THE LADIES FIRST CHALLENGE 2012 Events 3*TTR + 4*TTR The first Swiss ski and snowboard “freestyle” tour for girls only
The girls will be the queens of the “freestyle” this winter in Switzerland !
Switzerland is ready to receive the best woman skiers and snowboarders “freestyle” this winter ! Three competitions classified 3 and 4 stars in the world tour of snowboard (Ticket to Ride World Tour) will be organized in Thyon (VS), Wildhaus (SG) and Leysin (VD).
The first round of competitions “freestyle” for girls only – the LADIES FIRST CHALLENGE – thinks big for its third edition ! Three competitions will bring together the best snowboarders and skiers “freestyle” aged 15 to 30 of all over Europe from January 14 to March 24, 2012. Financial rewards will be at stake for these three events.
Two qualifying rounds and a final
This year the LFC will count only two qualifying rounds classified 3 stars TTR : the first on saturday January 14 in Thyon (VS) and the second on saturday February 18 in Wildhaus (SG). At the end of these two events an amount of 1500 francs will be shared between the winners in snowboard and 500 frances between the winners in ski. At this occasion the five best skiers and snowboarders will receive their ticket for the participation at the final of the tour, classified 4 stars TTR, on saturday March 24 in Leysin (VD). 7000 francs between the two catogories (5000 francs for the snowboard and 2000 francs for the ski) as well as numerous prizes in technical material will be at stake.
For the girls who have not received their qualification in Thyon or Wildhaus, qualifying runs will be organized on friday March 23 in Leysin, the day before the big final.
Novelty 2012 : the LFC collaborates with Swiss Ski and Swiss Snowboard
This year the organizing association of the LADIES FIRST CHALLENGE has decided to intensify its collaboration with Swiss Ski and Swiss Snowboard. The tour will therefore be integrated into the first circuit of “freestyle” ski events – the Swisscom Freeski Tour. So the skiers will be able to obtain points for this national competition while participating in the events of the LCF. The snowboarders will also have advantages while riding the events of the tour : they can win points in order to move forward in the national classification introduced by Swiss Snowboard – the Swiss Snowboard Ranking
