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Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY Kicks Off Its 9th Season In December

In December 2021, the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato and Ride Snowboards will be kicking off into the 9th season. As every year, the popular snowboard tour attracts international riders to travel to Zillertal from everywhere. Under the aegis of the Ästhetiker crew, four tour stops will be held in 2021/2022. The events will be going down in four different Zillertal snowparks, always happening with one day of coaching and training and a slopestyle competition day. This season´s series will be kicking off with the first tour stop on December 18th and 19th at the ski resort of Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach.

Nine years of Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards! Thanks to the ongoing support by Zillertal Tourism GmbH, the Zillertal mountain companies, and tourism associations, as well as loyal partners like Blue Tomato, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull, Horsefeathers, and Dana Beanies, the popular VÄLLEY RÄLLEY will be coming home to Zillertal in December 2021 again.


Rider: Mika Schweizer photo: Dan Mullins

Zillertal Tourism General Manager Beate Kassner is looking forward to the event series: “The support of up-and-coming talents in wintersports is an extremely important topic for us in the Zillertal. We are delighted to welcome so many young athletes to the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY. The tour starts in December is an important date for all of us and we wish all our participants good luck and great success.”

In the past eight years, Zillertal´s famous snowboard tour has become one of Europe´s top events for up-and-coming snowboarding talents. „With the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY we are providing a platform for young riders to enter professional snowboarding and breathe fresh contest air,“ Ästhetiker prÄsident Steve Gruber explains. „The unique combination of coaching and contest has proven its success over the past years. Young athletes take advantage of our events to push their own level of progression. We are proud to announce that some of them have qualified for the Olympic Games.“

Boardsports fans can look forward to four action-packed weekends in the Zillertal. At every tour stop, the latest Ride Snowboards and bindings will be available for free demo/testing. And while the coaching day stands for freebie freestyle training in small groups and together with snowboard pros, Europe´s rising stars will be throwing their best tricks down all over the slopestyle course on the competition day.

All four competitions come along with medals, prizes, and prize money. And while Ride Snowboards hands out brand-new snowboards to the winners, presenting partner Blue Tomato will be organizing side events and fun competitions on the coaching day. Horsefeathers will deliver a brand-new outerwear combo for the Horsefeathers best trick winner at every tour stop.


2020’s Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall tour winners showing off their goods. Photo courtesy of Zillertal.

With every contest result, athletes will accumulate points in the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall ranking. The Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY 2021/2022 overall tour winners will be crowned into the new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family at the fourth and final stage at Hintertux Glacier. Riders participating in the tour will automatically be collecting points for the International World Snowboard Point List (WSPL). The points of the first three VÄLLEY RÄLLEY events further count as ASA (Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacup results. According to the accumulated points after the first three events, the best man, the best woman, and top rookies (U18) are qualified for the Austrian Master’s Slopestyle Finals. Rookies (U18) are collecting points in the World Rookie Ranking to qualify for the World Rookie Tour Finals. More info about the international points system can be looked up at http://www.powdern.com

Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY event schedule 2021/2022:

1.Tour stop – 18.-19.12.2021 – Skiregion Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Erste Ferienregion im Zillertal
2.Tour stop – 15.-16.01.2022 – Zillertal Arena, Zell-Gerlos
3.Tour stop – 26.-27.02.2022 – Penken Park Mayrhofen, Mayrhofen-Hippach im Zillertal
4.Tour stop – 23.-24.04.2022 – Hintertux Glacier, Betterpark Hintertux, Tux-Finkenberg

It’s understood that the actual safety precautions and conditions will be communicated, controlled, and complied at all Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY events. Late contest registrations will not be possible on site. Check www.valleyralley.at and www.zillertal.at/valleyralley for categories, age groups and registration.


Zillertal’s parks are made for all levels, from freestyle newbie to super pro. Photo courtesy of Zillertal.

