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VANS x The Thing About Greece Banked Slalom – March 6th

The Thing About Greece in collaboration with VANS is hosting a Banked Slalom race for the 3rd time on March 6th, 2022 at Kalavrita Ski Ristorante in Greece. Wax your board, put on your carnival costume and come to the most fun shred event of the season. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest times in Men’s, Women’s and Children’s categories and  prize for the best costume wins a free Ikaria Surf Camp with The Thing About Greece. A beer pong competition and the music by selected DJs will complete the wonderful atmosphere. You’re not gonna want to miss this!

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE:

Entry fee: € 25 (you also keep the athlete’s collectible jersey)

Lift ticket: € 8 (special discount in Kalavrita)

Register for the competition here: https://www.thethingaboutgreece.com/product/banked-slalom-2022-registration/

Detailed prizes of the winners:

Best Costume – 1 Spot at TTAG Ikaria Surf Camp, 1 pair VANS MTE, Poncho Ace Play More, Annual Card of HK Kalavrita, Hoodie TTAG, Cap Ace Play More

Fastest Snowboarder – € 100 Cash Prize by VANS, Snowboard Boots VANS, 1 Spot at TTAG Igloo Camp, Hoodie TTAG, Hat Ace Play More

Fastest Skier – € 100 Cash Prize by VANS, 1 pair VANS MTE, 1 Spot at TTAG Igloo Camp, Hoodie TTAG, Hat Ace Play More

Fastest Girl – € 100 Cash Prize by VANS, 1 pair VANS MTE, 1 Spot at TTAG Igloo Camp, Hoodie TTAG, Hat Ace Play More

Fastest Kid – 1 pair VANS MTE, 1 Spot at TTAG Igloo Camp, Cap Ace Play More, Playmobil Game

Event Sponsors: Vans, Ace Play More, Samsung The Freestyle

Supporters: DK Rental, No Hard Feelings, HK Kalavrita

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Aitor Soto and Marion Gouwy Win 2nd Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom

Saturday, February 19, Baqueira-Beret: The second edition of the Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom, in collaboration with the World Snowboard Federation (WSF), kicks off in the resort of Baqueira-Beret.

The previous day, in front of a capacity crowd in the Vielha Quiksilver store, the organizers announce the brand new “Team Challenge” prize, with winners scoring an insane heliboard session for three.

The event day arrives with adverse weather conditions predicted and heavy snowfall and poor visibility in Beret. But this is no excuse not to go shred. Participants start gathering at 8 am to collect their bibs and are split into four categories, depending on their age: Groms (< 13) 20 riders, Rookies (< 18) 37 riders, Seniors (< 40) 88 riders, and Legends (> 40) 63 riders. Participating riders are from across central and northern Spain, Andorra and France.

By 10:00 am the first snowboards begin lapping the circuit of Era Marmota, warming up for the main event at 11:15 am. Each rider would get two runs, comes competition, with their best time counting in the final tally.

The groms are the first drop-in, with a 7-year-old boy christening the banked course. The wind and snow of the previous night had played havoc with the setup making it hard for some of the less experienced competitors, but everyone gets stuck in and has an amazing day of shredding and friendship.

“The weather conditions before and during the event, added to the difficulty to the course, although the participants managed to keep their motivation high and, once again, we have lived an unforgettable day of snowboarding with a great representation of snowboarders from different places and a common goal to fun and take the fastest laps,” says Javi Guimont, the founder of Landing Snowboard, who organizer of the race.

At 4:30 pm the awards ceremony was held at the base of Beret, with more than €10,000 in sports equipment and a prize of a heliboarding experience up for grabs.

