Author: Elisa

World Snowboard Day – Countdown in China, Japan and Korea

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 15, 2014

Sunday, December 21, 2014, promises good times and snowboard-sliding fun. So get your gear ready pronto; at resort near you things are about to rock! As usual, you will find a whole host of activities during the event: contests, beginner snowboard lessons, gear tests, demos, meet-and-greets with professional riders, drinks, concerts, video contests, and much, much more. The only goal will be to have an unbelievably GOOD TIME! Enjoy activities for free, open to anyone and everyone, in order to discover the joys of sliding on snow, to share a common passion for snowboarding, and above all else to enjoy one outrageously excellent day!

In 2013, World Snowboard Day hosted 114 events in 30 countries around the world. Since the launch of this international event eight years ago, more than 100,000 people have been able to discover the joy of sliding on snow and to ride to the rhythm of WSD. After 8 highly successful editions, this event has become a must for everyone who lists snowboarding as their passion.

“The Ambassador”: this year once again, a new pro-rider will take over the reins from the charismatic Xavier de Le Rue. It is with great honor for us to announce that this year’s ambassador is none other than the legendary  Régis Rolland! This amazing rider is excited to transmit his passion through the unique adventure that is the World  Snowboard Day, and like him, we hope that you will show up at the “right place at the right time”… To enjoy riding the world’s summits on December 21^st , 2014.

WORLD SNOWBOARD DAY IN KOREA

Phoenix Park Resort is celebrating WSD from December 19-21. A full weekend of fun with Burton Snowboards and other major event partners including Analog, Ashbury, Samsung, Mountain Dew, GoPro, CASS and Mini, is ahead for the local shredders.

WORLD SNOWBOARD DAY IN JAPAN

Free lessons from JSBA await riders in Fujimi-Machi Nagano-Ken, make sure not to miss this, it’s scheduled from 9:45am – 12:45pm.

WORLD SNOWBOARD DAY IN CHINA

This year marks the 6th edition of WSD in China. Check out which ressort is nearest to you and go ride with your friends on World Snowboard Day !

BEIJING AREA + SURROUNDING PROVINCES:

Dolomiti Mountain Resort
Golden Mountain Resort, Qingdao
Jinan Jiudingtai Resort

NORTH EASTERN CHINA

Guai Po Ski Resort
Changchun Lianhuashan
Lake Songhua Resort
Qianshan Resort, Anshan

WESTERN CHINA

Silkroad Resort

SOUTH WESTERN CHINA

Chengdu JF Dry Ski Resort

ABOUT WORLD SNOWBOARD DAY
“Since 2006, World Snowboard Day has been a unique opportunity for the international snowboard community to promote the sport and its unique subculture by providing the general public with the opportunity to try a variety of activities for free. This event receives support from international organizations such as Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) and World Snowboard Federation in Europe, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) in North America, Core Power Asia in Asia, and the TTR World Tour.” World Snowboard Day in China is organized by Core Power Asia, with the keen support of the China SNOWboard Association.

Stay up to date with all things World Snowboard Day China online:

www.chinasba.com
www.boardzone.cn

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China O’Neill Open 2015

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 15, 2014

The World Snowboard Tour (WST) seasons kicks off in China with a reginla level event, the first annual O’NEILL OPEN at Dolomiti Mountain Resort in Chongli, Hebei Province. On the last weekend before Christmas, the O’NEILL OPEN invites riders to join a Slopestyle contest:

Qualification Criteria

1. Any top 50 Chinese male riders listed in the World Snowboard Tour Points List www.worldsnowboardtour.com/points-lists
2. Wild Cards for regional clubs, approved by the contest organizer in writing

Registration:

1. Register online at http://oneill.boardzone.cn
2. Email the completed registration to Steohanie from CSbA: Stephanie@chinasba.com
3. You will receive confirmation form CSbA

SCHEDULE
DAY 1 (Training and Preliminaries), December 19

All Morning Sign up and training

2:00 pm O’Neill Open preliminaries
3:45 pm End preliminaries

6 pm Dinner

DAY 2 (Contest), December 20
9:30 am Semifinals begin
12:00 pm Break / Lunch
2pm Finals
3pm Price Giving
6pm Party

Rules and more details are available on the event website http://oneill.boardzone.cn

World Snowboard Day will be celebrated on Sunday, December 21!
www.world-snowboard-day.com

ABOUT O’NEILL
O’Neill, the original California surf, snow and lifestyle brand, was founded in 1952 when a young man named Jack O’Neill took his unstoppable passion for surfing and used it to battle Mother Nature. Jack’s initial vision of producing functional and innovative board riding products continues to lie at the core of everything the company does. From the first neoprene surf wetsuit and board leash to the world’s first stitchless board shorts. O’Neill will always be committed to growing its reputation as one of the world’s leading youth lifestyle brands based on being the First Name in the water.

