SBMC 2008

SCANDINAVIAN BIG MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Arranged annually since 1992, the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships is the world´s original big mountain competition. Hosting ski area for the event is the small resort of Riksgränsen, located above the Arctic Circle on the border between Sweden and Norway.

The SBMC is not only a race for glory and prize money. It is also the grande finale of the European freeride season with midnight sun skiing and partying in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Final report SBMC 2011

The conditions for the last final run on Thusday May 19:th looked a bit scetchy with rock hard snow at Nordalsbranten. But just in time for the start the snow had softened up and made the venue far better than expected. Best in the final and total winner in the Men´s Alpine class was former Freeride World Champion Henrik Windstedt, Sweden.

The 62 riders gave it all in the great final in the 20:th edition of the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships in Riksgränsen, Sweden.
Alpine racer Mattias Hargin was in the lead from Wednesdays final run and started out fast and aggressive. But Hargin lost control in the lower section and fell which took his chanses of a podium position away. Henrik Windstedt nailed a fast and technical run with a big drop at the end and that made him number one of that run and in the total. Windstedt has won SBMC six times before during the years.
-It´s been a few years now when I´ve missed the gold so it feels really good to be on top again. The standard was high this year so I felt that I had to give it all to get a chans to win, says Windstedt after his run.

In second position came upcoming freeskier Kristoffer Turdell. Reine Barkered came in third. The women´s alpine class was won by Matilda Rapaport. Björn Lindgren did an impressive run and won the Snowboard class for the sixth time in his carrer. Morgan Sahlen was number one in the telemark class.

Henrik Windstedt Photo: Anna Öhlund

Results SBMC 2011

Men´s Alpine
1. Henrik Windstedt
2. Kristoffer Turdell
3. Reine Barkered

Women´s Alpine
1. Matilda Rapaport
2. Stina Jakobsson
3. Christin Hargin

Men´s Snowboard
1. Björn Lindgren
2. David Lindgren
3. Viktor Björnström

Women´s Snowboard
1. Anna Karlström
2. Mikaela Hollsten
3. Anna Ekholm

Complete result list SBMC 2011:
Final Results SBMC 2011

See More photos in the section "Gallery" and at http://www.freeride.se/content/5619/

SBMC 2011 Highlights Video:
http://www.freeride.se/tv/5620/
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SBMC 2011 Wednesday May 18:th - Final run 1 completed

The excitement rises as the first final run in the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships is done. Despite hard conditions the riders gave it all and the 62 qualified riders from yesterday´s qualification gave the audience a great show. Best today in men´s alpine was alpine racer Mattias Hargin.

Hargin held it together and nailed a technical, fast and stable run which put him in the lead. Hargin is followed by the two favourites Henrik Windstedt and Reine Barkered. Both chose difficult lines, Windstedt finishing with a big backflip

Mattias Hargin Photo: Anna Öhlund

In the ladies alpine class the big favourite and Freeride World Tour Champion 2011, Janette Hargin, fell in the last section of an otherwise great run. Norway´s Anne May Slinning was best today and is now in lead for tomorrows final run. Björn Lindgren scored highest in the Snowboard class and Joonas Karhuuma was dominating the telemark class.

Joonas Karhuuma Photo: Anna Öhlund

SBMC 2011 Results final run 1

Womens´s Alpine

Mens´s Alpine

Men´s Snowboard

Women´s Snowboard

Telemark

Check out the video from Final run 1 at:
http://www.freeride.se/tv/5616/

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SBMC 2011 Final Run 1 Completed
The conditions were hard today but there was still a lot of great riding on the mountain. Stay posted for results. This is the venue for Final run 2 at Nordalsbranten, start 10.30 tomorrow Thursday May 19:th.

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SBMC 2011 Final run 1 coming up
Briefing for all riders in the reception at Hotell Riksgränsen at 08.45, Wednesday May 18:th Tomorrows final run will go off at 10.30, venue Ravinen at Nordalsfjäll.

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SBMC 2011 Tuesday May 17:th, Qualification
Today the qualification was held at "Sadeln" on Nordalsfjäll. There was high standard in all disciplines with fast runs, aggressive lines and big airs. Alpine star Mattias Hargin won the qualifier in Men´s Alpine before Henrik Windstedt and Reine Barkered. In the women´s ski class Janette Hargin was in top position befor little sister Christin Hargin and Rebecka Eriksson in third position. David Lindgren was best in the Snowboard class and Joonas Karhumaa scored the highest pionts in the Telemak class.

See the video from day 1 at: http://www.freeride.se/tv/5613/

Check out the results from today´s qualification!!

Qualification Women´s Alpine

Qualification Men´s Alpine

Qualification Men´s Snowboard

Qualification Women´s Snowboard

Qualification Telemark
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See the startlist for tomorrows qualifications!

