fis para snowboard world cup

Lenk/Betelberg January 21 – 24, 2025

Exciting news: The Para Snowboardcross World Cup races are coming to Switzerland for the first time. The Para Snowboardcross European Cup is also celebrating its debut on Lenk’s local mountain. The spectacular competitions will take place from 20 to 24 January 2025 in the Hasler Cross Park on the Betelberg.

Facts & Figures

The FIS Para Snowboard World Cup Lenk/Betelberg 2025 in figures:

  • 50-60 participants for the World Cup competitions
  • 20 participants for the European Cup competitions
  • 15 nations
  • approx. 4’500 overnight stays
  • 2 training days
  • 2 competition days
  • 1 team hotel in the centre of the village of Lenk

Event period: from 20 to 24 January 2025

The piste – Betelberg Cross Park

Betelberg Cross Park

The Cross Park Betelberg, piste no. 15, is located in the heart of the Lenk-Betelberg ski area.

The Betelberg is accessible via the Lenk-Stoss-Leiterli gondola and the Lenk-Wallegg-Mülkerblatte chairlift. Access to the Cross Park Betelberg is possible on the piste and the Leiterli-Haslerbar winter hiking trail.

Facts about the piste:

Start: 1915 m
Finish: 1780 m
Length: 930 m
Difference in altitude: 135 m

Programme

Postponements and programme adjustments possible due to weather forecasts.

Arrival day and opening

Location: Hotel Kreuz, Aegertenstrasse 1, CH-3775 Lenk im Simmental
Website

Training day 1

~13:00 – 15:00: Free training on the course for all participating athletes.

Location: Cross Park Betelberg, Piste no. 15

Training day 2

09:30 – 15:00: Official training

Location: Cross Park Betelberg, Piste no. 15

Competition day 1

09:30 – ~15:00: European Cup and World Cup Snowboardcross SBX

  • Qualification runs
  • Followed by final heats
  • Prize-giving ceremony

Location: Cross Park Betelberg, Piste no. 15

Competition day 2

09:30 – ~15:00 Uhr: European Cup and World Cup Snowboardcross SBX

  • Qualification runs
  • Followed by final heats
  • Prize-giving ceremony

Location: Cross Park Betelberg, Piste no. 15

Situation plan

Spectator areas are located at the start and finish area.

Sponsors and partners

Main sponsor:

BKW is the main sponsor and sustainability partner for the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup Lenk/Betelberg 2025.

BKW.ch

Main partner:

The Hotel Kreuz by Miroli’s Erlebniswelten is the official team hotel of the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup Lenk/Betelberg 2025.

mirolis-erlebniswelten.ch

Integration partner:

SUVA is engaged as integration partner for the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup Lenk/Betelberg 2025.

suva.ch

Competence center:

PluSport supports the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup Lenk/Betelberg 2025 as competence centre for disabled sports.

plusport.ch

Co-Sponsor

lenkgemeinde.ch

Co-Sponsor

air-glaciers.ch

Partners & Donors

Partners:

  • Banholzer Bau AG, Lenk
  • Berghaus Leiterli Restaurant & Hotel
  • Lenk-Simmental Tourismus AG
  • Zahler Holzbau St. Stephan GmbH
  • Valiant Bank, Zweisimmen

Donors:

  • AXA Versicherungen AG, Hauptagentur Heinz Mani

Organisation committee

BABE

The Boarding Association Berne, abbreviated BABE, is the regional junior snowboard squad for the Bern region. We promote and support young snowboarding talents in the disciplines of boardercross, freestyle and alpine on their way to the national top of Swiss-Snowboard.

Lenk Simmental

Lenk-Simmental Tourismus AG

Lenk-Simmental Tourismus AG is the official tourism organisation of the destination Lenk-Simmental. It promotes and supports regional tourism by organising a wide range of leisure activities and events.

Adelboden-Lenk Dänk!

Bergbahnen Adelboden-Lenk AG

Bergbahnen Adelboden-Lenk AG offers year-round mountain adventures with 37 transport facilities for around 1 million guests on 159 kilometres of pistes as well as countless hiking trails and bike routes.