Simonhöhe joins 2021/22 snowboard alpine tour

After two successful European Cup events in the past seasons, Simonhöhe will now hold races at the highest FIS level, joining the FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup for the first time in 2021/22 season. 

Alongside Bad Gastein, the competitions in Simonhöhe will be the second Austrian stop on snowboard alpine tour in 2021/22. The individual parallel giant slalom competition as well as the team event are scheduled to take place on 15-16th of January, wrapping up the first part of the season and acting as the final test ahead of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. 

This winter sports highlight event for the Carinthian region was presented this past weekend by the Governor and Sports Officer of Carinthia Peter Kaiser, Regional Tourism Councillor Sebastian Schuschnig, ÖSV President Karl Schmidhofer and Regional Sports Director Arno Arthofer. 

Kaiser described the FIS decision to award two World Cup races to the Simonhöhe as “good news” for Carinthia. Since the competitions are the last ones before the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, the anticipation for the event is already very high. “On the part of the Carinthian sports family, we will do everything we can to ensure that both the athletes and all fans will have unforgettable days. Carinthia will also show its best side in winter,” said the governor.

“It is a happy day for our state. Such a leading sporting event has a strong international appeal and will generate a great deal of interest in Carinthia,” said Sebastian Schuschnig. It is a strong signal at the right time and a great distinction for the local tourist location. “We also have a high quality in the small ski areas,” emphasized Schusnig.

ÖSV President Karl Schmidhofer expressed his joy that two World Cup races for parallel snowboard racers in Austria will take place next winter in Bad Gastein and in Simonhöhe: “I was deeply involved in organisation of the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships in Kreischberg and Lachtal back in 2021 so I am happy that we were able to find a new destination to be included in the 2021/22 World Cup calendar.”