The Facts

Date

March 8th, 2008

Location

Olympic-Skistadium Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

The Jump

Jumping Distance: 25-35m
Construction period: 3 weeks
Airtime: from 2,5 to 3,1 sec.
Height: 22m (table) & 12m (take-off)
Length: 60m (base)
Length Gap: 15m
Width: 55m (base)
Required amount of snow: 35.000 m3
Inrun speed: up to 100km/h
3 snowcats, 2 diggers, 8 snow machines

Free Entrance!

Timing

19.00: Open Doors
21.00: Contest (Longest Airtime & Best Trick)
22.00: Pricegiving

Parties

from 23.00

The Idea

There were not enough inventive contests in the former snowboard-scene. That's why “Red Bull Gap Session” was developed. Only at this unique snowboarding-get together the participants shape their own kicker for the contest. At the event the longest airtime and the best tricks will get a price.

“Red Bull Gap Session” took first place in 2006, in 2007 it had to be cancelled due to bad wheather. On the 8th of march 2008 snowboarding will be pushed to the next level again - promise.

2007

Everything was set up, there was just one ingredient missing, and that was a pretty crucial one - the snow. Garmisch-Partenkirchen has suffered from poor snow conditions all winter long, much like the rest of the European Alps, so the organisators were forced to cancel the Red Bull Gap Session 2007.

2006

The premier of the Red Bull Gap Session took place at the 11th of march 2006. 4.000 fans freaked out over the 20 meter high monster kicker. Initiator David Benedeck sticked a double corck 1260 for the first time and won the the "best trick". Chrsitophe Schmidt was unbelieveable 3,10 Seconds in the air and won the the "longest airtime" title. Mathieu Crepel from France was chosen as the the "best rider" of the event.