Here’s a list of the winners by category:

Groms – Women 

1ª Carla García Masó

2ª Chloe Bosch Sabidó

3ª Nora González Abad

Groms – Man

1ª Manex Rodríguez Garciandia

2ª Mauro González de Cos

3ª Beñat Urdangarin

Rookies – Women

1ª Leire Pérez Saeta

2ª Uxue Domínguez Deulofeu

3ª Danae Sanllhey

Rookies – Man

1º Martxelo Urruzola Tous

2º Axel Domínguez Deulofeu

3º Marc Cornejo Marzo

Senior – Women
1º Marion Gouwy

2º María Hidalgo Perlas

3º Paula Terra

Senior – Man 
1º Aitor Soto

2º Tyler Chorlton

3º Lukas Rodríguez Garciandia

Legends – Women
1º Diana Álvarez Alonso

2º Marion Velten

3º Ruth Bueno Vila

Legends – Man 
1º Jamie Philp

2º Lluc Navarro Cots

3º Toto Chamarro

The Andorra-based Slidewayz team made up of Merlin Balfour, Tyler Chorlton and Jamie Phips, win the brand new “Team Challenge” award and score a three-man heliboard experience.

Additional sponsors of the second edition of the Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom include: Quiksilver, Salomon Snowboards, Pannini, Satorisan, San Miguel, Foment Torisme Val d’Aran, Ajuntament Naut Aran, Baqueira – Beret and Mombisurf.

About Landing Snowboard
Landing Snowboard is a snowboarding education project, born in the glacier of Les Deux Alpes, in 2004. The project, under the management of founder Javi Guimont, is now based in gorgeous Baqueira-Beret, in Val d’Aran, in the Spanish Pyrenees.
Javi Guimont, is a professional snowboarder who has been involved in the teaching and development of snowboarding in Spain for over 20 years. Landing Snowboard also has a snowboard club for groms and rookies aged between 6 and 18, where they can train and have fun snowboarding.

About WSF Banked Slalom Tour
Founded in 2014 through a committee formed by people who have a passion for snowboarding and see the potential for banked slaloms and how they can help promote snowboarding in general. The WSF Banked Slalom Tour is a network of independent events or series with a common communication platform, starting with few countries where banked slaloms events already existed. In the last 2 years the tour developed very well – with 22 events and more than 2000 participating riders worldwide in the season 2016/17 – the project developed to one of the biggest Snowboard Tours around the Globe.
The long-term goal is to increase rider participation and resort development of BSL events worldwide. To develop a ranking system specific to banked slalom and offer all level of riders fun events, not only focusing on the athletic aspect. To award the WSF BSL World Champions, male and female, based on overall yearlong WSF ranking and accumulated points, always maintaining and respecting the fun spirit and roots of snowboarding and Banked Slalom. We believe now is the perfect time to launch this tour. Many questions regarding the state of the industry and snowboarding in general, have led us to believe banked slaloms can revive interest in snowboarding and bring the fun back. We are relying on the network of organizers to share our vision and help us execute the first seasons of this tour, which will become a platform for the future of snowboarding. We want to thank all of the interested organizers for seeing the vision and sharing our passion for this tour.

About Quiksilver 
Quiksilver is an emblematic boardsports brand of Boardriders, Inc., founded by a group of surfing enthusiasts in Australia in 1969. True to a unique lifestyle, Quiksilver holds passion, authenticity and innovation to be fundamental values. The brand’s identity is represented by its logo, a mountain inside a wave symbolizing its attachment to boardsports and its playgrounds, the sea and the slopes. Quiksilver products cover the whole range of sportswear, accessories and boardsports gear. Quiksilver is also intimately associated with the very best athletes and the biggest events in the history of boardsports.

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WSF and LiveHeats launch technology partnership

World Snowboarding Federation and LiveHeats launch technology partnership to digitize snowboarding competitions globally

The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) and LiveHeats today announced the signing of a technology partnership, which will see the LiveHeats platform made available to WSF member national bodies around the world.

Under the partnership agreement, WSF members will receive discounted access to the LiveHeats platform – which provides an end-to-end solution for live judging, scoring, rankings, competition management, registration and membership. LiveHeats’ technology is mobile-first, providing an easy-to-use option for national bodies to roll out live judging using smartphones or tablets.

In addition, WSF will become a foundation customer of LiveHeats’ new federated account offering – which will give each national body a dedicated account on LiveHeats to run their own national and regional events, linked to the WSF federation through a single shared athlete database. This in turn will help advance snowboarding competitions globally, but also unify athlete and competition data.

WSF General Secretary Anna Negri says: “This partnership is the start of a strong collaboration for the future and it will allow grassroots and youth competition to have access to livescoring, competition management and registration in an easy, user-friendly way. Looking forward to starting working together”.

