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The official video of European Freeride Festival 2015

Post author By Elisa
Post date April 3, 2015

Winter is giving way to spring, snow is melting but the emotions aroused by European Freeride Festival are more vivid than ever. The fresh powder festival is narrated step by step in a video highlights, allowing everyone to understand deeply the philosophy of ‘Freeriding For All’.

Watch the official video here

A succession of happenings and faces at European Freeride Festival comes in a flux surrounded by the magical frame of Livigno. International guests from Europe, Australia, China and Japan tell their experiences from overseas with suggestive images and the expression of who keep intimately the snow in their own soul. The Freeride Film Festival gathers salient moments and witnesses of the freeride Bigs from ski, snowboard, splitboard, telemark, as well as speed riding, approached as both alpinism and heliski.

The freeride spirit leaves its track also in those who own a smaller experience and wish it to be widened: European Freeride Festival was created with this purpose, to make powder suitable for all. Then the European Freeride Forum with workshops and artva camps, but also product tests in the Freeride Test Village, in order to understand the importance of safety as well as the know-how of techniques and technologies in the world of off-piste mountaineering.

A considerable chapter of the video is dedicated to Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*, the most important freeride skiing and snowboarding challenge in Italy for all 2015: breathtaking images tell of the instants of suspense lived by the 80 athletes, come from all over the world to conquer the podium.

Eventually, a special conversation with the legend of alpinism. Manolo inspires his audience with significant words above mountain and the possibility to live it in freedom but with awareness.

Are you ready for the second edition of European Freeride Festival? 2016 dates will be announced soon!European Freeride Festival is the powder event open to everyone with the claim ‘Freeriding for All‘. Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Splitboard and ski-snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts can live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

Photo Credits
Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli, Melissa Iannace, Eze Urrets

Livigno, the Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu

European Freeride Festival is an event organised by Moon, the Italian communications and events agency specialized in outdoor and action sports, in collaboration with Livigno Touristic Promotion company.

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European Freeride Festival starts with a bang

Post author By Elisa
Post date February 18, 2015

The right preconditions for a result enchanting all the presents, from Australia to Japan, passing through China and United States: European Freeride Festival just wrote a brand new page among the events dedicated to powder, bringing to Livigno over 1,000 presences for the cultural and sporting 5-days.

‘Perfect’ was the most pronounced adjective, particularly by snow events experts: the pro rider Wang Lei, flown from China to Livigno to present his new film at the Freeride Film Festival, as well as Aline Bock, former Freeride World Tour champion, at European Freeride Festival for her Völkl Split & Freeride Camp. Among the international guests were also the Nations part of World Snowboard Federation, from Japan to Northern Europe, to a very special crew coming from Oceania, all come to enjoy the various activities in program.

The mountain big spirit smiled to who, with respect and devotion, chose to glide on its snow during the cosmopolitan kermesse: a rich snowfall delighted everyone, offering the stunning view of whitened Livigno. Virgin slopes for who wanted to draw the first track going outdoor with Livigno Mountain Guides for freeride excursions and lessons of several difficulty levels.

Password for all: know the mountain. With this purpose, safety workshops by Mystic Freeride and artva camps were organised on a daily basis, for beginners as well as professionals, in order to learn how to the use of technical equipment such as artva, probes and shovel. Outdoor lessons, as well as Splitboard and Telemark experiences, took place in the area surrounding the Freeride Test Village, the big outdoor village where everyone could try and test freeride and mountaineering equipment of over 40 brands.

The mountain was also subject of the round table ‘From Freeriding to Free Climbing’: legendary Manolo started a conversation aimed to recognise and understand the right approach to sporting ‘free’ disciplines which, like opposites, go towards or against gravity in a path from base to top, and viceversa.

Snow and mountain culture could be expressed in special educational moments during European Freeride Forum, dedicated to the over 40 media present. The multicultural discussions with high-level speakers such as Benjamin Reuter, the renowned White Risk co-founder, represented the most engaging aspect. But the forum format also characterised Freeride Film Festival, the first powder film exhibition dedicated to live the freeriding emotions over uncontaminated landscapes limits, face to face with the protagonists. The speed rider Aaron Durogati, pro snowboarder Wang Lei, pro freeriders Nat Segal and Evelina Nilsson were at Cinelux during their premieres, sit among the audience to tell their experiences during the breathtaking video recording.

The nights offered their best around Livigno top locales: 1816 brewery, the highest in Europe, the historic Stalet and Miky’s gave life to European Freeride Festival’s nocturnal soul, with live music and meetings between Freeride World Qualifier pro riders and all the snow lovers.