About the Zillertal:
The Zillertal counts among the most popular alpine destinations. It’s well-known as Europe’s number one valley for snowboarding. Zillertal’s snow parks rank high, attracting the world’s top snowboarders to train in the valley since time immemorial. The choice is huge and there are jumps, rails, and boxes available for all levels. No matter, if you’re a freestyle newbie or snowboard pro, Zillerta’s snow parks deliver the perfect playground for any kind of tricks, jumps, and creativity. Find out more at www.zillertal.at

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7th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY Tour winners and highlights 2019/20

Jakub Hrones

 

The new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family

 

 

We are looking forward to the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY 2020/2021 starting in December 2020 into the new season with the first tour stop at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach. Don’t forget to save the dates:

  1. Tour stop       19.-20.12.2020 Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Erste Ferienregion im Zillertal
  2. Tour stop       16.-17.01.2021 Zillertal Arena
  3. Tour stop       27.-28.02.2021 Penken Park Mayrhofen, Mayrhofen-Hippach im Zillertal
  4. Tour stop      24.-25.04.2021 Hintertuxer Gletscher, Betterpark Hintertux, Tux-Finkenberg

Find out more at www.valleyralley.at and www.zillertal.at/valleyralley

Source: Die ÄSTHETIKER
Photos: Theo Acworth
Video:  Andreas MonEpic Monsberger

 

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7th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY Review

7th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards tour finals at Betterpark Hintertux, Hintertux Glacier Tux-Finkenberg, 17th 18th October 2020

Rider: Lukas Behensky

One week ago, on October 17th/18th, Bretterpark Hintertux hosted the tour finals of the 7th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato and Ride Snowboards 2019/2020. At the 4th and final tour stop of Zillertal’s most popular snowboarding slopestyle contest, there was more to win than medals and day podiums. Finally, the overall tour winners, the new Kings and Queens of the Zillertal VÄLLEY 2019/2020, were crowned. Andreas „Monepic“ Monsberger collected all highlights in this clip:

Wintery conditions followed by spotless bluebird

Saturday´s coaching and training day came along with wintery conditions and fresh powder for everyone. On Sunday morning, the snowpark showed-off with bluebird and sunshine over the large XXL setup, just in time for the snowboard slopestyle contest. Despite the challenging Covid situation, many snowboarders gathered at Hintertux Glacier, going for the last tour points, to grasp the chance of a medal, a spot on the day´s podium, or even the crown and title of overall tour champion. While „keeping distance“ and showing their best manners, the participants presented all they got to impress the judges and competitors.

Coaching Day
Playground

Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY 4th tour stop Hintertux Glacier- results:

Horsefeathers Best Trick Award:                        BS 1080 Double Cork by Naj Mekinc (SLO)

Super Groms (under 13 years):
Girls:                                                                                         Boys:
1. Shania Colsters (NED)                                               1. Matyáš Skandera (CZE)
2. Olivie Pouchova (CZE)                                              2. Nilo Lemark (SVN)
3. Lua-Marie Klemm (GER)                                          3. Jonas Kröll (AUT)

Groms (13 – 15 years):
Girls:                                                                                         Boys:
1. Vanessa Volopichova (CZE)                                   1. Paul Frischhut (AUT)
2. Kristina Holzfeind (AUT)                                         2. Lukas Behensky (AUT)
3. Noelle-Christin Jamnig (AUT)                              3. Timon Matěna (CZE)

Rookies (16-18 years):
Girls:                                                                                         Boys:
1. Eva Hanikova (CZE)                                                    1. Jakub Hrones (CZE)
2. Bianca Bierbaum (GER)                                            2. Kai Groeneveld (NED)
3. Ozbe Kuhar (SLO)

Women & Men (18+):
Women:                                                                                 Men:
1. Federica Sola (ITA)                                                      1. Naj Mekinc (SLO)
2. Emma Lantos (AUT)                                                   2. Max Deutinger (AUT)
3. Jose Antonio Aragon Salguero (ESP)

 

Rider: Naj Mekinc

 

Rider: Botond Fricz

 

Kings and Queens of the VÄLLEY

When all was set and done, the new Kings and Queens of the Zillertal VÄLLEY were celebrated with well-deserved trophies, prize money, fame, and honor for the overall tour victory.

