In the men’s competition, the ongoing battle of snowboard alpine icons, Andreas Prommegger (AUT) and Roland Fischnaller (ITA) is a mouth-watering prospect. In the previous PGS in Cortina in December, the pair who have 42 World Cup victories between them, battled it out in the big final with the Italian coming out on top in front of a delirious home crowd. With the Austrian bagging the first PGS win of the season in Carezza, he sits atop the PGS with 180 points, while Fischnaller is 20 points behind on 160.
Prommegger also heads the overall table on 234 points while, after failing to progress to the knockout stage in Bad Gastein, Fischnaller has recorded 193 points overall so far and has some work to do.
Alexander Payer sits just two points behind his compatriot Prommegger in the overall rankings (232) while Maurizio Bormolini (ITA) is positioned 18 points further back on 214 following a comprehensive win in Bad Gastein.
There’s quite the gap to Switzerland’s Dario Caviezel (102 points) and Italy’s Aaron March (100 points), so if they are going to have a crack at being crowned the best all-rounder come season’s end, a good points haul in Scuol is vital.
After a forgettable season so far, last year’s overall champion, Lee Sangho (KOR), sits 17th.
The next races are in Bansko, Bulgaria the weekend of 21-22 January with PGS and PSL races, respectively. The riders then travel to Blue Mountain, Canada 26-27 January for two more PGS disciplines before a break for the World Championships taking place in Bakuriani, Georgia from 19 February to 5 March.
The World Cup then returns, taking in Livigno (ITA) – home of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games snowboard and freestyle events – on 11-12 March, Rogla (SLO) on 15 March, with the concluding weekend hosted in Berchtesgaden (GER) 18-19 March.
