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2016 World Rookie Shooting at Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno

Post author By mucca
Post date February 26, 2016

Some of the best riders from 2015.16 season will be host at the Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno, Italy, from the 10th to the 13th of April for the traditional end of season shooting, after the Big Final in Ischgl. The shooting will be an unique opportunity to join a professional photo and video session driven by Lorenzo “Fizza” Verdinelli, italian senior photographer and editor in chief at 4Snowboard Magazine.

6 Rookies will join the shooting at the Mottolino Snowpark: Rookie and Grom winners from 2016 World Rookie Fest in Livigno, best 2 riders from Trentino Rookie Fest and 2016 World Rookie and Grom Champions. We are sure that Livigno and the Mottolino Snowpark will be the perfect scenery for a great experience!

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2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar
South America Rookie Fest (SS) . Valle Nevado, Chile 21.23 August 2015 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) . Corvatsch, Swiss . postponed to 17.20 December 2015 – DONE
Iceripper Rookie Fest (HP) . Laax, Swiss 06.09 January 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) . Livigno, Italy 09.14 January 2016 – DONE
Peyragudes Rookie Fest (SS) . Peyragudes, France 21.24 January 2016 – DONE
Transilvania Rookie Fest (SS) . Arena Platos, Romania 05.07 February 2016 – Deleted
Oslo Rookie Fest (SS) . Oslo Vinterpark, Norway 26.28 February 2016
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) . Nekoma, Japan 27.28 February 2016
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Monte Bondone, Italy 02.06 March 2016
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Pamporovo, Bulgaria 15.17 March 2016
Revolution Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Seven Springs Resort, USA 15.16 March 2016
Völkl World Rookie Finals (SS) . Ischgl, Austria 05.10 April 2016

Age Groups
WSF rookie events are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st of January 1998 to 31st of December 2000) and Grom (born from 1st of January 2001 and up), both boys and girls. All contests of the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the TTR World Snowboard Tour Ranks and for the World Rookie Rank developed by World Snowboard Federation.

ABOUT THE 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. Official website: www.worldsnowboardfederation.org.

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 through the World Snowboard Tour, 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 a 6 Star level rating system; which will be replaced by a new 4-tiered structure from October 2014. Under the new World Snowboard Tour 2.0, the 4-tiered structure will encompass Elite, International, National, and Regional event levels. Elite events will comprise the WST Pro Series (current working title). The Regional, National, and International levels of the WST 2.0 will make up the WST Qualifying Series (working title).

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Features World Rookie Tour

Netherlands is the Best Team of the 2016 World Rookie Fest

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 15, 2016

World Rookie Fest, the most famous youth snowboard freestyle event in the world, took place in Livigno, Italy, at Mottolino Fun Mountain, with 155 riders from 18 different nations. The largest edition ever was a big success despite the unstable weather conditions, so that qualification day had to be cancelled due to heavy snow storm and strong wind.

However, for the final day the organizers could use a window of less wind and made contest with two runs for each rider in each category, and the international young snowboarders were able to push the competition at a high level.

Black Yeti proved once again that the future snowboard pro riders are just around the corner. After Norwegian team’s nine consecutive victories as Best Team, and the last year victory of the Swiss Team, another team wins, Netherlands, with two riders at the top of the Rookie Boys’ rank and a second place in the Grom Boys’ category.

“Luck of snow and bad weather didn’t stop the event thanks to the energy of a great staff, motivated riders, an enthusiast crew and the shaper team of the Mottolino Snowpark.” stated Marco Sampaoli, WSF Vice President and event organizer “We are very happy for this successfully edition, the largest but also the most difficult edition ever”.

Dutch young gun Erik Bastiaansen took the first place in the Rookie category with a solid run. He impressed the judges and scored 90.03 points in his second run with Cab10 indy on the jump and Cab180 to 50-50 3 out over the a-frame. Erik wins ahead of another dutch rider, Niek Van Der Velden, and the Australian “Party King” Tom Harveyson.

