanenland thanks the support of Gstaad for the successful event.

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The first Shred Down Banked Slalom was epic!

A challenging and worth seeing Shred Down Banked Slalom course gather together more than 80 motivated riders, from the youngest kids to the best snowboarders in Austria.

The twentieth anniversary of Shred Down in Boarders Playground was the perfect anniversary to change the format and introduce the Banked Slalom.

The man of the day was, without any doubt, the Zillertal hero Wool Nyvelt with the fastest time, in front of Steve Gruber and Thomas Eberharter among the Master category. Big up to all the young guns who showed great enthusiasm and challenged the pros!
The first edition of the Shred Down Banked Slalom was a big success and there is incredible potential for future editions!
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Brelok Banked Slalom supported by RIDE was a success!

This year of the Brelok Banked Slalom, supported by RIDE, was a great and unforgettable event! The weather conditions were perfect and the course was fun and in optimal shape all day long.

 

217 riders joined the friendly competition for two days, Saturday and Sunday, and the real winner was the youngest participant, only 5 years old!! The atmosphere was incredible, there were parents challenging their kids and also everybody had the honour to see five riders that took part in the Olympic Games!

 

 

Apart from the mountain action, a great afterparty went down with live dj, everything went smoothly and everyone had the chance to win awesome prices, like limited edition skateboards and even a new car to drive around for one week!!

Check out all event pictures at the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/brelokbankedslalom/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1824130954327695
https://www.facebook.com/pg/brelokbankedslalom/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1823993504341440
https://www.facebook.com/pg/brelokbankedslalom/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1822354531172004

 

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The fourth Hochkeil Banked was a blast!

70 riders from Austria, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands , Italy and England were rocking the smooth Hochkeil banked course!

The main prices went to those who came the colsest to the average time so kids, youngsters, adults and legends equaly could go for the win! Wally Macheiner, Markus Maier and Timmy Sobinger did so!

The fastest riders also got their victory trophy: Zoe Jansing, Ferry Macheiner, Mathilda Scheid, Max Mohr, Katrin Gappmayr and Werner Cranzzolara were unbeatable!

Thanks to Goodboards and Amplid there were free testboards for everyone available!
With the help of the Hochkeil team and our supporters Goodboards, Blue Tomato and Spy Optics the event was fun for everyone.
CU next year at our 100% natural snow area Hochkeil for our fitht Banked Slalom!

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WSF 2017/18 Membership Program and Services

With the merger between World Snowboard Federation (WSF) and TTR Pro Snowboarding complete, the new WSF membership system is now ready to be launched.  After the merger with TTR, the new WSF will represent all three major stakeholder groups in snowboarding: national governing bodies, event organisers and riders. Due to the additional member categories as well as assets from the merger, the membership structure had to be overhauled.

The WSF will have the following direct membership types available:

  1. Nation Membership – National Snowboarding Organisations (NSOs)
  2. Event Membership – for events that are not affiliated with an NSO
  3. Rider Membership – for all riders listed on the WSPL

Below are the details of the WSF membership types

  1. Nation Membership:
  • WSF Membership with full participation rights at WSF Annual General Meeting as per the WSF statutes

Basic membership fee for all Nations with additional fees for the larger nations based on the number of their Nation’s active riders using the WSPL (competing athletes ).

* Details below.

  • WSF Service Fee will be charged depending on the booked services.

WSF Nation Membership Fee: €500 

Additional fee

0-20          €0
20-50       €250
50-100     €500
100-150   €1000
150-200   €1500
200-250   €2000
250-300   €2500
< 300   €3500

* Based on Riders/ Nation at 01.09.2017

* Nations who have already paid their Membership for the current 2017 / 2018 Season based on the previous membership model will receive a revised invoice delivered.

Provisional Membership

  • Provisional Membership will only be offered for the 2017 / 2018 season. In future WSF National Membership will be the only membership available to Nations.
  • There are no WSPL services, nor voting rights available for provisional members.

 WSF Provisional Membership Fee: €300

* Provisional Membership was formerly known as Watching Member

 

  1. Event Membership
  • Event Members will be charged the Event Membership fee
  • The Membership includes full participation rights at WSF Annual General Meeting as per the WSF statutes
  • Event Members can have unlimited events within their commercial business and will only be charged one Event Membership fee. Service fees will be calculated per event.

WSF Event Membership Fee: €100

 

  1. Rider Membership
  • Rider Members will be charged a WSF Rider membership fee

Benefits

  • Full use of the services on the World Snowboarding website: Global Event Schedule, WSPLs, individual rider profile etc.
  • WSF Membership with full participation rights at WSF Annual General Meeting as per the WSF statutes
  • Valid from June 1st 2017 to May 31st 2018
  • Junior membership for riders below age 14: free of charge
  • Individual rider registration & bulk registration possible for National Associations

 WSF Rider Membership Fee: 60 US$

* To sign up for your WSF Rider Membership go to http://www.worldsnowboarding.org/faq-rider-membership/#4

 

WSF Service Fees

The WSF will charge a Service Fee for the users of the WSPL All results submitted will incur a small processing fee that varies depending on the tier level of event – Elite, International, National or Regional.