While many things have changed since those humble beginnings, Jack’s initial vision of producing functional and innovative board riding products continues to lie at the core of everything the company does. O’Neill’s core values — innovation in style and technology — have seen the brand devote itself wholeheartedly to the evolution of the action sports lifestyle. From the first ever neoprene wetsuit and leash, to the world’s first stitchless boardshorts and range of groundbreaking wearable electronics, O’Neill’s progressive spirit will always drive the company forward. For more information, please visit oneill.com and http://oneill.boardzone.cn.

This event receives support from international organizations such as Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) and World Snowboard Federation in Europe, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) in North America, Core Power Asia in Asia, and the TTR World Tour.”

World Snowboard Day in China is organized by Core Power Asia, with the keen support of the China SNOWboard Association.

Stay up to date with all things World Snowboard Day China online:
www.chinasba.com
www.boardzone.cn

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GSA Series Wildcards for the World Snowboard Tour Series

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 13, 2014

The Global Snowboarder Alliance (GSA) has announced the Series Wildcards for the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series for both men and women in Slopestyle and Halfpipe, chosen by a pre-selected Series Wildcard Selection Committee. The Series Wildcards enable riders who were not yet qualified for the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series, through the respective World Snowboarding Points List (WSPL) to compete at the Elite level Pro Series events for the 2014/2015 season.

Chas Guldemond and the GSA: “We would like to take a moment and thank everyone for their time and energy to this process. With a special thanks to the riders who took the time to apply, in showing support for our Series Wildcard initiative and the 2015 WST Pro Series. This Pro Series Tour that has been established in conjunction with TTR/WST and it’s the first of its kind. I am proud as a rider and a participant that we have been able to get this far for the first year. We all have very high hopes that this year will set the groundwork for many years of healthy competitive snowboarding to come.”

Three series wildcards per discipline, per gender are awarded to the following riders:

Slopestyle Men Halfpipe Men Slopestyle Women Halfpipe Women

Roope Tonteri          Nate Johnstone           Anna Gasser                          Torah Bright
Eric Beauchemin           Janne Korpi                  Spencer O’Brien           Hikaru Oe
Ryan Stassel                    Chase Josey                    Kjersti Buaas                Holly Crawford

Congratuations to all Series Wildcard riders, from us at World Snowboard Tour, we wish you all the best for your season and we look forward to seeing you at Pro Series!

About the selection committee
The Series Wildcard Selection Committee is an impartial panel consisting of five members, commissioned by appointed members of the current GSA Board of Representatives and approved by the World Snowboard Tour:

Sandy McDonald – TTR Judge Director & Selection Committee Chairman
Susie Floros – Editor in Chief of Snowboarder Mag
Tom Kingsnorth – Founder of Pyramid Mag
Henry Jackson – Event Commentator
“Ishi“ Shigeru Ishihara – WSF Board Member, nominated by Snowboard Japan

About the Global Snowboarders Alliance
The Global Snowboarders Alliance (GSA) is the rider established organisation put in place by freestyle snowboarding’s elite athletes who are currently competing on the global freestyle snowboarding event tours. Voted in by top 100 on the Worlds Snowboarding Points List, the GSA Board of Representatives consists of current top 10 Riders across the Slopestyle, Big Air & Halfpipe formats.