Erik Bastiaansen

The high number of Groms was an impressive element: 55 of 155 participants were under 14, showing a powerful renewal among the new snowboarders. Best Grom of the 2016 World Rookie Fest was young Swiss rider Elias Rupp, wins with a stylish run: Switch Back7 mute to cab 180 in 50-50 back 180 out from the a-frame. Casper Wolf from Netherlands and Samuel Camenzind from Switzerland.

On the girls’ side, Finnish rider Henna Ikola left 15 other Rookie Girls behind her by landing a huge Backside540 indy on the big kicker to a stylish cab 180 to 50-50 on the box. In the rest of Scandinavian podium two Norwegians: Nora Frisvold and Hanne Eilertsen.

Henna Ikola

Tina Steffensen from Norway showcased a great performance as best Grom girl with a huge Backside360 tail on the big kicker to 50-50 out from the a-frame, ahead of Luan Salgueira from France and Emma Gennero from Italy.

“Probably it was one of the most difficult competition I’ve directed ever. Due to bad weather for 4 days in a row we were forced to change the program more than one time, change course, but I never give up. The working team and Mottolino Snowpark were always ready to follow my reserve plan and in the end, we did it. Thanks to riders, coaches, parents to the patience, and a special thanks to my team” stated Gian Luca Zanetti, WRF Race Director.

All the riders competed for prestigious awards including three all-inclusive tickets for the 2016 Volkl World Rookie Finals in Ischgl and two for the 2016 Trentino Rookie Fest in Monte Bondone. All the athletes on the podium are qualified for the 2016 Volkl World Rookie Finals!

Black Yeti congratulates all the riders who showed great style, battling the slopestyle in such hard weather conditions.

Watch the video with the winners’ runs of the 2016 World Rookie Fest here:

All the photos are online at the following links:

1 https://goo.gl/UUI2HY FINAL DAY
2 https://goo.gl/77NwIw QUALI DAY
3 https://goo.gl/y2roh9 YOGA CLASS
4 https://goo.gl/NQXfP4 TRAINING DAY

Please download the full ranks of the 2016 World Rookie Fest here: http://www.worldrookietour.com/downloads/wrt2016/2016_WRF_Livigno_Final_Results.zip

Photo Credits: Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli

2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar

South America Rookie Fest (SS) . Valle Nevado, Chile 21.23 August 2015 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) . Corvatsch, Swiss . 17.20 December 2015 – DONE
Iceripper Rookie Fest (HP) . Laax, Swiss 06.09 January 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) . Livigno, Italy 09.14 January 2016 – DONE
Peyragudes Rookie Fest (SS) . Peyragudes, France 21.24 January 2016
Transilvania Rookie Fest (SS) . Arena Platos, Romania 05.07 February 2016
Oslo Rookie Fest (SS) . Oslo Vinterpark, Norway, 26.28 February 2016
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) . Nekoma, Japan 27.28 February 2016
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Monte Bondone, Italy 02.06 March 2016
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Pamporovo, Bulgaria 15.17 March 2016
Revolution Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Seven Springs Resort, USA 15.16 March 2016
Völkl World Rookie Finals (SS) . Ischgl, Austria 05.10 April 2016

Follow the World Rookie Tour online @
web: www.worldrookietour.com and www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Vimeo Channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour

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

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World Rookie Tour

Qualifications Day for the 2016 World Rookie Fest

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 12, 2016

Qualifications day at the 2016 World Rookie Fest went down in Livigno. The Rookie Boys and the Grom Boys battled for their entries into the super finals taking place on the 13th of January at Mottolino Snowpark.

All the riders in two runs proved their talent. Among the 73 Rookie Boys, Gian Andrea Sutter from Switzerland laid down the best run: switch back 9 on the kicker and a massive trick on the rail, and qualified for the super finals together with 15 other Rookie Boys.

Tomorrow, after the competitions, Livigno is going to celebrate the winners at the Final Party at MIKY’S PUB, starting at 10.30 pm.

Below you can find the complete program and all the results from the Rookie Boys Heat.