Overall Men & Women (18+)     Queen: Vanessa Volopichova (CZE)        King: Jakub Hrones (CZE)
Rookies (16-18)                                  Queen: Hollie Smith (GBR)                           King: Jakub Hrones (CZE)
Groms (13-15)                                     Queen: Vanessa Volopichova (CZE)        King: Lukas Behensky (AUT)
Super Groms (u13)                           Queen: Shania Colsters (NED)                    King: Emil Frey (GER)

 

Overall Tour Winners
Shania Closters, Vanessa Volopichova, Jakub Hrones, Emil Frey

All results and rankings of the final tour stop and overall rankings can be looked up at www.valleyralley.at
Congratulations to all athletes and big thanks to the organizers and all helping hands.

With their participation in the VÄLLEY RÄLLEY slopestyle contest, the competing snowboarders scored valuable points for the international World Snowboard Point List (WSPL) and those under 18 years in the World Rookie Ranking. Betterpark Hintertux at Hintertux Glacier will stay open until mid-December. All information and updates can be found at www.hintertuxergletscher.at

8th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY

The 8th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY will be starting into the new season in December 2020. The online registration for the first tour stop at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach will be unlocked from December 1st onwards.

Source: Die ÄSTHETIKER
Photos: Theo Acworth
Video: Andreas „Monepic“ Monsberger

 

 

 

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Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato und Ride Snowboards

Credit: Gustav Hersmann Rider: Jan Rovensky

Finals Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY 2019/2020

Credit: Matt McHattie

Due to present circumstances, the great finals of Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY 2019/2020 hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards had to be postponed from April to October 2020.  All the more reason to get excited for this weekend when Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY finals are going down at Hintertux Glacier on October 17th/18th! It´s understood that the safety precautions and conditions will be communicated and complied with all upcoming events. For safety reasons, there won´t be any late contest registrations on the event site anymore. All info about categories, age groups, and registration can be found at www.valleyralley.at and www.zillertal.at/valleyralley 

 

8th Edition Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY 2020/2021

Rider: Steve Gruber Credit: Matt McHattie

In December 2020, the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato and Ride Snowboards will hit the 8th round. The Ästhetiker crew scheduled four tour stops for 2020/2021. The events will go down in four different Zillertal snowparks, always with one day of coaching and training and a slopestyle competition day. This season´s series will be kicking off just before Christmas with the first event on December 19th and 20th at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach.

The Ästhetiker are delighted to announce the new event schedule for 2020/2021:

1.Tourstopp  19.-20.12.2020  Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Erste Ferienregion im Zillertal
2.Tourstopp  16.-17.01.2021  Zillertal Arena
3.Tourstopp  27.-28.02.2021  Penken Park Mayrhofen, Mayrhofen-Hippach im Zillertal
4.Tourstopp  24.-25.04.2021  Hintertuxer Gletscher, Betterpark Hintertux, Tux-Finkenberg

 

Rider: Jakub Hrones Credit: Dan Mullins

In the past seven years, Zillertal´s snowboard tour has evolved into one of Europe´s top events for up-and-coming talents. „With the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY we are offering young talents the chance to get into professional snowboarding and breathe their first competition air,“ Ästhetiker president and snowboarding legend Steve Gruber explains. „The unique combination of coaching and contest has proven its success over the past years. Many young athletes use the event series to benchmark themselves against international competitors and push their own levels to higher progression.“

 

Rider: Rune De Baets Credit: Gustav Hersmann

Boardsports fans can look forward to four action-packed weekends in the Zillertal. The latest snowboards and bindings can be tested for free at the Ride Snowboards demo booth at every tour stop. And while the coaching day stands for freebie freestyle training sessions in small groups and together with snowboard pros, Europe´s rising stars will throw down their best tricks on the competition day.

