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Choice Split & Freeride Camps 2017

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 18, 2017

It´s on! Mother Hulda has been delivering and the powder hunt has just begun! With the official start of the freeriding season, the Choice Split & Freeride Camps presented by Blue Tomato will be kicking off into the next round – with new partners, new destinations and new camp dates.

Together with Blue Tomato, event manager Pia Schroeter and former freeride World Champion and professional snowboarder Aline Bock will be organizing split & freeride camps in 2017 again.

Backcountry fans and powder junkies can look forward to five exciting weekends in Austria´s best freeriding resorts. Rustic mountain huts and cosy freeride-friendly accomodations will be the base camps of all expeditions into uncharted snowy terrains.

In quest of untracked powder runs and always attended by local mountain guides and professional snowboarders, every day´s mission will bring up new snowboarding, splitboarding and also freeskiing adventures in winterwonderland.

From basic avalanche trainings and risk management workshops up to crevasse rescue practise and rope techniques, no matter if you are an experienced freerider or backcountry rookie, everyone gets his or her money´s worth at the different levels of Choice Split & Freeride Camps.

Nothing better than learning from the pros! Aline Bock or Mario Kaeppeli will be on hand to help you pick your line during the day and give you insight into a professional snowboarder´s life by showing movies and presentations in the evenings.

First priority at all Choice Split & Freeride Camps has always been and will always be: to collect as many powder kilometres as possible. No matter, if you like to use snowboards or powder skis, all camps will have at least one or two days of skinning and touring up on the schedule.

From the Amplid or Volkl splitboard, to Volkl or Plum bindings and freeride boots from Deeluxe, full avalanche safety sets from Ortovox and original ABS backpacks, up to helmets and goggles from Alpina, all camps will be providing a free demo/test center for all participants.

All camp dates at a glance:

Camp 1: Axamer Lizum – Birgitzkoepflhaus – 17.-19.02.17

Camp 2: Youngstar Travel Jugendgaestehaus Schoenfeld – Innerkrems – 23.-26.02.17

Camp 3: Kaunertal Glacier – Gepatschhaus – 17.-19.03.2017

Camp 4: Kuehtai – Zirmbachalm – 24.-26.03.17

Camp 5: Blockhaus Fitness & Freeride week Zillertal – Bergchalet Schwemberger 02.-07.04.17

Partners: Blue Tomato, Amplid, Volkl Snowbaords, Alpina Sports, Plum Splitboard, Ortovox, ABS Avalanche Safety, Deeluxe Snowboardboots, Goalzero, Axamer Lizum, Birgitzkoepflhaus, Youngstar Travel, Jugendgaestehaus Schoenfeld, Kaunertaler Gletscher, Gepatschhaus, Kuehtai, Zirmbachalm, Bergchalet Schwemberger Zillertal

Adventure awaits you out there! Spots are limited, you´d hurry up! Info and booking at

www.choice-company.com/snow-camps

Tags freeride, powder, splitboarding

Reports

Freeride World Qualifier 2* at The Remarkable

Post author By Elisa
Post date August 28, 2016

We’re excited to release the edit for The North Face Frontier Freeride World Qualifier 2* comp which took place at The Remarkable ski field in Queenstown, NZ on Monday 22 August!

The competition saw a heavy hitting field of 80 skiers and snowboarders battle for top scores at Queenstown’s The Remarkables Ski field in New Zealand. The riding was next level as competitors made the most of the stunning natural terrain of the Shadow Basin to attempt their most daring tricks and technical lines.

More info & results here: freerideworldqualifier.com

You’ll find the edit on The North Face Frontier 2016 1st Place Men’s Snowboard – Rupert Smith:

Tags freeride, freeride world qualifier

Features Reports

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

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.

Tags European Freeride Festival, freeride, livigno

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The mountain on stage with Freeride Film Festival

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 30, 2015

n between air and water. Gliding, flying, becoming oxygen and hydrogen. Is it possible to live those emotions in the best big mountain riders and skiers’ shoes?

Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of February at Cinelux in Livigno, the explosive quiet of freeriding will be narrated through various directors’ eyes during the Freeride Film Festival, in a multitude of shots and images that will take viewers’ breath away, with shaking hearts. During the 2-nights, from 5.00 to 11.00 pm, 4 panels will be projected for 9 hours of pure adrenaline. The all-female movie ‘Pure – Shades of Winter’ will open the cinema festival with international exceptional skiers. Following titles will be: Perceptions, Days of my Youth, Sedna, Peaks Trilogy. On Monday evening the medium-length films from X-Treme Video production and Adventure Awards will be broadcasted. Full program and film descriptions are published on the official website at page www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/activities/freeride-film-festival.

