Kazakhstan isn’t usually thought of as a freeski hotspot, but there’s one place you might have heard of. The Shymbulak resort in the heart of the Ile-Alatau National Park is home to Gorilla Chimba Park, and this weekend they’re hosting the annual Gorilla Winter Jungle Festival.
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Gorilla Winter Jungle is going down this weekend in Shymbulak, Kazakhstan
The event has been bringing the freestyle culture of Central Asia together for 7 years already. And this year it’s bigger than ever, extending to two days on the April 6th and 7th. Riders from all over the world come to celebrate finale of the 70th anniversary winter season in Shymbulak. There are multiple events on the program including Big Air, Cash 4 Tricks jib session, and the main attraction – The Battle with 7 000 000 tenge (14.5k€) total prize money.
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Watch the Gorilla Winter Jungle livestream here!
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Things I expect from Winter Jungle this year: a sea of smiles, new people and radical young people who will get inspiration from the event and, possibly, pick up extreme sports. Our aim is to contribute to development of active sports in Kazakhstan!
The program on snow will be accompanied by musical performances from the Kazakhstan scene with names like Rusha, Tobe, Menindenimsaw and LOVANDA. So you know the after party is taken care of. The weather is looking good for the weekend, so this could definitely be worth the journey. See you there!
All info here
winterjungle.com
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