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World Rookie Tour

2017 World Rookie Tour Slopestyle Finals

Post author By Elisa
Post date April 18, 2017

Slopestyle Finals for the best Rookies around the world! Check it out!

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Events

WSF General Assembly 2017 Countdown

Post author By Elisa
Post date April 11, 2017

World Snowboard Federation and Verein Ticket to Ride (TTR) Pro Snowboarding

2017 GENERAL ASSEMBLIES

21st – 23rd May 2017, Verona, Italy

Dear delegates of the NSAs and WSF Friends,

The WSF board of directors invites all delegates of the National Snowboard Associations, event organizers and members of WSF to attend the 2017 General Assembly (GA). The WSF GA will take place together with TTR Pro Snowboarding.

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE , DEADLINE IS ON APRIL 14TH, 2017!

Date:

Sunday 21st of May to Tuesday 23rd of May 2017.

Place:

Verona, Italia

Accommodation:

The General Assembly will be held in the Hotel Catullo which offers special packages for all the participants of the General Assembly. The closest airport is Verona Villafranca Airport, just few kilometres away.

Hotel Information: http://www.shghotelcatullo.com/en/

Prices:

Single room: 75€ – including breakfast + internet at the room (1 euro per day, accommodation fee)
Double room 84€- including breakfast + internet at the room (1 euro per day, accommodation fee)

Please note that all costs must be covered by the attendants themselves.

Booking:

In order to make the booking process faster and secure the rooms, I kindly ask you to send me an email (anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org) with the type of room, number of people coming and day of arrival.

Deadline for room offers:

14th of April 2017. Until Friday, it is necessary to know the number of rooms needed and day of arrival.

The Program of the GA will be announced next week, but the meetings will start on Sunday, 21st May and last till Tuesday 23rd May 2017.

For questions, booking requests & proposals
anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org

The WSF Board of directors is looking forward to seeing you all in Verona.

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Features World Rookie Tour

World Rookie Finals in Kaprun are just few days away!

Post author By Elisa
Post date April 1, 2017

Next week the community of snowboarding comes together to celebrate the best young riders in the world! Are you ready to know the new stars?

Nothing more simple to know how the future of snowboarding is going on: being in Kaprun Zell am See for the World Rookie Finals from April the 4^th to April the 9^th. From Chile to Australia, from Bulgaria to Scandinavia, from the Alps to Japan to North America, the Black Yeti in the last 8 months rounded up the best young riders.

Now is the time to fight for the prestigious World Rookie Champions titles, and win incredible prizes: wildcard to World Class Events, filming session with Pirate Movie Production, invitation to Rookie Fest Shooting, Trip to Chile and many tickets to next season Rookie Fest events. In addition, our partner SurftoLive will reward the podium riders with 6 surf camps in Santander, Spain!

The program of 2017 World Rookie Finals will include World Snowboard Tour Slopestyle and Half Pipe contest. For those Rookies who come for the first time in Kaprun, Snowpark Kitzsteinhorn will welcome them with the best kickers, the massive superpipe and countless rails, boxes and fun-obstacles! Watch the Snowpark video presentation!

Finally, our official speaker will be Marc-André Tarte! As you know, he has been a crazy professional snowboarder for a dozen years, which has pushed the level of global snowboarding… And of course, he was our cool Black Yeti last season!

Furthermore, World Rookie Finals will provide many lifestyle activities: social dinner every day, workshops with Viva con Aqua, a first aid clinic, the final party and much more you will not miss for any reason, included a dedicated Yoga Session especially created for the World Rookie Tour by the founder of kimiyo – Yoga For Kids And Teens, Miriam Deller. The 45 minute unit is designed to add an extra layer of confidence, boost concentration and provide ultimate relaxation for the Rookies and Groms who will compete for the grand title the next day. The session surely will increase Happy Hormones and everyone can join. No prior Yoga experience necessary.