Plenty of adrenaline was spread during Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*, with international athletes who competed on vertiginous rock cliffs in Val Cantone, and Livigno Ski & Snow Alp Race, the ski and snowboard alp focused on ascend.

European Freeride Festival second edition is in the air already, with new dates to save and lots of surprises dedicated to ‘Freeriding For All’: stay tuned!

Watch the complete photogalery from the event at the official facebook fanpage www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival/photos_stream

European Freeride Festival is the powder event open to everyone with the claim ‘Freeriding for All‘. Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Splitboard and ski-snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts can live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

Contacts European Freeride Festival

Press Office:
Agnese Facchini – agnese@moonsrl.it
mobile 0039 392 8889266 – office 0039 059 9783397

Foto Credits
Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli
Eze Urrets
Melissa Iannace
Jill Meyer
Pia Schroeter

Livigno, the Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – THE VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu

Tags European Freeride Festival, freeride, livigno

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Save the date: European Freeride Festival Program

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 27, 2015

European Freeride Festival’s official program has been released, with plenty of sporting and cultural appointments warming up Livigno’s atmosphere from the 31st of January to the 4th of February. Special moments will be dedicated to sport, to learn and self-improve in freeride disciplines such as skiing, snowboarding, telemark and splitboarding, through guided tours, also in helicopter (heliski), and the Splitboard and Telemark Experiences. For those who would like to upgrade their splitboard or telemark level, there will be the opportunity to carry on two camps featuring special instructors: The White Planet Telemark camp with Manolo and the Volkl Split & Freeride Camp by Aline Bock. Detailed information at: http://bit.ly/EFF_mountain_ac.

The competition will be a dig into adrenaline with Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*, the freeride contest reserved to pro snowboarders and skiers from all over the world. Epic moments will come out during Livigno Ski & Snow Alp Race, the ski and snowboard alp contest open to all Freeride Pass owners.

The powder and mountain culture will be celebrated with international meetings: the Freeride Film Festival will offer 2-days of the best big mountain riding and skiing films; media and professionals will find their own treasure during European Freeride Forum, where snow market key players will share up-to-date information and knowledge. Safety and DIY workshops will be developed over theoretical and practical lessons on safety practices and equipment use, while all over the Freeride Test Village and Expo Area it will be possible to test materials and tools for mountaineering and freeriding. Read the full program at page http://bit.ly/EFF_program_en.

The nights will be delighted by traditional dinners at Stalet (Carosello 3000) and Camanel chalet (Mottolino), then parties and live music will carry on in the best Italian style!

You will get all this and much more by purchasing the Freeride Pass, which will give all the participants the amazing EFF official mug, sporting magazines by 4ActionMedia, a special discount to access the swimming centre Aquagranda, as well as many gadgets and freedrinks by Red Bull.

Still waiting? Just 2 days left to the start! Book now your Freeride Pass online at page http://bit.ly/Freeride_Pass_en!

European Freeride Festival is the powder event open to everyone with the claim ‘Freeriding for All‘. Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Splitboard and ski-snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts will live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

The Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – THE VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu.

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Aline Bock at European Freeride Festival

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 26, 2014

Rumors were true, at European Freeride Festival the big names of international freeriding will be present and they are much more than guests: with the Völkl Split & Freeride Camp it will be possible to learn all the powder secrets with the freeride world champion Aline Bock!

Splitboarding is the alpine discipline which allows the snowboarders to access the most remote backcountry areas with a single and dual means: the splitboard. During European Freeride Festival the split passionates will have the opportunity to join Aline Bock for 3 days, to figure out the tech fundamentals both for equipment and athletics. From the uphill hikes featuring the two split halves, to the board and bindings setting, with the aim to rush down the slopes drawing clean lines on the immaculate snow of Livigno.

The camp will feature two different moments: the first will offer an entire day of theoretical and practical lessons about the correct use and setting of the splitboard overall equipment, as well as the topics inherent the safety and risk management in freeriding. It will be followed by two whole days of backcountry tours where Aline will teach the how-to, always guided by the local Alpine Guides, facing a 1,000 mt altitude gap.

The camp includes: 3-days Freeride Pass, 3-days lift ticket and the complete equipment kit composed of splitboard, artva, probe pole, shovel and ABS Airbag. The accommodation in the same hotel as Aline, with half-board treatment, is thought to have fun and chilling-out with the other camp fellows. The overall cost is of € 490.00.

Attention please! The camp is reserved to 10 participants only, in order to have a more personalised relation as well as an accurate examination of each one. Booking now your participation is guaranteed: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/booking/volkl-split-freeride-camp-with-aline-bock

Camp changes such as no accommodation or the addition of one or more days to the hotel booking are available, please contact activity@europeanfreeridefestival.com.

