TIGNES AIRWAVES, SEASON 5
The n°1 European snowsports event

For the 5th consecutive year, a selection of the best riders in the world have been invited to spend 5 days battling it out against each other on the snow in Tignes. All the ingredients are there for a truly stratospheric show: €150,000 prize money (grant) for the winners, an exceptional selection of riders, a huge range of alternative snowsports including those on 2 wheels and thousands of spectators.

A concept from the West
On the “alternative” white planet, there are the X Games in the United States and Tignes Airwaves in Europe. Since the 1970s, Tignes has been at the forefront of freestyle and has clearly been inspired
by the American X Games, the benchmark of the alternative sports world, in creating the n°1 snowsports event in Europe. The recipe could only work in the Old World! Taking place strategically at the start of the winter season, the “Airwaves” offer an XXL playground for freestyle, freeride and skiercross and kicks off
the 2009 season’s freestyle festivities. The international riders have signed up to do battle against each other in the Tignes arena!