Three snow parks • Glacier Park from autumn • Austria’s biggest super-pipe • Austrian Freeski Open from February 27 to March 3, 2013
Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn: pure freestyle action!
Massive airtime, a whole bunch of jibbing fun and creative set-ups in three snow parks, plus a
gigantic super-pipe and heaps of events from November until March: In the 2012/13 winter
season, Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn offers an explosive mix! With its sunny exposition, an ideal
connection to chairlifts, and the daily shaping by the motivated crew, Glacier Park, Central Park
and Easy Park as well as Railgarden Lechnerberg in the centre of Kaprun once again make for
the ultimate playground in Austria. The country’s biggest and best super-pipe can be regarded
as its highlight.
Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn with its three parks and a 160-metre super-pipe offers limitless options for
skiers to perform their tricks. With an altitude from 2,500 to 2,900 metres, beginners, intermediates and
pros find the ideal, snow-sure playground for their freestyle moves. In autumn, they can shred the
Glacier Park at 2,900 metres up on the glacier, whereas in the winter, Central Park, Easy Park and
the huge super-pipe form the centre of freestyle action at Kitzsteinhorn. Railgarden Lechnerberg in the
centre of Kaprun additionally provides lots of freestyle fun – the ideal location for relaxing sundown
sessions. All parks are maintained daily by the experienced shape crew.
The Glacier Park opens in late October and has four lines for freestyle beginners and advanced. The
latter can have fun on the two 10- and 13-metre kickers and on the jib line with down rails, straight rail,
tube combo, wall ride and more. The easy lines provide, among other things, two smaller kickers as well
as three easy boxes.
When winter comes, the freestyle action on the Kitzsteinhorn relocates some 400 metres further down:
Easy Park, Central Park and super-pipe will be gradually opened from December on and are all
located near the Sonnenkarbahn. The two parks are characterized by long, creative lines and high
kickers. The beginners’ areas are expanded again this season. The highlight is Austria's biggest superpipe (160 m long, 6.30 m high), which is again taken care by “Pipe master” Ali Zehentner.
Central Park is the place to be for all intermediates and pros. A medium line, a pro line and a jib line
are all ready to be rocked. The medium line includes three jib features and two kickers of 8 and 14
metres. The pro line offers two jib features and two kickers of 18 and 20 metres. The creatively
designed jib line weaves all across the park with special features such as A-frame box or wallride.
Freestyle beginners and kids will be happy in the three lines of the Easy Park. The upper jib line
presents a step-up special feature and two kickers of 7 and 13 metres for advanced learners. The
bottom half, with various rails, tubes, a wall ride and a multi-obstacle are ready to be ripped. In addition,
there’s a line with four different boxes and an easy kicker line with three mellow jumps, specifically
designed for beginners (2, 4 and 6 metres).
Austrian Freeski Open: the season’s highlight from February 27 to March 3, 2013!
In 2014, slopestyle freeskiing will turn Olympic for the first time. Yet, already a year in advance, you can
check out potential participants and the world’s best slopestyle skiers at the Austrian Freeski Open,
from February 27 to March 3, 2013, at the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn. The highlight of the season for
freeriders is the X-Over Ride, from March 22 to 24, 2013, a 3-star qualifier for the Freeride World Tour.
Saturdays only 10 euros for children and adolescents: The Power of Zehn
For kids and young people, a visit to the Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn on Saturdays is worthwhile two ways:
Together with the partner areas Schmitten in Zell am See and Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang, from
November 24, 2012, to April 27, 2013, Kitzsteinhorn once again launches the “The Power of Zehn”
campaign: every Saturday, children and adolescents aged 6 to under 19 years old (born 1994 to 2006)
can grab a day pass for only 10 euros!
For further information, please visit www.kitzsteinhorn.at and www.snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at
-Contact for media requests:
Ring PR, Gerti Ring, Staufenstr. 21, D-83278 Traunstein
Phone: +49/(0)861/909 63 81, E-Mail: [email protected]
Kitzsteinhorn – Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG, Mag. (FH) Christian Hörl (Marketing Snowpark)
Phone: +43/(0)6547/8700-179, E-Mail: [email protected], www.kitzsteinhorn.at
FACT BOX SNOWPARK KITZSTEINHORN
Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn
• 3 world class snow parks located between 2,500 and 2,900 m altitude
• Glacier Park on the glacier open from autumn
• During winter: Easy Park for beginners and Central Park for advanced learners & pros
• Austria’s biggest super-pipe
• Railgarden Lechnerberg in the centre of Kaprun
Glacier Park (4 Lines)
Easy Line
Easy Kicker Line
Jib Line
Kicker Line
3 easy boxes (butter, straight, flat down und A-frame)
2 easy kickers
Rails, tubes and wall ride (down rails, straight rail, tube combo, wall ride & more)
2 kickers (appr. 10 m and 13 m)
Easy Park (3 Lines)
Upper Jib Line
Lower Jib Line
Boxes Line
Easy Kicker Line
Step-up special feature, 2 kickers (appr. 7 m and 13 m)
Rails, tubes, wall ride and multi obstacle (down rail, straight rail, down tube & more)
4 different boxes (straight, down, wave)
3 easy kickers (appr. 2 m, 4 m and 6 m)
Central Park (3 Lines)
Medium Line
Pro Line
Jib Line
3 jib features and 2 kickers (appr. 8 m and 14 m)
2 jib features and 2 kickers (appr. 18 m and 20 m)
Creative line all across the park, with special features (A-frame box, wall ride & snow obstacles)
Super-pipe
160 m long, 6.30 m high
Kitzsteinhorn Inter@ctive:
• www.mobile.kitzsteinhorn.at – information for your mobile phone
• Free WiFi: base station (911 m), Alpincenter (2,450 m), summit station (3,029 m), ICE CAMP, and NEW in
all restaurants of the Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG and around all central panoramic displays
• Automatic photo points on the panoramic platform “Top of Salzburg” and in the ICE CAMP
Event preview 2012/13
Feb 27 – Mar 03, 2013 Austrian Freeski Open (Central Park)
Mar 22 – 24, 2013
X OVER Ride Kitzsteinhorn
During the season, there will be public photo shootings on a regular basis – the resulting pics will be available
for download for the participants. For further information, please visit www.snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at
The Power of Zehn
Children and adolescents (born 1994 to 2006) will only pay € 10.00 for a day ticket, every Saturday, from
Nov 24, 2012 until Apr 27, 2013!
Zell am See-Kaprun
Glacier, Mountains, and Lake – the year-round destination Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria, unites all the
diversities of the Alps. At the unique natural paradise at the border to Hohe Tauern National Park, athletes,
active holidaymakers, families and everybody looking for rest and relaxation will find varied experiences in
summer and in winter. www.zellamsee-kaprun.com