  • Elite: €600
  • International: €400
  • National: €250
  • Regional: €50

Discounts:

>25 Results: 50% Discount on Service Fee

>50 Results: 70% Discount on Service Fee

3 different examples below :

  • A WSF Event Member puts on 1 x National level event with a halfpipe and a slopestyle competition for both men and women. They will submit 4 x competition results and pay 4 x €250
  • A WSF Nation Member puts on 2x Regional level and 1x International level events all slopestyle competition only for both men and women. They will submit 4x €50 and 2x €400
  • A WSF Nation Member put on 10x Regional Level events with slopestyle & big air competition for both men and women. They will submit 40x competitions results and pay 40x €25 (50% Discount).

Event submissions

To submit event details for the Global Events Calendar and the World Snowboarding Points List please link through to the details on World Snowboarding’s website.

For more information, please contact directly Anna Negri, WSF General Secretary, at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org 

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The Fourth Annual Transfer Banked Slalom was epic!

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Boom! The Fourth Annual Banked Slalom went off with an absolute bang…and I mean bang! If you were in Thredbo this weekend and took part in the snowboarding celebrations you would know what we’re talking about!

All competitors we’re greeted with perfect conditions on Sunday to hit the course with speed and confidence. It was nothing but blue skies, spring sun and good times up at the all new course location ‘The Playground’. The course offered more long, drawn out turns, allowing for everyone to enjoy the course at their own pace…however by the looks of what went down throughout the day, the only pace everyone had on their mind was…FAST!

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It sure was one gathering of the tribe as the event welcomed every generation of snowboarder to come and get involved and and have a crack at some fast flying action. From grom women to masters men, everyone killed it both on their board and in spirit.

The Fourth Annual Transfer Banked Slalom was lucky enough to host some of the worlds best snowboarders this weekend off the back of Volcom’s event ‘BOARDSTOCK’. The likes of Terje Håkonsen, Pat Moore and Mike Ravelson showed to give the local boys and girls a run for their money and boy did the locals have to run!

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In the Open Women, it was Wiki Jones (fastest women in Thredbo) who took out the event with style, grace and most importantly…SPEED! Wiki was closely followed by the shred mum superstar herself, Abish Bright in second place and Amber Arazny flew through the course to take out third place.

The Open Men’s category was stacked deep with heavy hitters as mentioned above. In first place it was the man, the myth, the legend himself, Terje Haakonsen that was crowned king of the Fourth Annual Transfer Banked Slalom. Terje had local shredders Ryan Tiene and Jye Kearney close on his tail, Ryan just snuck in with second place followed by Jye for third.

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Report Piau Engaly Banked Slalom 2017

This event closes the Banked Slalom / Boarder-cross season of the Pyrenean circuit! 82 competitors of all categories and all horizons were registered, 67 took the start!

The snow fell 2 days before and the sun allowed this event to be a perfect success, dixit the competitors and the organization.

Nathan Birrien, formerly a graduate of the Piau Engaly Snowboard Club (PESC) who’s finished his internationals events, was kind to open the race.

Find all the results here: snowboard-dames and snowboard-hommes

 

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Beaver Valley Banked Slalom – Video, Photos, Results

With 250 riders entered, the 2017 Beaver Valley Banked Slalom capped off the season as largest snowboard gathering in Ontario Canada, attracting the best park, pipe, race and freeriders, from the newest generation to the legends and champions of old.

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The Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is the one annual event that brings together the entire snowboarding community for a fun “bragging rights” chase through the banked course as well as to shred some final park laps, ending with a massive afternoon apres! The Foremast Jacks band were back by popular demand to reprise their live music performance of last year to rock the deck party! Many thanks to Madjack Beer for supporting event!

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A new addition this year was a classic spring snow “pond skim” in front of the base lodge deck during the afternoon. It provided some extracurricular fun for a number of banked slalom shredders and plenty of entertainment for onlookers, some of whom got as wet as the pond riders thanks to some well executed pond carves (Nick Marshall and Joel Dalacker!)

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This year’s banked course was one of the most challenging and fun to date but still generated very fast times despite softening spring snow conditions. The fastest overall men’s and women’s riders were last year’s champs, boardercrosser’s Ryan Tryhane and Tayler Wilton who also won their 20-29 “Almost Washed Up” age categories. They took home massive jugs of Beaver Valley’s Canadian maple syrup and some new gear courtesy of Capita and Union for their victories.

