The oldest and most prestigious snowboarding event arrives in Innsbruck, at the Bergiselstadium, with the best riders on the planet. The Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck-Tirol 2011 already has its list of riders completed, and all that remains is for February 5 to arrive and to be able to enjoy the event, on site or online live and direct .


The best riders


Top 16 Snowboarders:

1. Marko Grilc SLO Burton, Red Bull
2. Peetu Piiroinen FIN Burton, Nike 6.0, Battery
3. Andreas Wiig NOR Forum, Foursquare
4. Iouri Podladtchikov SUI Santa Cruz, Red Bull, Volcom
5. Werner Stock AUT Salomon, Bonfire
6. Elias Elhardt GER Nitro, Rip Curl
7. Markus Malin FIN 32 Snowboard Boots, Dragon
8. Gjermund Braaten NOR Nike 6.0, Nitro
9. Janne Korpi END Kissmark
10. Sebastian Toutant CAN Red Bull, Ride
11. Seppe Smits BEL Red Bull, Burton
12. Scotty Lago USA Billabong
13. Staale Sandbech NOR Oakley
14. Mark McMorris CAN Burton
15. Antti Autti FIN Billabong, NDK
16. Eric Willet USA O¥Neill, O-Matic

14 Snowboarders in the Rookie championship (Future promise):

1. Tom Klocker (AUT) Head, Oakley
2. Niki Korpela (FIN) Forum, Oakley
3. Giorgio Ciancaleoni (ITA) Burton
4. Kevin Backstrˆm (SWE) Nike 6.0
5. Ethan Morgan (GER) Nike 6.0, Rome
6. Marco Grigis (ITA) Nitro, Burn
7. Roope Tonteri (FIN) Burton
8. Jamie Nicholls (GBR) Red Bull, Salomon
9. Pat Burgener (SUI) Nitro, Volcom
10. Alijosa Krivec (SLO) APO, Horsefeathers
11. Alexey Sobolev (RUS) Nike 6.0
12. Ville Paumola (FIN) Quiksilver
13. Torgeir Bergrem (NOR) Volcom
14. Clemens Schattschneider (AUT) Ride

In this event, and as it has been in recent years, music forms an important part. This year we will have Jan Delay, the funk-rap-blues-everything artist and punk-rock-legends Pennywise, with us at the stadium.


Billabong Air & Style



Event program:

  • Friday 04.02.2011 from 5pm-10pm First Round ridersdraw / Blumentopf (SnowFestival Maria-Theresia-Strafle/Sparkassenplatz)
  • Saturday 02/05/2011 3:00 p.m. Doors open for Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck-Tirol 2011 (Bergisel Stadion). 5:00 p.m. The event begins (Rookie & Top 16 Contest) (Bergisel Stadion)
  • Saturday 02/05/2011. 12pm-10pm Sport-/Music-/Cultural Program (Starting at 5pm) (SnowFestival Maria-Theresia-Strafle/Sparkassenplatz)
  • Sunday 06.02.2011 12h-18h Sport-/Musik-/Cultural Program with autograph session (1pm) (SnowFestival Maria-Theresia-Strafle/Sparkassenplatz).
Students can get a discount on tickets at Billabong stores in Innsbruck and Salzburg.

Snowboard and the best live music


Billabong Air & Style Live Webcast

If you can't go to Innsbruck, you can watch the event on TV or else live and direct:
www.billabongpro.com, www.air-style.com and www.freecaster.tv

HD webcast.
  • Comments in English, German and possibility of other languages.
  • Exclusive interviews from the launch zone.
  • Replays / slow motion / multiple camera.
It can also be viewed by iPhone iPad without any specific APP.

Source: Press Billabong