Val Senales

Freeriding has increasingly developed into a mass sport in recent years and it is therefore not surprising that more and more freeride contests are springing up like mushrooms. In Austria in particular, the Open Faces series of events has become one of the most important points of contact for all those who like to compete with other people. The makers of the Kick the Vik eco-freeride competition have been proving for years that there is another way...

An exciting freeride weekend took place on the weekend of March 15-16, 2014 in the Schnalstal Valley. Two contests took place at the same time on the South Tyrolean glacier: The "Boardbreaker" association and the Schnalstal Glacier lifts invited 35 starters from three nations to this year's "Freeride Hero" contest, who made their way to the summit "Im hinteren Eis" in less than ideal weather conditions, but perfect snow conditions. At the same time, a group of freeriders from Switzerland, Austria and Germany had already traveled to "Kick The Vik" the day before to take part in the Eco Freeride Tour, a freeride competition designed to take place in harmony with nature.