LAAX
Crap Sogn Gion Park No Name Park 350m, Plaun Park 600-1500m, Beginner Park 400m, preseason park Vorab glacier 450m Long , 2200 m Above sea level
Laax the European freestyle mecca presents itself already in top form with the perfectly shaped superpipe and a huge slopestyle. Rightly host of the BURTON EUROPEAN OPEN 2008 again in mid of January.
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Our fine SuperPipe is open !
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Happy New Year from the Snowpark crew
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Great vibes in Laax!!
Regardless whether you prefer one or two boards, the freestyle park in Laax is the place to be for every freestyler. Good vibes are guaranteed with unparalelled events on the mountain and international concert-highlightsat the...
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Country Events
technical facts
- Country:
- Superpipe: 140 m
- Halfpipe: 100 m
- Pro Line: 2
- Public Line: 4
- Easy Line: 2
- Banked Course: 0
- Rails: 10
- Boxes: 40
- Kicker / Hip: 12
- Total Takeoffs: approx 60
- Park entrance: 2200 m
- Park length: No Name Park 350m, Plaun Park 600-1500m, Beginner Park 400m, preseason park Vorab glacier 450m
- Park lift: 3, 350m, 2500 m
- Earth shapes: Super-, Halfpipe
- Snow cannon: yes
resort info
- day ticket:
- week ticket:
- pistes:
- t bars:
- chairlifts:
- gondolas:
- cable cars:
- longest run:
Weisse Arena Gruppe
Casa Prima
CH-7032 Laax
Tel. +41 (0)81 927 70 07
Fax +41 (0)81 927 70 08
Interview with Roger Heid from the Crap Sogn Gion Park in LAAX
Short designer history and which features do you still ride: We are riding all the obstacles we are building
Park sponsors: LAAX
Shaper Crew: 3 cat drivers, 5 hand shapers
Cat shaping hours per season: Windenmachine 200-250h, Solo 400-500h
Position of the park: On Crap Sogn Gion, in the pre season on the Vorab glacier
Park philosophy: We try to focus on the needs of all different levels from Beginner to Pro. To push the snowpark even more it is really important to realise a lot of `crazy` stuff too
Percentage of park areas: 20% Pro, 50% Public, 30% Beginner
The importance of a Pro area: t is really important for all the events
Local Pro rider: There are many, like Iuri Poudlakovic, Stefan Maurer, Markus Keller, Sina Candrian
Visiting Pro riders and teams: A lot
General news for 07/08: Many
Events 07/08: This year the Volcom Peanut Butter Railjam will be held in Laax for the frist time
Junior Open Laax, Salamon Jib Academy, Burton European Open 2008, Orage Freeski Open Laax, Volcom Peanut Butter Railjam, The BRITS, Pleasure Spring Session
Shape and style of the obstacles: clean!
Beginner rails and boxes:4m long easy boxes
Shape and style of the rails and boxes: All kinds of different shapes and length
New snow obstacles, lines or projects: surprise surprise
Planned park modification or changes later in the season: All kinds of different shapes and length
Top nationalities: CH, GER, GB
Safety precautions and inventions: Fences and new park rules
How about a (super)pipe: For us it is important to remember the roots of snowboarding. That´s why we have the Superpipe and a Minipipe. We use the Zaugg Laax Edition.
Any crazy or epic things happened in the past: During the season 05/06 we were able to enlarge the park up to 1.800m. Kicker, roller, boxes, rails, jibs, tables etc. etc. An absolute highlight!
Your freestyle park vision: There are some `crazy` ideas we definitely like to realise. In the end it is important to push the snowpark further and further and that the people have fun in our parks.
Freeride possibilities in the backcountry: Really good ones
Snowboard or Ski majority in your park: More Snowboarder, but the percentage of freeskier is increasing from season to season
