Vans Groms Open 2018 - 6th Jan at Penken Park

You´re eighteen or younger and eager to compete with kids at the same age? Or you want to join your first freestyle snowboard competition? Maybe you want to improve one of your last years results?  Or you simply want to enjoy an easy going competition with no pressure at all? Then take your chance and join the 11th edition of the Vans Groms Open at the Penken Park in Mayrhofen this Saturday 6th of January 2018.

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Park designer Norbert Benauer from Vorarlberg and his crew will again stand for the perfectly shaped setup and therefore provide ideal conditions to carry out the slopestyle competition.The girls and boys will be judged by experienced judges from the World Snowboard Tour  in the different categories SUPER GROMS, GROMS, ROOKIES and GIRLS ONLY Presumably the setup of the slopestyle will be built up of  a rails or tube and three jumps with differnet sized take offs.

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© Jasper Doppenberg

Besides an obligatory goodie bag you´re able to prizes from Vans, the Mayrhofner Bergbahnen and the local shop Greenroom. Overall Winner gets a wild card to the World Rookie Finals!

Schedule

Saturday                   06.01.2018

08:30 – 09:30           Riders registration Horbergbahn Talstation

10:00 – 11:00           Open training at the  Penken Park

11:00                        Reshape, riders meeting at Vans riders tent

11:15 – 12:15           Qualifications

12:15                        Riders meeting at Vans riders tent

12:45 – 13:30           Finals

afterwards                Prize giving

           

HARDFACTS

Event                                    Vans Groms Open 2018
Date                                      Saturday, 6th of January 2018

Location                              Penken Park Mayrhofen (AUT)

Format                                 Slopestyle contest for participants up to 18 years

Start money                       44,- EUR including lift ticket, goodie bag and lunch

                                               20,- EUR for season pass owners

Info & inscription                gromsopen.com    

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