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Zillertal Välley Rälley: 1st tourstop Hintertux Glacier

It´s “shred o´clock” again and the Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards is ready to kick off into the new season on October 15th and 16th 2016 with the first tourstop at Hintertux Glacier. As every year, the popular Snowboard Amateur Series has plenty to offer and everyone can get involved! Just get registered at www.valleyralley.at and save yourself one of the limited spots. For all those, who can´t be bothered with waiting any longer, Andreas monEpic Monsberger has put an epic teaser edit together:

It´s on again! High up on Hintertux Glacier, the winter has already arrived and the season is in full swing. Since September 9,th the Betterpark Hintertux has been open and Mother Hulda has reliably delivered the first loads of fresh snow to the Austrian Alps.

Hardly surprising, that also the Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards is all set for take-off again! Looks like it´s time to reshuffle the pack and with the first of four tourstops, the popular Snowboard Tour will be starting into its 4th round on October 15th and 16th in Tux-Finkenberg.

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On the Coaching Day, teams from all over Europe will be gathering at the Betterpark Hintertux to celebrate and share the stoke of snowboarding. All those, who are not bringing their own coaches, can easily sign up for the freebie Freestyle Coaching Sessions with the Ästhetiker crew, all riders, age groups and levels welcome! Ride Snowboards will not only offer the latest snowboards and bindings for free demo/testing, but also bring the “Limbo RIDE” for everyone to the Zillertal. A funny session, where you get to try the limbo dance while riding your snowboard and it´s the bar that brings up laughter and spice! The most agile snowboarders will be rewarded with prizes by Ride Snowboards, of course.

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The Contest Day will not only bring an open Snowboard Competition to Hintertux, but also start a new chase for the first valuable points in the Välley Rälley Overall Ranking. All competitors will also be gaining points in the World Snowboard Tour Ranking. As every year, the Välley Rälley counts as a part of the Austria Cups by the N.ASA, New Austrian Snowboard Association. All the stage winners will be celebrated as kings and queens in the tried-and-tested Ästhetiker way in front of a great audience and of course, they will take home lots of medals, glory, honor and prizes from Ride Snowboards, Red Bull and Greenroom Mayrhofen.

If you haven´t found the right accommodation, yet, check www.tux.at!

Partners of the 1st tourstop: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Hintertuxer Gletscher, Betterpark Hintertux, Tux Finkenberg Tourism, N.ASA, Greenroom Mayrhofen, Dana Beanies

For more info, updates and registration go to www.valleyralley.at
All info about the park and resort at www.betterpark.at and www.hintertuxergletscher.at

 

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Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Ride Snowboards kicks off in October 2016

The best snowparks of the Zillertal valley are set to host four tour stops of exciting snowboard competitions with free snowboard demo-testing and freebie-freestyle coaching sessions for everyone! At each and every tour stop of the season there will be many happy winners earning their praise and fame. When it all adds up in the end and comes time to crown the royal family, glory will be celebrated. These are the ingredients of the Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards. In 2016/2017, the popular snowboard amateur series by the Ästhetiker will be kicking off into it´s fourth round with new highlights.

It´s happening again! On October 15th and 16th 2016, the Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards will be starting off the new season on Hintertux Glacier.

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Along with an Open Snowboard Contest for everyone, all four tour stops will be focusing on the fun of shredding together and stoking new up-and-coming talent. On the Coaching Days, experienced former-pros from the Ästhetiker crew will be cruising the park with motivation to help all levels of freestyle enthusiasts. Photographers and filmers will have their back to cover the best moments and tricks. At all tour stops Ride Snowboards will not only be providing the latest range of boards and bindings for free demo/testing, they will also be hosting a “Limbo RIDE” fun session for everyone. Spots are limited for contest and coaching. Get on it. Online registration will open on Saturday the 17th of September 2016 at www.valleyralley.at.

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The podium winners of all contests can look forward to fame and glory with medals and prizes from Ride Snowboards, Red Bull and Greenroom Mayrhofen. On top of all this, all riders gather valuable points in the Välley Rälley Overall tour ranking. The Overall tour winners will be crowned, celebrated and welcomed in to Royal Zillertal Välley Rälley Family 2017 at the last tour stop in Mayrhofen. Every contest attendance will earn points in the World Snowboard Tour Ranking, as well. The snowboard tour will be a part of the N.ASA Austriacups schedule again.