LiveHeats CEO Chris Friend says: “This marks an exciting new chapter for LiveHeats in our mission to help transform the competition experience in snowsports. We’re stoked to continue our relationship with the existing national bodies we work with and create new relationships with new national bodies around the globe.”

To access their LiveHeats accounts, member bodies can contact Anna Negri at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org

About World Snowboard Federation (WSF):
The World Snowboard Federation (WSF), founded in 2002, is the only international non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to developing the sport of snowboarding on all levels including competitive snowboarding, snowboard education, adaptive snowboarding, and youth development. Through a ranking cooperation with World Snowboarding, WSF links grassroots activities to pro-level events and shows a clear path for any aspiring pro rider.

https://www.worldsnowboardfederation.org/

About LiveHeats:
LiveHeats is a competition management and live scoring app for action sports. LiveHeats provides digital tools that allows organizers in Surf, Skate and Snow to run sophisticated competitions with minimal effort, while enhancing the experience for athletes and spectators. LiveHeats was founded in 2016 and today works with over 800 action sports organizations around the world, such as Skateboard GB, Surfing Australia, and Snowboarding Germany.

https://liveheats.com/

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The Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom Returns – February 19th, 2022

The Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom returns to Baqueira – Beret, Val D’ Aran, Spanish Pyrenees

  • The Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom will take place on February 19th in the resort Baqueira – Beret in Valll D’ Aran, Spain, and will gather 200 snowboarders of all ages.

  • The prizes are valued at € 10,000 in snowboard equipment.

  • The Banked Slalom allows us to reconnect to the roots of snowboarding: surf & skateboard
  • The contest is one of the stopovers of the “Banked Slalom Tour” of the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) 

Barcelona 27th of January 2022.– In the middle of a snow season in which the Spanish industry seems to be finally recovering and sports events are back on track, the Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom returns. This event is one of the stopovers of the Banked Slalom Tour of the World Snowboard Federation (WSF).

On the 19th of February,  snowboarders have a must-attend event in Baqueira-Beret: the Banked Slalom hosted by Landing Snowboard in the ski resort has already become a meeting point for the snowboarding community.

In its first edition in 2019, the contest brought together more than 140 participants of all ages in a journey full of adrenaline, fun, and fellowship. The weather and the conditions of the slope led to an optimal day where both young people and adults from France, Andorra, and Spain enjoyed a perfect contest.

After waiting two years due to health restrictions and with a lot of motivation to have fun snowboarding, the Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom returns to the snowpark “Era Marmota”. A circuit that once again will be built ad-hoc for the contest by the team of the Stadium of Baqueira – Beret, under the leadership of Quique Quintero and in collaboration with Oriol Rosell, the builder of Landing Snowboard. Both have large experience in building circuits, and both stand out for their quality and innovation when doing it.
The riders will find a technical and very fun circuit specifically thought for the enjoyment of all ages and levels. A total of 8 categories, 4 men and 4  women, broken into age groups : Groms (< of 12), Rookies (< of 18), Seniors (< of 40) and Legends (> of 40), and in this 2nd edition, we will add a “Team Challenge” category where the best team of 3 will be the winner.

The company, founded by two professional riders, Igor Domínguez and Javi Guimont, seeks to promote the practice of snowboarding. About this edition Guimont says:
“We are very grateful to be back with a second edition of the LS Banked Slalom in Baqueira-Beret, we had great feedback on the first edition but had to cancel 2020 & 2021 editions. This year we are back with an increased number of registrations although the most important thing for us is to keep the spirit of the first edition and see very motivated riders ”.

The registration can be done online for up to 200 riders on the Landing Snowboard website, and costs €20. In addition, the ski resort will be offering a special discount of 40% on the price of their ski passes for all participants who attend the event during the weekend. Prizes are valued at more than €10,000 in snowboard equipment.

For this second edition of the Banked Slalom, Landing Snowboard has the support of sponsors such as: Quiksilver, Salomon Snowboards, Pannini, Satorisan, San Miguel, Foment Torisme Val d’Aran, Ajuntament Naut Aran, Baqueira – Beret and Mombisurf.