The GSA Board of Representatives are:
Men’s Slopestyle – Chas Guldemond USA, Ståle Sandbech NOR, Torstein Horgmo NOR
Women’s Slopestyle – Kjersti Buaas NOR, Spencer O’Brien CAN, Christy Prior NZ
Men’s Pipe – Benji Farrow USA, Taylor Gold USA, Louie Vito USA
Women’s Pipe – Kelly Clark USA, Arielle Gold USA

For more information on the Global Snowboarders Alliance (GSA) visit www.globalsnowboardersalliance.com

For more information on the World Snowboard Tour and the new Pro Series visit www.worldsnowboardtour.com

Media Contact World Snowboard Tour
Meike Vetter
meike@ttrprosnowboarding.com

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2015 USASA National Championships

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 12, 2014

USASA is proud to announce 2015 National Championships that will take place from March 27th through April 3rd at Copper Mountain, Colorado.

Full schedule of all events will be available on the website soon: www.usasa.org

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Events Features

Estonian Open Slopestyle 2015

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 9, 2014

Estonian Open Slopestyle 2015 invites riders to Estonia’s first World Snowboard Tour NATIONAL level snowboarding event and Freestyle Skiing Open Championships in slopestyle dicipline. Registration is open on the website: www.snowboarding.ee

Events will take place at Kiviõli Ski Resort in Kiviõli, Estonia.
Dates are February 20th – 22nd 2015

SCHEDULE

Friday, February 20th TTR NATIONAL level SS warm-up, qualifications / PiuPau Rail Jam
Saturday, February 21th TTR NATIONAL level SS qualifications and finals
Sunday, February 22th Freeski Estonian Open Slopestyle Championships

Weekend will be kicked off on Friday afternoon with warm up sessions and snowboarding qualifications for juniors and ladies. Friday night snowboarding action will end with infamous PiuPau Rail Jam. This unseen jam format can not be more simple – cash for tricks.

Both slopestyle competitions will be held in “Open for all format” and the maximum number of riders is limited. REGISTRATION IS ON at the event website www.snowboarding.ee and you are more than welcome to sign in early!

“Event is attractive for the Finnish, Latvian, Russian and Norwegian riders. There is no doubt that the highest level of slopestyle riding, that Estonia has ever witnessed on its slopes, will be represented”.says Karel Kangro, one of the event main organizers.

“We have put huge amount of energy into the ski resort opening and high quality snow park preparation and we would like to finalize and celebrate this effort with the first international big event in our resort. Last summer we tuned up our park slopes with additional ground works and our terrain park will be built with maximum care – it will be the best and the biggest snow park in the Baltics”. says the event organizer and ski resort managing founder Janek Maar.

Kiviõli Starman Snow Park terrain is freshly prepared for the snow making and park build up. The rail and kicker set up will be planned and designed by the Baltic Snowpark Agency and tested by Estonian best riders. The course will be refreshed and fine tuned from the first season invaluable experience. Pro line will hold 2 rail platforms, 2 big jumps (12 and 18+ m) and an extra feature will be added this year to the end of the pro and medium line.

The event is not just a snowboarding competition. The whole weekend is planned and covered with the different activities on site for every visitor. On the slopes, there will be Estonian Freeski Slopestyle Championships held on Sunday. Kelly Sildaru will attend first time ever to local championships. Friday night Bag Jump action will take place and daily workshops will held indoor, Estonian snowboarding movies will be screened and second hand equipment market is opened.

Sport activities will be transformed smoothly to the outstanding LIVE band and DJ performances in the Friday and Saturday evenings with Estonian best artists involved. Friday night LIVE: Ziggy Wild and Slippery Slope. Saturday night LIVE: Elephants From Neptune. NB! All the daily action is for free, tickets for live concerts at nights are sold at Piletilevi (www.piletilevi.ee)

2015 Estonian Open Slopestyle presented by Starman and supported by Enterprise Estonia.

Estonian Open Slopestyle is also part of the World Snowboard Tour as a 3 Star Men and Women Slopestyle Event.

Official homepage and registration: www.snowboarding.ee

Official trailer below

Official Facebook event: Estonian Slopestyle Open 2015

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Estonian Open Slopestyle Press and Media Contact
Kerstin Kotkas
press@snowboarding.ee
+372 56 64 65 60

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European Freeride Festival’s sales are open

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 7, 2014

The snow passionates could not wait for it and now European Freeride Festival is giving them a great news just in time for Christmas: everybody shall organise his / her powder trip to Livigno, from 31st January to 4th February 2015, with the online sales or directly in the selected Official Shops.

Purchasing is really easy, just visit www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/booking and select the kind of Freeride Pass you fancy, from one to multiple days, adding extra activities if desired.

