Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom WSF
Over 200 snowboarders, aged between 5 and 56, participated in second Landings Snowboard Banked Slalom WSF held in the resort of resort of Baqueira-Beret.
The previous day, in front of a capacity crowd in the Vielha Quiksilver store, the organisers announce the brand new “Team Challenge” prize, with winners scoring an insane heliboard session for three.
The event day arrives with adverse weather conditions predicted and heavy snowfall and poor visibility in Beret. But this is no excuse not to go shred. Participants start gathering at 8 am to collect their bibs and are split into four categories, depending on their age: Groms (< 13) 20 riders, Rookies (< 18) 37 riders, Seniors (< 40) 88 riders, and Legends (> 40) 63 riders. Participating riders are from across central and northern Spain, Andorra and France.
By 10:00 am the first snowboards begin lapping the circuit of Era Marmota, warming up for the main event at 11:15 am. Each rider would get two runs, come competition, with their best time counting in the final tally.
The groms are the first drop in, with a 7-year-old boy christening the banked course. The wind and snow of the previous night had played havoc with the setup making it hard for some of the less experienced competitors, but everyone gets stuck in and has an amazing day of shredding and friendship.
“The weather conditions before and during the event, added to the difficulty to the course, although the participants managed to keep their motivation high and, once again, we have lived an unforgettable day of snowboarding with a great representation of snowboarders from different places and a common goal to fun and take the fastest laps," says Javi Guimont, the founder of Landing Snowboard, who organiser of the race.
The Andorra based Slidewayz team, made up of Merlin Balfour, Tyler Chorlton and Jamie Philps, win the brand new "Team Challenge" award and score a three man heliboard experience.
At 4:30 pm the awards ceremony was held at the base of Beret, with more than €10,000 in sports equipment and a prize of a heliboarding experience up for grabs.
Results:
Groms - Women
1ª Carla García Masó
2ª Chloe Bosch Sabidó
3ª Nora González Abad
Groms - Man
1ª Manex Rodríguez Garciandia
2ª Mauro González de Cos
3ª Beñat Urdangarin
Rookies - Women
1ª Leire Pérez Saeta
2ª Uxue Domínguez Deulofeu
3ª Danae Sanllhey
Rookies - Man
1º Martxelo Urruzola Tous
2º Axel Domínguez Deulofeu
3º Marc Cornejo Marzo
Senior - Women
1º Marion Gouwy
2º María Hidalgo Perlas
3º Paula Terra
Senior - Man
1º Aitor Soto
2º Tyler Chorlton
3º Lukas Rodríguez Garciandia
Legends - Women
1º Diana Álvarez Alonso
2º Marion Velten
3º Ruth Bueno Vila
Legends - Man
1º Jamie Philp
2º Lluc Navarro Cots
3º Toto Chamarro
The Andorra based Slidewayz team, made up of Merlin Balfour, Tyler Chorlton and Jamie Philps, win the brand new "Team Challenge" award and score a three man heliboard experience.
For more photos and videos from the event go to their Instagram