If you are a snowboard fan or if your dream is to start a professional snowboard carrier, then Kitzsteinhorn, Kaprun Zell am See, Austria, is the place to be! Find all the info about the resort below:

Web
www.kitzsteinhorn.at, www.zellamsee-kaprun.com

Facebook
www.facebook.com/zellamseekaprun
www.facebook.com/Snowpark.Kitzsteinhorn

Instagram
kitzsteinhorn #kitzsteinhornsnowpark #zellkaprun

Download here the event info, program and registration form at
www.worldrookietour.com/downloads/wrt2017/WRF17_Kitzsteinhorn.doc

Registration, info and bookings
rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org

Watch the video from the 2016 World Rookie Finals in Ischgl here: vimeo.com/162498709

VERY IMPORTANT:

QUALIFYNG CRITERIA TO THE WORLD ROOKIE FINALS AND QUALIFIED RIDERS AVAILABLE HERE

Everybody knows it, every kid loves it, and every champion was here! The 2017 World Rookie Tour, along with locations and formats, is as follows:

2016.17 World Rookie Tour – Calendar

South America Rookie Fest (SS) – Valle Nevado, Chile 12-14 August 2016 – DONE
Australian Rookie Fest (SS) – Thredbo, Australia 1 September 2016 – DELETED
World Rookie Rail Jam (Rail) – Modena, Italy 29-3 October 2016 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) – Corvatsch, Swiss 15-18 December 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) – Livigno, Italy 14-19 January 2017 – DONE
Transilvanian Rookie Fest (SS) – Sibiu – Arena Platos, Romania 20-22 January 2017 – DONE
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) – Pamporovo-Mechi Cal, Bulgaria 27-29 January 2017 – DONE
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS) – Monte Bondone, Italy 08-12 February 2017 – DONE
Oslo Rookie Fest (HP) – Oslo, Norway 25 February 2017 – DONE
USASA Grom Fest (SS) – Keystone, USA 25 February 2017 – DONE
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) – Nekoma, Japan 25-26 February 2017 – DONE
Rev Tour Rookie Fest (SS + HP) – Seven Springs Resort, US 09-10 March 2017 – DONE
World Rookie Finals (SS+HP) –Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria 04-09 April 2017

Contacts for: registration, information and booking:
Matteo Fregni: email rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org, phone 0039.059.9783397

If you dream to become a professional snowboarder,
then your future starts from Rookie Fest!

Tags kaprun, world rookie finals, World Rookie Tour

Banked Slalom report

Pouring rain all day long – but GummiLove Banked Slalom Stoos was a big success

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 27, 2017

105 registrations (80 the year before) and 70 participants, the same number as the year before, ignored the really bad weather and celebrated snowboarding at it’s best in Stoos, the heart of Switzerland.

Daniel „Gummi“ Rietmann also didn’t care about the conditions and showed his happy face: „The set-up was extraordinary. I am sorry for the bad weather but that one definitely is not on us. We’re happy we could guarantee two nice runs for everyone. My respect goes out to the crew of Shredisfaction Snowpark Stoos and all the other volunteers. Everything went very well. Great job!“

Happy faces everywhere
Beni Plüss, speaker and host from Shredisfaction still can’t find any words: „This is just amazing. We expected maybe around 10 freaks at the Klingenstock today. But 70 riders came here to participate. Unbelievable! That spirit you can only find in freestyle sports like snowboarding. This is very unique and the result was definetly worth the work.“

Purtschert wins again
In the mens and girls categories the same riders as the year before were on top of the podium. Nadja Purtschert won with a fast 2nd run and Kilian Wiget was again fast as hell. Till Baechler grabbed the victory in his field of younger men (18-30). The fastest rookie at the GummiLove Banked Slalom was Julian Furrer, but the bravest of all was Neo: that little 7-year-old fellow accepted the weather and the challenge like a pro.Photo Credits: Patrick Graf

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News

A decade of snowboarding in People’s Republic of China 2000-2010

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 27, 2017

Seven years ago, a limited edition, free of charge coffee table book came out, aimed to celebrate advances and the amazing progress snowboarding has made in People’s Republic of China during the first ten years of the new millennium.

Download your free PDF of A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN People’s Republic of China and get to know the roots of snowboarding in the Middle Kingdom!

A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN CHINA shares incredible insights, essays and comments about the chronicle and highlights of the progression of snowboarding in People’s Republic of China. Tune back into a time where no one dared to dream of the current captivation with all things winter sports that truly gains momentum ever since the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 were announced on July 31 2015.

Some of the action sports and snowboard industries biggest names supported the project covering the years 2000-2010. A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN CHINA was always meant to provide never before broadly shared insights about the best places to shred, the market situation, events, and riders and how it all started.

Fast-forward from 2010, A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN CHINA became a real beacon and hallmark publication shedding light on how the modern beginnings of snowboarding in People’s Republic of China came to be. Now it is found on bookshelves in offices and living rooms around the world.

The book even was the first publication morphed into an iOS App and was well received in the early days of App development.

2017 marks 20 years standing sideways for Wang Lei, the pioneer of snowboarding in People’s Republic of China. One gets a sense of his charisma and drive just flipping through the chapters of the book; following his development that somewhat form a red string throughout the book.

