{"id":34849,"date":"2024-04-29T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.de\/magazin\/?p=34849"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T12:36:18","slug":"funparks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/safe-skiing\/funparks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun and thrills: fun parks in winter sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grabs, flips, turns, slides – these are terms that come from the skateboarding scene, describing various tricks that skateboarders perform on their boards. But since the end of the 1980s, these terms have also become familiar in winter sports. In so-called fun parks or snow parks, winter sports enthusiasts, like skateboarders, can perform tricks on special courses. Fun parks can be found in almost every ski resort and add another fun element to winter sports. SnowTrex<\/a> provides tips and tricks about fun parks in winter sports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n Fun parks offer fun and thrills<\/span><\/a>From beginner to pro: the different levels of difficulty in fun parks<\/span><\/a>From jibs to kickers: the different obstacles in fun parks<\/span><\/a>Riding on rails, boxes and kickers: tips and tricks<\/span><\/a>Safety first<\/span><\/a>FAQ’s on fun parks<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Fun parks are special leisure parks in winter sports resorts where skiers and snowboarders can perform tricks such as jumps, spins or flips that are too dangerous on normal pistes.<\/p>\n

Even though the tricks and obstacles in fun parks are part of freestyle skiing, the exercises in fun parks are different from ski cross. Ski cross is an Olympic discipline in which four skiers ski simultaneously on a course with jumps, waves and curves. Fun parks, on the other hand, do not follow the same rules, have different elements and are intended for those who want to try something different in winter sports.<\/p>\n

Such fun parks are relatively new in winter sports. The first improvised freestyle parks appeared in the USA in the 1960s. The first official fun parks date back to the 1980s and owe their origin to the growing popularity of snowboarding. Snowboarders were quick to try to incorporate jumps into their downhill runs, similar to skateboarding. The first fun parks were therefore specifically designed for snowboarders, which is why the elements of fun parks even today are still very similar to skateboarding elements.<\/p>\n

Fun parks can now also be found in almost every ski resort in the Alps. They give winter sports enthusiasts the opportunity to try out different tricks and techniques, they are popular with children and provide a little more thrill when skiing. This is why they attract a different audience than the classic pistes. The fun parks were also intended to give the Alpine region a more modern image.<\/p>\n

However, the facilities have been criticised: In order to build the fun parks, increasingly remote areas are being developed, which jeopardises nature. On the other hand, the proximity to nature also makes winter sports enthusiasts more aware of and sensitive to the issue of the environment and nature conservation. Some ski resorts are making a compromise and building the fun parks closer to the valley so that sensitive natural areas are spared and fewer emissions are produced during the construction of the parks.<\/p>\n

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