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 female Rider of the snowboard contest, followed by Birgit Rofner, Julia Baumgartner and Martina Zollner.
Style gradates like Lukas Müllauer, Torge Nagel and Fabian Bösch dominated the Freeski Pro Contest. Lisa Zimmermann once again delivered an above and beyond performance and Lara Wolf tried hard to keep up with her.
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 first time in 15 years. A perfect transition from Skatepark to Snowpark built on 3000 meters above elevation. This Jib´n´Skate Playgound formed the stage for an epic “double-session” with the Deeluxe Miniramp Jam and the Downdays Rail Session. The high level of this year’s riders’ field and their positive attitude formed a solid base for sick battles and fun sessions, which will definitely be remembered for a long time.