About  Landing Snowboard

Landing Snowboard is a snowboarding education project that was born in the glacier of Les Deux Alpes in 2004. The project that lasts to this day under the management of Javi Guimont, one of the founders is currently based in gorgeous Baqueira-Beret, in Val d’Aran, Spanish Pyrenees.

Javi Guimont, is a professional snowboarder who has been involved in the teaching and development of snowboarding in Spain for over 20 years. Landing Snowboard also has a snowboard club for groms and roookies from 6 to 18 years old that train and have fun snowboarding.

About WSF Banked Slalom Tour

Founded in 2014 through a committee formed by people who have a passion for snowboarding and see the potential for banked slaloms and how they can help promote snowboarding in general. The WSF Banked Slalom Tour is a network of independent events or series with a common communication platform, starting with a few countries where banked slaloms events already existed. In the last 2 years, the tour developed very well – with 22 events and more than 2000 participating riders worldwide in the season 2016/17 – the project developed into one of the biggest Snowboard Tours around the Globe.
The long-term goal is to increase rider participation and resort development of BSL events worldwide. To develop a ranking system specific to banked slalom and offer all levels of riders fun events, not only focusing on the athletic aspect. To award the WSF BSL World Champions, male and female, based on overall yearlong WSF ranking and accumulated points, always maintaining and respecting the fun spirit and roots of snowboarding and Banked Slalom. We believe now is the perfect time to launch this tour. Many questions regarding the state of the industry and snowboarding in general, have led us to believe banked slaloms can revive interest in snowboarding and bring the fun back. We are relying on the network of organizers to share our vision and help us execute the first seasons of this tour, which will become a platform for the future of snowboarding. We want to thank all of the interested organizers for seeing the vision and sharing our passion for this tour.

About Quiksilver

Quiksilver is an emblematic boardsports brand of Boardriders, Inc., founded by a group of surfing enthusiasts in Australia in 1969. True to a unique lifestyle, Quiksilver holds passion, authenticity and innovation to be fundamental values. The brand’s identity is represented by its logo, a mountain inside a wave symbolizing its attachment to boardsports and its playgrounds, the sea and the slopes. Quiksilver products cover the whole range of sportswear, accessories and boardsports gear. Quiksilver is also intimately associated with the very best athletes and the biggest events in the history of boardsports.

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Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell Recap

By Sondre Hylland Photos: Henning Owren

I have been to pretty much every type of snowboard event the last twelve years in all parts of the world and I have organized all types of events, at least nationally.

I have always wanted to host a type of event and a discipline that could cater to everyone, and I mean everyone. I think we might have found a formula.

This weekend Brettforbundet organized Dual Banked Slalom in Hafjell together with LHMR Brettklubb after the World Para Snowsports Championships invited us to reuse their fantastic course in Hafjell built by Arena Snowparks, as the World Champ finals were done the day before we started.

I discussed with our competition director for this event, Per Willy Hegge, leading up to the weekend as we heard some of the riders from the World Para Snowsport Championships wanted to ride our event as well.

We agreed: “Let`s not make an event where it`s the adaptive riders and“ regular ”riders, but let`s just make an event and format where we all ride together.

We are all just snowboarders anyway.

First off we had over 100 starting competitors and I was baffled how big the range of riders that entered and shredded their hearts out was. The riders were keeping the vibe at an all-time high and all the smiles made my day, forgetting about my 5:30 am wakeup call to start getting the event ready.

We had kids as low as seven years old, we had parents, up and coming talents, we had old pros, new pros, current pros, national riders and international riders, and a great field of riders that competed in the World Para Snowsports Championships the days before, we all shredded together in the time trial and in the head-to-head finals format.

The level just got better and better and the course rode well through the whole day and the weather was thankfully on our side.

All riders rode a two-run time trail and the top rider went through the finals and the head-to-head knockout format. One run decided their faith …

The contest started off with the juniors.

Alexander Nyquist (NOR) won the boys division ahead of Hans Anonsen (NOR) in 2nd and Aksel D. Heyerdal (NOR) in 3rd.