Source: Die ÄSTHETIKER

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4th stop of the Zillertal Välley Rälley Tour 2019-20 at Hintertux postponed to 17th & 18th of October

Due to the actual situation, the great tour finals of the 7. Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato and Ride Snowboards will be postponed to October 17th and 18th, 2020. In the beginning of the new winter season 2020/2021, Europe’s best up-and-coming snowboard talents will be gathering at Betterpark Hintertux on Hintertux Glacier to earn last points at the 4th and final tour stop of Zillertal’s most poplular snowboard amateur series. Beside the day podiums, the overall tour winners 2019/2020 will be crowned new Kings and Queens of the VÄLLEY in Tux-Finkenberg.

In the end of September 2020, Betterpark Hintertux will be starting into the new season with its infamous XXL setup. The 4th and final Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop will now go down on October 17th and 18th, 2020. With their participation in the open slopestyle contest in Tux-Finkenberg, snowboarders will be collecting valuable points for the international World Snowboard Point List (WSPL). Beside the competition, the Ästhetiker will be on hand as coaches for freebie freestyle workshops in the park on the coaching dÄy. Ride Snowboards will be displaying 2020/2021 boards and bindings for free demo/testing on both days and throw out tons of goodies to everyone joining the Limbo RIDE Fun session. The event host Blue Tomato and outerwear partner Horsefeathers will be scouting for young talents and on top of all this, Horsefeathers will be handing out a special price for the best trick Award.

With the result from the 4th and last Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY competition 2019/2020, the overall tour winners will be determined in Tux-Finkenberg and the new Kings and Queens will be crowned Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family 2019/2020. Everyone is welcome to get involved. The online registration is obligatory for contest and coaching and will open up in early October at www.valleyralley.at.

Partners of the 4th tour stop are:
Zillertal Tourismus GmbH, Zillertaler Gletscherbahn and Betterpark Hintertux, Tux-Finkenberg Tourism, Blue Tomato, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull, Horsefeathers, Dana Beanies, World Snowboard Federation (WSF), Austrian Snowboard Federation (ASA)

Further updates are available at www.valleyralley.at oder www.zillertal.at/valleyralley

The event is a World Rookie Rank contest and can be found on the World Snowboarding Global Event Schedule.

Source: Die ÄSTHETIKER
Photos: Matt Mchatie

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The second Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY went down on the weekend!

Group Photo

The second Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards went down on January 25th and 26th, 2020 at Zillertal Arena. Around a hundred riders were present at the Actionpark Kreuzwiese in Zell to participate in the Zillertal’s popular snowboard amateur series. Andreas MonEpic Monsberger has put the highlights together in moving pictures:

Just in time for the second Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards, park designer Manfred Brandacher and his Uniqueparks.com team did their magic for an appropriate setup on Zell’s Actionpark Kreuzwiese. And after the Bagjump landingbag powered by Prinoth had been the great attraction for trainings on the coaching dÄy, competitors of all age groups were throwing down their best tricks on the contest dÄy to earn valuable points, tons of medals and prize money.

Lukas Frischhut

Scoring three times at once, it was Benedikt Fridbjornsson from Iceland, who was the absolute frontrunner of the contest. With his stylish rail trick 180 sw 50:50 360 out, he claimed the Horsefeathers Best Trick award, took home Silver in the Rookie Boys category (16-18 years) and became third in the overall men’s class in one go. Till Strohmeyer from Team Germany did almost as good with winning the Rookie contest and taking third place in the overall men’s class. But in the end it was Moritz Amsuess from Austria, who took the top spot on the overall men’s podium. Lukas Frischhut (AUT) became third in the Rookie Boys class while his brother Paul Frischhut (AUT) coincidentally took third place in the Grom Boys (13-15 years) category behind Petr Ershov (RUS) in first and Serhii Sanzhapov (UKR) in second place. Luka Kamissek (GER) went for Gold in the Super Grom Boys category (under 13 years), leaving his team mate Emil Frey (GER) and Englishman Roahan Duncan in second and third position.