Startlist Qualification SBMC 2011

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Count down for SBMC 2011

With only two days to go the excitement rises as skiers and snowboarders are gathering in Riksgränsen, Sweden, for the 20:th edition of the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships. The conditions are excellent for the big celebration of the oldest extreme ski competition of it´s kind. Riksgränsen will welcome the 170 competitors with record amounts of snow on the north face of Nordalsfjäll.

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Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships 2011

The Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships 20111 will take place in Riksgränsen, Sweden, May 17-19:th. This year the competition is celebrating it´s 20:th anniversary and the interest for the SBMC is bigger than ever. Top riders like Henrik Windstedt, Reine Barkered and Sverre Liliequist have already signed up for the event, and they will for sure give last years winner Wille Lindberg a hard time to defend his title. Make sure to sign up in time for the grand finale of the winter season of 2011!
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SBMC 2010 - THE FINAL STORY

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SCANDINAVIAN BIG MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 ACCOMPLISHED  

After two days of competing with some of the world’s best freeriders, Wille Lindberg, of Sweden is the 2010 champion.  

Today’s big final started at Nordalsbranten, but due to poor visibility, only the snowboard- and telemark disciplines were completed. After a few hours of waiting for weather improvements, the board of riders and the organizer decided to cancel the competition when the fog increased in the afternoon.  

The final results in the men’s and women’s alpine disciplines were decided by the score from the first day of competing.  

Among the snowboarders and telemarkers, Finland ruled. Snowboarder Nicklas Hollsten and telemarker Joonas Karhumaa are the 2010 Big Mountain Champions.

In the women´s alpine class former Swedish national alpine team skier Janette Hargin took the gold ahead of Lotten Rapp and Christine Hargin.  

In the men’s alpine the judges had a hard time separating the podium finishers. After a fast and powerful run with huge cliff jumps and perfect landings, Wille Lindberg took his second victory in history and became the 2010 champion. Emanuel Hedvall in second place did a similar line. Philip Harlaut in third place was the crowd pleaser of the day with a big 360 over the rocks in Nordalsbranten.  

Results
 
Men´s alpine 
1. Wille Lindberg , SWE, 8,00 
2. Emanuel Hedvall, SWE, 7,93 
3. Philip Harlaut, SWE, 7,80 
4. Reine Barkered, SWE, 7,77 
5. Henrik Windstedt, SWE, 7,70  

Women´s alpine 
1. Janette Hargin, SWE, 7,13 
2. Lotten Rapp, SWE, 6,13 
3. Christine Hargin, SWE, 6,10 
4. Stephanie Churlet, FRA, 5,97 
5. Sara Sandberg, SWE, 5,97  

Telemark 
1. Joonas Karhumaa, FIN, 13,77  
2. Per Jonsson, SWE, 13,12 
3. Bård Øymar, NOR, 12,94  

Snowboard 
1. Nicklas Hollsten, FIN, 9,91 
2. Markus Perttunen, FIN, 8,37 
3. Magnus Rasmark, SWE, 8,18

See total results (PDF)

Wille Lindberg		Janette Hargin
Joonas Karhumaa		Nicklas Hollsten
Wille Lindberg		Janette Hargin

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10-05-20
STARTLIST FINAL
See the startlist for today´s big final (PDF) at Nordalsbranten.
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10-05-19
QUALIFICATION COMPLETED

After one day of waiting for weather improvements, the qualifications in the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships were held at Nordalssadeln today. The morning started with poor visibility, but the weather cleared up and the competetion could start 30 minuts after scheduled time.

The audience got to see a lot of great skiing from the 134 riders on the starting list.

In the men’s alpine class, the judges had a hard time separating the top ten skiers. Some of the most impressive performances came from Philip Harlaut, Wille Lindberg, Henrik Windstedt, Emanuel Hedvall and Reine Barkered.

The Hargin sisters, Janette and Christin, delivered solid runs with big airs in the girls alpine and so did Lotten Rapp.

Joonas Karhumaa from Finland stood out among the telemarkers with high speed finishing his run with a big 360 over the rocks at Nordalsfjäll.

The top performers in the snowboard disciplin were Markus Pertunen, Magnus Rasmark and Niklas Hollsten from Finland.

The board of riders decided not to present the score from the qualification until the final runs on thursday are settled. See the list of qualified riders for the final and the results for non qualified riders.

Stay tuned for the big final in the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships on thursday...!

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10-05-18 
TODAY´S QUALIFICATION RUN WAS CANCELLED 
After a day of waiting for weather improvements the scheduled qualification on Tuesday was cancelled. The weather forecast for Wednesday looks good.  Tomorrow´s schedule:

Wednesday May 19  
08.45 Weather update 
09.00 Lift open  
09.30-10.15 Course check qualification run  
10.30 Start Qualification 
16.00 Après Ski

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10-05-17
STARTLIST QUALIFICATION RUN - TUESDAY MAY 18
See the startlist (PDF)

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