Luna Hekne Herskedal (NOR) won the girl’s division ahead of Eira Stavanaes (NOR) in 2nd and Nelia Stavanaes (NOR) in 3rd.

After the juniors, we had 24 entered kids from 7-12 yo in a jam session format. So fun seeing all the groms handling the course and holding their own.

The Open division had a few nail-biter heats when the finals started.

In the end, Open Womans was won by Zuzanna Smykala (POL) ahead of Karin Margareta Boson (NOR) in 2nd and Caroline Nilsen (NOR) in 3rd.

The Open Mens final was won by Karel Von Goor (NED) a head of Aleksander Østereng (NOR) in 2nd and Ben Tudhope (AUS) in 3rd.

This was pure fun and for sure a type of event, we need more of.

Thank you to all the riders
Thank you all volunteers
Thank you Session, Burton, Hafjell, World Para Snowsports
Thank you Arena Snowparks and shapers
Thank you Lillehammer Brettklubb and Brettforbundet crew
Thank you World Snowboard Federation
Thank you snowboarding❤️

 

Words by:

Sondre Hylland, event director Brettforbundet

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DUAL BANKED SLALOM – JANUARY 15

Registration info

Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell

On Saturday 15 January 2022, all eager snowboarders to Hafjell are invited to a Dual Banked Slalom in the actual WC course from the Para-WC which ends the day before!

Lillehammer Brettklubb, Brettforbundet and Para VM arrange Dual Banked Slalom for the classes kids, junior and open.

Here there are opportunities for everyone to participate and for all levels!

Remember to be out early with registration so that you secure your place!

The existing World Cup course will be open to others – this is the after-use of the best variety.

We look forward to arranging a cool day for the whole family together with Lillehammer Brettklubb, Brettforbundet and Para VM.

Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell is ranked in the World Snowboard Federation’s new international banked ranking.

Registration opens FRIDAY 7/1 AT 12:00 and it is first come, first served!

Registration:

All participants must be a member of a club belonging to Brettforbundet and have a valid insurance / license.

Become a member of the club  here.

2. All info and opportunities for purchasing insurance / license can be found  here.

(Day insurance for 2022 is set at NOK 100 per competition day. Our year-round insurances cover both competitions and all relevant driving / training throughout the year)

Sign up for the Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell HERE

Class division:

KIDS class> 12 years (b. 2010 or later)  

The KIDS class is not ranked, and there are prizes for everyone.

Most riders in the KIDS class are 10-12 years old, but there is no exact age limit. Each individual club / parent assesses whether the rider can participate in the relevant event or not.

Junior 13 to 15 years (b.
2007-2009) Note that the event not rankes on WRT or WSPL.

‍Open 16 years and older (b. 2006 or earlier)
The open class is ranked in the international Banked ranking of the World Snowboard Federation (WSF).

Race card / Lift card:
Get 20% on day passes / race passes by ordering online on Hafjell’s website, ONLY pre-registered participants apply. List is sent to Hafjell Ski Center as soon as registration is full. If you have a season ticket, you do not need to think about this.

Schedule:
TBA

‍Competition format:
Head to head in each class. Winning each pair goes on.

Lane selection is decided with scissors, paper, stone. Winner selects lane. Lanes should be approximately equal.

‍Premier:

Open class is rewarded with cash prizes equally for ladies and men.

Prize money division equally for ladies Open and men Open:

  1. 2500, –
  2. 1500, –
  3. 1000, –

The others are awarded prizes from Session and Burton.

NB: Kid class is judged / Not ranked. Prizes for all kids.

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REMEMBER TO DELIVER BIBS BACK 🙂

Everyone must ride with a helmet 🙂

Subject to changes!

Accommodation:

As a member of one of the Brettforbundet’s clubs, you get a discount on all Nordic Choice hotels.

For Hafjell / Lillehammer see: https://www.nordicchoicehotels.no/nsbf/

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Or see: Hafjell’s website

Infection control:

We continuously follow the infection control restrictions presented by local and national authorities.

Should it happen that the event should be canceled due to infection control restrictions, any registration fee and day insurance (for this event) will be paid back to registered participants.