Jakub Hrones

On the girl’s side, it was Manola Plur de la Rosa (GER), who took great applause for winning the Grom Girls contest and taking Silver in the women’s overall class. Her team buddy Laura Hahnl (GER) did not only dominate the Rookie Girls podium, but also took third place in the overall women’s class. Current Queen of the VÄLLEY 2019, Emma Lantos could not be beaten by anyone and defended her title, claiming the top spot on the overall female rider’s podium. In the Super Grom Girls category, Shania Colsters held up the flag for team Netherlands with a first place. Youngest rider of the competition and only 5-year old Maja Krauerova (CZE) got rewarded „most impressive Grom of the dÄy“ by the Ästhetiker jury.

Sandra Biberger from Zillertal Arena is delighted about the successful outcome of the event: „Once again, the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY has brought the youngstars of today’s snowboarding scene to the Actionpark Kreuzwiese. Especially the Bagjump Landingbag powered by Prinoth was enjoying great popularity on the coaching day. Thanks to the Ästhetiker crew and all participating kids – we are looking forward to next year at Zillertal Arena!“

Jonas Kröll

With the second out of four results, changes are appearing in the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall ranking. In the overall male category, Lukas Frischhut (AUT) takes over the lead, while Laura Zaveska (CZE) sits on top of the overall female ranking. Jakub Hrones (CZE) holds his pole position in the Rookie Boys ranking, while Hollie Smith (GBR) dominates the Rookie Girls class. On the Groms side, Serhii Sanzhapov (UKR) and Laura Zaveska (CZE) take the lead. Emil Frey (GER) and Shania Colsters (NED) are on top of the Super Grom Rankings after the second tour stop at Zillertal Arena.

Luka Kamissek

Two more events will be coming up and the overall winners will finally be crowned new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family 2020 in Hintertux. All athletes participating in the tour are collecting points for the International World Snowboard Point List (WSPL), Rookies for the World Rookie Ranking. The points from the first three VÄLLEY RÄLLEY stages are counting as ASA (Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacups and Rookies can win Wildcards for the World Rookie Finals 2020. More info at Worldsnowboarding.org and Powdern.com.

The partners of the 2nd Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop are:
Zillertal Tourism GmbH, Zillertal Arena, Blue Tomato, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull, Horsefeathers, Dana Beanies, the World Snowboard Federation (WSF), Austrian Snowboard Federation (ASA) and World Rookie Tour (WRT).

All results, rankings and photos are available at www.valleyralley.at or www.zillertal.at/valleyralley

 

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Second stop of the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour 2019/20 is goin’ down this weekend

Nico Winkler

On January 18th and 19th 2020, all eyes will be on the Actionpark Kreuzwiese at Zillertal Arena. With the second out of four Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stops hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards, the excitement rises. All those, who don’t want to miss out on Zillertal’s most popular snowboard amateur series’ second event, should sign up soon! The online registration for the open slopestyle contest and freebie freestyle coachings will remain open at until the hundred competitors mark will be reached: www.valleyralley.at

Just in time for the second tour stop, park designer Manfred Brandacher and his Uniqueparks.com team will do their magic on Zell’s Actionpark Kreuzwiese. Ride Snowboards will have the latest boards and bindings for free demo/testing on hand at Zillertal Arena. On the coaching day, the Bagjump landingbag powered by Prinoth will be the great attraction for trainings. Competitors of all age groups will be throwing down their best tricks on Zillertal Arena’s slopestyle course at Kreuzwiese on the contest day to gain valuable points, tons of medals and prize money. The new event host Blue Tomato and outerwear partner Horsefeathers Clothing will be scouting for up-and-coming talents all weekend long and Horsefeathers will be honoring the best trick with a special award.

With the second out of four results, the hunt for valuable Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall ranking points will get exciting at Zillertal Arena. The overall winners will be crowned new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family 2020 at the last tour stop in Hintertux. All athletes participating in the tour are also collecting points for the International World Snowboard Point List (WSPL). The points from the first three VÄLLEY RÄLLEY stages are counting as ASA (Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacups. With the results from the first three stages, the best man, woman and rookies qualify for the Austrian Masters Slopestyle Finals. On top of all this, the rookies will be gaining points in the World Rookie Ranking, whereas the overall rookie winners (16-18 years) will earn wildcards for the World Rookie Finals 2020. More info at Powedern.com.

