1st 4* FWQ Obergurgl

On saturday the last competition of the season was held at Obergurgl. The Open Faces 4* Obergurgl. We had a really challanging steep good face with good powder snow in it. I chose a line in the middle and could finish it almost as I  planed. In the end i won the event. Now I'm so happy that the season came to a good end with 3 podiums and a good overall ranking.

Pics by Open Faces

FWQ Kitzsteinhorn and late season powder

The competition at the Kitzsteinhorn is well known as a good spring slush competition and we got that slush this year as well. The bad thing was that the snow was strong the last weeks and melted the snow from all the take offs. so there were not that many possibilities unless you were keen to ride some grass ( like the Kiwis did). I couldn't really find a good line so i decided to go for a fast fluent line with a couple of small drops. I came 7th.

 Next weekend is the last 4* FWQ of the season and they have a really nice steep (yeahhhh) face with a lot of options. I'm looking forward to that event and i hope i can end the comp-season with a good result.

Face Obergurgel

And FINALLY the northern Alps got some powder as well!!!!!

And here are some pictures from the last Comp at Montafon. (Pics by Mia and Brey)

FWQ Montafon and filming with Whiteroom

This season is not an easy one for competitive freeriding. The first choice faces get changed to second choice faces, competitions  get canceled, ... and it was the same for the FWQ Montafon. Because of an avalanche one day before the competition they had to change the venue. My first impression of the new face was not really good. A tracked, short and not really steep slope. It took me some time to find a good line and in the end I have to say the venue was not that bad. It offered some good drops and the snow was better than it looked like.  I choose a line with a double in the top and two medium size cliffs in the middle. Unfortunately i i had a butt-check at the top double and so i finished 10th.

(I'm sorry, i left my gopro in the car)

my line

Even if it looks like that we have a really bad winter here in the northern alps, I had some good filming days with the guys from Whiteroom-productions.

Björn and Max checking the "morningface"

 last line of the day. was a nice one!!!

thx to Alpina for the new google