It was a mess

... BUT ...

Summer...finally! This thought united summer-shredders and sun-worshipers alike at the Dachstein Summer-Opening this Saturday. The unique QParks-event surpassed all expectations of almost 400 enthusiastic snowboarders and freeskiers. At a relaxed atmosphere, 20°C and sunshine, happy faces and sovereign Dachstein-freestyle predominated the opening of the Horsefeathers Superpark Dachstein!

The two delays of the Opening in the cause of the gondola-rope revision had also an upside. This weekend, summer has finally moved in and so all the ingrained snowboarders and freeskiers could finally live their favorite sport up at perfect bluebird on the Dachstein glacier. The QParks shaping team around parkdesigner Andi Röck had all hands full with the park, as the heat in the last days made it really hard to keep it in shape for Saturday. For many shredders it’s the best time. Only then it is possible to go shredding in July and improve your tricks at numerous runs and soft, slushy snow!

Rail-action at the Ride and Roar Rail Jam

Due to the slow snow, riding the kickers was almost impossible. However, the more the girls and dudes showed their skills on the rails and boxes! The Ride and Roar Rail Jam had its premiere and was just perfect to set the newly bought boxes and rails in scene. The riders were extremely motivated and so the decision of who would finally take home a goodiebag by Horsefeathers, Blue Tomato and Adidas Eyewear, was really tough for the judges.

Finally the best of the categories Snowboard, Freeski and Girls were elected. After one hour free session riding, Felix Prankl (Ski), Flo Galler (Snbd) as well as Urska Pribosic (Snbd f) were the outstanding winners. Also brilliant were the performances of Marinus Höflinger (Ski) as well as the Snowboarders Daniel Limmer, Erik Harc and Nejc Ferjan who convinced the judges and could also take home some great goodiebags.

Cultclub party in Schladming powered by Horsefeathers

At a good freestyle event certainly a decent party shouldn’t be lacking. In order to celebrate the Opening adequately, the Shredders met for the afterparty at the Cultclub Schladming to dance the last energy out of their bones to the beats of the DJ’s Defneetiv – the ideal complement to an exhausting day on the glacier.

Some people could be seen already in their newly-won goodies and the rest of the folks were philosophizing about the highlights of the day and together had a great round-off round-off-party which they let pass in freestyle manner.

Rider Comments:

Flo Galler As expected, I really enjoyed the Opening. Good park, nice weather and meeting old friends. In my opnínion, QParks could not have enhanced the rail line in a better way. Fantastic atmosphere and nice slush, it’s just the best time of the year! Also, the Ride and Roar Rail Session was really cool. A relaxed session with friends at the Dachstein, the concept was good, because you are not under pressure to present the best performance in one run, but doing many runs in a certain period. And at the end of the day, Cultclub to the max!

Marinus Höflinger Welcomed by a 50 meters queue, I stood in front of the Dachstein cash-desk on Saturday morning. Shit I thought, but luckily most of the people were tourists or hikers and later, at the t-bar park-lift I never had to wait longer than 2 minutes. After 5 hours and about 30 runs later I was exhausted and without power… the perfect jib line requested everything from me, power- and trick-wise. Finally I let the Opening pass off with a bottle of beer and good mood before I turned back home after such an awesome bluebird day like that! Yes sir!

Daniel Limmer It was a perfect Opening at relaxed vibes and highsummerly temperatures on the glacier. In my opinion, the new rail setup is way better than the one of the last years and also the new easy-going and casual ‚Ride and Roar Railjam’ could establish itself pretty well into the whole concept. Unfortunately the kickers were too soft, due to the heat. For me, the Horsefeathers Superpark Dachstein is one of the only ones that can keep up with the American parks!

Felix Prankl A sick park, nice weather, motivated people, meeting known faces and a wicked party! The setup is really off da hook. The two new rails fit the line perfectly and the entire railline is fun as never before! The Ride and Roar Railjam was a really relaxed and fair contest format, just perfect for such events where fun stands in the foreground! Daniela Hochmuth After such a long time it’s just a treat to have the possibility to go shredding. The Opening is real fun because there are so many people and the atmosphere is great – just perfect. It was the hell of a day!

