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Billabong presents: Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards – Mayrhofen

All eyes  are on Mayrhofen now, where the third event of the popular Billabong presents: Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards will staged on March 10th and 11th. Snowboard teams from all over Europe won´t miss out on another highlight at the Ästhetiker´s home of choice, the Penken Park Mayrhofen. Beside an open Slopestyle Contest, riders can look forward to the infamous Penken Fun Ride Battle on the Coaching Day.  Spots for contest, coaching and fun ride battle will be available at www.valleyralley.at from February 24th on.

With the third out of four events, Austria´s most popular Snowboard Amateur Series will be getting serious in March. The highly coveted Välley Rälley crown is moving closer and riders will throw down their best tricks to win the Billabong Best Trick Award and grab for a spot on the day podium in Mayrhofen, earning valuable points for the Välley Rälley Overall Tour Ranking. In old Äshtetiker manner, all the lucky winners can will be rewarded with tons of medals, prize money and prizes. With the result from Mayrhofen, all riders will further get the chance to improve their position in the World Snowboard Ranking.

Beside the LIMBO RIDE, free Ride Snowboards demo/testing and freebie freestyle Coaching Sessions the infamous Penken Fun Ride Battle presented by Billabong will take place on the Fun Ride slope at the Penken Park on the Coaching Day. Everybody can join in and get pre-registered as for contest and coaching on www.valleyralley.at

The overall winners 2018 will be crowned new Royal Zillertal Välley Rälley Family at the last stage in Hintertux. The tourstop in Mayrhofen will count as a N.ASA (New Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacup. Even though the coaching is planned for Saturday and contest for Sunday, the Ästhetiker might swap the days due to weather conditions and communicate this just before the weekend.

Partners of the 3rd stage: Zillertal.at, Mayrhofner Bergbahnen, Penken Park, Ferienregion Mayrhofen-Hippach, Ride Snowboards, Billabong, Red Bull, Greenroom Mayrhofen, Dana Beanies, Black Eye Lens, N.ASA

No place to stay, yet? You´d better hurry up and get it sorted on www.mayrhofen.at !

All info at www.mayrhofner-bergbahnen.com – Registration and updates at www.valleyralley.at

Photo Credits by Gustav Ohlsson

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Billabong presents: 5. Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards

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Photo Credit: Gustav Ohlsson

From December through April, the Ästhetiker will be lining up the Billabong presents: Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards with four stops all across the Zillertal again. The Zillertal Välley Rälley has become the most popular snowboard amateur series in Austria and offers great site events for all snowboard fans. The first tour stop will be kicking off at Hochzillertal Kaltenbach just before Christmas.

Registration will be open on December 1st at www.valleyralley.at.

The Billabong presents: Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards is four weekends filled with world-class snowboard fun for everyone. The program includes everything from free freestyle coaching for all age groups to an open snowboard slopestyle contest for all men, women and kids.
Along with that, Ride Snowboards will have their latest boards and bindings to demo for free and a fun Limbo/High-ollie session at all tourstops. The highly coveted Billabong Best Trick award will be up for grabs at all events and the winner can look forward to a complete Billabong Outerwear kit. The contest winners will be awarded with great applause, glory and the infamous Ästhetiker medals that will be given out by the president Steve Gruber himself. In all categories, the podium winers will take home prize money and tons of goodies.

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Every contest result will give valuable points in the overall Välley Rälley ranking. The overall tour winners will be crowned at the last tour stop up on Hintertux Glacier as the new Royal Zillertal Välley Rälley family 2018. On top of all this, riders will gather points in the World Snowboard Tour Ranking. Once again, the Välley Rälley will be a part of the N.ASA Austriacups. The third contest in Mayrhofen will also count as a tourstop for the Super Grom Tour Tyrol by the N.ASA.

The overall results from the first three events will qualify the best man, woman and rookies for the Austrian Masters. The rookies can look forward to reduced-price wildcards for the World Rookie Finals 2018. Together with the tourism association of Zillertal.at, the participating mountain companies and local tourism associations and thanks to Ride Snowboards, Billabong, Red Bull, Dana Beanies and Greenroom Mayrhofen,  the Ästhetiker are pleased to announce the new schedule for 2017/2018!

1. Tourstop  16.-17.12.2017  Hochzillertal, Kaltenbach, Erste Ferienregion im Zillertal
2. Tourstop  20.-21.01.2018  Zillertal Arena
3. Tourstop  10.-11-03.2018  Mayrhofner Bergbahnen, Mayrhofen-Hippach im Zillertal
4. Tourstop  28.-29.04.2018 Hintertuxer Gletscher, Tux Finkenberg

All info, updates and registration from December 1st is on at www.valleyralley.at

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Billabong Flaunt It Gets Set to Launch

Our favorite women’s snowboard event is back for 2016!! The all girls Slopestyle and Rail Jam, Billabong Flaunt It is geared up for three (3) stops, making its way across Canada again this season. The tour starts in Ontario at Mount St. Louis on February 6th, making its way to Grouse Mountain in Vancouver on February 27th, finishing off with Lake Louise, Alberta on March 12th.  Flaunt It is ranked as a National Event on the World Snowboard Tour, however we encourage participation from all ages, providing course options catering to all skill levels with some basic park experience.

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The morning starts off with the Slopestyle event, where the competitors can do as many laps as they please in the allotted time.  The contest is jam format to maximize time on snow and keeping fun in mind with $1,500 up for grabs.  Competitors are invited to participate in the afternoon Rail Jam for an additional cash purse and prizes.  All competitors will receive a goody bag from contest sponsors at registration and lunch is provided by Billabong.

Billabong Flaunt It is supported by VonZipper, InStance, and Snowboarder Magazine.

Series Schedule:
February 6: Mount St. Louis, Ontario
February 27: Grouse Mountain, British Columbia
March 12: Lake Louise, Alberta

For all tour information, including registration, visit www.billabongflauntit.com and www.facebook.com/BillabongWomens

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Billabong Flaunt It Grouse Tour Stop Cancelled

Due to Mother Nature’s refusal to provide snow to Vancouver’s North Shore mountains, Billabong Flaunt It’s February 21st tour stop at Grouse Mountain is cancelled.

The lack of snow is unfortunate”, says Michael Cameron, Grouse Mountain General Manager, “however historically, some of the best snowfall comes in late February and March so we’re hopeful winter’s not over.

Billabong Flaunt It is proudly supported by VonZipper, Dakine, InStance, and Snowboard Canada Women’s Annual.

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For all Flaunt It information, including registration, visit www.billabongflauntit.com or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/billabongflauntit.