What is the Freeride Pass? It is a ticket to access all the amazing activities offered by European Freeride Festival: starting from € 30.00 (daily ticket) it shall be possible to test the new equipment and tech materials for freeride and mountaineering, watch at the cinema the exciting film premieres during Freeride Film Festival, learn how to use the Artva kit with a dedicated clinic, measure ability and endurance during the Ski / Snow-alp race, take part to interesting workshops on mountain safety and boards / skis customisation, but also have plenty of fun at the night time with after-skis, parties and dinners. All the participants will receive a warm welcome from our staff with a Welcome Kit full of gadgets!
Find out more at the page www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/freeride-pass

But benefits are many more, for by purchasing the Freeride Pass it will be possible to access many other extra activities at special prices. With the Freeride Camps international pro athletes will share with you their tricks to improve your riding level in ski, telemark, splitboard and snowboard disciplines. The Splitboard and Telemark Experiences will give you the opportunity to have a taste of these sports at very accessible prices comprehensive of equipment. You shall explore all the new freeride paths in safety along with the Alpine Guides and even fulfil the dream to reach the top by helicopter! At the night, scents of the local gastronomic specialities will delight you during the dinners enlightened by a romantic full moon.

Would you like to take part to an organised group or receive information personally? The Official Shops have been selected to offer these possibilities: you can book your trip very easily and, if you like, also take part to an organised group to meet other freeriders from your city.
Find your closer Official Shop at www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/official-shops

European Freeride Festival activities have limited access in order to offer a more personalised service: booking now your participation is guaranteed. Are you still waiting?

European Freeride Festival is the powder event open to everyone with the claim ‘Freeriding for All‘.
Ski, snowboard, telemark, splitboard and ski/snow-alp. Not only professional freeriders but also enthusiasts will live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

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World Snowboard Tour Calendar 2014/15

Post author By Elisa
Post date December 5, 2014

More than 250 events worldwide / New four-level World Snowboard Tour system with Regional, National, International and Elite level / New World Snowboard Tour Pro Series / More consistency and transparency.

Based on four event categories, Elite, International, National and Regional, the new tour structure provides more transparency and a clear career path, allowing riders to climb the ranks from Rookie through to Elite level events, under one unified system. The World Snowboard Tour (WST) events on the Elite level form the brand new World Snowboard Tour Pro Series, in which only the best riders from around the world will compete for the Pro Series Champion titles in Slopestyle (m/f) and Halfpipe (m/f). The riders field of Pro Series events will be composed of Qualified Riders, determined by the World Snowboarding Points Lists (WSPL) in the respective discipline, Series Wildcards, determined by a committee selected by the Global Snowboarders Alliance (GSA), and Event Wildcards, allocated by the event organizer on a per event basis. This makes for a more consistent starter field than in the past, allowing more tension and transparency for the Tour´s global audience. With the new Tour structure and the launch of World Snowboard Tour Pro Series, competition snowboarding is another step closer to a rider-friendly and transparent Tour for all participants.

Regretfully the organizer of Winter X-Games Aspen has decided to part ways with the World Snowboard Tour this season. Furthermore, Air+Style has not yet confirmed its membership in this year´s Tour. This means that Air+Style in Beijing, China, this weekend December 5th – 6th 2014, will not be part of the World Snowboard Tour and the results will not count for the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series ranking. But the individual results will count for the WSPL World Snowboarding Points List. Should Air+Style come to a positive conclusion, which would very much be welcomed by TTR, the Air & Style Innsbruck and the Air & Style L.A. will be acknowledged as part of the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series.

Reto Lamm, President of TTR Pro Snowboarding: “With the new and improved tour concept of the World Snowboard Tour we are pushing further towards a unified environment in competitive snowboarding. Even if we failed in hitting the jackpot, as we did not reach an agreement on commercialization between the top events and IMG, we implemented much of the plan we had presented at the TTR General Assembly in Barcelona. The four levels of events make the tour more transparent and understandable for media, public and riders: The Regional level consists of local events with local impact, National level events will be national event series, national championships and other events in one country, high-profile international events will be found in the International level of the tour, who prepare the riders for the next and final stage. The highest Elite level forms the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series, which combines the best riders in the world as well as the best events worldwide, including significant prize money, TV and global media coverage, coupled with first-rate, progressive venues. The situation for the sport would of course be better, if Air+Style as well as X-Games and Dew Tour decided to join the Tour. This would do the sport, the riders and themselves a great service.”

