The countdown is officially on! The iconic freestyle festival in LAAX, Switzerland, welcomes the cream of the crop from January 16-21. It’s a weekend jam-packed with concerts, parties and (of course) world-renowned skiing & snowboarding. Back for its second debut, the freeski slopestyle comp will take place at Crap Sogn Gion Mountain Resort. The course is fitted with six features, all designed by the snowpark LAAX Crew:
1st Railsection: Waterfall rail 10m + Polejam to Downrail 8m
2nd Railsection: Highrail 6m + Donkey 6m
1st Table: Sharkfins
2nd Table: Kicker 17.5m
3rd Table: Kicker 19.5m
4th Table: Quarterpipe to Railsection – Doghouse to Jersey/Down Flat Down/Tube)
Athlete Roster
Women’s Freeski Slopestyle
Nineteen competitors will compete for eight seats at finals on Jan 21, two of which are from the US:
Men’s Freeski Slopestyle
Sixty-three freeskiers from around the world will duke it out for 24 seats in the semi-finals and 12 in the finals. Six of which hail from the US:
Schedule
1/17 – Men’s Slopestyle Qualifier
1/18 – Women’s Slopestyle Semi-Finals
1/19 – Men’s Slopestyle Semi-Finals
1/21 – Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Finals
Stream the LAAX OPEN men’s freeski qualifier on January 17 at 9 a.m. CET
Stream the LAAX OPEN Finals on January 21 at 1:15 p.m. CET via Red Bull TV