Together with the regional tourism association of Zillertal.at, the participating mountain companies, local tourism associations and Ride Snowboards, the Ästhetiker are pleased to announce the new Zillertal Välley Rälley Schedule for 2016/2017:

1. Tourstop 15.-16.10.2016 Betterpark Hintertux, Hintertux Glacier
2. Tourstop 17.-18.12.2016 Betterpark Hochzillertal, Hochzillertal Kaltenbach
3. Tourstop 21.-22.01.2017 Snowpark Gerlos, Zillertal Arena
4. Tourstop 11.-12.03.2017 Vans Penken Park, Mayrhofen

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For all those who don’t have the patience to wait until the first tour stop kicks off, Betterpark Hintertux has already opened the doors on September 1st 2016. The shapers are working hard to get the entire XXL setup ready for the Park Opening Hintertux. So all of you super-motivated riders can already warm up the trick list for another exciting Välley Rälley season! See you soon!

Partners: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Hintertux Glacier, Hochzillertal Kaltenbach, Zillertal Arena, Mayrhofner Bergbahnen, N.ASA, Greenroom Mayrhofen

Info, updates and registration at www.valleyralley.at

Photo Credits: Gustav Ohlsson

 

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Tour Edit Zillertal Välley Rälley 2016

The third edition of the Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards is a wrap. With four tourstops, the popular Snowboard Amateur Series took over the best snowparks of the Zillertal between December 2015 and April 2016. Lots of smiling faces, proud parents, coaches and friends and a constantly growing royal family, that´s the vibe of the Zillertal Välley Rälley! All results coming up in short with the brand-new tour edit 2015/2016.

Beside the four day podiums, riders were also gathering valuable points for their overall Välley Rälley ranking and World Snowboard Tour ranking. The new Zillertal Välley Rälley Royal Family 2016 was finally crowned and celebrated at the last tourstop in Hintertux:

King (Men): Roland Tschoder (AUT) & Patrick Fankhauser (AUT)
Queen (Women): Djoelie Ectors (BEL)
Baron (Rookie Boys): Jan Rovensky (CZE)
Baroness (Rookie Girls): Adela Kreisingerova (CZE)
Duke (Grom Boys): Niclas Bothe (GER)
Dutchess (Grom Girls): Marie Kreisingerova (CZE)
Prince (Super Grom Boys): Niklas Huber (GER)
Princess (Super Grom Girls): Evy Poppe (BEL)
Jan Rovensky

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Tourstop Vans Penken Park Mayrhofen / Hippach

Not only the winners of the day carried home lots of medals, appreciation and mad-prizes from the third Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride tourstop at the Vans Penken Park. Also the overall winners of the Super Grom Tour Tyrol 2016 got crowned and honored on February 20th and 21st in Mayrhofen, Hippach in the Zillertal. All 100 riders took it with challenging conditions, flat lights and winds that weekend. Nevertheless, the riding level was incredible and riders were pushing the limits once again in the open slopestyle contest, not least because the park shapers were permanently maintaining the course to keep it in perfect shape. All participants, parents, trainers, friends and visitors kept up the unique Zillertal Välley Rälley vibe, as witnessed in the recap video by Andreas Monsberger.

The Vans Penken Park welcomed its guests for the 3rd Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop with a perfectly shaped XXL setup. On the Coaching Day, the Ästhetiker crew members Steve Gruber, Chris Kroell, Friedl Kolar and Klaus Hofmeister took advantage of the entire park setup to train with up-and-coming talents on the jump and jib lines. In the meantime, riders were already warming up for the next day´s competition on the pro and advanced line.

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On Sunday, 85 competitors showed up to compete on all different lines in the open slopestyle contest. Top riders from all over Europe pushed the limits througout all categories battling it out on hightest level. No surprise, the stakes were high. Winners could look forward to medals and prize money, mad-prizes and valuable points in the World Snowboard Tour Ranking and Välley Rälley Overall Tour Ranking.

