Only a few days after the season's first big air of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup took place, it's time for the freestyle snowboarders to enter the next round. For the eighth consecutive year since 2004, the glacier village of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, will host the highest event of this international contest series. On November 2nd and 3rd, the season's second halfpipe competition, which has been named “Allalin 360” last year, will take place offering best conditions on 3,500 meters a.s
Since 2010, the Saas-Fee halfpipe shines in new splendor. With a length of 150 meters and an inclination of 16,5° this 22 foot-pipe finally meets the Olympic requirements thus guaranteeing some high-class level of riding.
The field of more than 80 riders coming from 18 countries is led by Swiss icon Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI). However, the 23-years-old two-time Wold Cup winner (Saas-Fee 2007, Arosa 2010) will not only face some tough competition from his fellow countrymen but also from several other international pros.
Besides iPod, there are also Christian Haller (SUI), Patrick Burgener (SUI) and Jan Scherrer (SUI) about to drop in. In addition, last year's winner Tore Holvik (NOR) and 2011 runner-up Ryo Aono (JPN) are also expected to start as well as Janne Korpi (FIN), who won this season's World Cup opener in New Zealand and thus is leading the Halfpipe World Cup standings.
On the women's side, there is also some outstanding riding to expect. With Queralt Castellet (ESP), Sarka Pancochova (CZE), Haruna Matsumoto (JPN) and Ursina Haller (SUI) four girls are ready to go who have all proven already their skills at several events before.
TV times
Eurosport 2 and Orange Sports (FRA) will broadcast the halfpipe finals delayed at 2:15 PM.
Time schedule Saas-Fee, Switzerland – all local times:
Wednesday, Nov 2nd, 2011:
Qualifiers Women at 9:50 AM
Qualifiers Men at 11:30 AM
Thursday, Nov 3rd, 2011:
Semi Finals Women and men at 10 AM
Finals Women and men at 12 PM
