The Orage European Freeski Open is back and ready to showcase the worlds top freeski talent at Laax, Switzerland. New for 2008, Swiss watch brand Swatch has joined the program and together with Orage, Giro and Laax 200 pro and amateur skiers will battle it out for huge cash prizes and 12 months of bragging rights.

Registration is now officially closed and the list of attending athletes includes some of the biggest names in freeskiing:

Men's Slopestyle Russ Henshaw - AUS Martin Misof - AUT Florian Wieser - AUT PK Hunder - NOR Justin Dorey - CAN Phil Casabon - CAN Matt Hayward - USA Mike Riddle - CAN JF Houle - CAN Xavier Bertoni - FRA Laurent Favre - FRA Aurelien Fornier - FRA Loic Collomb-Patton - FRA Richard Permin - FRA Tobi Reindl - GER Anders Backe - NOR Thomas Dolplads - NOR Jossi Wells - NZE Henrik Harlaut - SWE Jon Olsson - SWE Sammy Carlson - USA Sean Decker - USA Simon Dumont - USA Tanner Rainville - USA

Women's Slopestyle Sarah Burke - CAN Virginie Faivre - SUI Maiko Hara - JPN Jen Hudak - USA Sofie Windstedt - Christina Huber -

Men's Halfpipe Justin Dorey - CAN Mike Riddle - CAN Matt Hayward - CAN AJ Kemppainen - FIN Lyndon Sheahan - Kalle Leinonen - FIN Xavier Bertoni - FRA Aurelien Fornier - FRA Loic Collomb-Patton - FRA Richard Permin - FRA JL Ratchel - FRA Tobi Reindl - GER Thomas Hiawitschka - GER Anders Backe - NOR Thomas Doplads - NOR Olav Brusletto Jossi Wells - NZE Jon Olsson - SWE Martin Soderberg - SWE Sammy Carlson - USA Simon Dumont - USA Sean Field - USA

Women's Halfpipe Sarah Burke - CAN Rosalind Groenewoud - CAN Emma Lonsdale - GBR Maiko Hara - JPN Virginie Faivre - SUI Marta Ahrenstedt - SWE Jen Hudak - USA

Stayed tuned to Orage.com for more details leading into the contest as well as daily updates and results during the event.