Until 2014, freestyle.ch was a safe and regular fixture on the Zurich event agenda. At the 20th edition, a record 34,000 spectators watched the spectacular tricks and moves of the snowboarders, freeskiers, skateboarders, mountain bikers (MTB) and motocrossers (FMX) on Zurich's Landiwiese. However, after the anniversary edition with stars such as Iouri Podladtchikov and Mat Rebaud, freestyle.ch had to be canceled twice due to a lack of sponsors and different ideas regarding cooperation with the city of Zurich. Next year, freestyle.ch will take place again: With a different concept at a new location.

Search for sponsors continues

Peter Hürlimann, Managing Director of freestyle.ch, is relieved: "We are extremely pleased to have found a new home for the freestyle community in Bern after a two-year break." There is a palpable enthusiasm in the capital that will also infect the public. "We are thrilled by the enthusiasm of our new partners and are very happy about their great support. We can now approach new sponsors with fresh energy." Hürlimann anticipates a budget of 2.8 million Swiss francs for the 21st edition of freestyle.ch. "Around half of this is sponsorship money, the other half will be generated from ticketing and catering."

Big Air Contest becomes an official World Cup event

Bern provides the ideal conditions for the popular freestyle event and enables freestyle.ch to become a World Cup venue for the first time. "Unlike in Zurich, we can build a ramp that meets the necessary FIS requirements to become an official World Cup event in the Big Air discipline." In addition to Big Air in snowboarding and freeskiing, the 2017 program also includes the disciplines of skateboarding, mountain bike slopestyle and FMX. All previous shows will remain, as will the popular and spectacular crossover session across disciplines on Saturday. Unlike in the past, freestyle.ch will now take place over more than two days. The plan is to set up a freestyle.ch fun park with various activities, which will be accessible in the run-up to the event. The aim is to anchor the various sports even more firmly among the general public.

Source: Media release