Riksgränsen Banked Slalom became an instant classic already after the first year. In 2013 we had 60 dedicated snowboarders competing in what some would define as “the art of swinging”. No jumps, no spins, no rails, just you, your board and your ability to carve and maintain speed through a course with 22 banks of curves. Year two, 2014, we had 151 people competing from 7 different nations in a mixed age range of 9-57 years. In year three we had over 250 participants and since then we have had around 300 riders competing on the course and many more watching the competition from the sidelines. In 2018, 120 of them were women and we are very proud to have taken our event in that direction. Our biggest growth is juniors/children and ladies and in 2019 we had even more women and juniors competing. In recent years we have seen the development of new boards dedicated to turning and more clips of “carving tricks” appearing on social media. Snowboarding is recapturing the carve and taking all snowboarders with it. Riksgränsen Banked Slalom is part of that movement and every year we try to embrace the spirit of snowboarding and connect the past with the future.

Schedule:

THURSDAY  15/5

ARRIVAL

THE COURSE OPENS UP IN THE AFTERNOON

TRAINING RUNS MIGHT BE LIMITED DUE TO SNOW CONDITIONS.

RACE OFFICE

18.00 – 19.00 Technical assistance

RIDERS MEETING

TBD

 

FRIDAY 16/5

SHAPE & TRAINING

TIMES ARE PRELIMINARY AND CAN CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

EVERYONE WILL GET AT LEAST ONE TRAINING RUN BEFORE QUALIFICATIONS.

THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN’T PICK UP YOUR START BIB. PLEASE DO THAT AT THE RACE OFFICE BY THE COURSE.

09.00 – 10.00 SHAPE

10.45 -11.45 TRAINING – ONLY FOR RIDERS QUALIFYING ON FRIDAY

11.45 – 12.30 LUNCH/SHAPE

QUALIFICATIONS

12.30 – 14.00 SENIOR MEN – TBD

14.00 – 15.00 SENIOR WOMEN – TBD

15.00 – 16.00 MASTER MEN – TBD

16.00 – 17.00 MASTER WOMEN – TBD

(Times can change due to weather and snow conditions)

NORGESVÄNGEN

TBD

QUIZ-TIME WITH TRUMPET

21.00 HOW MUCH OF SNOWBOARD NONSENSE DO YOU REALLY KNOW?

GRÖNAN

TBD

 

SATURDAY  17/5

SHAPE & TRAINING

THIS SCHEDULE IS PRELIMINARY

09.30 – 10.15 SHAPE

10.15 – 11.00 TRAINING – ONLY FOR RIDERS QUALIFYING ON SATURDAY AND FINALISTS

QUALIFICATIONS

11.00 – 11.45 REAL MASTER MEN – TBD

11.45 – 12.10 REAL MASTER WOMEN – TBD

12.10 – 12.30 BOYS – TBD

12.30 – 12.50 GIRLS – TBD

12.50 – 13.20 JUNIOR MEN – TBD

13.20 – 13.45 JUNIOR WOMEN – TBD

(Times can change due to weather)

13.45 – 14.30 LUNCH/SHAPE

FINALS

14.30 – 14.45 FINAL TRAINING

ALL RIDERS IN THE FINAL GET ONE TRAINING RUN

14.45 – 16.30 FINALS

(Times can change due to weather)

BANQUET

REST. LAPLANDIA 21.00

(Buy your tickets with the WEIQ app)

GRÖNAN

TBD