In the super grom category Evy Poppe ( BEL) and Niclas Huber (GER) made it one more time to the top spot. Annika Morgan (GER) and Samuel Jaros (SVK) dominated the groms podium, while Adéla Kreisingerova (CZE) and Billy Cockrell (GBR) took victory in the rookies competition. Gillian Finnerty (GBR) won the women´s contest, while Scotsman Matt McCormick did not only earn in the gold medal in the men´s contest, he also won the Vans Best Trick Award with a clean bs9.  Austrian young gun Finally Nico Winkler got rewarded most impressive Grom of the day by the Ästhetiker Judges.

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The 3rd Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride tourstop in Mayrhofen was also a part of the AustriaCups and the Final event of the Super Grom Tour Tyrol 2016, organized by the N.ASA. As the best overall grom girl Emma Lantos (AUT) got rewarded with the first place. Nico Winkler (AUT) won the trophy of the overall winner in the grom boys category and Leonardo Cerato (AUT) took home the super groms overall award 2016. All results are available at www.powdern.com.

With the 3rd tourstop, the Välley Rälley Overall Ranking starts getting exciting. Ride Snowboards team rider Roland Tschoder and local ripper and Greenroom shop team rider Patrick Fankhauser, both from Austria, are currently sharing the lead with equal score in the men´s category. The actual top spots in the overall ranking qualify for the N.ASA Shred Down Austrian Masters. All rankings and results are available at www.valleyralley.at.

Despite the changing weather conditions, we witnessed another perfectly organized tourstop of the Zillertal Välley Rälley at the Vans Penken Park,” Marketing Director Gotthard Schoepf from the Mayrhofner Bergbahnen explains. “You can see, that the event is enjoying increasing popularity by riders and sponsors, while fun factor and professionalism don´t come to short. This formate delivers exactly, what snowboarding needs these days: fun, action and a lot of smiling faces!

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The Vans Penken Park will be open and daily maintained until the 10th of April, 2016. All info on the setup is available at www.mayrhofner-bergbahnen.com/de/highlights/vans-penken-park. With the brand-new App you can always look up the latest news from the Vans Penken Park on your Android Smartphone or iPhone, where ever you are.

Partners of the 3rd tourstop: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Vans, Red Bull, Mayrhofner Bergbahnen, Tourismusverband Mayrhofen / Hippach im Zillertal, Grillhof Alm, N.ASA, Greenroom Mayrhofen, Black Eye, Dana Beanies

The forth and final Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride tourstop and finals will go down on April 2nd and 3rd in Hintertux, where the overall tour winners will be crowned prince, princess, duke, dutchess, king and queen of the valley 2016!

More Info and registration at www.valleyralley.at

Credits: Matt McHattie for Coaching / Gustav Ohlsson for Contest Day

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Record numbers for the 2nd Tourstop at ZILLERTAL ARENA

When it comes to numbers, the second Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop on January 23rd and 24th 2016 at Zillertal Arena broke all records! More than 120 riders and teams from all over Europe showed up at the Snowpark Gerlos to learn new tricks in the coaching sessions and take home lots of prizes, medals and prize money in the open slopestyle contest, sharing the good times with the Ästhetiker crew.

The video gives a short recap of the good times in Gerlos:

The shapeteam from Uniqueparks.com had been working day and night to get the Snowpark Gerlos ready for the second Zillertal Välley Rälley tourstop hosted by Ride Snowboards at Zillertal Arena. Gerlos welcomed all riders on Saturday with a versatile setup, good weather and perfect snow conditions. Teams from all over Europe had come to the Zillertal Arena to train and participate in the Snowboard Pro Coaching Sessions with the Ästhetiker coaches Steve Gruber, Friedl Kolar, Klaus Hofmeister and Chris Kroell. From super groms to old dogs, everyone was working on improving their skills, learning new tricks while having a good time on the mountain together.

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In the open Snowboard Slopestyle Contest on Sunday, riders of all categories pushed the limits, battling it out in a fierce competition and spectators witnessed an excellent snowboard show throughout all age groups. Beside medals, prize money and mad prizes, valuable points for the World Snowboard Tour Ranking and Välley Rälley Overall Tour Ranking were up for grabs.