WRF PROGRAM – 13^th JANUARY 2016

9.00/9.30 – Girls Training
9.45/10.45 – Girls Qualifications (2 run each, best run count)
11.00/11.30 – Grom Training
11.45/12.45 – Grom Qualifications (second run qualification)
13.00 – Rookie Training and Finals (to be confirmed)
17.30 Prize-giving Ceremony at Touristic Center in Plaza Pacheda
22:30 Final Party at MIKY’S PUB

PROGRAM COULD BE CHANGED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

IN CASE THE FINALS WILL NOT HAPPEN DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE QUALIFICATIONS RANKS WILL BE USED AS FINALS RANKS

Photo gallery from the qualifications day of the 2016 World Rookie Fest here: Qualifications Rookies & Groms

Photo Credits: Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli

2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar

South America Rookie Fest (SS) . Valle Nevado, Chile 21.23 August 2015 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) . Corvatsch, Swiss . 17.20 December 2015 – DONE
Iceripper Rookie Fest (HP) . Laax, Swiss 06.09 January 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) . Livigno, Italy 09.14 January 2016
Peyragudes Rookie Fest (SS) . Peyragudes, France 21.24 January 2016
Transilvania Rookie Fest (SS) . Arena Platos, Romania 05.07 February 2016
Oslo Rookie Fest (SS) . Oslo Vinterpark, Norway, 26.28 February 2016
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) . Nekoma, Japan 27.28 February 2016
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Monte Bondone, Italy 02.06 March 2016
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Pamporovo, Bulgaria 15.17 March 2016
Revolution Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Seven Springs Resort, USA 15.16 March 2016
Völkl World Rookie Finals (SS) . Ischgl, Austria 05.10 April 2016