World Snowboard Tour Pro Series to kick off at Burton European Open presented by MINI in Laax, Switzerland
The first official stop of the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series will be one of the highest profile events of the year, the infamous Burton European Open presented by MINI in Laax, Switzerland. From January 29th – February 1st 2015, riders, industry leaders and spectators will gather at the all new Superpipe and an innovative Slopestyle course on Crap Sogn Gion.

Immediately following BEO, it’s off to the United States to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association´s Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain, US (February 2nd – 7th 2015), the Slopestyle and Halfpipe event at the esteemed Unbound Park. The final stage of the World Snowboard Tour Pro Series 2014/15 will be held at the Burton US Open presented by MINI in Vail, US from March 2nd – 7th 2015, where this season’s Halfpipe and Slopestyle Pro Series Champions will be crowned.

All World Snowboard Tour Pro Series events at a glance:

Burton European Open by MINI, Laax, Switzerland – 29. January – 1. February 2015 HP/SS

Grand Prix, Mammoth, US – 2. – 7. February 2015 HP/SS

Burton US Open by MINI, VAil, US – 2. March – 7. March 2015 HP/SS

New additions on the International level
The International level of events on the World Snowboard Tour is showcasing a number of well-known regulars as well as some new entrants. The RedBull Nanshan Open in Beijing, China from January 13th – 19th 2015, Poney Session in St. Lary Soulan, France from March 4th – 8th 2015 and Total Fight in Grandvalira, Andorra from March 26th – 28th 2015 will all be part of the new International event level among other established contests. New additions to this year´s calendar are the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow, Russia from January 8th – 11th 2015 as well as the Ale Invite by Kevin & Tor near Gothenburg, Sweden on February 28th 2015, both featuring exciting Big Air set-ups. With the Grand Prix at Copper, US from December 1st – 6th 2014 and the Grand Prix at Park City, US from February 23rd – March 1st 2015, two full blown Slopestyle and Halfpipe events will provide North American riders ample opportunity to qualify for the 2016 Pro Series.

National and Regional level events stand strong
TTR has also renewed it’s partnership with the World Snowboarding Federation (WSF) for another three years. WSF and its member nations are responsible for managing and overseeing the National and Regional level events on the Tour, supporting the grassroots events and amateur contest riders. Entry level contest series like the World Rookie Tour, QParks Tour, Chill and Destroy Tour, and US Revolution Tour confirmed at National and Regional levels, support the growth and development of the sport and competition snowboarding, by encouraging rider participation and establishing a viable rider career pathway. Together, the TTR and the WSF will work to guarantee a high standard of riding, course safety and course creativity and event calibre throughout all levels of the tour.

All upcoming events of the WST 2014/15 can be found here: www.worldsnowboardtour.com/events

About TTR Pro Snowboarding and the World Snowboard Tour
TTR Pro Snowboarding strives to promote snowboarding competition and represents the interests of the sport’s stakeholders. A new breed of sport’s governing body, TTR represents a professional network of events, athletes, national sport associations and industry partners. Since its initiation in 2002, TTR has become a key player in snowboarding and an important voice for the sport, it’s athletes and it’s stakeholders. Built upon the sport’s core values and unique culture, the TTR provides the structural foundation for the sport from Rookie to Elite level through a credible and internationally accepted event categorization system. A Non-Profit organization, TTR owns and operates the World Snowboard Tour, the Global Ranking System and the World Championships of Snowboarding. The World Snowboard Tour is the home to over 250 events per year, and through it’s global competition standards – from formats and sanctioning, to judging and safety – and by publishing the widely respected World Snowboarding Points List (WSPL), TTR brings transparency to the sport, offering a fair, un-biased, global ranking platform in the freestyle disciplines of Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air. It’s four-tiered tour system offers unique rookie-to-pro opportunities for upcoming riders, where the Elite level events on the WST Pro Series are the ultimate pinnacle of snowboarding.

