First Annual Volcom Kitzsteinhorn Banked Slalom

The 3rd edition of the Volcom banked slalom at Kitzsteinhorn was another one to put in the books! It all started with a good snow dump before the weekend that made shapers shovel extra hard, but also stoked out some early arrival competitors with some powder turns. It continued with two consecutive days of sunshine, allowing everyone to shred the snowparks in between race runs with the best conditions you could get. This year’s course was again just over 1min, so legs, hearts and breath were...

Last winter in the northern alps was a sad story indeed. Man made snow at best. However, those with minimum insight into meteorology & history did not despair.. All you had to do was follow the path of Hannibal when crossing the alps, and voilà, you were rewarded with a snow pack up to 5 meters deep. Volcom riders DBK (aka Danger Dave/David Bertschinger Karg) and Markus Keller from Switzerland always do their homework, thus not only did they escape the crowds, but scored epic powder days week...

Volcom rider Marc Swoboda from Austria prefers metal under his feet rather than in his ears... Judging by his riding though, it's hard to tell the difference. Enjoy! volcom.com