Nejc Ferjan Yeah, it was great - the day was a highlight itself. I came the whole way from Slovenia and it was worth it. So many people, nice weather and the park was even better than I had expected! I couldn't wish for anything more. It's so good having 3 downrails and a doublekink in a line, that's wasaaaap :) I'm really happy about the goodies too!

Wanna know more? See the gallery with a nice selection of the Dachstein Opening (Action, Lifestyle and Party) pics by Qphotographer Roland. And don't miss the awesome podcast!)

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We went to the spring classics at the Kaunertaler glacier and met the HOTZONE.TV team, namely Georg Huber, Tini Gruber, Thomas Tramnitz and Lars Oesterle. It's always fun, when i shred with Lars and he had also the time to give me some hints.

THX dude !!!

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Knife Show's been around for two years, and to celebrate, we're showing you a day in the life of our two biggest stars, Scruffy the dog and Casey. Oh, and you'll get to meet Mike's new dog Fuzzy (not gonna lie - she's pretty awesome). Seriously though, thanks to everyone for supporting us these last couple years. Casey's gonna buy all of you Kazoozles to celebrate!

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New interruptions at the Dachstein cable-revision cause another delay for the Summer Opening 2010!

After a technical issue at the current swap of the steel-cable of the Dachstein ropeway, the great Summer Opening has to be delayed for another week to the 12th of June 2010.

As a gesture of good will, the Planai-Hochwurzen-Railways greatly lower the season-ticket prizes for all the regular riders of the Horsefeathers Superpark Dachstein!

Unfortunately nature doesn’t mean it too well with the Dachstein Freestylers this year. After a really poor snowfall-season, at the moment the cable is being replaced for the first time since the foundation of the ropeway in 1969. The operation turned out a little more complicated than expected and additionally to harsh weather conditions, a technical problem caused a delay of 12 days, as technical material had to be brought up in a long-winded task to the top via helicopters.

Great consolation: cheaper season-tickets for everyone!

The sorrow of the Snowboard- and Freeski- Community is of course huge. Needless to say that all the die-hard freestylers have been looking forward to the legendary opening of the Horsefeathers Superpark Dachstein already for weeks now. However, the Planai-Hochwurzen- Railways show themselves sympathetic and decided to lower the prizes greatly for all the shred-hungry people.

The regular prize for a season ticket is reduced from € 345,- to € 270,- and even the already lucky winners of our ticket-lottery will only have to pay € 200,- instead of € 245,- for their everlasting summer and fall freestyle-superlative. Snowboard Pro Flo Galler emphasizes why the ticket is worth every cent: “50 runs a day, in these 50 runs either 200 rails or 150 kickers! Best park, progress, summerfeeling, nice people…snowboarding in summer: what can you have more?”

Outstanding park with refreshed setup For weeks, all involved people are giving their best to oppose the forces of nature with clenched manpower, but unfortunately there was no better solution in sight than another delay. However, one thing is certain: The Horsefeathers Superpark Dachstein will shine in full setup and pomp for the June 12th to compensate all snowboarders and freeskiers with a loaded program, perfect shape and a fresh setup for the long waiting! Next to a row of other surprises, four rails will be placed in a line, thus presenting the perfect jibline for all the rail-cracks out there. Also beginners and intermediates will find their favorite line at the brand-new boxes-line for massive slides. On top of it all, a heap of prizes is waiting for the best rail-combos at the Ride and Roar Rail Session, where also visitors and spectators can look forward to loaded action. Besides, also 80’s fashion victims won’t come short, as in the cause of the QParks From Rags to Riches Oldschool Contest people will meet up in hot 80’s winter-outfits to swap them against complete new winter-gears by Horsefeathers, Blue Tomato and Adidas!

See you up there – now more than ever! For more information see www.dachstein.horsefeatherssuperparks.com Further questions can be directed to info@qparks.com