{"id":19617,"date":"2026-03-10T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/?p=19617"},"modified":"2026-03-10T18:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:12:12","slug":"kappl-bleibt-buehne-der-stars-von-morgen-yeti-fis-freeride-junioren-weltmeisterschaften-bis-2032-verlaengert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/kappl-bleibt-buehne-der-stars-von-morgen-yeti-fis-freeride-junioren-weltmeisterschaften-bis-2032-verlaengert\/","title":{"rendered":"Kappl remains the stage for tomorrow&#039;s stars: YETI FIS Freeride Junior World Championships extended until 2032"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kappl remains a hotspot for the next generation of freeriders \u2013 as the venue for one of the most important junior events in international freeride sport.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f51fecda5b7&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f51fecda5b7\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-1024x685.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-1024x685.avif 1024w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-400x267.avif 400w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-200x134.avif 200w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-768x514.avif 768w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-1536x1027.avif 1536w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-2048x1369.avif 2048w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-18x12.avif 18w, https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kappl-75x50.avif 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freeride World Tour founder and CEO Nicolas Hale-Woods, Martin Ladner (Kappl cable cars) and Thomas K\u00f6hle (Paznaun-Ischgl Tourism Association) | \u00a9 Mia Knoll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Freeride Junior World Championships are among the most important junior events on the international freeride calendar, and since 2012, the world&#039;s best young freeriders have gathered here annually \u2013 by invitation only. In 2022, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) took over the Freeride World Tour and integrated the competition more closely into the international winter sports structure. Now, during the Freeride World Tour stop in Fieberbrunn, a new contract for hosting the YETI FIS Freeride Junior World Championships was signed. Freeride World Tour founder and CEO Nicolas Hale-Woods, Martin Ladner (Kappl Mountain Lifts), and Thomas K\u00f6hle (Paznaun-Ischgl Tourism Association) extended the event for another five years until 2032. This underscores the region&#039;s long-term commitment to promoting young freeride talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition is aimed at athletes between 14 and 18 years old. At the 2026 event in Kappl, junior athletes from 13 nations demonstrated their skills, and four new FIS Freeride Junior World Champions were crowned in the categories of women&#039;s skiing, men&#039;s skiing, women&#039;s snowboarding, and men&#039;s snowboarding. Martin Ladner, authorized signatory of the Kappl mountain lifts, explains: \u201eThe Freeride Junior World Championships have proven to be a great success for the Kappl mountain lifts right from the start. The event has allowed us to attract freeriders from all over the world as a new and very enthusiastic group of visitors to Kappl. Many athletes now return regularly \u2013 a lasting effect from which we benefit every year. With the Quellspitze and the Alblittkopf, we have two mountains that offer almost perfect faces for freeriders throughout the entire winter. The Alblittkopf, in particular, offers exceptionally long and varied descents with numerous line options and striking cliffs. This combination makes Kappl especially attractive for freeride competitions and gives the area a special status in the international freeride scene.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Thomas K\u00f6hle,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The managing director of the Paznaun-Ischgl Tourism Association emphasizes: \u201eWith the signing of the five-year contract until 2032, we are sending a strong signal for the future of freeriding in the Paznaun Valley. The YETI FIS Freeride Junior World Championships 2026 in Kappl once again impressively demonstrated the potential of the next generation of this sport. Numerous athletes from five continents showcased their skills here, impressively highlighting the international appeal of this discipline. For us at the Paznaun-Ischgl Tourism Association, it is both a great pleasure and a responsibility to actively support this development. Freeriding has long been a defining element of alpine winter sports culture and stands for adventure, experiencing nature, and sporting innovation. This long-term partnership provides planning security and allows us to continue positioning Kappl and the entire region as a stage for young talents from around the world. Such events are not only significant from a sporting perspective but also relevant to tourism: They strengthen the international perception of the Paznaun Valley as a modern winter sports destination and simultaneously demonstrate how closely the region is connected.\u201c Elite sport, the promotion of young talent and sustainable tourism can be linked together. We are therefore very pleased to be able to further advance the development of freeriding together with our partners in the coming years.\u201d<br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kappl remains a hotspot for the next generation of freeriders \u2013 as the venue for one of the most important junior events in international freeride sport. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"date_start":"","skiresorts":false,"date_end":"","businesses":false,"advertorial":"0","events":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19617"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19620,"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19617\/revisions\/19620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derskiguide.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}