As part of the WSF World Snowboard Banked Tour, the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom’s top three fastest men and women will be entered in the Tour’s lottery to score spots in the 2018 Legendary Mt Banked Banked Slalom, to be announced later this year. Congrats to this year’s fastest: Men – 1. Ryan Tryhane; 2. Kenny Riedman; 3. Michael Nazwaski. Women – 1. Tayler Wilton; 2. Hannah Kilmer-Choi; 3. Stephanie Angeja.

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Local shop staff and snowboard reps also battled for the coveted “Union Bindings Faster Industry Rider” award. This year it was Endeavor/Electric/Rip Curl rep Lee Jack scoring the fastest lap followed by Capita/Union/Dragon rep Connor Dudgeon and Sanction shop’s Travis Tedford!

The famed Beaver Valley Snow Parks were in great spring snow condition with multiple jump lines and tons of rail, jib, transition and box set-ups! Thanks to Caleb Bosse and the BV Snow Parks crews for the amazing work on the parks and banked slalom course!

One of the best things about the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is the charitable funds it raises for Leukemia Research at Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre in memory Beaver Valley snowboarder Jackie Snarr. This year’s Banked Slalom raised $16,000, adding to the over $47,650 raised by previous year’s events!

Thank-you to all of the BV Banked Slalom sponsors: Madjack; Ski Big 3 – Lake Louise/Sunshine/Norquay; Kawartha Metals; Union; Capita; Vans; Burton; 686; Ride; Arbor; Zeal; K2; Dragon; Coal; ThirtyTwo; Beaver Wax; Sandbox, Squire Johns, Beaver Valley Ski Club and member volunteers.

For Instagram pics of the Banked Slalom follow @BeaverValley.SnowParks.

Video & Photo Gallery Link – 2017 Beaver Valley Banked Slalom: beavervalley.ca/2017/04/banked-slalom-photos-2017

Banked Slalom Podium Results (by age category)

GROMS 14 & UNDER GIRLS

Hannah Kilmer-Choi, Alpine Club
Mikayla Crawford, Beaver Valley
Brenna O’Brien

GROMS 14 & UNDER BOYS

Cameron Spalding, Pine Valley Projects
Liam Denney, Mt St Louis
Griffin Levy, Beaver Valley

YOUNG GUNS WOMEN 15-19

Isabella Ottino
Katie Speiss

YOUNG GUN MEN 15-19

Michael Nazwaski, Beaver Valley
Ryan Lalonde
Riley Howell, Milton Heights Glen Eden

ALMOST WASHED UP WOMEN 20-29

Tayler Wilton
Stephanie Angeja, Milton Heights Glen Eden
Katie Shultz

ALMOST WASHED UP MEN 20-29

Ryan Tryhane, Caledon
Kenny Riedmann, Caledon
Rich Evanoff, Brimacombe

MASTERS WOMEN 30-39

Erika Langman, Blue Mountain
Meghan Loney, Bue Mountain
Marie-Michele Pethick

MASTERS MEN 30-39

David Offierski
Brad Martin
Ryan Caesar, Beaver Valley

LEGENDS WOMEN 40-49

Aexis Ginn
Elaine Kilmer-Choi, Apine Club
LEGENDS MEN 40-49

Chad Critchley, Devils Glen
Brandon Hune
Andrew Pethick

IMMORTALS WOMEN

Linda Leistner, Alpine Club
Techa Van Leeuwen, Beaver Valley
Annie Hartviksen, Beaver Valley

IMMORTALS MEN

Robert Lalonde
Dennis McGuinness
Steve Jarrett, Beaver Valley

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Pouring rain all day long – but GummiLove Banked Slalom Stoos was a big success

105 registrations (80 the year before) and 70 participants, the same number as the year before, ignored the really bad weather and celebrated snowboarding at it’s best in Stoos, the heart of Switzerland.

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Daniel „Gummi“ Rietmann also didn’t care about the conditions and showed his happy face: „The set-up was extraordinary. I am sorry for the bad weather but that one definitely is not on us. We’re happy we could guarantee two nice runs for everyone. My respect goes out to the crew of Shredisfaction Snowpark Stoos and all the other volunteers. Everything went very well. Great job!“

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Happy faces everywhere
Beni Plüss, speaker and host from Shredisfaction still can’t find any words: „This is just amazing. We expected maybe around 10 freaks at the Klingenstock today. But 70 riders came here to participate. Unbelievable! That spirit you can only find in freestyle sports like snowboarding. This is very unique and the result was definetly worth the work.“

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Purtschert wins again
In the mens and girls categories the same riders as the year before were on top of the podium. Nadja Purtschert won with a fast 2nd run and Kilian Wiget was again fast as hell. Till Baechler grabbed the victory in his field of younger men (18-30). The fastest rookie at the GummiLove Banked Slalom was Julian Furrer, but the bravest of all was Neo: that little 7-year-old fellow accepted the weather and the challenge like a pro.Photo Credits: Patrick Graf

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