Not only projections, but also the opportunity to talk directly to the international guests. The Freeride Film Festival will be in fact a special moment to meet impressive athletes such as Aaron Durogati, paragliding world champion and ‘Peaks Trilogy’ protagonist, who will open a proper cine-forum for his film projection on Sunday the 1^st at 10 pm. From the Alps to the Great Wall, up and down the most important Eurasian mountains top: on Monday the 2^nd of February it will be possible to meet Wang Lei, China snowboard legend, during X-Treme Video session.

Living European Freeride Festival’s cultural side will be possible thanks to the Freeride Pass, which will give access to all the urban appointments in Livigno, such as the Freeride Film Festival at Cinelux, European Freeride Forum in Plaza Placheda, all the workshops dedicated to safety in freeriding and custom boards, as well as night happenings like aperitifs, parties and live music! Book now your Freeride Pass online at:
http://www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/booking/freeridepass-eff.

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
tel: 0039.059.9783397

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. 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.

Tags film festival, freeride, livigno

Events Features

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!

Tags European Freeride Festival, freeride, livigno

Events Features

2015 European Freeride Forum presented by World Snowboard Federation

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 3, 2015

The European Freeride Forum is the new yearly international appointment where freeride market professionals, media and stakeholders meet to discuss about fundamental topics. Composed of 6 panels and workshops in two days, it is the perfect opportunity to learn about new techniques for safety, snow and avalanche technical information and freeride competitions’ details as well as event organization steps and tips.

2015 European Freeride Forum is presented by World Snowboard Federation during European Freeride Festival in Livigno (31^st Jan – 4^th Feb 2015): all the forum panels’ are in fact accessible for the Freeride Pass owners only.

Note: the ‘Projekt:Berg’ practical workshop held on Tuesday is on charge with a € 30 ticket.

2015 European Freeride Forum – Program

Monday the 2^nd, February 2015

4.30 pm – White Risk: Avalanche Prevention for All.
Presented by Benjamin Reuter (SLF – Swiss Institute for Avalanche Research)

White Risk is the most comprehensive interactive web-based platform for avalanche prevention, trip planning and avalanche risk management for the backcountry. White Risk consists of three different parts. First, White Risk EXPLORE offers an extensive online resource for practical avalanche knowledge. This explorative part provides comprehensive avalanche knowledge for beginners and professionals alike. Illustrative graphics, animations, movies and interactive tools are designed to stimulate the users’ interest. Second, White Risk TOUR is a trip-planning tool to organize backcountry trips online. Key data are provided to the mobile app White Risk for access en route. Third, White Risk PRO provides photos, graphics, animations and movies to build a customized presentation for avalanche instructors. White Risk is available in German, French, Italian and English on the website www.whiterisk.ch.

The SLF is an interdisciplinary research and service centered located in Davos Dorf. It forms part of the WSL – the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research – and thus belongs to the domain of the ETH (Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). Its scientists conduct research on snow, the atmosphere, natural hazards, permafrost and mountain ecological systems, and develop innovative products that translate their knowledge into practical applications. The SLF seeks to engage in top-level research while contributing to the resolution of urgent societal issues, for example in the fields of natural hazard warning systems and the analysis of climate and environmental change.

5.30 pm – Livigno Freeride Project.
Presented by Fabiano Monti (ALPsolut)

Since winter season 2013-2014 Livigno started the Freeride project, a 360° service on backcountry activities. A local avalanche bulletin is provided daily to inform about the snow stability conditions, meetings with the public are organized weekly for promoting freeride culture and snow safety concepts. For easing the approach to the backcountry trails for skitouring and for snowshoe are tracked and managed; moreover a freeride map with terrain classification is provided. For the experts, heliski activity is organized as well. Within the project some initiatives for promoting the wild-life protection are carried on. Thus, access to backcountry activities in Livigno is simpler and safer thanks also to the understandable way of communication provided by the Livigno Freeride Project.

Alpsolut is a start-up company with the aim to provide state-of-the art scientific products for practitioners and the general public. Our team consists of a group of international professionals from a variety of disciplines. Snow is not just a business for us, it is a lifestyle and our passion – we think snow.

6.00 pm – Freeride World Tour.
Presented by Berti Denervaud (head of sport of Freeride World Tour).

The history, the events around the world, the different categories and the way to qualify for the most important international freeride competition.

FWT Management SA, based in Lutry/Lausanne-Switzerland, is organizing world-class sports events in mountain resorts and regions since 1996. Founder of “Xtreme Verbier” – iconic event in freeride skiing & snowboarding –, FWT Management SA has taken the stand-alone Xtreme Verbier event to create in 2008 Freeride World Tour (FWT), Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ), and a Freeride Skiing Team Competition (Swatch Skiers Cup) with events in Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.

