CopenHill, Denmark, Will Host 6th Annual Freestyle Comp on Top of a Power Plant

CopenHill is a ski slope built on top of Copenhagen’s Amager Bakke waste-to-energy power plant. Opened in 2019, the facility converts Copenhagen’s waste into electricity and district heating for tens of thousands of homes. The design combines critical infrastructure with public recreation by turning the roof into a year-round outdoor activity center. Visitors can ski, snowboard, hike, climb, and run above the active plant. Copenhagen uses the incinerator as part of its climate strategy, aiming for zero carbon by 2030 after missing the 2025 target. On June 13, CopenHill will host the Scandinavian Team Battle, a summer freestyle skiing event with urban festival features and city skyline views.

"CopenHill is a ski slope situated on top of a power plant, which is set to host its annual freestyle competition in mid-June. Established in 2019, CopenHill is part of Copenhagen's ambitious strategy to become the world's first zero carbon city."

"Opened in 2019, the facility was designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group as a hybrid between critical infrastructure and public recreation space. The building functions primarily as a waste-to-energy plant that converts Copenhagen's waste into electricity and district heating for tens of thousands of homes. But instead of hiding the industrial structure, architects turned its roof into a year-round outdoor activity center."

"Today, visitors can ski, snowboard, hike, climb, and run on the structure above the active power plant below. "Who else is getting hyped for this year's Scandinavian Team Battle?" CopenHill wrote in a social media post on May 18. "You can expect an absolutely insane day packed with some of the best skiers in the game, good music, foo"

"On June 13, CopenHill will once again host the Scandinavian Team Battle, a summer freestyle skiing competition that transforms the Danish capital into a one-day urban ski festival complete with rail jams, rooftop concerts, food stalls, and an afterparty overlooking the city skyline. The event, now one of the most recognizable urban ski competitions in Europe, takes place not in the mountains but on the sloped rooftop of Copenhagen's Amager Bakke power plant."

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