It is one of the most eagerly awaited moments of Skipass, the kind that gets the adrenaline pumping as everyone waits for the verdict: the White Mountain Awards (Awards della Montagna Bianca), a ModenaFiere project in collaboration with the MOON agency, presented each year at Skipass to honor the best Italian snowparks, snowboarders, and freeskiers of the year.
Once again this year, top snow sports ambassadors gathered at Skipass to crown the winners who best represent their disciplines in Italy and beyond.
Starting with the Italian Freeski Awards, the awards for Best Male Freeskier and Best Performance went to Yuri Silvestri, a member of the 2015 Best Freeski Team: K2 Skis. Best Female went to Olympian Silvia Bertagna, while Ralph Welponer took home the Best Rookie award. National team coach Valentino Mori was named Best Ambassador in the freeski world, and the Nine Knights at Mottolino Livigno once again won Best Event in Italy.
At the Snowboard Awards, Simon Gruber triumphed as Best Male Snowboarder (and Best Performance), while Piedmont’s Maria Delfina “Bibi” Maiocco topped the women’s vote. Mottolino Livigno also took home the award for Best Event in Italy with the Nine Knights. A special honorable mention at the Snowboard Awards went to the Fulvio Cimarolli Committee for its fundraising efforts in the fight against ALS.
At the Snowpark Awards, the Alpe di Siusi Snowpark SeiserAlm triumphed as Best Park, Best Jib Line, and Best Pro Line. Livigno’s Mottolino Snowpark matched that tally with three awards: Best Beginners Park, Best Marketing, and Best Special Obstacle. Monte Cimone was named Best Snowpark in Central and Southern Italy, while a special Honorable Mention was presented to Prato Nevoso for its consistency and dedication over more than 20 years of operating its snowpark.
At the Freeride Awards, Bruno Mottini won both Male Freerider of the Year and Best Performance, while the 2015 women’s crown went to Silvia Moser, who represented Italy on the prestigious Freeride World Tour in 2015 and even won a stage. Skieda took home the award for Best Freeride Event, while Riky Felderer was once again named Best Freeride Photographer. Livigno won Best Freeride Location, Paolo Tassi was named Best Freeride Coach, Best Safety Act went to Progetto Icaro, and “I diari del Brac” won Best Sport Project.
Below is the complete list of winners of the Skipass Awards 2015 for Freeski, Snowboard, Snowpark, and Freeride.
Italian Freeski Awards 2015
BEST MALE FREESKIER – Yuri Silvestri
BEST FEMALE FREESKIER – Silvia Bertagna
BEST ROOKIE – Ralph Welponer
BEST FREESKI TEAM – K2 Skis
BEST FREESKI PERFORMANCE – Yuri Silvestri
BEST AMBASSADOR – Valentino Mori
BEST EVENT IN ITALY – Nine Knights
Snowboard Awards 2015
BEST MALE SNOWBOARDER – Simon Gruber
BEST FEMALE SNOWBOARDER – Bibi Maiocco
BEST ROOKIE – Emil Zulian
BEST SNOWBOARD TEAM – NITRO
BEST PERFORMANCE – Simon Gruber
BEST AMBASSADOR – Marco Jhonny Morandi
BEST EVENT IN ITALY – Nine Knights in Livigno
HONORABLE MENTION – Comitato Fulvio Cimarolli
Snowpark Awards 2015
BEST PARK 2014 – Alpe di Siusi Snowpark SeiserAlm
BEST PARK CENTRAL & SOUTHERN ITALY – Ninfa4all Snowpark, Monte Cimone
BEST BEGINNERS PARK – Mottolino Snowpark, Livigno
BEST PRO LINE – Alpe di Siusi Snowpark SeiserAlm
BEST JIB LINE – Alpe di Siusi Snowpark SeiserAlm
BEST SPECIAL OBSTACLE – Mottolino Snowpark, Livigno
BEST MARKETING 2014 – Mottolino Snowpark, Livigno
HONORABLE MENTION: Prato Nevoso Snowpark
Freeride Awards 2015
MALE FREERIDER OF THE YEAR: Bruno Mottini
FEMALE FREERIDER OF THE YEAR: Silvia Moser
BEST FREERIDE PERFORMANCE:Bruno Mottini
BEST FREERIDE EVENT: Skieda
BEST FREERIDE PHOTOGRAPHER: Riky Felderer
BEST FREERIDE COACH: Paolo Tassi
BEST FREERIDE LOCATION: Livigno
BEST SAFETY ACT: Progetto Icaro
BEST SPORT PROJECT: I diari del Brac
Photo credits: Giovanni Marchesi
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