Wang Lei grew into a tireless entrepreneur, his vibrant and fun attitude shines through his projects that are all built around his lifelong passion: snowboarding. His style and influence are unmatched, and the current season might as well be one of his busiest yet.

Just as it was seven years ago, the book is dedicated to everyone who played a part in shaping People’s Republic of China Snowboarding.

ACCESS A FREE PDF VERSION OF THE BILINGUAL LIMITED EDITION COFFEE TABLE BOOK A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN CHINA 2000-2010!

Please sign up with your name and email address to receive a download link and access A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN CHINA!

No part of the book may be copied, reproduced, transmitted, re-posted or spread on social platforms without the prior permission of TOKEN CONSULTING.

中国单板滑雪十年

A DECADE OF SNOWBOARDING IN CHINA

Thanks to ISPO, ISPO China, Burton, Skullcandy who generously funded the project!

Photo and Text Editors: Dmitry Kiyono, Xian San, Ron Smith, Shanshan Quan, Prudence Zhu

Contributions by: Shigeru “Ishi” Ishihara, Ron Smith, Jade Gray and Ken Choi

Logo: Johanna Mayr-Keber

Layout: Anshi

Translation: Shanshan Quan, Prudence Zhu

Concept, Project Management and Editor-in-chief: Miriam Deller

156 Pages, Bilingual Chinese and English

Hard Cover, limited edition print: 1000 copies, 2010

Published and distributed by Core Power Asia

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Banked Slalom report

The Tenjin Banked Slalom 2017

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 26, 2017

The Tenjin Banked Slalom 2017 (TBS) was held 4th – 5th March in 2017! It was fine the day although It had been snowing for a few day so people worked so hard to dig the course to the morning of first day.

TBS always inspired and respect the contest that “Mt .Baker Legendary Banked Slalom”, so thats why the course use a bank of natural terrain to dig and create as same as Baker style. this is what TBS is something different from other events, over 400 people joined the event during 2days. The other specifically thing about TBS is a ceremony called an opening prey- “Minakami temple” third generation over 100yearsm the chief priest pray for the safely event and this mountain the place had so many avalanche accident thats why. The participants got special prize that TBS × VOLCOM collaboration T-shirt artwork by Legend snowboarder Brian Iguchi.

Whatch the official video!

Photograph and wrote by YoshiJosefToomuch

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2017 Banked Slalom Events

Beaver Valley Banked Slalom, Canada

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 22, 2017

Building on four successful years as one of Canada’s largest annual snowboard gatherings, the 2017 edition of the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom promises to be the best yet!

While it may be one of the leading North American stops on the World Banked Slalom Tour, the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is a laid back, super cool contest that celebrates snowboard culture like few others while raising thousands of dollars for Leukemia Research in memory of Beaver Valley snowboarder Jackie Snarr.

The Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is truly one of the only events in Canada where you will find shred “legends” from park, pipe, boardercross and race riding together and alongside the best “groms” and industry icons.

Where a shred legend will kick your ass riding a 20 year old retro board. And where staff from your local shop compete against staff from your local park.

Where the rider drinking a “Mad Jack” beer next to you on the deck at the afternoon apres might be the Team Manager of one of the biggest companies in snowboarding. Where kids compete against their dads and moms. Where the “ski” racks at the base lodge are 100% filled with snowboards!

Where there are more people riding Beaver Valley’s awesome park runs than it’s groomed trails. Where the afternoon bbq, beers and bands are more important than the awards ceremony!

You can expect something new and cool every year at the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom.This year look for a fun Hip Jump session, Burton Riglet Park for the mini-shreds, Carve of Day contest, Puddle Jump and Jibs galore in the Park! Live bands on the snow featuring the “Foremast Jacks”!

There are tons of charity prize draws supported by the leading brands in snowboarding including Capita, Union, Vans, 686, Arbor, Burton, Ride, K2, Zeal, Dragon, VZ, ThirtyTwo, Beaver Wax and more! Plus special accolades for the top shop and industry rep riders courtesy of “Union Bindings”. And coveted jugs of Beaver Valley maple syrup for all podium winners sponsored by “Kawartha Metals”! No wonder the Beaver Valley Banked Slalom sells out every year with 250 riders!

Register online now at www.beavervalley.ca before it’s too late! Don’t miss this chance to shred spring snow at one of Ontario’s best parks and biggest Banked Slalom!
The Beaver Valley Banked Slalom is a freeride (soft boots only) event with categories for all ages. Entry is open to riders on a first come basis. The best of two runs counts.< Stayed tuned for event updates @beavervalley.snowparks on Instagram.

