Europe's most anticipated winter sports event of the year is officially over! 300 of the world's best snowboarders and freeskiers came to the Swiss Alps to open the competition season in style. The unique freestyle facilities, an innovative slopestyle course and the superpipe offer perfect conditions for the superstars on freestyle snowboards and skis.

The big event of the last FIS Snowboard World Cup before the Olympic Games took place last weekend in Laax (SUI). At the Crap Sogn Gion, the freestyle snowboarders had best conditions. A truly magical atmosphere after sunset at 2,252 meters above sea level, combined with sensational riding and rapturous fans. In slopestyle the athletes showed their skills on ramps and rails under a bright sunny sky. The absolute highlight of the event was the night finale in the halfpipe under floodlight, whe...

LAAX OPEN 2019 kick off to celebrate one week of finest snowboarding action with the world’s best competing in the slopestyle contest and the first ever halfpipe night finals. The destination LAAX isn’t only popular for the outstanding LAAX OPEN competition: Freestyle in general is part of the overall concept. LAAX has won the award for “World’s Best Freestyle Resort” at the World Ski Awards in each of the last two years. “Greenstyle” is dedicated to preserving and developing the environmen...

The LAAX OPEN will take place for the fourth year in succession from 14 to 19 January 2019 and will include Europe’s most important and prestigious snowboarding competition for slopestyle and the halfpipe. It is based on a tradition of freestyle movement, which LAAX has been establishing with these events for over three decades. Like in tennis and golf, OPEN events are also the most illustrious competitions in snowboarding. With additionally a whole host of side events bringing the LAAX roots...

Die Audi Nines finden zum ersten Mal am Tiefenbachgletscher in Sölden statt. Ab 9. April 2018 erwartet die Besucher eine Woche voller Film- und Fotoshootings, der Contest Day am 14. April 2018 bildet den krönenden Abschluss. _____________________________ Sölden's Tiefenbach Glacier hosts the Audi Nines for the very first time. From 09 April 2018 onwards visitors can look forward to a full week of action-packed film and photo shootings, including a Contest Day on 14 April 2018 - the undisp...

Many of the world’s best female and male skiers and snowboarders came together for the grand finale of the Suzuki Nine Royals at Watles, South Tyrol, Italy on April 1st, 2017. Under a hazy sky, the women and men proved their creativity and technical prowess to the delight of cheering crowds and judges. Over the course of two jam sessions, judges determined the winners using a unique format: a combined score of two technical tricks and one style trick. After a week of photo and film sessions,...

Anna Gasser (AUT) has been setting the tone for her fellow Suzuki Nine Royal snowboarders, going huge on the kickers and stomping her new favourite trick, the backside double cork 1080. With 2 more days before the public contest day on Saturday April 1st, things are going to get a little crazy at Watles, South Tyrol, Italy. More information on www.nineknights.com Produced by The Distillery | http://www.distillery.cc Edited by: Davide Spina | http://www.spinadavide.com/ Directed by:...

You have to step up to stand out. Burton Girls Presents a two-part series featuring the Burton Girls crew on and off snow. In this segment, the crew shows what it takes to stand out. Hailey Langland, Kelly Clark, Chloe Kim, Yuka Fujimori, Anna Gasser, and Kimmy Fasani are leading the charge, and having as much fun as possible along the way. Facebook.com/BurtonGirls13 Instagram.com/BurtonGirls Twitter.com/BurtonGirls