Speedriding

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We´re pleased to welcome many of the world´s best athletes in speedriding to Vinterveko 2012!!

During Vinterveko 2012 there will be organised ski tours for speedrideres to exciting summits in and around Voss. There will also be possible to frefly in Voss Resort and Voss Fjellandsby. On Friday the 16th of March we´ll host a speedriding freeride competition. The competition will be held nearby Voss Resort.

Please note: Everyone who participates in speedriding must have a valid speedriding/speedflying license and a Vinterveko participant pass. You MUST register within the opening hours at the registration office prior to the activity. 

For more information about speedriding and to preregister for the competition, contact mortenknapstad@msn.com

Speedriding/ speedflying is a fairly new sport where you combine flying with a chute and skiing. This combination enables you to fly or ski down steep mountains, fly off cliffs and make ski tracks where no one has been before. The wings used in speedriding/flying is a mix between a skydive chute and a paraglider. In Voss a few pilots started with this sport in 2006, and since then the amount of pilots has increased. There are now 15 active speedrider pilots here at Voss, both paraglider pilots and skydivers. However, more people are joining the crowd and the sport is expanding.

To be able to carry out this sport you need to have a valid speedriding/ flying license through the hang and paraglider section in the Norwegian Air Sports Federation. In order to get a license you need to take either a paraglider license or a skydive license before you can take your speedrider license.

Head of Speedriding/ Flying
Morten Knapstad
Phone: + 47 97 11 20 16