15th Hotzone.tv Park Opening at Hintertux - Recap

Words by Theo Acworth and photos By Andreas Monsberger

The 15th edition of the Hotzone.tv Park Opening at Hintertux is a wrap, and winter is officially underway! As usual, the weather on the glacier had other things to say about the event schedule, but that didn’t stop the fun. 

2 Betterparks Hintertux & Werni Stock boosting Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Betterparks Hintertux & Werni Stock boosting
3. Fabi Fraidl and the rest of the Metal Battle qualification crew. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Fabi Fraidl and the rest of the Metal Battle qualification crew. 
4. Morning Yoga & Girls Shred. Photso by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Morning Yoga & Girls Shred.

Friday featured qualifications of the first edition of the SANE! Metal Battle railjam, and riders fought and hiked hard for the open spots available. There was also a morning yoga session with Tini Gruber, and Girls Shred coaching going down on the mountain throughout the day. As usual there were many brands in attendance kindly offering free testing of their latest gear. That night featured a screenings of a bunch of movies from many brands and crews, and Max Glatzl threw boots at people’s heads.

5.Max Glatzl keeps the audience on their toes at the movie night. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Max Glatzl keeps the audience on their toes at the movie night.
6. SANE! Metal Battle Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
SANE! Metal Battle.

On Saturday night the SANE! Metal Battle rail jam went down at the bottom of the Gletscherbahn, and was definitely the highlight of the weekend. The energy that a rail jam can create is pretty special, and this one was no exception. The setup was destroyed to the sounds of Mad Simon with Big Belly Boi on the mic, and as usual some riders got looser than others. 

7. Leon Gütl & Marina Alonso. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Leon Gütl & Marina Alonso.
8. Max De Vries & Fabi Fraidl. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Max De Vries & Fabi Fraidl. 
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Shout out to Max de Vries for attempting a 50-50 on the side barrier and breaking his board in the process. This is why railjams are sick. 
10. Management on the decks with Mad Simon & Podium. Photos by Andreas Monsberger and Fischi.jpg
Management on the decks with Mad Simon & Podium. Second photo by Fischi.
11. SANE! Metal Battle masterminds Max Glatzl & Michi Schatz. Photos By Andreas Monsberger.jpg
SANE! Metal Battle masterminds Max Glatzl & Michi Schatz. 

The rowdy crowd and riders alike were hyped from start to finish, and it was rad to see that the spirit of snowboarding is alive and kicking. Overall winners were Oskar Fritzsche, Leon Gütl, Marvin Salmina, Silvia Mittermüller & Marina Alonso, but everyone killed it. Big up SANE! for putting it together. We’re looking forward to the next one, which will no doubt be bigger and better. 

12. Party Time in Hohenhaus Tenne. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Party Time in Hohenhaus Tenne.

The Pleasure Kids Shoot went down on Sunday and there was also a Hangover session on a small rail where riders pocketed some cash for doing stunts. Unfortunately the Werni Stock Invitational kicker session had to be called off due to weather conditions that would have killed anyone trying to ride a big jump. 

13. Kids shoot session. The future is looking bright! Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Kids shoot session. The future is looking bright! 
14. Ken Pollu & Matt McCormick. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Ken Pollu & Matt McCormick. 
15. Cash for tricks. Photos by Andreas Monsberger.jpg
Cash for tricks.

Nice one Hintertux for getting everyone stoked for the upcoming winter!