Wind Tunnel Competition

Wind. Control. Pure flying.

The VossVind Competition is an indoor skydiving contest open to flyers of all levels. Whether you are just starting out or already flying advanced moves, this competition is designed so everyone can participate and challenge themselves in the wind tunnel.

The competition is divided into four categories: Junior, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. Each category has limited spots, so make sure to sign up early.

Participants fly solo and compete across several fun and creative rounds that test speed, control, skills and creativity. Expect a relaxed atmosphere, a lot of laughs and some impressive flying.

The competition lasts approximately 2 hours.

Maximum 8 participants per category (32 total).

Classes

- Junior
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced

Each category has 8 available spots.

Level

Proflyers

NB! To be eligible for the Beginner level, participants must not have more than 5 hours of tunnel time.

Schedule & Rules

Thursday

15:30 – Mandatory athlete meeting
17:00 – 19:00 – Competition

Competition Format

The competition consists of three rounds.

Round 1 – Pattern

Two patterns will be released one week before the competition for Junior, Beginner and Intermediate.

For the Advanced category, the solo speed dynamic competition rules will be used:
https://www.dynamicflying.com/

One pattern will be drawn and announced during the competitors’ meeting before the competition for each category.

Ranking is based on speed.
A 3 second penalty will be given for a bust (misflown move).

Round 2 – Best Trick

- Competitors have 10 seconds to perform their best trick.

- Videos will be posted on Instagram for public voting.
- The trick receiving the most comments will receive the most points.

Round 3 – Charade

- Charades will be released one week before the competition.
- Each competitor will draw a word during the athlete meeting (kept secret between the competitor and Judge Team A).
- Competitors have 20 seconds to fly the charade.
- Judge Team A scores performance quality, while Judge Team B tries to guess the word.
- Ranking combines guess time and performance score.

Scoring

- Time, scores and number of comments will be normalised into points.
- The overall ranking will be determined by the combined points from all three rounds.

Required equipment

- Suit
- Helmet
- Goggles
- Sneakers

All equipment can be borrowed at the wind tunnel or you can use your own.

Meeting point

VossVind
Oberst Bullsveg 28
5705 Voss

Administrative Requirements

Athletes must have completed all the following steps to participate:
- Valid Extreme Pass, Junior Pass, Singel-Event Sport Pass or Volunteer pass.
- Completed Athlete Registration. Not done that already? Do it here! 
- Registered for this event (registration link at the top of the page).