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IN ENGLISH:

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Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell

Saturday January 15th 2022 Brettforbundet and Lillehammer Brettklubb are inviting all stoked snowboarders to come and ride Dual Banked Slalom in Hafjell, Norway.

Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell is apart of the new banked slalom ranking by the World Snowboard Federation.

Divisions:

Competition runs in three divisions that is age divided.

  • Kids is 12 and under
  • Juniors boys / girls age 13-15
  • Open woman / men age 16 and up

Competition Format:

Head to head. Winner from each racing pair moves on.

Lanes decided by 1 round of rock, paper, scissors. Winner chooses lane. Lanes should be close to equal.

Registration for international riders (International Riders traveling to Norway for this event):

Contact: sondre@brettforbundet.no

Registration fee is 10 Euros

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All riders that register in Norway use:

Registration:

All participants must be a member of a club belonging to Brettforbundet and have a valid insurance / license.

Become a member of the club  here.

2. All info and opportunities for purchasing insurance / license can be found  here.

(Day insurance for 2022 is set at NOK 100 per competition day. Our year-round insurances cover both competitions and all relevant driving / training throughout the year)

Sign up for the Dual Banked Slalom Hafjell HERE

(Registration starts 17.des 2021 at 12:00) 

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Prizemoney:

Prizemoney is equal for men and woman (Only for Open division)

1.place 2500, – NOK

2.place 1500, – NOK

3.place 1000, – NOK

Destination, Travel and Accommodation

See Hafjell resort website: https://www.hafjell.no

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2022 Livigno World Rookie Fest

The Black Yeti returns to the always-perfect Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno doubling up in style: not just the snowboard contest, in fact, the World Rookie Fest 2022 will also host freeskiers for the first time.

Since 17 years World Rookie Fest has been synonymous with aggregation, fun, international competition and friendship, and represents one of the most prestigious youth snowboard events on the planet. For this reason, starting from the 2022 edition, the Black Yeti wanted to extend the invitation to this iconic event, also to the freeskiers community.

A WHOLE WEEK OF ACTIVITIES ON THE SLOPES AND IN TOWN
As an almost twenty-year tradition dictates, this event will be accompanied by countless collateral activities that will make the stay in Livigno an unforgettable experience not only for the athletes, but also for the companions and the public. In fact, the competition days will be accompanied by a rich lifestyle program to guarantee all participants 7 unforgettable days of stay in Livigno.

Avalanche clinics and yoga sessions will be our strong points for the full week, in addition, artistic workshops, night jams, video premieres, apéritifs and parties will complete the busy competitive program that will allow you to discover the Champions of tomorrow.

For snowboarders, the week will start with the Nitro Rail Night Session with € 1,000 in prize money, while local hero Ian Rocca will offer a special welcome to freeskiers.

Finally, Mottolino will make available to the competing athletes several training sessions on the Big Air Bag in order to fill the program on the slopes even on days without competitions, and to have the opportunity to train together with many qualified athletes for the upcoming 2022 Winter Olympics.

AMAZING REWARDS
All snowboards and freeskiers who will get on the podium of the respective rookie, grom, male and female categories, will be qualified for the World Rookie Finals 2022 which will take place in Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun for snowboarding, and in Madonna di Campiglio for the Freeski.

In addition, Surf Camps in Spain are offered by our partner www.surftolive.com and many prizes from sponsors Nitro, Volkl, Marker, TSG, Jail Jam, Boardriding.com and others to be defined. Finally, a special prize will be reserved for the Best Snowboard Team of the event: they will be invited to participate in the world finals of the new “Red Bull Hammers with Homies” team contest.

LIVE STREAMING
Who will not have the pleasure of spending a week with us in Livigno, will be able to watch snowboard and freeski finals live thanks to our historic media partner www.boardriding.com.

For those who did not know the technical level of this competition, at the following link you can see the highlights of the latest edition: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour/386666187

ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGES
Thanks to the collaboration with the Livigno tourism office, athletes, companions and friends, can join the event with several all-inclusive packages from 3 to 7 nights (in half-board and double room) including 3 to 6 days lift tickets, contest registration (only for athletes), WRF event pass to all side activities and parties

For single room extra cost: 20€ per night

For no-show not communicated at least 5 days in advance a penalty of the full amount of the reservation will be charged to the national snowboard association or club.

