Fantastic weather and a lot of fresh snow in the night before the competition, the conditions were perfect for over a hundred freeriders to compete at the 17. Edition of Engadinsnow at the Corvatsch (SUI). On the so called „Alpetta Face“, the riders showed their best freeriding performances. German snowboarder Marion Sebald claimed the victory in the women’s competition with a total points of 64.7, while her opponents from France, Marie Surry (2. place), and Norway, Ingrid Lonar (3. place), completed the podium. In the men’s snowboard Koen Goris (BEL) won with 82.7 points and secured his victory in front of Swiss Alex Rufibach and Rúnar Hjörleifsson from Iceland (placed third).
Results
Women
1 Marion Sebald (GER) - 64.7 points
2 Marie Surry (FRA) - 58.3 pts
3 Ingrid Lonar (NOR) - 57.0 pts
4 Bettina Pickl (AUT) - 55.3 pts
5 Paula Carro (ARG) - 46.7 pts
Men
1 Koen Goris (BEL) - 82.7 points
2 Alex Rufibach (SUI) - 79.0 pts
3 Rúnar Hjörleifsson (ISL) - 73.7 pts
4 Philip Volker (GER) - 67.0 pts
5 James Veitch (GBR) - 65.0 pts