Freeride festival
Ten years ago we started with the first Dutch Freeride Competition in Goldeck, Austria. It was a fun freeride competition with a lot good ski- & snowboard talents from the Netherlands.
Besides organizing the competition part we started with organizing side-events as well. Snowsafety clinics, a freeride test-center and of course some great apres-ski party's followed. It was clear, after a few years this freeride competition grew into a larger freeride festival with a lot of spectators, guides, ski- & snowboard brands.
The last three years we organized the Dutch Vertical Skimo (Ski mountaineering) as well. This is a skitour race on time against each other with a starting point in the village and a finish at Sunny Mountain.
New this year is that we organising the official Belgium Freeride Championships as well. We're looking forward to a great edition in Kappl, Austria from 9 till 16 March. See you there!
Judgement Criteria
Each run will be judged by a panel of 5 judges. Two of them are judging the snowboard categories and two of them the skiing categories. The head-judge is Paul de Groot who will be responsible for this as Head of Competition. They judge every run on 5 criteria;
* Line-choice: is this a unique line? Different or more technical than others? Difficult
* Control: Control is crucial in big-mountain riding. Having it means success, while losing it can be fatal. That's why the judges can be unforgiving towards those who don't demonstrate enough control during their competition run.
* Technique: The question with this part detailed part of judging is whether the athletes have benefit from a good riding technique. While others need more slide-slipping to come down in a safe manner.
* Fluidity: Is the athlete riding their line in one run or does he/she stop all the time? The goal is to ride down in one way without confusion, hesitation or interruptions.
* Air & Style: if the athlete takes cliffs does he stick them or is this to much risk for him and causes a crash? This judging part diverse good freeriders from the rest of the field and can become a quite interesting part during the finals.
Clinics & more
During this Poederbaas Freeride Festival there are a lot of side activities which you can join as a visitor of this event. We focus on Snowsafety clinics which will be given by our valuable ski- & snowboard guides. With their many years of experience they share their knowledge with the visitors and athletes.
Besides the snow safety clinics you can test skies & snowboards from all the big freeride brands. Do you want to learn how to freeride ski- or snowboard? Sign up for the freeride clinics and we'll hook you up with one of our guides.
Questions about the program & timings? Wait till the end of November and we will show you when & where to tune in!
is this event something for me?
Everybody is welcome during this Poederbaas Freeride Festival! You can join all the clinics, side-events, the riders meetings/dinners etc. If you are a good skier/snowboarder you can even join the Dutch/Belgium Freeride Championships as well!
What's a good skier/snowboarder?
We always say that if you can ride a red slope continuously downwards without hesitation/stopping than you can join this competition in a good manner. If you have any questions about your participation please don't hesitate to contact us!
Fun with friends
Meet a lot of sportive people with the same mindset. Ride powder with people who have the same passion as you. Time tom join this Poederbaas Freeride Festival!
Wat kan je verwachten
tijdens jouw eerste freeride wedstrijd?
Wat kan je verwachten
tijdens jouw eerste freeride wedstrijd?