The Snowboard Test

Imagine, if you will, that you’re Kaunertal, a small resort nestled in the Austrian Alps. You’re famed for your high altitude, excellent snow record and the finest late season park in Europe. As a forward-thinking resort, you decide to hold a backcountry freestyle competition called ‘Hidden Kickers’ at the end of April, in the same vein as Travis Rice’s Natural Selection. Surely you’d have though that by that time of year, long after the other resorts in the region had shut, you’d be blessed with good weather?

Not so. It seems like the weather gods threw a huge spanner in the works, by dumping over two feet of snow in the last week.

Now, let’s imagine that you’re one of two hundred people who are set to go to Kaunertal for The Snowboard Test, some time in, ooh, I don’t know - the next three days? While you’d undoubtedly feel sorry for the Hidden Kicker competition, you’d also be PRETTY DAMN STOKED THAT WE’RE GOING TO GET FRESHIES NEXT WEEK!

Ahem. I apologise for my outburst… See you in Austria, where I’ll be dancing like this

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