Testing, touring, enjoying the powder. This is the motto of the Splitboard Festival which attracts freeriders and powder snow enthusiasts from all over Europe to Pertisau at Lake Achensee from 10 – 12 January 2020.
The splitboard weekend in Pertisau will be presented by Sport Conrad and starts the ski touring season with many highlights. The festival’s goal is to bring together all riders, whether new to the sport or experienced, and to offer a platform for splitboarding.
The event is centered around Europe’s biggest splitboard testing together with numerous outfitters and professionals, as well as touring practice. The latest splitboards, binding systems, avalanche safety gear, boots, ski touring clothing and lots of accessories will be available on-site for testing and for sale at special prices.
Another highlight will be an extensive range of ski tours suitable for all abilities. Experienced local guides will guide the participants through pristine landscapes to spectacular summits in the surroundings. Of course the goal is to make first lines in the powder snow.
The festival weekend will be accompanied by a varied programme with several workshops on splitboarding and avalanche safety.
Tickets
There are three different packages available. Reservations can be made through the contact form at www.splitboard-festival.de, by email at post@freeride-guide.com or by telephone at +49 (8841) 9988750. Early booking is recommended – the number of participants is limited.
Opportunity to test equipment (splitboard & avalanche safety gear, boots poles, rucksacks, etc.) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday or on all three days. A day ski pass for the ski area Karwendel in Pertisau is included. Price: EUR 59
Inclusive services:
2 nights accommodation with half board at the ****Hotel Karlwirt in Pertisau
3 days splitboard testing incl. test equipment (splitboard & avalanche safety gear, boots, poles, rucksacks, etc.)
2 days guided splitboard tours in various levels of difficulty
1 evening tour on Friday with headlamp (on the ski piste)
1 day ski pass for the skiing area Karwendel in Pertisau
Tips and tricks from professionals – splitboard manufacturers, certified guides and freeride guides
Avalanche safety gear workshop and lectures on various subjects (avalance safety gear, tour planning, meteorology, etc.)
On-site splitboard equipment sale at special prices
Use of the swimming and wellness area of the hotel Price: EUR 339
At 8.00 testing area will open featuring all splitboard manufacturers and touring equipment for testing
Splitboard crash courses: testing and feeling the difference, tips for climbing, negotiating bends, splitting the board and attaching the two skis for descending
Avalanche transceiver testing and workshops held by mountain guides
Perfect testing area – the ascent to the summit of the Zwölferkopf can be interrupted at several points
Diverse range of ski tours available for beginners and advanced skiers (registration required on Friday)
From 15.00 convivial gathering in the umbrella bar opposite the valley station of Karwendel cable car
Dinner at the Hotel Karlwirt
Lecture on meteorology, avalanche safety and risk in open terrain
From 21.00 live music featuring Finn NELE at the hotel bar
At 8.00 testing area will open featuring splitboard testing and sale
Use of avalanche beacons, testing of airbag rucksacks, tips for climbing, negotiating bends, splitting the board and attaching the two skis for descending
Mountain guides teach the perfect downhill technique
Diverse range of half day or full day ski tours available for beginners and advanced skiers (registration possible from Friday at the information counter)
Approx. 15.00 rounding off the Splitboard Festival in the testing area