The partners of the 2nd Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stops are:
Zillertal Tourism GmbH, the mountain company and tourism association Zillertal Arena, Blue Tomato, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull, Horsefeathers, Dana Beanies, the World Snowboard Federation (WSF), Austrian Snowboard Federation (ASA) and World Rookie Tour (WRT).

Still looking for accomodation?
Check www.zillertalarena.com and www.zillertal.at for more!

All info, updates and registration at www.valleyralley.at or www.zillertal.at/valleyralley.

Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards 2019/2020 teaser edit:

Photos: Gustav Ohlsson

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7. Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY Tour started into the 2019/20 season at Austrian Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach

On December 21st – 22nd, the 7th edition of the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards started into its 7th season at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach. With over 120 registered riders and an international starter field, the first stage of Zillertal’s most popular Snowboard Amateur Series has been a full success. Andreas MonEpic Monsberger has put the results together in moving pictures.

What a tour start! Just in time for the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tourstop 2019/2020 hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards, the Betterpark Hochzillertal showed off with a majestic setup. Over 120 riders had signed up for the first VÄLLEY RÄLLEY stage at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach. No wonder, that despite the wintery conditions, a lot of action was already going on at the snowpark on Saturday’s coaching day. Beside freebie Ästhetiker freestyle coachings with Steve Gruber, Klaus Hofmeister, Friedl Kolar and Chris Kröll, snowboarders from all over Europe came to practice for the contest at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach.

Photo: Dan Mullins

On Sunday’s slopestyle contest, teams from all over Europe were pushing the limits on the slopestyle setup of Hocchzillertal-Kaltenbach’s snowpark. The podium winners of all eight categories got rewarded with medals, prizes and prize money. And while the new event host Blue Tomato and outerwear partner Horsefeathers Clothing were scouting for up-and-coming talents, the best trick award was up for grabs with a brand-new outerwear combo by Horsefeathers. In the end, it was Jakub Hrones from team CZE, who claimed the Horsefeathers Best Trick Award with his stylish „backside 900 mute“ and scored two gold medals – in the rookie class (16-18 years) and men’s open class – at the same time.

Photo: Dan Mullins

Darcey-Jane Williams from team GBR took the second award of the „most impressive grom of the day.“ In the ladies contest, it was Belgian ripper Evy Poppe who showed the best performances and double scored first place in the rookie girls and women’s overall ranking. In the groms class (13-15 years) Laura Záveská (CZE) and Lenny Fenning (GBR) took the top podium spots, while Shania Colsters from team NED and Emil Frey from team Germany each won gold in the super grom categories.

Photo: Dan Mullins

Martha Schultz, Ski Centrum Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach is delighted with the successful event: „Thanks to the team of the Ästhetiker. Once again, they were proffessionals at work. And these kind of events are important for wintersports and for our kids and young athletes. They convey the common joy out in nature and our youth is finding a platform to benchmark themselves.“

Photo: Dan Mullins

With the first out of four results, the hunt for valuable Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall ranking points kicked-off at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach. The overall winners will finally be crowned new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family 2020 at the last tour stop in Hintertux. Riders participating in Hochzillertal- Kaltenbach were further collecting points on the International World Snowboard Point List (WSPL). The tour stop counts as an ASA (Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacup and provides points in the World Rookie Ranking and to qualify for the World Rookie Finals. More info at Powdern.com.

The partners of the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop are:
Zillertal Tourism GmbH, Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Best of Zillertal tourism association, Blue Tomato, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull, Horsefeathers, Dana Beanies, World Snowboard Federation (WSF), Austrian Snowboard Federation (ASA), World Rookie Tour (WRT)

Full results, rankings and galleries are available at valleyralley.at.

More info at zillertal.at/valleyralley.

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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

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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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