Sports
Overview
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.
During Vinterveko 2010 we’ll arrange a Big Mountain Freeride competition in speedriding. A freeride competition in speedriding is similar to a regular freeride competition on skis. The pilot has to choose a line down the face of the mountain where they would like to fly and ski, and they will be judged on various criteria. There will also bee freeflying and ski touring in the mountains in and around Voss.
If you would like more information about speedriding/ flying and the program during Vinterveko please contact head of speedriding:
Head of Speedriding/ Flying
Morten Knapstad
Email: mortenknapstad@msn.com
Phone: 97 11 20 16