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Niclas Huber from Germany and Evy Poppe from Belgium took the top spots on the podium of the super groms category, while Marie Kreisingerova from Czech Republic and German ripper Niclas Bothe won the groms contest. With Michaela Tiefenbacher and Manuel Metzger, two Austrians ruled the Rookie class. Belgian shredders Djoelie Ectors and Ben Theunissen took victory in the women´s and men´s contest and their countryman Kevin Trammer won the Vans Best Trick with a stylish BS Tail – Sex Change – 450 out.

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Supergrom Fabian Nehring celebrated his comeback after an injury with learning new tricks and raking in the most impressive Grom award. With the second tourstop, the Välley Rälley Overall Tour Ranking starts changing and the run for the tour lead begins! All results and rankings are available at www.valleyralley.at.

As every year, the Zillertal Välley Rälley Tourstop was a great highlight in the event calendar of the Snowpark Gerlos / Zillertal Arena,“ Heike Schoof from Zillertal Arena Marketing reveals. „The high number of participants and excellent atmosphere are indicators, that such an event is highly accepted in the boardriding scene and we are already looking forward to next year´s event!

From now on, the snowpark Gerlos will be daily maintained until April, all infos and updates at www.zillertalarena.com and ww.uniqueparks.com.
Partners of the 2nd tourstop: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Vans, Red Bull, Zillertal Arena, Gerlos, Uniqueparks.com, N.ASA, Greenroom Mayrhofen, Black Eye Lens, Dana Beanies

Two more Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride tour stops will follow in 2016. The next event takes place in February at the Vans Penken Park in Mayrhofen and the great Finals will go down in early April at Hintertux Glacier. At the forth and final event, the overall winners will be crowned prince, princess, duke, dutchess, king and queen of the valley 2016!

Check out www.valleyralley.at for more info and registration!

Photos: Gustav Ohlsson

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Second Tour Stop Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY

All eyes on the Zillertal Arena! Parkshapers are working hard to get the Snowpark Gerlos in perfect shape for the upcoming Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop on January 23rd and 24th 2016. All interested freestyle fans can get involved and sign up for the open slopestyle contest and snowboard pro coaching sessions at www.valleyralley.at.

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It´s snowing in the Zillertal Arena! Just in time for the second Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop, Mother Hulda has been delivering a great load of fresh snow to Gerlos. Park designer Manfred Brandacher and his team are busy these days, moving tons of snow to get the Snowpark Gerlos ready for the popular Snowboard Amateur Series. No matter, if you are a freestyle newcomer or ambitious contest rider, rail machine or kicker fan, the new setup in Gerlos will not disappoint you at all. All info and updates are available at www.zillertalarena.com and www.uniqueparks.com.

With the second Välley Rälley event 2015/2016, riders and spectators can expect some reasonable snowboard action in Gerlos. Ride Snowboards will offer the latest snowboards and bindings to all guests for free demo testing right at the snowpark. The snowboard pro coaching with experienced trainers from the Ästhetiker crew is free of charge for all participants. Every freestyle fan, young or old, rookie or upcoming slopestyle talent, can pre-register online to join in a full day of workshops, shooting sessions and fun with like-minded people.

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As for the coachings, a pre-registration is also obligatory for the open slopestyle contest at www.valleyralley.at. Snowboarders of all age groups will compete in different categories and on different lines. The winners take home medals, and mad-prizes from Ride, Vans, Red Bull, Greenroom, Black Eye and Dana Beanies. The best trick further wins a complete street wear kit from Vans.

Riders of all tourstops collect points for the World Snowboard Tour ranking and Zillertal Välley Rälley overall ranking. At the final tourstop on Hintertux Glacier in April, the overall winners will finally be crowned. The second tourstop is a part of the Austriacups and riders of the first three events can get qualified for the N.ASA Shred Down Austrian Masters. The overall Rookie winner wins a wildcard for the World Rookie Finals 2016. All info at www.powdern.com.

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Find your perfect accommodation in Gerlos or at the Zillertal Arena at www.zillertalarena.com.

