WSF is the only international organization exclusively working to develop and care for the sport of snowboarding at all levels. To be a member of WSF means entering a network of snowboard associations that cooperate worldwide for the sport development. As a member of the World Snowboard Federation you can benefit from many aspects in different fields. Besides that you will become part of a community which aims to develop snowboarding on all levels. For the love of snowboarding.

Membership Benefits

WSF Member

WSF members will be listed in the official WSF member section on the website and they will be included in all WSF communication through all digital platforms.

Full Voting Rights

WSF full members have full voting rights at the WSF annual General Assembly.

WSF Events and Programs

WSF members can submit their events, participate in online clinics and take part in WSF projects.

Services for members

Promotion of snowboarding in general is important through the WSF website. Members can have their activities promoted here as well as read about what is going on in other nations. Riders can find out more about their ranking positions and check if results lists are correct. Connected to this web site, the WSF press office assists members with the communication of main events and also includes national news in the WSF Newsletter.

World Rookie Rank

WSF members can access the World Rookie Rank, the one and only classification for riders aged 18 and under, supporting and facilitating the athletes development..

The World Snowboard Point List (WSPL)

Member nations are given the possibility to get events listed on the World Snowboard Points List and on the World Rookie Tour Ranking. Giving the riders a chance to get on the “rookie to pro” ranking list. To include your events on the WSPL and WRR means you make the riders feel like real competitors, motivates event organisers to improve their events and offers sponsors higher valued events.

Events & Projects support

As a WSF member you can also get in touch with our Project Officer who is ready to provide ideas on events and projects you could develop within your organization. Our Project Officer works closely with our Communication Officer who can then provide communication tips of the particular event or project.

PR and Communication

As a WSF member you gain access to PR and communication support from WSF. Your events and activities are promoted on the WSF website and social media channels - including Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Based on agreement, you can also gain access to a position in the monthly newsletter. Besides this our Communication Manager can also guide you how to communicate your events or activities on your own channels.

WSF Banked Slalom

The WSF Banked Slalom Tour is an open tour, meaning that all events are welcome and supported by WSF. Project and Communication teams will support all events taking part in the tour, from the local to the international ones. We invite all national associations that already have a banked slalom contest on their schedule to be part of the tour. We give technical support to those who have never organized a banked slalom event and we also support the communication for those events that are already planned for the 2023/24 season.

Education

WSF intends to develop a complete educational system with materials (translated into English)
and courses/clinics for different functions on all levels. This season WSF offers:
Online Officials Material, Tests and Clinics - Education on Safe Sport - Workshops on grass root projects

Also WSF is working on systems for authorisation of international instructors
and plan on regularly basis to host clinics about subjects relating to international snowboarding.
In addition to education based on traditional methods, WSF works on the WSF Academy.
The purpose is to help our members to build strong national snowboard associations.
Any WSF member will have the access to all information stored inside the Academy and
be able to download updated materials from any place in the world.