About Aline Bock
As a former freestyle snowboarder, Aline became Vize World Champion the first year of joining the Freeride World Tour and claimed the title of the Freeride World Tour Champion in 2010. Since then, the German snowboarder has been focusing on big mountain and backcountry film projects and travelled to the most beautiful spots of the planet. ’For me, splitboarding is a new way of moving in the mountains,’’ Aline Bock explains. ‘Many lines that I have only seen from the slopes before are accessible now. I love the experience in nature, far away from the crowds, always happy sharing my passion.“ www.alinebock.de

European Freeride Festival is the powder event open to everyone with the claim ‘Freeriding for All‘.
Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, Splitboard and ski-snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts will live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

European Freeride Festival Contacts
Press Office: Agnese Facchini – agnese@moonsrl.it – 0039 392 8889266
web: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com
mail: info@europeanfreeridefestival.com
fb: www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival
Instagram: www.instagram.com/europeanfreeridefestival#
TW: www.twitter.com/europeanFF
tel: 0039.059. 9783397

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Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4* at European Freeride Festival

Post author By Elisa
Post date November 26, 2014

If the name itself suggests a continental ouverture, you can be sure that European Freeride Festival will have a completely international appeal thanks to the competitive presence of Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*.

Four stars is the maximum category for the Freeride World Qualifier series, assigned just to 9 super-selected events worldwide. This is to guarantee its athletes several highest-level standards in terms of race organisation, path difficulty, final prizes and points valuable for the final ranking, which gives access to the most important powder competition: Freeride World Tour.Only 80 riders will be allowed to enter the Livigno Freeride World Qualifier, divided in 4 categories: Ski, Snowboard, Women, Men. To participate, riders will have to apply and wait to be selected by the Freeride World Tour, basing on the position they earned in the Freeride World Qualifier ranking.The contest will take place during just one day, from the 2nd to the 4th of February, depending on weather conditions, over the Corna di Capra North-East side. All the riders will face a 781 mt altitude gap, starting from the 3,001 mt height top, over extreme slopes characterised by a max angle of 45°, with the aim to win the final total prize money of € 10,000.

Corna di Capra, North-East side, location for Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4 Stars

The degree of spectacularity featuring this breathtaking race is perceivable already and European Freeride Festival has reserved its participants the opportunity to live an unforgettable experience: by purchasing the Freeride Pass it is possible to watch the contest directly from the event parterre thanks to the Heli-taxi service!For more information about the competition, please visit www.livignofreerideworldtour.eu. The tickets for Heli-taxi service are limited, the access at a special price is reserved to Freeride Pass owners only. Booking is available by writing to activity@europeanfreeridefestival.com.European Freeride Festival is the powder event open to everyone with the claim ‘Freeriding for All‘.
Ski, snowboard, telemark, splitboard and ski/snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts will live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

European Freeride Festival Contacts
Press Office: Agnese Facchini – agnese@moonsrl.it – mob. 0039 392 8889266
web: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com
email: info@europeanfreeridefestival.com
fb: www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival

The Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – THE VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.euEuropean Freeride Festival is an event organized by Moon, the Italian communications and events agency specialized in outdoor and action sports, in collaboration with Livigno Touristic Promotion company.

Tags European Freeride Festival, freeride world tour, livigno

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European Freeride Festival is online!

Post author By Elisa
Post date November 13, 2014

Is now online European Freeride Festival’s website, the European freeride event that will take place in Livigno from the 31st of January to the 4th of February 2015.

www.europeanfreeridefestival.com provides useful information and the latest news about the festival with the claim ‘Freeriding for All’: whoever is interested in freeriding, no matter if beginner or advanced, will be able to find out about the several activities included in the event program and choose the best experience depending on their interest and riding level.

The event program is available at: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en

On the website it will be possible to book the Freeride Pass, that will give the opportunity to take part to numerous activities with just one pass. The Freeride Pass includes: Welcome Kit EFF, a pass for the Freeride Film Festival, as well as Freeride Expo and Freeride Test Village, Artva Clinic, registration for the Ski-Snow Alp race, pass for workshops and forums, parties, happy hours, live music gigs and freedrinks.

The Freeride Pass will provide a price reduction for other optional activities such as: freeride camp (snowboard, splitboard, ski, telemark), freeride tours with alpine guides, heliski, VIP dinners, Splitboard Experience, Telemark Experience and many more.

The Freeride Pass and activities booking will be available soon.

For further information: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/freeride-pass-2

Are you a shop or a club? Contact us to have more information and discounted prices reserved for groups!

