From February 22 to 24, 2013, the famous vacation village of San Martino di Castrozza at the foot of the Palatine Group in the Trentino Dolomites will be transformed into a freeride Eldorado at its finest. Deep snow enthusiasts on two boards, on a board or even heel-free are welcome to join a photographer in tow when it comes to the question: "Who will take the perfect powder shot and become King of the Dolomites - or: The King of Dolomites?"
A varied program will also be offered to freeride and deep snow enthusiasts on this weekend. In collaboration with the main sponsors SCARPA and Arc'teryx, the organizers of the King of Dolomites are planning various freeride events, where the small but beautiful village of San Martino di Castrozza will become the grandstand and the center of the action. SCARPA, known for its mountain boots, climbing shoes, ski touring boots and telemark boots, offers freeride enthusiasts the opportunity to test the latest shoe models for two days. The same applies to the Canadian mountain sports company Arc'teryx, whose clothing range will be an eye-catcher. There will also be valuable first-hand information about the products from the representatives themselves and many team riders. A safety camp, led by professional mountain guides, will raise awareness of risk management and avalanche awareness and draw attention to alpine dangers away from the slopes.
Famous freeriders such as Italian deep snow skier Paolo Marazzi, French telemark skier Seb Mayer, freeskiers Alessandro "Alo" Belluscio, Johannes Hoffmann and Sebastian Huber and mountain guide and snowboard pro Jose Carron have already signed up for the start list.
It will be interesting to see what extraordinary images will appear on the screen and in the portfolio at the end of these freeride days in the Dolomites...
For more information, visit www.kingofdolomites.com