Event tip | Freeride Nights

Organizer Christoph Schöfegger explains in an interview what the Freeride Nights are all about and how exactly the virtual format works:

PG: Hi Schöffi, tell us a bit about the Freeride Nights - who are you and what do you do?

CS: We are Christoph "Schöffi" Schöfegger and Christian Gaderer and have been organizing the Freeride Nights in Innsbruck, a monthly get-together of the Innsbruck freeride community, for 5 seasons now. The concept is still the same as it was in the beginning: We wanted to create a kind of regulars' table where the freeride community in Innsbruck can meet regularly, exchange ideas and review the past weeks together with videos.

Anybody can submit his or her video to us, no matter how professional. On the event dates, we will then show the videos on a screen at Moustache, a restaurant in Innsbruck. The audience will vote to determine the winners of the evening, who will receive prize money and qualify for the grand final in April. At the final, the motto is: "Winner takes it all". There will be €500 cash and a film slot at the Freeride Filmbase the following fall, where you can present your film in front of almost 500 viewers. This opportunity has already served as a springboard for one or two young freeride filmmakers. We are of course very proud of this, as our events are also intended to serve as a kind of stage for newcomers.

Visitors can also win something! Anyone who casts a vote in the voting automatically takes part in our free raffle with lots of great prizes from our partners! Oh yes: And of course we also know the common Skibum problems. That's why our entire event is free, from entry to the raffle. You just have to buy the drinks yourself.

PG: So everyone can now take part virtually, even outside of Innsbruck? How does that work exactly?

CS: Yes, on 22 December from 20:30 on dachsbau.tv there will be our 2nd TV show! EVERYONE can still submit films to us until 20.12. The easiest way is to send a download link to freeridenights@innsbruck.info!

We will also have 2 interesting guests on site again, who will answer our questions, give us an outlook on the winter season and also pack the most important information about freeriding and Corona into the stream. As usual, there will also be a free raffle and hopefully lots of great freeride videos!

The most important rule for the videos is that they have to be between 1.5 and 5 minutes long and filmed off-piste! If someone has a turn or two on the piste inside, or jumps a trick from the ski trail into the powder, that's no problem, but pure freestyle park videos are forbidden.

I can give a tip to anyone planning to take part for the first time: It's the audience that decides, not a jury! It's not about the perfect shots, the craziest action or the very best editing, but about convincing the audience. So be creative and dare, as already mentioned: you can only win at the Freeride Nights!

PG: Final question: What do you wish for the coming winter?

CS: Lots of snow, that the lifts are running and hopefully another Freeride Night event with a live audience soon! Until then, we will continue to stream our events to everyone's living rooms. We hope for lots of participants and cool clips!