EARLY BIRD BOOKING: for bookings received and paid the latest by December the 10th of 2021, a discount of 30€ per rider will be applied on packages A-B-C-D and of 50€ on package E.
No discount for coach/parents.

IMPORTANT: if you have any special requests for your accommodation, different check-in/check-out dates, accommodation in an apartment (for 7 nights only), specific hotel, just contact us and the Livigno Tourist Office will take care of all your requests!

Registrations and Information:
registration@worldrookietour.com
Phone +39 059.9783397 or +39.340.3285569

All tour events, including the finals, will follow all future directives on Covid19 prevention, to ensure the safety of riders, coaches, companions and staff.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2022
(In this first phase, this program could be modified)

2021/2022 World Rookie Tour events are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st of January 2004 to 31st of December 2006) and Groms (born from 1st of January 2007 and up), both male and female. All contests in the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the World Rookie Rank.

The World Rookie Tour is organized by Black Yeti company in collaboration with National and International Sports Associations and it is made possible by Red Bull, Völkl, Marker, Union Bindings, TSG Protection, Level Gloves, Surftolive.com, Jail Jam, Elle-Erre Easy Flag, Nitro Snowboards, and Moon. You can follow the World Rookie Tour on our international media partners Sequence Magazine, Boardriding.com, Prime Snowboarding, Prime Skiing, Sourge Skateboarding, and Quattro Media.

For Snowboard, Freeski and Skateboard Calendar, please check the last online version here.

Follow the World Rookie Tour
Web: www.worldrookietour.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Instagram: www.instagram.com/worldrookietour @worldrookietour #worldrookietour
Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour
email: info@worldrookietour.com

If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,
then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

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Green lights for the tour start of the 9th Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY Dec 18-19

Under strict safety precautions, the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato and Ride Snowboards will be kicking into its 9th season at the ski resort of Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach on December 18th and 19th, 2021. The popular snowboard tour offers freebie freestyle coaching sessions to all young up-and-coming snowboarding talents, who can also join in the contest against their peer competitors at the event. Due to the government restrictions of 2G, only vaccinated or those riders who are proven to have recovered can join in the VÄLLEY RÄLLEY. The online registration is now open at www.valleyralley.at and spots are limited. The sign-up will be closing on Thursday 16th of December. So you´d better hurry up now!

Photo by: Gustav Ohlsson
Here´s some good news for you! The ski resort of Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach has opened doors on Saturday, 11th of December and on December 18th and 19th, the better park Hochzillertal will ring in the season with the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop 2021/2022. All guests using the cable car and all VÄLLEY RÄLLEY participants have to stick to the 2G rules, which means that they need to be vaccinated or recovered. FFP-2 Masks have to be applied indoors at the registration, in the gondola, and at the prize-giving.

Martha Schultz from the ski resort Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach is happy to offer a new highlight for young snowboarders again: “The snowpark is shaped and we are ready to host the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop at betterpark Hochzillertal. We are very excited to see all the young up-and-coming snowboarding talents show off again. Now it´s just all about getting registered. We at Hochzillertal are looking forward to the event.”

While riders will be training at betterpark Hochzillertal on the Coaching day, all resort guests will have the opportunity to demo/test the latest Ride Snowboards and bindings at the test booth.  

On the contest day, teams from all over Europe will be raising the bar on the slopestyle setup at betterpark Hochzillertal. The podium winners will be raking in medals, prizes and prize money for their top performances and the best trick of the day will be honored with a special prize from Horsefeathers.

With the first out of four results, the hunt for valuable Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY overall ranking points will be on at the ski resort of Hochzillertal – Kaltenbach. The overall winners will be crowned the new Royal Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY family 2020 at the last tour stop in Hintertux. Riders participating in the tour will also be collecting points on the International World Snowboard Point List (WSPL) and the tour stop is officially counting as an ASA (Austrian Snowboard Association) Austriacup. On top of all this, rookies are collecting points in the World Rookie Ranking. More info about the international points system can be looked up at http://www.powdern.com

The partners of the first Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY tour stop are:
Zillertal Tourism GmbH, the ski resort of Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach, Best of Zillertal tourism association, Betterparks.at, Kristallhuette, Blue Tomato, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull, Horsefeathers, Dana Beanies, World Snowboard Federation (WSF), Austrian Snowboard Federation (ASA), World Rookie Tour (WRT)

Haven´t looked for accommodation, yet? All hotels will be opening again on the 13th of December. Check www.best-of-zillertal.at or www.zillertal.at and find your stay!

