Bit by bit the starter’s line up for the sixth Monster Energy White Style presented by Kona, taking place on January 27th comes to visible forms. And the legendary slopestyle contest on snow promises again to become a high-class event, featuring many top riders.

The two times titleholder and Monster Energy rider Sam Pilgrim from Great Britain doesn’t want to miss his chance to safe his third White Style victory in a row. He brings up some friends and in Leogang well known riders from UK, Lance McDermott and Sam Reynolds. As well British, but already in Austria: Grant “Chopper” Fielder, regarding Leogang almost as a home match, because of his function as course designer for the last couple of years.

Keeping up the Austrian banner on his own, Niki Leitner from Vienna is again the only Austrian starter in 2012, but counting on a special support from his fellow countrymen. No proper Monster Energy White Style without the Swedish giant Martin Söderström and the French warhorse Yannick Granieri. After quite a few tries, both are absolutely willing to leave Leogang in 2012 on top of the podium.

But the coming Monster Energy White Style also offers some upcoming young talents the chance to demonstrate, how tight the performance level has pulled together within the professional scene. Riders like Thomas Genon from Belgium, Louis Reboul from France, Teo Gustavsson from Sweden or the young Polish high flyer Szymon Godziek already showed their skills during the FMB World Tour 2011 with some persuasive performances and proved once again the high level of vitality in this sport.

Here the preliminary rider’s line up:

The final, on January 27th 2012, starting at 8:30 pm, will shed light about which riders are already introducing themselves for the next season. In the meantime let’s count on St. Peter to offer us an acceptably winterly scenery, at the moment all signs tend toward snowfall.