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European Freeride Festival to Gather Freeride Enthusiasts

Livigno announces a brand new project to be added to the rich event calendar of the Italian top resort. The European Freeride Festival first edition will take place this winter from January the 31st to February the 4th. This unique event dedicated to passionate and curious freeriders from all over Europe will be open for everyone, whether you are a skier, snowboarder or total newbie. With the Livigno Freeride Project being launched in autumn 2013, the powder culture has been already significantly strengthened in the resort: the backcountry routes have been increased with a particular focus to daily avalanche bulletins, new itineraries for snow rackets and ski touring, heliski services and free workshops cooperating with local Mountain Guides.
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"Organizing an international event dedicated to freeride is the natural evolution of our effort in this direction," Stated Luca Moretti, President of Livigno Touristic Promotion company. "Hosting the European Freeride Festival we would like to give everyone the opportunity to approach the freeride world, spreading the culture and awareness of this practice with safety."


Livigno, a freeride paradise

The program will offer competitive moments with freeride and ski touring contests open to ski, snowboard, telemark, men and women, pro and amateur categories, as well as guided tours or Heliski. A Freeride village will host numerous workshops, test centers and more. The Freeride Film Festival will enliven the evenings and there will be parties and other social moments to meet other passionate freeriders from all over Europe as well as international guests such as the freeride World Champion Aline Bock.

The 2015 European Freeride Festival date has been strategically placed between the end of  Burton European Open in Laax and the start of ISPO  trade-fair in Munich (February 5-8). So save the date, the countdown has already started.

Photos: © EFF

Source: http://www.europeanfreeridefestival.com

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