Interview with Seppi Harml and Max Rehrl of Absolutpark FLACHAUWINKL

Short designer history and which features do you still ride: Snowboarder since 1990, sponsored for several years (Atomic, Quicksilver and Fourasses)
Short snow park history: There´s a park in Flachauwinkl since 1999. Since 2001 the Park is called ´Absolut Park´ and it´s located where it is now. The Park was initiated by Max Rehrl, me Seppi and the Shuttleberg Flachauwinkl-Kleinarl. Since 2006 we have the 6 seat chairlift and the `Chill House´.
Park sponsors: Atomic, Quicksilver, Blue Tomato, Spark7, Tigas Base
Shaper Crew: 9 Shaper (Hans Weiss), approx 120 hours per week
Cat shaping hours per season: 400-600 hours
Position of the park: On top of almost 2.000m avove sea level. In the beginning more rolling ground which gets flatter in the end
Park philosophy: Cowboys ride it hard!
Percentage of park areas: 25% Pro, 35% public, 40% beginner
The importance of a Pro area: The Pro area is important as long as enough riders enjoy being in the park
Local Pro rider: Tadej Valentan, Herby Thaler, Phips Gruber, Marc Swoboda, Woidl Fanninger
Visiting Pro riders and teams: Pirates, MMP, Gypsies, Ästhetiker
How important is a Pro area: As long as enough Pros enjoy it
General news for 07/08: We will be getting more snow canons and try to open the park before christmas
Events 07/08: Jib King January 4th and 5th, 2008, Pop ´n Drop February 23rd-24th, Spring Battle Marcht 28th-30th
Shape and style of the obstacles: Steep and sustained landings, smooth transitions
Beginner rails and boxes: All of the obstacles in the jib park
New rails and boxes: 20m box, spine wallride
Shape and style of the rails and boxes: Wave-Box 16m, Wallride 5x10m, A-Frame-Box 12m, Flat-Rail 8m, Flat- Rail 6m, Rainbow-Rail 8m, Down-Rail 12m, Kinked-Rail 4+4m, Kinked-Rail 2+3m, Flat-Rail 4m, Down-Box 4m, Jib-Table 1x3m, Kinked-Box 2+3m, Curved-Box 10m, Box 20m, Spine Wallride 3*4m, 20m Box, Spine Wallride
New snow obstacles, lines or projects: Depends on the amount of snow
Shape style of the new obstacles: Steep and long landings, smooth transitions
Planned park modification or changes later in the season: For every contest we create a special set up
Top nationalities: AUT, GER, GB, Scandinaviens, Eastern Europe
Safety precautions and inventions: Daily safety checks, every 30 minutes check by the shapers. A mountain rescue team is based straight at the park´s lift.
How about a (super)pipe: We have a pipe because riding the pipe is wicked.
Your freestyle park vision: 10m of snow in the ABSOLUT park
Freeride possibilities in the backcountry: Check out the present and the last years productions of the Gypsies, Pirates and MMP.
Park terrain location and earth forms: Yes, it´s preformed.
Snowboard or Ski majority in your park: Snowboard majority