Partners of the 2nd tourstop: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Vans, Red Bull, Zillertal Arena, Gerlos, Uniqueparks.com, N.ASA, Greenroom Mayrhofen, Black Eye, Dana Beanies

The Zillertal Välley Rälley schedule 2015 / 2016 overview:
1. Tourstop 19.-20.12.2015 Betterpark Hochzillertal, Hochzillertal Kaltenbach
2. Tourstop 23.-24.01.2016 Snowpark Gerlos, Zillertal Arena
3. Tourstop 20.-21.02.2016 Vans Penken Park, Mayrhofen
4. Tourstop 02.-03.04.2016 Betterpark Hintertux, Hintertux Glacier

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Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards 2015/2016

With the infamous Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards, the Ästhetiker Crew will bring back their popular snowboard series to the Zillertal´s best snowparks in 2015/2016. Shred heads can look forward to four great weekends full of snowboard pro-coaching sessions, free Ride demo/testing opportunities and open slopestyle contests. Beside fame, glory and mad-prizes from Ride Snowboards, Vans and Red Bull, the tourstop and overall winners will take home tons of medals, awards and prize money.

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Between December 2015 and April 2016, creative freestyle snowboarding will take over the Zillertal again! With the support of the Zillertal Region, Cable Car Companies and Tourism Associations of the valley, the Ästhetiker crew will bring back their infamous Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride for the third season.

All over the winter, the amateur series will stop four times in the valley, always delivering an action-packed weekend in another snowpark of the Zillertal. Ride Snowboards will be providing their latest boards and bindings 2015/2016 for free demo/testing at every tourstop.

The freebie coaching sessions with the Ästhetiker pros will not only focus on the fun of riding together, everyone will also get the chance to learn new tricks on their own personal level, no matter if freestyle rookie or future snowboard pro, if it´s about learning the simple Ollie, training first backflips or working on improving inverted rotations. The coaching sessions will go with helpful tips and the support of the Ästhetiker crew members. A photographer and filmer will finally follow the coaching sessions to deliver sufficient evidence of the first-class freestyle action.

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For the open Slopestyle Contest, the stakes will be set even higher! Start spots are limited and all those, who want to get in the game, should save the spot in advance with the online registration. In the different categories, shredders will be riding the individual park setup. The best runs are going to be rewarded with medals, prize money and prizes from Ride, Vans and Red Bull. The best trick of the day furhter earns a streetwear outfit from Vans.

With every contest result, Välley Rälley riders will score valuable points for the overall ranking. At the final tourstop on Hintertux Glacier, the tour winners will be confirmed and crowned Prince, Princess, Duke, King and Queen of the Välley. The overall rookie winner gets a spot for the World Rookie Finals 2015 on top.

Additional the tour is part of the n.asa Austria Cup. The best riders qualify for the Shred Down Austrian Masters Slopestyle in Westendorf (04.-06.03.2016).

Tour dates 2015 / 2016 overview:
1. Tourstop 19.-20.12.2015 Betterpark Hochzillertal, Hochzillertal Kaltenbach
2. Tourstop 23.-24.01.2016 Snowpark Gerlos, Zillertal Arena
3. Tourstop 20.-21.02.2016 Vans Penken Park, Mayrhofen
4. Tourstop 02.-03.04.2016 Betterpark Hintertux, Hintertux Glacier

Partners: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Vans, Red Bull, Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Zillertal Arena, Mayrhofner Bergbahnen, Hintertux Glacier, N.ASA

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About the Zillertal:
The Zillertal is famous and popular for the best snow parks across the European Alps. Snowboard stars from all over the world meet up in the valley. A great number of athletes have chosen to live in the Zillertal permanently, training for international contests and riding the versatile setups regularly. Also freestyle rookies and beginners will always find the perfect setup in the snowparks of the valley to learn their first tricks and have fun with like-minded shred heads. For every riding level there will always be numerous obstalcles and creative lines on hand and no freestyle fan will ever get bored in the valley. Riding is almost possible all-year-round, since the Betterpark Hintertux at Hintertux Glacier will still be open from April to December, just taking a short break from end of July until the beginning of September. 365 days of freestyle pleasure, that´s the Zillertal! www.zillertal.at

About Ride Snowboards:
Founded in 1992 in Redmond, Wash., Ride Snowboards hit the market with a vision – to create a snowboard company on the basis of uncompromised fun. Now based in Seattle, Ride continues to stay true to its original goals 20 years later. Offering a full range of innovative and quality boards, boots, bindings and apparel, Ride works tirelessly to maintain its distinct brand identity, push the limits of product development and has firmly established itself as a leader in the snowboard industry. “Have more fun“ Ride Snowboards! www.ridesnowboards.com

More Info and sign-up on www.valleyralley.at

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Tourstop Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach: Recap

With the second Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop, the snowpark season at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach started on January 03rd and 04th 2015. After the second tourstop of the popular snowboard tour had to be postponed from December 2014 to January 2015, Mother Hulda meant it really well with the riders.

