History

It’s been already nearly 6 years since the first edition of the River Jump took place in 2006. At the end of that first edition we looked at each other in the eyes and realized this was a very special event: so original, funny and challenging to even gain the title, among riders, of best Italian contest of the year. About 4.000 people assisted to the show!

Winners of the first edition are: 1. Mario Kappelli 2. Wyatt Caldwell 3. Matias Radaelli.

The willingness to improve year by year the quality of the event allowed us to gain 4 TTR stars in 2007 making one step forward in the TTR international circuit. The objective in fact has always been to improve the contest’s format in order to create an unconventional event and to give riders the chance to freely express their abilities winning also a little bit of money! Thanks to our beliefs the show was guaranteed. Some riders were invited, others had to pass through qualifications at the Mottolino snowpark. All athletes though had the possibility to access the super night final of the River Jump.

Winners of the second edition are: 1. Yale Cousino 2. Ville Uotila 3. Sami Saarenpaa

In 2008 we had to take a year off since due to the financial crisis it was basically impossible to find any sponsor willing to invest.

In 2009 the third River Jump edition took place, bringing it back in the contests’ Olympus.

20 among the best national and international riders were called to show off their abilities in an emotional contest at the Mottolino Snowpark. Those who passed the qualifiers could access the final competition: the jump of the Spoel river at night. The prize-money was 20.000€.

Winners of the third edition are: 1. Chris Soerman 2. Mark Sollors 3. Christian Haller

In 2010 the River Jump made another step forward: it became the only 5 stars TTR event in Europe for both competitions scheduled, the Brux Slopestyle and the Burn River Jump.

The fourth edition had an exceptional title sponsor: Burn, the Coca Cola energy drink. With such a great title sponsor, we had the possibility to improve even more the quality of the event. Hence the Burn River Jump confirmed once again its reputation as unique contest able to gain great success at international level and to boost the Italian snowboard scene.

The best riders from all over the world arrived in Livigno and remained impressed by the beauty of the resort and by the structures’ quality. From the very beginning of the contest they proved their amazing abilities and proved the level of riding being impressive! The prize-money was 50.000 USD!

The 2010 podium was: 1. Yale Cousino 2. Gjermund Braaten 3. Mark McMorris 4. Eric Willett.

Yale Cousino, unchallenged winner of the fifth River Jump edition, also won  the special prize Best Jibber by Burn, a special prize dedicated to the jibbing arena.

In 2011, the Burn Slopestyle in Mottolino Snowpark , the first contest significant to get qualified for the Burn River Jump, showed a very high level of riding throughout the day. In the end, it was the Norwegian viking Ulrik Badertscher, who took the win with a backside 1080, a double backside rodeo and a huge cab 1080. In a close second place came the young Swiss talent Patrick Burgener with a switch backside 900, a backside 1080 double cork and a frontside 900.  Third place went to Jamie Nicholls from the UK with a run that included a cab 900, frontside 720 and a backside 1080.

Bad weather conditions and strong winds forced the organizers to change the original format of the contest, so the big jump has been not used for safety reasons during the big finals. But that didn´t affect the show: more than 2,000 spectators went crazy and riders enjoyed the event as always !!

The Big Final of the Burn River Jump has been very exciting, since the last four riders have been competing one against each other in a KO system: Alexander Ostreng (NOR) took the lead with an insane run that included a huge backside 900 over the Spoel river, to finish things off with a switch frontside lipslide 270 out on the rail section. Eric Willet (USA) earned the second place with a switch backside 900, ending up his run with a frontside boardslide. The winner of the days’ before Slopestyle Ulrik Badertscher (NOR) rounded up the podium with a backside rodeo 900 to a frontside boardslide pretzel out.

Aleksander said: "I am stoked! I was not expecting to win tonight. The set up was great and the snowpark too. I am so happy and... I will be back next year!"

The young talent Jamie Nicholls (UK), who came in fourth place, was crowned as Burn Jib Master, thanks to his astonishing style over the rail section.

Winners of the 2011 edition are: 1. Aleksander Ostreng 2. Eric Willett 3. Badertscher Ulrik  4. Jamie Nicholls.