For media inquiries please email: events@beavervalley.ca

Beaver Valley – “Where Adventure Lives!” – is one of Ontario, Canada’s premier family-based snowboard and ski clubs featuring the most diverse terrain in the region including extensive snow parks, legendary steeps and moguls; back bowls; terrain-based learning areas; progressive programs for snowboard, freestyle ski and race; a wide variety of winter recreational activities; and award-winning food and après!

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2017 Banked Slalom

Snowboard Generation 2017

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 21, 2017

INFORMATIONS :

Comme chaque année, la tournée du « Snowboard Génération » fait étape à Piau le 26 Avril où un « Banked Slalom » sera tracé sur la célèbre piste du Boardercross de la station.

Inscrivez-vous nombreux pour marquer un maximum de points WSF, le tout en musique et avec la bonne ambiance habituelle de Piau Engaly.

Inscriptions : jeanluc.videau@sfr.fr

Renseignements compétition : 06 15 23 13 46

PROGRAMME DU DIMANCHE 26 MARS :

8h30 : Remise des dossards et inscriptions en salle animation (15€)
9h30 – 10h15 : Reconnaissance SANS passages enchainnés
10h15 : Briefing (Aire d’arrivée)
10h30 : Départ 1^ère manche
10h00 : Départ 2^e manche

Les classement sera établit à la meilleure des deux manches

15h00 : Podium devant l’OT

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World Snowboarding

WST End of Season Showdown – Latest WSPL Changes

Post author By Elisa
Post date March 17, 2017

We’re coming out of back-to-back Elite events Burton US Open and X Games Norway where riders threw down and competed for WSPL points in Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air.

Now the season-end showdown is on. With 3 WST accredited events (Grandvalira Total Fight, Spring Battle & PSA Asia Grand Championships) still coming up and 2 non-WST accredited FIS events (Sierra Nevada World Championships & Spindleruv Mlyn World Cup) also counting towards the WSPL ranking, riders are feeling the pressure to collect last minute ranking points. Let’s look at the latest WSPL ranking changes.

SS – ANNA GASSER COMFORTABLY IN FIRST PLACE
Nobody seems to be able to knock Anna Gasser (AUT) of the top spot on the Slopestyle ranking. Anna has a comfortable lead after her wins at Burton US Open and X Games Norway, compared to 19-year old Julia Marino (USA) in 2nd place and Jamie Anderson (USA) in 3rd place.

Mark McMorris (CAN) is undoubtedly still the world’s best Slopestyle rider. He is sitting in 1st place on the Slopestyle ranking after he took home the win at the Burton US Open. Sven Thorgren (SWE) has moved up 2 spots into 2nd place after his win at X Games Norway, followed by Max Parrot (CAN) in 3rd.

HP – SCOTTY JAMES AHEAD OF SHAUN WHITE
The man from down under is still all the way at the top. Even though Shaun White (USA) won the Burton US Open, Scotty James‘ (AUS) 2nd place at US Open was enough to keep him in 1st place on the Halfpipe ranking. Will Scotty be able to stay in 1st when Shaun is right on his heels in 2nd place? Chase Josey (USA) who launched onto the scene this year sits in 3rd place.

Also benefiting from a win at the Burton US Open is Chloe Kim (USA) who has been dominating the top spot on the Halfpipe ranking now for a while. Heavy hitter Kelly Clark (USA) is right behind her in 2nd place. Noteworthy is Elizabeth Hosking‘s (CAN) move into 30th place. She is now considered one of the top 30 female Halfpipe riders in the world. Not bad for 15-years old…

BA – NORWEGIANS MOVE UP THE RANKS
Leveraging his 3rd place at X Games Norway, Torgeir Bergrem (NOR) is now the 2nd Norwegian in the top 10 on the Big Air ranking. Torgeir moved up 5 spots into 9th place. Marcus Kleveland (NOR) sits in in 3rd place behind Marc McMorris (CAN) in 2nd and Max Parrot (CAN) in 1st.

Silje Norendal (NOR) took the win on home turf at X Games Norway and moved up 19 spots into 15th place. Hailey Langland (USA) remains in 2nd and Katie Ormerod (GBR) in 3rd.

MOVER-AND-SHAKER
Natsuki Sato (JPN) is now in the top 50 after moving up 27 spots into 41st place on the Womens Slopestyle ranking.

UPCOMING EVENTS
We continue with the Elite Spring Battle and Grandvalira Total Fight as well as the International PSA Asia Grand Championship.