Switzerland
The Swiss ski resort home in February, the strongest freeriders'' s Engadinsnow and March, the freeski FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Camp, test equipment 2014/15 and the possibility of excursions with guides for those who want to learn how to ski off-piste .
Friday 20 December 2013 6 minutes reading time
Long canals, powdery snow, rocks for jumps, north facing position. The Corvatsch is the paradise of freeriding. The top station of the cable car in fact is at an altitude of 3,303 and the main lines of descent of Murtèl reach the middle station at an altitude of 2702. That's why here the snow is always beautiful, thanks to the mix of altitude and exposure.
It is not surprising that the'' Engadinsnow (the appointment 5/7 February with the Freeride World Qualifier and the'' 8/9 with the Parallel Freeride Invitational), now in its twelfth edition, has become a must for the best freeriders. '' It is the most well-known event of its kind in Switzerland together with the Verbier Extreme, and all the big names are gone from here. But this race is not only good for those who make it but also for those who ... looks at it. Unlike other events, often in remote and isolated places, in fact, the descent of the north Corvatsch is located just above the middle station of the Murtèl, with its restaurant and bar and large terrace.
Quest'' year then there will be a special show, the Parallel Freeride Invitational, a parallel in the'' powder'' to which were invited all the best skiers and boarders. It is a very spectacular competition in which four athletes drop simultaneously. So there are four freeriders on the north face'''' ... an exceptional situation, made possible thanks to the extraordinary security measures because otherwise there is a rule of'' gold: the steep walls need to be addressed one at a time.
As the freeride is beautiful, in fact, there are risks and it is always better to deal with it safely and are organized for this'' real'' freeride camps that introduce participants to'' use of the main devices and help to learn about snow and avalanches and the main rules of prudence. Mystic Freeride organizes a camp in the Italian language Corvatsch on 18 and 19 January and even the local guides of the Alpine School Pontresina are available to address security in the freeride .
For lovers of skiing alternative c'' is another event to mark in your diary. On 21-23 March, the freeski best specialists, coming directly from Sochi, where they will be terminated as soon as the Winter Olympics, will compete in the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup discipline choice is the slopestyle, a spectacular freestyle discipline on a path with jumps and lines. The slopestyle was admitted to the Olympics for the first time just in Sochi. '' The appointment with the qualifications of men and women is on 21 March, while the finals will be on 22. Sunday, March 23 there will instead be a session on the half-pipe. Throughout the weekend'' c'' is a test area with 10 brands of freeskiing, which will provide a preview of the ski season 2014/15. The evening in St. Moritz, however, will be a time of great après-ski'''' ... Corvatsch 3303 - Top of the Engadin mountain overlooking the village of Silvaplana near St. Moritz is the Corvatsch, with 120 km of pistes, 15 lifts and 10 mountain restaurants. '' The summit station of the same name is located at an altitude of 3303 m and is the highest in the eastern Alps. Is incomparable panoramic views of the Piz Bernina glaciers with me on the 4049 high lake landscape of the Upper Engadine''.
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