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The German NSA is looking for a snowboard freestyle coach

Post author By Elisa
Post date November 29, 2014

Success in the Olympic Games and World Championships are the highest aim for our top athletes. Snowboard Germany builds the basis for this success. As the national Snowboard Association SNBGER is responsible of the snowboard teams in all Olympic disciplines. To strengthen our team, as of now to we are looking for a Snowboard Coach Freestyle (m/f).

Tasks:

– Coaching the national Freestyle Snowboard team in training and competition
– Coaching the team in fitness and coordination training
– Organization and realization of training-camps
– Creation and controlling of individual training schedule
– Analysis and documentation of the competition results

Requirements:

– High-quality degree in sport (eg. Studies of sports, snowboard instructor)
– In-depth knowledge of the disciplines Slopestyle / Halfpipe
– Practical experience in the snowboard competitive sport as a coach or athlete
– Practical experience in coaching athletes
– High motivation, flexibility and commitment
– Excellent teamwork and communication skills
– Ideal place of employment at training base Berchtesgaden

Offer:

– Highly interesting work with top athletes
– Teamwork in an absolute success-oriented and motivated team of trainers
– Full time position, 12 months per year
– Adequate salary with additional services

Please send your detailed CV with salary requirement to

stefan.knirsch@snowboardgermany.com by 12/17/2014.

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WSF announces  National Qualification Criteria to Yabuli 2016  

Post author By Elisa
Post date November 28, 2014

TTR Pro Snowboarding and the World Snowboard Federation hereby officially announce the qualification criteria for the 2016 World Championships of Snowboarding set to take place in March 2016 in Yabuli, China.

The World Championships of Snowboarding will be held every four years and will host Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air competitions to crown male and female world champions in each discipline. Big Air is not confirmed yet for Yabuli but remains under discussion. Athletes will be able to qualify for the World Championships of Snowboarding through the WSPL Quota and the WSF National Quota. Below is a complete breakdown of how riders will be able to qualify for the 2016 World Championships of Snowboarding beginning with competitor field size, moving on to minimum requirements for all riders and specific criteria, which will guarantee riders a spot to compete.

Rider Field Sizes at the World Championships of Snowboarding 

The World Championships of Snowboarding will have a maximum of 300 spots available for male and female athletes to compete across all disciplines. The estimated field sizes will be 70 riders for men in each discipline and 50 riders for women in each discipline. Big Air is still under discussion.

Minimum Requirements to Qualify 

In order to participate in the World Championships of Snowboarding, riders will have to fulfill the following minimum requirement: ranked in the Men´s Top 250 or in the Women´s Top 125 on the respective WSPL (World Snowboarding Points List) discipline ranking.

WSPL Halfpipe includes all Halfpipe and Quarterpipe competitions globally and will rank riders who have competed at least once in the last 52 weeks prior to the cut-off date. WSPL Slopestyle includes all Slopestyle competitions globally and will rank riders who have competed at least once in the last 52 weeks.

A rider’s position on the respective WSPL is determined by the average of his/her best three results for the WSPL Halfpipe and best four results for the WSPL Slopestyle over a rolling 52 week period. The cut-off date for qualification into the 2016 event will be Tuesday, December 15th, 2015.

QUALIFICATION CRITERIA 

Riders can qualify for a spot to compete in the World Championships of Snowboarding through one of the following four criteria (minimum requirements have to be fulfilled).

• World Snowboarding Points List Quota (WSPL)

Male riders ranked 50 or higher and female riders ranked 30 or higher, on the WSPL at the cut-off date in the respective discipline. The cut-off date for qualification into the 2016 event will be Thursday, December 15th, 2015.

The Top50 Men and Top30 Women on the WSPL Halfpipe or Slopestyle at the announced cut-off date (15th December 2015) will be automatically eligible to compete in the respective discipline at the event.

• WSF Nations Quota

Each WSF member is entitled to qualify one rider for both men and women in each discipline. Therefore, each nation is entitled to a maximum of 4 spots and will need to use a national event, such as a national championships event, or national criteria approved by the WSF Event Committee, to qualify riders. NSA´s must submit their proposed criteria until latest Friday, December 19th , 2014. All national quota spots for the 2016 event must be announced by the National Snowboard Associations no later than Friday, December 15th, 2015. If one or several riders are already eligible to compete through one of the other qualification criteria, the open spot falls to the best national rider not yet qualified based on the defined national qualification criteria.

