The Engadin is considered the cradle of winter sports, offering sun, snow and slopes without end – not to mention an incomparable light. And the Corvatsch is home to a freestyle park that is one of the best in the world.

The dream of flying is as old as humankind. Nicolas Huber is getting a little closer to this dream with every run and every training session. It doesn’t always work but, if he succeeds in jumping as he has set out to do, he actually flies. This thrill, this love of flying is what drives him.

The slopestyle vice world champion and bronze medal winner for big air does ever more demanding jumps, keeps pushing himself, and never stops developing his skills. Professional snowboarding has long ceased to be a party community. Things are getting tighter and tighter among the elite, and the training sessions increasingly difficult. In the Engadin, he finds the perfect conditions for getting fit.

He likes to train on the Corvatsch in the Engadin since he feels at home here and can concentrate fully on the sport.
When he talks about Corvatsch Park, he goes into raptures. According to him, the Pro-Line is setting new standards and can compete with any other course in the world.

The people at the Corvatsch really have a handle on it. They are among the best in the world. And indeed, much has been invested in the Corvatsch, and there is great expertise here. In winter, there are seven people constantly looking after the snow park, and the park manager is actually employed all year round. The huge kickers are only possible because of snow farming.

Corvatsch Park is one of the largest snow parks in the Alpine region. It is open to snowboarders and freeskiers from November to April and includes one pro, one easy and one medium line, a flow line with waves and a steep-walled bend as well as a fun slope for beginners, among other things. The facility is shaped to perfection every day.

Nicolas Huber himself used to be a shaper at Corvatsch Park. Having started snowboarding relatively late at the age of 12, the job enabled him to earn a living and train at the same time – and suddenly he found himself among the world elite, where he has firmly established himself. Besides working hard and enjoying what he does, the conditions at Corvatsch have also helped him enormously. 

In addition, he always has a goal in mind; he stays focused. One of his next major goals is the Freestyle World Championships in the Engadin, which will take place on the Corvatsch. He feels no pressure, only joy – that is certainly one of Nicolas Huber’s great strengths. He describes it as a privilege to be able to take part in a world championship on his local mountain. He hopes that the freestyle lifestyle, which is practised so wonderfully here, will become accessible to even more people through this major event. 

The Corvatsch, Corviglia and St. Moritz will all host the Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships between 17 and 30 March 2025. The event will see the world’s best freestyle athletes compete in the slopestyle, halfpipe, big air, cross, parallel slalom, aerials and moguls disciplines. Competitors come from 35 nations, and some 1,200 are expected to take part, with 70,000 spectators following the action on-site.

In the meantime, there is no need to worry about the next generation: “Fresk”, the local freestyle academy, is a talent factory that instils the joy and the attitude towards life inherent in the sport in the young people who attend.

The FRESK academy offers tailored freestyle courses as group or private lessons in both winter and summer.

Clearly then, everything is in place to help people realise their dream of flying. On the Corvatsch, also known as the “grosse Rabe” (big raven), people do everything they can to ensure that snowboarders are able to fly a little longer than anywhere else.