White Festival 2018, Albertville, France
The White Festival is due to take place from November 16-18, 2018 in Albertville, France at the Olympic Hall. The event will bring together some of the worlds best skiers and snowboarders in the world to take part in a unique competition showing off all freestyle disciplines, along side a village for brands, workshops and music.
The first riders and artists announced / Tickets on sale
- La crème of freestyle skiing and snowboarding will be in Albertville from November 16th to 18th: Tanner Hall, Henrik Harlaut, Phil Casabon, Marie Martinod, Franck Bourgeois, Kevin Backstrom ….
- Concerts will set the Olympic Hall on fire: Electro, rock and reggae with Para One, Rhino, Mike Rock and Mardjenal
- Ticket already available
M-2 before the White Festival, the first ski & snowboard indoor show and music festival from 16th to 18th November 2018 at Halle Olympique d’Albertville. The White Festival celebrates skiing and snowboarding in a unique format, with a focus on all freestyle disciplines: big air, slopestyle, halfpipe and urban skiing. The best skiers and snowboarders in the world are expected and, for the first time, they will team up together as a duo.
The White Festival, it’s also concerts with a sharp and eclectic selection, freestyle initiation workshops for all, entertainment and a village of brands.
French halfpipe skier Marie Martinod, freshly retired, will be the godmother of the event !
THE FIRST NAMES OF THE RIDERS UNVEILED
Before the start of the season, some thirty international riders among the best of the moment in skiing and snowboarding, men and women, will be in Albertville!
In skiing, the Olympic Hall will be honored to welcome ski legend Tanner Hall, Swedish X Games multi- medalist Henrik Harlaut and Canadian Phil Casabon, recent X Games Gold Medalist Real Snow. On the ladies’ side, the godmother of the event, Marie Martinod double Olympic silver medalist and multi-medalist at the X Games!
In snowboarding, Swedish stars Kevin Backstrom and Tor Lundstrom will perform alongside American Tyler Lynch and Canadian Franck Bourgeois, street master and winner of the X Games Real Snow. The French snowboarder Clemence Grimal, specialist of the halfpipe will come to measure the modules of the White Festival.
Full list of riders, team composition and format to come.
EVENINGS IN MUSIC
From 22pm, skiing and snowboarding will give way to live concerts with an eclectic selection.
The public will vibrate to the rhythms of electro-pop sounds with the famous Para One, a French DJ emblematic figure of the label Ed Banger, and Rhino – who has become known with his remix of the soundtracks of Games of Thrones and Vikings. Mike Rock, official DJ of HellFest and FISE, will ignite the Olympic Hall with its mix rock / electro. The local scene will be represented with Mardjenal, the young and talented reggae singer from Annecy who will come to illuminate the Olympic Hall with his album “Smile”.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE!
To see the top of Freestyle skiing and snowboarding competing and to attend the concerts, tickets are on sale on the official website of the event https://www.white-festival.com/ and on http: // www.halleolympique.com/
On Friday 16th and Saturday 17th, several options are available to the public, who can attend the ski and snowboard freestyle show in the Olympic Hall and / or concerts and DJ sets.
On Sunday, admission will be free for all. The public will be able to enjoy the numerous animations of the village. In the Olympic Hall, the pro riders’ modules will give way to a mini-snowpark for the kids, who will be able to learn freestyle with the help of professionals.
FULL PASS WITH SHOW SKI & SNOWBOARD, CONCERTS & ACTIVITIES OF THE VILLAGE OF BRANDS:
1 day (Friday or Saturday)
25 € Adult | € 12.50 Child (6 to 14 years old) | € 22.50 Reduced price
2 days (Friday and Saturday)
45 € Adult | € 22.50 Child (6 to 14 years old) | 40,50 € Reduced price
SHOW SKI & SNOWBOARD, ACTIVITIES OF THE VILLAGE OF THE BRANDS (2 PM TO 9.30 PM)
1 day (Friday or Saturday)
15 € Adult | € 7.50 Children (6 to 14 years old) | € 13.50 Reduced price
EVENING ONLY (22H TO 01H)
1 day (Friday or Saturday)
20 € Adult | 10 € Child (6 to 14 years old) | 18 € Reduced price
PROGRAMME :
FRIDAY 16/11
2pm: Opening of the village Activities & activities at the brand village, meetings with pro riders …
5:30 – 9:30pm: Ski and snowboard qualifications (men and women)
10pm – 01am: Concerts MARDJENIAL & RHINO
SATURDAY 17/11
2pm: Opening of the village Activities & activities at the brand village, meetings with pro riders …
5:30 – 9:30pm: Ski and snowboard finals (men and women)
10pm – 01am: Concerts MICK ROCK & PARA ONE
SUNDAY 18/11 – FREE ENTRANCE
11am: Opening of the village Activities & activities at the brand village, meetings with pro riders…
2pm – 6pm :
Freestyle ski and snowboard initiation for all supervised by professionals (upon registration)
6pm : Closing of the White Festival