• TTR World Champions and Elite Level Winners

All TTR World Tour Champions from the last three years (2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15) are eligible to compete in all disciplines at the World Championships of Snowboarding. All World Snowboard Tour Elite Level title winners from the last 52 weeks prior to 08.03.2015 are eligible to compete in the discipline in which they won the title.

• Local Organizing Committee Wild Cards

The organizing committee of the World Championships of Snowboarding is entitled to qualify two additional competitors in each discipline for men and women (eight total wild cards) who all need to be approved by TTR/WSF.

Registration Process

 Registration for and entry into the World Championships of Snowboarding is free to all riders who meet the defined qualification criteria. All qualified riders are required to confirm their attendance no more than seven days after the qualification spots have been announced. Riders will be contacted individually via email to complete the registration process. The exact date of this deadline will be communicated at least four weeks before the cut-off date for qualification (15.12.2015). If a rider fails to confirm his/her attendance until the deadline, the rider will lose the right to compete at the event. Any open spots on the entry list may be given to alternates. The use of such open spots as wild cards or to enter alternate riders will be decided upon by WSF/TTR in conjunction with the local organizing committee of the the WCS.

Titles, Awards and Prize Money at the World Championships of Snowboarding 

Riders will be competing for male and female Halfpipe World Champion, Slopestyle World Champion titles and Big Air World Champion at the World Championships of Snowboarding. These World Champion titles will be awarded to the winning male and female rider in each discipline. In addition, all top three finishers in each discipline (first, second and third place finishers) will receive recognition in the form of a medal/trophy along with prize money.

ABOUT WORLD SNOWBOARD FEDERATION. The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) is the international organization exclusively working to develop the sport of snowboarding at all levels. Program areas include: competitions, Para-Snowboard, judge and shapers, education and certification, and snowboard activities for riders of every age. The WSF represents a network of National Snowboard Associations (NSAs) who work together at a worldwide level to promote the development of snowboarding. NSA members can find a source of inspiration and support from the WSF for the activities they are conducting within their nation and by working towards the same goal: progression of snowboarding from the ground up. The WSF collaborates with the TTR Pro Snowboarding, the owner and operator of the TTR World Snowboard Tour and the TTR World Ranking System. Through this collaboration and coordination of events at the TTR World Snowboard Tour, The WSF and the TTR want to create an environment that fosters the development of competitive snowboarding. In February 2012, the WSF and the TTR hosted the inaugural World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo, Norway, an elite level event to be held every four years in alternating cities around the world.

About TTR Pro Snowboarding & World Snowboard Tour. TTR Pro Snowboarding is a non-profit organization that oversees a professional network of events and athletes. Our objective is to develop and showcase the sport of snowboarding while facilitating a fair and open competition environment that includes innovative judging and ranking systems. We encourage riders to develop from rookies into world-class athletes through our 4-tiered rating system. TTR Pro Snowboarding owns the World Snowboard Tour, the TTR World Ranking System and the World Championships of Snowboarding. The World Snowboard Tour includes Halfpipe, Slopestyle and Big Air events, and awards Championship titles in each discipline. www.worldsnowboardtour.com

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Features Reports

The contest season in Switzerland is on!

Post author By Elisa
Post date November 27, 2014

It’s on! The contest season in Switzerland kicked off with two Audi Snowboard Series slopestyle open at glacier 3000 last week. A strong riderfield of 80 participants with riders from all over Switzerland and even from south africa and guatemala (!) battled for the first victory of the season.

This first win could claim the current world junior champ Michael Schärer who grew up close to the resort. Second place went to Moritz Thönen, another local-hero, Lucas Baume finished 3rd. On the second day the complete podium was renewed: Dario Burch won ahead of his friends Lukas Ehrler and Joel Staub – all of them part of the cartelboyz crew.

Best Women at the first day was the strong swiss girl Celia Petrig; accompaigned by Lia-Mara Bösch (2nd) and Celia’s sister Ramona Petrig. Celia and Lia-Mara changed their places on the second day, a happy Lia-Mara Bösch winning her first snowboard contest.

Another highlight was young gun Elias Rupp: The only 13 years old ripper won both days the “Rookie of the Day” award and would be placed on the 3rd place even in the strong men’s category!

photocredit: Anthony Brown

Video Slopestyle Open Glacier 3000