Winter Sports Events 2022/23 Not to Be Missed

At the end of October 2022, there was a big bang at X Games: The action sports organizer has new owners and a new CEO in Steven Flisler. How will he change the face of the X Games? There should be a foretaste at X Games Aspen from January 27-29, 2023. What remains the same: Freestyle fans will also be able to watch the stars of the scene in Aspen in 2023 completely free of charge. Almost 100 of the best winter sports athletes will be at the start.

Are you carried away by the ski touring hype or have you always wanted to try it out? Then the Ski Touring Testival from November 18 to 20, 2022 on the Kitzsteinhorn in the Austrian province of Salzburg is your chance. Here you can participate in guided ski tours and workshops or test the latest ski touring equipment. By the way, it's not the only season highlight at the Kitzsteinhorn: the Risk'n'fun Freeride Camp offers an Austrian Alpine Club training program for all freeriders from February 13 to 17, 2023. A highlight for freestylers will then be the World Rookie Tour Snowboard Finals from March 19 to 25. On April 1, the pros of the freeride scene will compete at the X OVER RIDE 2023 and collect points for the qualification for the Freeride World Tour.

The world's biggest freeriding spectacle is entering its 16th edition: In 2023, the best freeriders will again compete on the Freeride World Tour. In Canada, Spain, Andorra, Austria and Switzerland, it's all about the powder.

The venues of the Freeride World Tour 2023:

• January 13-18, 2023: Kicking Horse Golden BC (Canada)
• January 28 to February 2, 2023: Baqueira Beret (Spain)
• February 4-9, 2023: Ordino Arcalís (Andorra).
• March 11-17, 2023: Fieberbrunn (Austria)
• March 25-April 2, 2023: Xtreme Verbier (Switzerland)

Fancy unpacking the very old boards again? Then retro events like L'Alpine Classique are just the thing. From March 17 to 19, 2023, hundreds of time travelers will gather at the Olympic ski resort of Chamrousse (Isère) to compete in vintage slalom on skis from the 1930s to the 1060s. There's also a vintage flea market, exhibitions, a classic car meet and greet, and evening parties with swing music. Don't have time in March? Then the Ski Carousel Vintage Party in Alta Badia, Italy, on April 9 and 10, 2023, would be an alternative.

At the end of the season, it's time to go all out: At The Nines 2023, numerous international freestyle top stars on ski & snowboard, from world champions to X-Games and Olympic champions, will meet on the Swiss Schilthorn from April 17 to 22, 2023, to celebrate themselves and the scene at the end of the winter. For one week there will be film and photo sessions. Finally, the Public Contest Day will take place on April 22.