Open Faces: Open Faces – Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau
After the successful restart of the Open Faces series at the end of January, it is now time for the 1* Freeride World Qualifier and the 2* Freeride Junior Stop in the wonderful Alpbachtal.
How?
The journey for a later Freeride World Tour career started with valuable points in the 1 and 2 star contests. The Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau is not only world-famous as a family destination, but also offers numerous freeride variants for freeride-enthusiastic winter sports enthusiasts. The Wiedersberger Horn is also the perfect mountain for such a contest.
The “bowl-like” wide face of the Wiedersberger Horn is described in the scene as the ideal terrain for fast, playful runs. In between you will always find one or the other cliff that brings valuable points for the final result. All in all, the victory is achieved with a smooth, error-free run. Or you can imitate the Austrian Nico Partell. Nico won the last 2 Alpbachtal contests with his daring “backflips” and will be there again this year. We are excited to see which riders will prevail this year.
Alpbachtal – Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau supports young freeride sports with the 2* FJT Stop
For the sixth time in a row, the Alpbachtal offers the youngest of the scene the opportunity to devote themselves to international freeride sport with a 2*FJT – Freeride Junior Tour Stop. The “Junge Wilden” are the future of this sport and basically already set the tone in the top freeride class.
This year again with a large public area including an LED wall
This year you can especially look forward to the legendary public area directly at the Wiedersberger Alm. The organizers invite you to be there live and to cheer on the freeriding offspring. The runs and the action can be followed on site on the LED wall. From there you also have a direct view of the face from the start gate to the finish. Of course, you can also follow the contest from the comfort of your own home via the usual excellent live stream with numerous camera angles. Livestream start WILL be announced via social media and on www.openfaces.com and broadcast on the Open Faces YouTube page.
Here is an overview of the other Open Faces Freeride World Qualifier dates
February 4th, 2023 – 1* Freeride World Qualifier + 2* Freeride Junior Tour ALPBACH
February 25, 2023 – 4* Freeride World Qualifier Silvretta Montafon
March 17th – 26th, 2023 Freerideweek GURGL (1*FWQ/2*FJT + 4*FWQ grand finale!)