kaunertal opening : 14 videos

On Friday was the start signal given by the SANE Crew where the riders could make their first best tricks to get some Cash4Tricks at the Jib’n Skate Playground. After the action on the mountain we continued in the valley directly with the Streetparty and celebrated the beginning of a great winter season at the Club Circle. In Feichten the mainroad was closed to offer the perfect “After-Ride” evening with street food, live music and an even bigger ramp this year. Sam Baumgartner (AUT) won “Be...

Another epic day at Kaunertal Opening 2019 is in the books. Best weather, perfect conditions, good vibes and a lot of fun – the Riders are ready to continuing to celebrate the season opening at the Kaunertal Glacier. Enjoy the highlights of the Saturday sessions.

The winter season is here and it dropped on the astonishing Kaunertal glacier! The ski & snowboard pros are welcoming the new season in new open judged jam sessions. The 34th edition of the Kaunertal Opening is once more the place to be! Stay tuned for more action this weekend from Tyrol!

The long wait is over – winter has finally arrived. The 33rd edition of the legendary Kaunertal Opening provided snowboard and freeski action at its best. The winter sports enthusiasts gathered to test the latest snow equipment of 50 brands. But Tirol’s “youngest glacier” also attracted many top-notch freestyle snowboard and ski pros: At the first contest of the season, they wanted to whet appetite for the winter. Since two years the Half Mile Jib Line has been an important part of the KTO, w...

The long wait is over – winter has finally arrived. The 33rd edition of the legendary Kaunertal Opening provided snowboard and freeski action at its best. The winter sports enthusiasts gathered to test the latest snow equipment of 50 brands. But Tirol’s “youngest glacier” also attracted many top-notch freestyle snowboard and ski pros: Swiss snowboarder Boris Mouton, who rides for the club C.S LA Clusaz (FRA), convinced the judges in the Invitational Pro Contest with his individual style and a...

The ski and snowboard season 2017/18 has kicked off with the 32. Kaunertal Opening under blue sky and best snowing conditions. And so did the first Contest of the Season.

The ski and snowboard season 2017/18 has kicked off with the 32. Kaunertal Opening under blue sky and best snowing conditions. Here are the Highlights from Day 2.

Waiting is finally over! The Snowpark Kaunertal gets ready to start the 4th decade of “Freeski & Snowboard, Music & Culture” from October 13th – 15th at the Kaunertal glacier. Half Mile Jib Line 2.0, new side events and a completely new party concept leave nothing to be desired!

The ultimate kick-off into the winter and snow park season at Kaunertal Glacier, Austria. Kaunertal Opening 2016 from October 07 to 09 provides lots of news in an action-packed schedule promising a new half mile Jibline, Amateur Contest, Pro Contests, Rail Session, Mini Ramp, Testival and a music festival – just more typical Kaunertal Opening stuff! In the course of the previous years, the season kick-off at Tirol’s Kaunertal valley has seen an extraordinary development in all things athletic...

This is how an anniversary has to go down! Even the most amazing events have to end sometime - and so did the 30th edition of the Snowpark Kaunertal Opening. The anniversary party was one of it´s kind. Three blue bird days and phenomenal snow conditions framed the KTO in an outstanding manner. Thousands of happy and stoked Freeskiers and Snowboarders enjoyed a surreal weekend at the Kaunertal Glacier inclusively a perfect shaped Snowpark spread on 4 different locations and setups. Vibes fr...

Day two of the Opening was formed by the athletic highlight of the weekend. 6000,- Euro overall prize money where put out there to be won at KTO Pro Contest. It has been an incredible performance by all riders, how were towed up the Snowpark by Yamaha sleds, if the lift line was packed. Another program highlight has been the KTO Music Festival. On Saturday, Beginner Soundsystem – Denyo & Mad, Wax Wreckaz and the Bavarian Hip Hop combo Mundwerk Crew followed put the crowed and the stage on fi...

Friday started in a smooth and chilled way with lots of happy faces. A fun mix of Sessions and Side Events, like the Splitboard Workshop, the avalanche transceiver training field, DJ sound at the Red Bull Volvo and a spontaneous stand up concert at the Testival area were fantastic editions to the program. After a long day on the glacier, the snowstoked crowed met up at the daily After Ride Sessions powered by Blue Tomato, with a great atmosphere by Free BBQ and drinks. A teaser of what´s abo...

Next to the jung guns, legends from 30 years of KTO Pro Contest history have been invited for the GoPro Legends Invitational Riders Session and brought style and vibes from back in the day at the Snowpark Kaunertal parquet. Air & Style Winner Marco Grilc, Steve Gruber, Sani Alibabic, Tadej Valentan, Chris Kröll and Tom Eberharter put themselves out there again and showed everyone what made them what they are today – Legends. The Miniramp has been brought back to the glacier again for the fi...

Day two of the Opening was formed by the athletic highlight of the weekend. 6000,- Euro overall prize money where put out there to be won at KTO Pro Contest. It has been an incredible performance by all riders. Fife time in a row snowboard Pro Contest winner Eric Beauchemin put his name out there again and showed everyone that he deserves to be all the way up on the podium. Maxi Preissinger, who also became Best Rookie and Clemens Millauer shared the podium with him. Mary Luggen became best...