Nidecker Banked Slalom Returns to Laax: Registration Now Open, New Head-to-Head Format Start your engines.
Nidecker’s annual Team Week banked slalom returns to Laax, Switzerland on Monday 9th March for its sixth edition – with a new format and huge EUR 10,000 prize pot on the line.
Dubbed ‘Double or Nothing’, the 2026 event ditches the traditional race-against-the-clock format in favour of a Dual Banked Slalom – with two short, parallel courses. head-to-head racing and quickfire knockouts. It promises to be a more intense and spectator-friendly competition for the global riders, distributors and shops gathered in Laax for Nidecker Team Week, supported this year by the beer brand La Valaisanne.
Big money is on the line. DACH store owners and employees compete in their own category for a prebook credit
prize pot valued at EUR 10,000 . The prize contest is strictly limited to working staff, so no sponsored riders or former pros. Up for grabs:
First place: 6000 EUR
Second place: 3000 EUR
Third place: 1000 EUR
Contact your local Nidecker representative for registration details. And see you at the start gate.
About Nidecker
Nidecker, a fifth-generation family-owned business based in Rolle, Switzerland, opened as a manufacturer of wooden wheels in 1887. The company introduced its first production snow-sliding products in 1912 and transformed into a dedicated snowboard company in 1984. For over 40 years it has produced innovative boards, boots and bindings designed in the Swiss Alps.
About Brasserie Valaisanne
As early as 1865 — when wine was almost exclusively consumed in the canton of Valais — Brasserie Valaisanne brewed its first beer in Sion. Since then, the brewery has stood for beer culture in the region. With passion and dedication, 14 brewers craft beers that are increasingly gaining popularity throughout Switzerland, even beyond the cantonal borders. Innovative small-batch specialty brews are also created in the microbrewery, which opened in 2019, and are tailored for selected gastronomy clients. Since mid-2025, Valaisanne beers are brewed in the new sustainable brewery in Vétroz, Switzerland.
