Snowboarding also big star in Obereggen
Big snowboarding in Obereggen too
Skiing and snowboarding, there is no shortage of things to do in the winter of Obereggen, the South Tyrolean resort at the heart of the Ski Center Latemar (20 minutes from Bolzano) with its Trentino sisters Pampeago and Predazzo. Rich program of snowboarding and freestyle events, in the heart of the Dolomites: it starts next weekend.
FRIDAY’ JANUARY 19. Grand opening on January 19, at night, with the Night-Shred on the illuminated slope: freestyle competition on the structures, boxes and rails in a contest that promises to be spectacular, lighting up the night of Obereggen. Event organized by the Skateboardproject association of Bolzano, chaired by Riccardo Larcher and coordinated by vice-president Andrea Coppola.
SATURDAY, FEB. 3. Ahead with the second sporting event scheduled in the snowpark, an Italian and international landmark for the joy of snowboarders. It is the international circuit Red Bull Hammers with Homies» scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3, organized by the Black Yeti sports company led by Marco Sampaoli. The‘event constitutes the’only Italian qualifying stage for the world finals of the Red Bull Hammers with Homies scheduled for spring in Madonna di Campiglio. The 8 teams, composed of three riders each, will be the protagonists of the Jam Session: at the end, the teams will be selected to be combined in the KO-System panel and will face each other in a knockout knockout until crowning the winner of the stage in Obereggen.
SATURDAY, FEB. 24. On Feb. 24, the snowpark will host a high-level competition, slang for a team battle, dedicated to snowboarders who make creativity, style and competition their way of life. On March 23, it will be the turn of Go-Shred Bingo, organized by the German company of the same name from Stuttgart: obstacles of different levels will be set up on the slopestyle course with kickers. Winners will be declared the freeskiers and snowboarders who get all the tricks first, spectacular aerial evolutions.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6. Grand closing on April 6 with the Skolf Obereggen Snowpark, organized by the Bolzano Skateboardproject association chaired by Riccardo Larcher and coordinated by vice-president Andrea Coppola: the individual snowpark structures will be treated like holes on a golf course. To complete the hole, the rider will have to complete a specific trick on the structure and will be assigned a score depending on how many attempts he needs. In the end, as in golf, whoever scores the fewest points (thus the fewest attempts used) will win the Skolf Obereggen Snowpark. The snowboarding and freestyle events follow the start of the sporting season in the South Tyrolean resort, marked by the 40th edition of the European Cup slalom. Held, as per tradition, on the Maierl slope and won by Swiss Schmidiger. Maierl slope (maximum slope gradient of 55 percent, difference in altitude of 433 meters, length of 1.6 kilometers of slope) which is one of the six pearls that make up the Latemar Sixpack in the heart of the Dolomites: literally the “abs of Latemar” that is, skiing on 6 of the best adrenaline slopes in the presence of Latemar, the pearl of the Dolomites. The others are the Oberholz, where the European Cup has been held for 34 editions: it can be reached, by chairlift, from the 1550-meter valley station of Obereggen to the 2096-meter peak, where the eponymous Oberholz hut, an architectural gem, makes a fine show. Its business card è inimitable: a length of no less than 2 kilometers and 750 meters, more than 500 meters of elevation gain. In Trentino’s Predazzo here is the slope on which Italian and other national skiers often train: the Tower of Pisa. The slope è was so named in honor of the unmistakable Dolomite spire of Latemar and its refuge. This slope has the steepest gradient in the Latemar Ski Center, 60 percent, and a total elevation gain of 459 meters, enough to make its 1550-meter length suitable for expert skiers looking for strong thrills. Moving on, also in Predazzo, to the Five Nations, a challenging red slope with a maximum gradient of 50 percent, baptized with this high-sounding name to pay homage to those champions of the past who competed in the '70s in the international trophy of the same name. Then a gentle descent leads to the Pampeago valley station to reach the Agnello: 2550 meters in length with a breathtaking variant and an elevation gain of 420 meters. And off to Obereggen in Alto Adige, strictly with skis or snowboard on your feet, but not before skiing on the Pala di Santa at 2315 meters of altitude, which becomes 2400 meters after taking the subsequent ski lift. Pure adrenaline in a picture-postcard panorama: the "wall of the Santa" and its 58 percent gradient leave no doubt. From here we head to Obereggen. We are in South Tyrol to experience the thrill of the last 2 slopes of the Latemar Sixpack.
