Estonian Open Slopestyle 2015 invites riders to Estonia’s first World Snowboard Tour NATIONAL level snowboarding event and Freestyle Skiing Open Championships in slopestyle dicipline. Registration is open on the website: www.snowboarding.ee

Events will take place at Kiviõli Ski Resort in Kiviõli, Estonia.
Dates are February 20th – 22nd 2015

SCHEDULE

Friday, February 20th TTR NATIONAL  level SS warm-up, qualifications / PiuPau Rail Jam
Saturday, February 21th TTR NATIONAL level SS qualifications and finals
Sunday, February 22th Freeski Estonian Open Slopestyle Championships

Weekend will be kicked off on Friday afternoon with warm up sessions and snowboarding qualifications for juniors and ladies. Friday night snowboarding action will end with infamous PiuPau Rail Jam. This unseen jam format can not be more simple – cash for tricks.

Both slopestyle competitions will be held in “Open for all format” and the maximum number of riders is limited. REGISTRATION IS ON at the event website www.snowboarding.ee and you are more than welcome to sign in early!

“Event is attractive for the Finnish, Latvian, Russian and Norwegian riders. There is no doubt that the highest level of slopestyle riding, that Estonia has ever witnessed on its slopes, will be represented”.says Karel Kangro, one of the event main organizers.

“We have put huge amount of energy into the ski resort opening and high quality snow park preparation and we would like to finalize and celebrate this effort with the first international big event in our resort. Last summer we tuned up our park slopes with additional ground works and our terrain park will be built with maximum care – it will be the best and the biggest snow park in the Baltics”. says the event organizer and ski resort managing founder Janek Maar.

Kiviõli Starman Snow Park terrain is freshly prepared for the snow making and park build up. The rail and kicker set up will be planned and designed by the Baltic Snowpark Agency and tested by Estonian best riders. The course will be refreshed and fine tuned from the first season invaluable experience. Pro line will hold 2 rail platforms, 2 big jumps (12 and 18+ m) and an extra feature will be added this year to the end of the pro and medium line.

The event is not just a snowboarding competition. The whole weekend is planned and covered with the different activities on site for every visitor. On the slopes, there will be Estonian Freeski Slopestyle Championships held on Sunday. Kelly Sildaru will attend first time ever to local championships. Friday night Bag Jump action will take place and daily workshops will held indoor, Estonian snowboarding movies will be screened and second hand equipment market is opened.

Sport activities will be transformed smoothly to the outstanding LIVE band and DJ performances in the Friday and Saturday evenings with Estonian best artists involved. Friday night LIVE: Ziggy Wild and Slippery Slope. Saturday night LIVE: Elephants From Neptune. NB! All the daily action is for free, tickets for live concerts at nights are sold at Piletilevi (www.piletilevi.ee)

2015 Estonian Open Slopestyle presented by Starman and supported by Enterprise Estonia.

Estonian Open Slopestyle is also part of the World Snowboard Tour as a 3 Star Men and Women Slopestyle Event.

Official homepage and registration: www.snowboarding.ee

Official trailer below

Official Facebook event: Estonian Slopestyle Open 2015

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Estonian Open Slopestyle Press and Media Contact
Kerstin Kotkas
press@snowboarding.ee
+372 56 64 65 60