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Zillertal Välley Rälley Rocked the Hochzillertal Ski Resort

With the second Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstop, the snowpark season at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach started off a great season. Under bluebird and with a sensational vibe, almost sixty competitors of all age groups and riding levels showed up for the open freestyle contest at the Betterpark Hochzillertal in the beginning of January. Even towards the end of the event, motivated up-and-coming shredders did not splash out due to heavy snowfalls and limited visibility. Under the guidance of Ästhetiker pros Friedl Kolar, Klaus Hofmeister, Chris Kroell and Steve Gruber, the kids were not only shredding the park but the entire resort of Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach to find and jib all possible obstacles. Despite difficult conditions, the fun factor stayed on highest level! And that what counts the most!

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At the Betterpark Hochzillertal the snowpark season startet on January 3rd and 4th with the second Zillertal Välley Rälley tourstop hosted by Ride Snowboards. About sixty riders had signed up for the open snowboard slopestyle contest on Saturday to grab for prize money and numerous mad-prizes. Furthermore, everyone was trying to collect more valuable points on their individual Zillertal Välley Rälley overall tour ranking account.

judges table

Max Gruenwald and Annika Morgan from Germany took the top spots on the groms podium, while Czech ripper Jan Rovensky won the gold medal in the rookies category. His compatriot Kateřina Vojáčková took victory in the women´s category while Englishman and previous year´s winner Simon Cudlip managed to defend his top position against Ride Snowboards Teamrider Maximilian Preissinger who landed in second place.

Annika Morgan

"It always has a great vibe and brings everyone together,” the happy winner explained. “I was very happy to win for the second year and was grateful for all the support from everyone. Now I really look forward to the next stop.”

Patrick Fankhauser

Local Zillertal Shredder Patrick Fankhauser did not only become third on the men´s podium. With a stylish switch backside 540 he also won the Vans Best Trick Award and a proper streetwear kit from Vans. Young shredhead Fabian Finley Nehring got finally rewarded „most impressive little shreadhead“ of the day.

talented local groom Fabian Finley Nehring

Two more Zillertal Välley Rälley hosted by Ride Snowboards tourstops are on the timetable at the Zillertal Arena and in Mayrhofen. At the fourth and final event, the overall winners will be crowned prince, princess, duke, king and queen of the välley. The next tourstop is on schedule for January 17th and 18th at the Actionpark Zillertal Arena. Stay tuned for more!

All those who could not join the second stage or who want to look back at a great weekend at the Betterpark Hochzillertal, should watch the video edit by Andreas Monsberger: