Majestic and stunningly beautiful, yet rough and merciless – that was how the Dachstein glacier presented itself on Sunday. At the valley station the riders and spectators were greeted with an almost cheesy sunrise. A few hundred meters of altitude further up the mountain – to be precise at 2,700 meters above sea level – a fairly strong breeze made it difficult to tackle the two kickers of the slopestyle contest. With this in mind, the QParks committee, the judges and the riders agreed to hold a jib battle on the two multi obstacles in the contest line’s end section instead.

Initially, the contestants had to choose between the rainbow bridge and the wallride rail combo, before continuing to the A-frame rail. After the first few rides, it became obvious that – despite the altered mode and contest setup – the first QParks Snowboard Tour stop would develop into a thrilling battle above the Schladming-Dachstein region. Riders were pushing each other and the finals saw both the atmosphere and creativity reaching another level. The winners have more than earned the winning checks amounting to 5,000 USD, while also raking in valuable points for the World Snowboarding Points List National.

FINALS WOMEN

In the girls‘ competition, 17-year-old Hanne Eilertsen was able to succeed and – surprise, surprise! – she is also from Norway. The young snowboarder followed her intuition and changed her plans just before her second final run without further ado. As it turned out, her choice was dead right: “I wanted to do a different trick on the first rail, but then I chose the Switch Blunt 270-out, because I’ve been practicing it longer and it just felt right. I’m all the more pleased that it won me best trick and made me win the competition.” Last year’s winner, Katie Ormerod from the UK, came in second, while Celia Petrig from Switzerland ranked third.

Results MEN: Results WOMEN:

1. Olimstad Markus (NOR) 1. Eilertsen Hanne (NOR)
2. Sutter Gian (SUI) 2. Ormerod Katie (GBR)
3. Leenderts Emil (NOR) 3. Petrig Celia (SUI)
4. Ulsletten Emil (NOR)
5. Ulstein Isak (NOR)

Best Trick – Male & Female
Eilertsen Hanne (NOR) – Switch Blunt 270-out
Isak Ulstein (NOR) – Front Blunt 450-out

For a complete list of results, visit www.pleasurejam.com, where you’ll also find the best pictures of the day.