Stubai World Cup Slopestyle

The much-anticipated Olympic year kicks off high above the Stubai valley at the world’s best pre-season park: Stubai Zoo. No doubt most of the Olympic hopefuls will already be training up at the glacier, preparing for what could be the biggest year of their lives.

The Stubai course is no warm-up though. After a summer off, the riders are tossed back into the contest deep end. Stubai is notoriously difficult to ride: A super tight course, often plagued with bad weather, howling winds, feeble oxygen levels and blue ice landings all contribute to making this one of the toughest challenges on the circuit.

Last year was badly weather-affected due to high winds and contest days lost to storms. Colby Stevenson and Tess Ledeux overcame the conditions to start the season off with wins.