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FSI presents the FSI Banked Slalom Tour – Banked To Surf!

This winter season has been one of the best since a couple of years, thanks to perfect snow and weather conditions. FSI proudly announces the latest and best news: the first FSI Banked Slalom Tour! The banked slalom allows everybody to participate and have fun, no matter the age, the gender and the level of riding, gathering together riders who love snowboarding and want to spend a nice day on the snow, sharing their passion!

FSI Banked Slalom Tour “BANKED TO SURF” is part of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour, the international tour of banked slalom events worldwide. FSI will travel around Italy and invites you to its three stops:

18th March 2018 – Prato Nevoso – Positivity Fest Bankd Slalom
14th April 2018 – Madonna di Campiglio – SuperGrostè Banked Slalom
FINALS 28th April – 1st May 2018 – Macugnaga – Positivity in Pink

The winners of every stop, both males and females, will win a surf camp for one week in Santader, Spain, thanks to the collaboration with Snowave.

Furthermore, the winners of the Prato Nevoso and Madonna di Campiglio stops will win the invitation to the final event, the Positivity in Pink di Macugnaga, and will have a free 4 days skipass thanks to Funivie Macugnaga – Monte Rosa, so that they will enjoy for free the skipass for the event, together with parties, barbecues and snowboard tests to conclude in the best possible way this winter season.  

The winner of each tour stop will participate, together with the winners of all the other WSF BANKED SLALOMS, at the final tombula and have the chance to win snowboard goodies and the ticket for the Legendary Mount Baker Banked Slalom, the biggest and most famous banked slalom worldwide!

Positivity Fest 2017 – rider: Tato Chiala

In order to participate to the FSI Banked Slalom Tour, you have to be a FSI member (check how you can get a membership cart here)

FSI Banked Slalom Tour “BANKED TO SURF” is supported by Snowave and Big Air Shop

FSI Banked Slalom Tour thanks all its sponsors: Prato Nevoso, Snowpark Prato Nevoso, Funivie Madonna di Campiglio, Ursus Snowpark Madonna di Campiglio, Funivie Macugnaga – Monte Rosa.

For more information, please write and email to segreteria@fsi.it

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Italian Snowboard Tour: Andrea Kichelmaker and Jane Brunori won the second contest in Campo Felice

Last sunday, 8th february, was held in Campo Felice the contest “SWUP Master 3”, valid as the second stop of Italian Snowboard Tour. Finally, after the heavy snowfall of last weeks, the structures of SWUP Park are back in perfect set to host the contest.

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The set up of the race line included two jumps of 10 meters, a piramid plug of 9 meters and a bomb. The atmosphere of the day was as always very fun and that has guaranteed the right energy to the rider during the competition until the final awards party.

The battle for the podium was fight from the first run, but Andrea Kichelmaker, the winner of male category, upped the pace and won against Simone Prainito (second place) and Joseph Ceroli (third place), riding two runs in switch!

Andrea Kichelmaker’s run was switch 360 / switch metod / switch 50-50 / switch 18.
The run of the winner of the women’s category, Jane Brunorisi, was indy / indy / 50-50 / bonk.

The top three riders in each category won the ticket to the final of the Monte Bondone and free enrollment to FSI, the winners also won a prize in cash!

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A special thanks to Campo Felice, WP Boardrider, Go Pro, Burton, Ogio, Oakley and Nissan who supported the organization of the contest. Big up also for the great work of SWUP Park’s crew.

General Ranking SWUP Master 3 – Campo Felice:

Women
1.Brunori Jane
2.Mariani Manuela

Men
1.Kichelmaker Andrea
2.Prainito Simone
3.Ceroli Joseph
4.Dangelo Fabio
5.Di David Ianni
6.Zannini Luca
7.Giosuè Antony
8.Pesci Federico
9.Graziosi Marco
10.Moroni Alessandro
11.Giosuè Jordan
12.Pellegrini Filippo
13.Fondato Nicola
14. Bees Michele

The next stop is scheduled for next sunday, 15th february at Alpe di Siusi! See you there!