The Italian most important winter trade-fair Skipass recently honored Livigno with its Freeride Awards, stating that the ski resort is the perfect place in Italy for freeriding. So carpe diem, don’t miss the chance to discover the most gorgeous heights and the finest powder of the Alps!

European Freeride Festival is open to everybody. Ski, Snowboard, Telemark, ski- and snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts will live the perfect experience during European Freeride Festival.

European Freeride Festival Contacts
web: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com
email: info@europeanfreeridefestival.com
fb: www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival
phone: 0039.059. 9783397

The Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose.
ivigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – THE VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu

European Freeride Festival is an event organized by MOON, the Italian communications and events agency specialized in outdoor and action sports, in collaboration with Livigno Touristic Promotion company.

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European Freeride Festival – News

Post author By silvia
Post date July 15, 2014

Livigno announces the European Freeride Festival 2015 provisional program, which will take place from January 31st to February 4th, and opens the application for volunteers to join the event staff.

Following the Livigno Freeride Project launched in autumn 2013, a ground breaking touristic concept on the Alps with open Freeride areas to everyone, the Valtellina top resort is thrilled to host the European Freeride Festival 2015. The provisional schedule of the event promises a week full of exciting powder days and a bunch of sport and lifestyle activities throughout the week.

‘FREERIDING FOR ALL is the slogan for this first edition of the European Freeride Festival’ states Luca Moretti, President of the Livigno Tourist Office.’This event will offer everyone a chance to enter and experience the world of Freeriding with awareness, offering a fantastic program of activities’.

The program includes events around all possible Freeriding disciplines, such as ski, snowboard, telemark, ski-alp and as well as entertaining and educational activities for both beginners and experts. Business to business highlights will make the event an attractive happening for shops, industries and media.

With an extraordinary 5-days-program, everyone is welcome to celebrate the world of Freeriding in the breath taking resort of Livigno, also known as the ‘Italian small Tibet’.

22 activities are confirmed already: a Snow-Ski Alp contest and a qualification event for the Freeride World Tour; the first European Freeride Forum for media, industries, agencies and athletes will be hosted – an interactive session developed in association with Outdoor Sport Valley and the Swiss Institute for Avalanche Research; the Freeride Film Festival will present 8 hours of films in 4 different panels; more than 20 brands will be present at the Freeride Test Village; workshops, clinics, camp, party and live music will be announced soon.

Moreover the European Freeride Festival opens the application process for voluntary workers who want to be part of the event staff to live a unique experience and connect with other freeride lovers. If you are interested to become a volunteer, please send your application and CV to info@europeanfreeridefestival.com. The main requirements are a good knowledge of English spoken language, a positive attitude, team workskills and, most important, passion for freeriding.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM EUROPEAN FREERIDE FESTIVAL 2015
(by place/activity)
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Everyday from 9.00am to 3.00pm Freeride trip with guides and heli (to be booked)
Everyday from 9.00am to 3.00pm Freeride Camps

Saturday (January the 31st )
from 9.00am to 1.00pm site inspection for Snow-Ski Alp race

Sunday and Monday (February the 1st and 2nd)
from 9.00am to 12.00am Snow-Ski Alp Race (only Sunday)
from 9.00am to 3.00pm Freeride Test Village and Artva Clinics
from 9.00am to 3.00pm Telemark Experience + Sliptboard Experience

Monday and Tuesday (February the 2nd and 3rd)
from 9.00am to 3.00pm Freeride Contest
from 7.00pm to 10.00pm spritz time & dinner

STAGE AREA
Everyday from 3.00pm to 4.00 pm: presentations, prize givings, spritz time and live music.
Monday the 1st February : Lumberjack Triathlon

PLAZA PLACHEDA – BOOKING DESK
Everyday from 9.00am to 6.00 pm: Check-in, welcome kit and passes, booking activities, Bus Ticket

PLAZA PLACHEDA – RACE OFFICE
Everyday from 9.00am to 6.00 pm registrations, info riders, riders meeting, media office

PLAZA PLACHEDA – CONFERENCE HALL
Sunday (February the 1st)
from 4.00 pm to 6.00pm Workshop Custom Made
from 9.00pm to 10.00pm social dinner with music and party

Monday (February the 2nd)
from 3.00pm to 5.00pm Photo Workshop
from 5.00pm to 7.00 pm Freeride Forum
European Freeride Festival Contacts:
web: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com
mail: info@europeanfreeridefestival.com
fb: www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival
Instagram: www.instagram.com/europeanfreeridefestival#
TW: www.twitter.com/europeanFF
phone: 0039.059. 9783397

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