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Under bluebird and with a sensational vibe, almost sixty competitors of all age groups and riding levels showed up on Saturday for the open freestyle contest at the Betterpark Hochzillertal. Even on Sunday the motivated up-and-coming shredders did not splash out due to heavy snowfalls and limited visibility. Under the guidance of Ästhetiker pros Friedl Kolar, Klaus Hofmeister, Chris Kroell and Steve Gruber, the kids were not only shredding the park but the entire resort of Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach to find and jib all possible obstacles. Despite difficult conditions, the fun factor stayed on highest level!

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At the Betterpark Hochzillertal the snowpark season startet on January 3rd and 4th with the second Zillertal Välley Rälley tourstop hosted by Ride Snowboards. About sixty riders had signed up for the open snowboard slopestyle contest on Saturday to grab for prize money and numerous mad-prizes from the sponsors Ride Snowboards, Vans, Red Bull, Gopro and SP Gadgets. Furthermore, everyone was trying to collect more valuable points on their individual Zillertal Välley Rälley overall tour ranking account.

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Max Gruenwald and Annika Morgan from Germany took the top spots on the groms podium, while Czech ripper Jan Rovensky won the gold medal in the rookies category. His compatriot Kateřina Vojáčková took victory in the women´s category while Englishman and previous year´s winner Simon Cudlip managed to defend his top position against Ride Snowboards Teamrider Maximilian Preissinger who landed in second place. „The dates had to be changed due to lack of snow and bad weather. Regardless off the bad luck the organisers stuck it out and ran a great contest. It is run by supportive and all round positive snowboard enthusiasts which really shows in the contest. It always has a great vibe and brings everyone together,” the happy winner explained, “I was very happy to win for the second year and was grateful for all the support from everyone. Now I really look forward to the next stop.”

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Local Zillertal Shredder Patrick Fankhauser did not only become third on the men´s podium. With a stylish switch backside 540 he also won the Vans Best Trick Award and a proper streetwear kit from Vans. Young shredhead Fabian Finley Nehring got finally rewarded „most impressive little shreadhead“ of the day.

Martha Schultz from the Schultz Group and Marketing Director of Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach is delighted about the sucessfull outcome of the event: „Big Thanks to the Ästhetiker team, they are professionals at work! We are delighted that all the participants showed up loyally for the event, even if the date and days had to be swapped! The atmosphere was already magnificent at the registration in the morning! We are proud of our employee Carina Pfister from the Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach team for becoming a medalist at the event! Austria needs more events of this style!“

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The Betterpark Hochzillertal will be open and maintained daily from now on until late April.Popular for it´s own park lift and perfectly shaped obstacles, the park at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach offers a great freestyle playground with seven jumps from beginner to pro range and a great variety of jib obstacles for all riding levels. All info and updates can be found on www.betterparks.at and www.hochzillertal.com.

Partners of the 2nd Tourstop: Zillertal.at, Ride Snowboards, Vans, Red Bull, GoPro, SP Gadgets, Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Erste Ferienregion im Zillertal Fügen – Kaltenbach, N.ASA, Kristallhuette

Special thanks goes out to the team of the Kristallhuette Zillertal for supporting the event with a room for the prize giving, all transports and a P.A. system. Kristallhuette just rocks!

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Two more Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstops are on the timetable at the Zillertal Arena and in Mayrhofen. At the forth and final event, the overall winners will be crowned prince, princess, duke, king and queen of the välley. The next tourstop is on schedule for January 17th and 18th at the Actionpark Zillertal Arena. All info and registration is now available at www.valleyralley.at.

All remaining 2014/2015 dates at a glance:

17.-18.01.2015 Action-Park Zillertal Arena, Zillertal Arena
21.-22.02.2015 Vans Penken Park, Mayrhofner Bergbahnen

All those who could not join the second stage or who want to look back at a great weekend at the Betterpark Hochzillertal, should watch the video edit by Andreas Monsberger: https://vimeo.com/115973984

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