For more information and details on the stages and Regulation visit fsi.it or mail to: italiansnowboardtour@fsi.it

The Italian Snowboard tour is supported by: Nitro, 32, Trentino, Facciosnao and media partner 4Snowboard, Boardaction, Hot Ice Snowboard.

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Report first stop Italian Snowboard Tour

Last Sunday, 1st February, was held the first stop of Italian Snowboard Tour! After postponements of the first stops planned in Bardonecchia and Campo Felice caused from bad snow and weather conditions, the sun finally shined on the Alps and allowed to carry out successfully the first contest of the tour: “Ride the Game” in San Simone (Brembo Ski resort) on the structures of a flawless Orobik Snowpark.

The atmosphere during the day was great, full of fun, as dictated by the true spirit of snowboarding freestyle; but is not missed, however, the competitive aspect of the event, the technical level of the participants was quite high and the victory was hard fought by the rider.

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The set up of the race line of Orobik Snowpark was a great result of a significant work of the park’s staff.
The line was technical but balanced with two jump and two jibbing structures that allowed the riders to give their best.
The winner of male category was Marco Donzelli, clean and technical on the jump, second place for  Alex Stewart, very technical on rails instead. Third place for Giacomo Erricchiello.
On the women’s podium instead, first place for Arianna Cau followed by Sara Silvestri and Katie Stewart

Ranking Italian Snowboard Tour, San Simone February 1st, 2015:

Female category:
1.Arianna Cau
2.Sara Silvestri
3.Katie Stewart

Male category:
1.Marco Donzelli
2.Alex Stewart
3.Giacomo Errichiello
4.Mattia Pirola
5.Roberto Botti
6.Daniele Tavola
7.Gianluca Perletti
8.Mattia Ghidini
9.Andrea Alborghetti
10.Giancarlo Forelli
11.Fabio Scaglia
12.Davide Valenti

The top three winners in each category won the ticket for the final of the Italian Snowboard Tour in Monte Bondone on 28 – 29 March, 2015.
A very positive start for Italian Snowboad Tour! The appointment is now set for sunday, 8 february in Campo Felice with the contest SWUP Master 3.

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For all updates about the circuit and the next steps follow us on fsi.it , on our Facebook fanpage or send a message to: italiansnowboardtour@fsi.it

The Italian Snowboard tour is supported by: Nitro, 32, Trentino, Facciosnao and media partners 4Snowboard, Boardaction, Hot Ice Snowboard.

Photo credits: Andrea De Felici (www.andreadefelici.it) e Fausto Ligas

About Italian Snowboard Tour:
The Italian Snowboard Tour is a circuit of seven slopestyle races hosted in seven of the most beautiful Italian ski resorts, from the Alps to the Apennines, where only the best riders of each stage will win a tiket for the final of Monte Bondone and win the title Champion of Italy Slopestyle FSI. The total prize money of the entire circuit is about € 12,000!

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FSI Snowboard Italia announces the selection criteria for WSC Yabuli 2016

FSI Snowboard Italia announces the national selection criteria of athletes who will represent Italy at the next edition of the World Snowboard Championship WSF / TTR scheduled in march 2016 in Yabuli, China.

For the discipline of Slopestyle will be Italian Snowboard Tour the contest circuit which will elect the two best riders, winners (respectively for the men and women categories) who will represent Italy at the World Championship in China.

Italian Snowboard Tour will start on 1st february from San Simone (Bergamo) and after the planned stages will stop in Monte Bondone for the great final contest scheduled on 28th and 29th march 2015, where will be declared the winners, male and female, Italian Slopestyle Champions FSI 2015.
Riders from all over Italy, we are waiting for you!

For all the news about Italian Snowboard Tour stay updated on fsi.it ,visit our Facebook page or mail to italiansnowboardtour@fsi.it

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