All info, updates and registration at www.valleyralley.at  or www.zillertal.at/valleyralley
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FREE JUDGE CLINIC – DECEMBER 5

Are you enthusiastic about snowboards, have a good sense for freestyle tricks and want to help to ensure that contests are fair?

Then join in and get trained as a competition judge in Snowboard Germany’s Judge Clinic.

Participation in our clinic is FREE of charge and everyone with previous knowledge of freestyle snowboarding is welcome.

When: Sunday, 05th December 2021, 09 a.m – 5 p.m

Where: Hubertusstraße 1, 82152 Planegg

Speakers: Stefan Munz & Andy Lehmann

Sign up:  heymann@snbger.com

credit: Snowboard Germany/Johannes Jank (jankfiles)/Andreas Mohaupt (andreasmohaupt)                      

The content of the workshop includes the duties and responsibilities of a judge and also the know-how of snowboard tricks and the individual judging criteria. The training is for big air, halfpipe and slopestyle and will use the official material from the World Snowboard Federation.

The WSF is working together with the FIS to optimize the pathway of young judges. Together we want to develop a sustainable judge community in Germany. For a little preview, you can check the following link: https://wsf-academy.thinkific.com

 Sign up by sending an email to: heymann@snbger.com

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WORLD ROOKIE TOUR FINALS ANNOUNCED

Black Yeti announces the World Rookie Finals

World Rookie Snowboard Finals
Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria – 26 March.2 April 2022 – Slopestyle and Halfpipe

Black Yeti announces dates and locations for the 2022 snowboard and freeski finals of the World Rookie Tour. Madonna di Campiglio in Italy, Trentino, and Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun in Austria, are thrilled to host hundreds of young aspiring professionals, making them live one of the most unforgettable experiences of their sports lives.

World Rookie Tour is an unmissable opportunity for those who want to transform their passion into a well-defined professional career. World Rookie Tour can confirm that even in 2022: our World Rookie Champions of snowboard and freeski, both male and female, will have a place secured in the next season of the FIS World Cup Tour, and many other incredible prizes to support their career. The future is here at the World Rookie Tour!

World Rookie Snowboard Finals | 26 March – 2 April 2022
On the snowboarding side, finals will be back in style to the historic location of Kitzsteinhorn Zell am See-Kaprun, for a seven-day contest and non-stop activities. A unique program will include halfpipe and slopestyle contests, many workshops and side events, while the convenient option of staying all at the same hotel, the Jufa Hotel, will still be valid. If you want to be present, participate and see the future of snowboarding with your own eyes. Kaprun is where you need to be.

For the finals qualification criteria, the age groups and the general rules of the World Rookie Tour 2022, visit the link The Tour – World Rookie Tour

The rest of the World Rookie Tour 2022 event calendar will be announced shortly.

All tour events, including the finals, will scrupulously follow strict Covid prevention protocols, to guarantee riders, coaches, companions and staff the best possible safety conditions.

Follow the World Rookie Tour
Web: www.worldrookietour.com
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email: info@worldrookietour.com    

ABOUT WORLD ROOKIE TOUR
The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations, and selected action sports agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard events and it consists now of a selection of high-quality International events for snowboard, Freeski and skateboard, the so-called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche, and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers, and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of the season, during the World Rookie Finals, a unique event format where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com.

ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd
The Black Yeti is an amateur sports club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, Freeski, and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful projects is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 3.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops, and English talks.

World Rookie Tour Media Manager
Marco Sampaoli – marco@moonsrl.it – Tel +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69

World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator
Meinhard Trojer – meinhardtrojer@powdern.com – Tel +43.650.56.37.424