Tuersday the 3^rd, February 2015

1.00 pm – Projekt:Berg. A high level educational program for avalanche trainings composed of 2 practical workshops . Presented by Benjamin Reuter (Mountain guide; SLF – Swiss Institute for Avalanche Research).

Workshop 1: “BE OUT BE READY”

Avalanche Rescue training coached by avalanche professionals. Got your safety pack? Now, keep cool! A tricky avalanche rescue scenario is waiting to be solved. There were three riders. You see their tracks. Now they nap below the snow. Get organized, get going! We provide comprehensive feedback on your performance and offer training with professional coaching! This is a highly dynamic workshop suited for everyone who believes controlling the beacon is easy.

Workshop 2: “BE A PRO”

Snow fracture, avalanches release, dig in with the avalanche professionals’ coaching. Keen to see what happens below your feet when riding? What does a weak layer look like? When does it fail? Summer and winter we do nothing else but think and live snow and avalanches. With us you get your chance to dig deep in: Get your hands on the snowpack. Do the pros’ tests. Ask all your questions.

NOTE: Partecipation to Projekt:Berg workshops cost € 30 and need to be booked in advance. Both will be executed in the outdoor area in front of Plaza Placheda. Meeting point is at the EFF INFO POINT in Plaza Placheda at 1.00 pm

5.00 pm – How to organize a Freeride Event.
Presented by Freeride World Tour

What’s behind a freeride event? How to guarantee the quality of the slopes and the safety of the partecipants? Which mountain to choose depending on the level of the competition? A short guide about the main topic to consider in order to organize a succesfull (and safe) freeride event.

For more information about the European Freeride Forum and to book your participation to Projekt:Berg Workshops please contact Anna Negri at anna@moonsrl.it.

European Freeride Forum is organized by MOON, the Italian communications and events agency specialized in outdoor and action sports, in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, Boardsports Source and Livigno Touristic Promotion company.

Tags european freeride fest, european freeride forum, freeride, livigno, WSF

Events Features

European Freeride Festival

Post author By silvia
Post date May 16, 2014

Livigno announces a brand new project to be added to the rich event calendar of the Italian top resort. The European Freeride Festival first edition will take place next winter 2015 from January the 31st to February the 4th. A unique event dedicated to passionates and curious all over Europe, already confirmed until 2017.
With the Livigno Freeride Project being launched last autumn 2013, the powder culture has been already significantly strengthened in the resort: the backcountry routes have been increased with a particular focus to the discipline preparatory areas, the daily avalanche bulletins, new itineraries for snow rackets and ski touring, heliski services and free workshop with the local Mountain Guides in order to find out the equipments and the self-help techniques. An exclusive and innovative initiative among the European alpine resorts which expresses Livigno’s willpower to make freeride accessible to everyone.

‘Organising an international event dedicated to freeride is the natural evolution of our effort in this direction.‘ stated Luca Moretti, President of Livigno Touristic Promotion company. ‘Hosting the European Freeride Festival we would like to give everyone the opportunity to approach the freeride world, spreading the culture and awareness of this practice with safety‘.

The European Freeride Festival will be open to everyone. Snowboard, ski, telemark, ski touring and further disciplines will be added starting from the second edition in 2016. From expert athletes to curious newbies, every powder-passionate will find a place during this groundbreaking event.

The programme will offer competitive moments with freeride and ski touring contests open to ski, snowboard, telemark, men and women, pro and amateur categories, as well as guided tours over the resort itineraries and the possibility of Heliski tours for the most exigent partecipants. A Freeride village will be hosted in cooperation with the Pro Shop Test to try all the season tecnhnical products, Freeride Camps for all levels, from basics to advanced workshops with guides and experts to learn how to deal with the most difficult paths. The Freeride Film Festival will enliven the evenings and there will be parties and other social moments to meet other passionates from all over Europe as well as international guests.

The 2015 European Freeride Festival date has been strategically placed between the end of Burton European Open in Laax and the start of ISPO trade-fair in Munich (February 5-8), during the Freeride World Tour european stops, in order to allow passionates, professionals, media and pro athletes to partecipate. The organisation will offer a bus service from Livigno to Munich on February the 4th to support the sector professionals in their travel to ISPO.

An international teamwork is working on the organisation of 2015-2017 European Freeride Festivals in Livigno, with the mission ‘Freeriding for All’ to promote the mountain culture with safety for everyone. Save the date: the countdown has started.

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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