Rank	Bib	Last Name	First Name	Nation	Best Run
1	77	SUTTER	GIAN ANDREA	SUI	85.8
2	64	ECKHOFF	MATHIAS	NOR	85.0
3	76	LÄSSER	MARTIN	SUI	84.3
4	73	GAUGER	WENDELIN	SUI	84.0
5	9	FRIJNS	JOEWEN	BEL	83.3
6	14	NEVAKIVI	ALEKSI	FIN	82.8
6	15	RINNEKANGAS	RENE	FIN	82.8
8	45	FRAMARIN	LORIS	ITA	82.3
9	62	VAN DER VELDEN	NIEK	NED	81.8
10	79	LUNDSTROEM	GUSTAF	SWE	79.8
11	61	BASTIAANSEN	ERIK	NED	79.5
12	34	PREISSINGER	MAXIMILIAN	GER	78.8
13	27	BREMMER	FINDLAY	GBR	76.5
14	4	HARVEYSON	TOM	AUS	76.3
15	41	SEEHAUSER	SIMON	ITA	75.3
16	12	MUSTONEN	VILLE	FIN	74.5
17	65	LEENDERTS	EMIL	NOR	74.3
18	6	VANDEWEYER	STEF	BEL	74.0
19	75	FISCHER	FLORIAN	SUI	73.5
20	44	LIVIERO	NICOLA	ITA	73.0
21	22	VALAX	ENZO	FRA	72.8
22	33	KAUTNER	SAMUEL	GER	71.3
23	8	VAN HOOF	ILIAS	BEL	70.0
23	29	VOCKENSPERGER	LEON	GER	70.0
25	47	PRENTICE	RAYMOND	ITA	69.0
26	39	SPRINGHET	SEBASTIAN	ITA	68.8
27	68	STEEN FINMARK	FERDINAND	NOR	67.5
28	19	BARTET	TITOUAN	FRA	67.0
29	55	BOGGIO	DAVIDE	ITA	66.3
30	7	VAN HOEIJ	DENNIS	BEL	66.0
30	20	CACHAT	JUAN	FRA	66.0
32	1	VAGNE	JOSHUA	AUS	65.8
32	63	WOLFS	SEM	NED	65.8
34	66	LØVGREN	ALFRED	NOR	65.0
35	17	BERGMAN	JOONAS	FIN	64.5
36	16	KALLO	SAMI	FIN	63.8
37	43	ZILIO	SIMONE	ITA	63.0
37	70	VÅGSDAL	MATHIAS	NOR	63.0
39	32	LECHNER	CHRISTOPH	GER	60.5
40	10	KIKAS	MARTEN	EST	59.0
41	48	DENTE	LORENZO	ITA	58.8
42	18	GRAY	NATHAN	FRA	54.5
43	60	DUDENAS	AUGUSTAS	LIT	53.0
44	30	GRASL	MAX	GER	51.5
45	82	DE MARTIN	FILIPPO	ITA	48.8
46	74	BOLL	MORITZ	SUI	45.0
47	59	BAKSEVICIUS	GABRIELIUS	LIT	40.8
48	37	DAVIDSSON	ARON SNORRI	ISL	39.8
49	50	FUSER	ELIA	ITA	38.0
50	31	BOCKSTALLER	BENEDIKT	GER	37.8
51	36	VILHELMSSON	STEFAN	ISL	36.5
52	2	AGNEW	JOSHUA	AUS	34.3
53	80	LANDMARK	JESPER	SWE	34.0
54	35	KRISTJANSSON	MARINO	ISL	33.0
55	40	RAINER	OLIVER	ITA	32.5
56	81	INVERNIZZI FERRO	GIORGIO	ITA	30.8
57	25	NIETO	LEON	FRA	30.3
58	5	LINDNER	ELIAS	AUT	29.3
59	51	REGAZZO	LUCA	ITA	28.5
60	71	WIIK	OLAV	NOR	28.5
61	38	JONSSON	INGOLFUR	ISL	26.3
62	49	NOCERA	FILIPPO	ITA	23.0
63	26	MIRAMOND	ADRIEN	FRA	17.8
63	53	ERRANI	LUIGI FILIPPO	ITA	17.8
65	67	SVENSSON	CHRISTIAN	NOR	15.5
66	56	GRANDOLINI	FILIPPO	ITA	15.3
67	13	PITKANEN	HEIKKI	FIN	15.0
68	24	DARTIGUE	TANGUY	FRA	14.3
69	28	IRONSIDE	GLEN	GBR	13.0
70	11	HYNNINEN	JOONAS	FIN	12.8
71	69	SKJELLANGER TVEITEN	SINDRE	NOR	11.8
72	46	AMERIO	GIOVANNI	ITA	9.3
73	72	FURUHOLMEN	KRISTIAN	NOR	5.5
	54	GIROTTO	CESARE	ITA	DNS
	78	MILLKVIST	SAMUEL	SWE	DNS

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Features World Snowboarding

2016 World Rookie Fest – Day 2

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 11, 2016

The second day of the 2016 World Rookie Fest was all about riding and fun under the snow. Qualifications for the Rookie Girls, Grom Boys and Grom Girls, didn’t happen due to heavy snow fall that stopped our shredders.

In the afternoon rookies and groms enjoyed a free yoga class with Laura. It was the most successful lesson ever, with almost 60 participants! Black Yeti likes to be in a relaxed mood!

Tomorrow’s weather will be good, below you can find the complete program.

WRF PROGRAM – 12^th JANUARY 2016

9.00 – 9.45 Training Heat 2 Rookie Men
10.00 – 12.30 Qualification Heat 2 Rookie Men
12.30 – 13.00 Training Heat 1 Grom Men
13.15 – 15.00 Qualification Heat 1 Grom Men
15.00 – 15.30 Training Heat 3 Girls
15.45 – 16.30 Qualification Heat 3 Girls

Please all Grom Men, Rookie Girls, Grom Girls, be at 12.30 at the Snowpark!

PROGRAM COULD BE CHANGED DUE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS

IN CASE THE FINAL WILL NOT HAPPEN DUE THE BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS THE QUALIFICATIONS RANKS WILL BE USED AS FINALS RANKS

Extra Activities:

16.30 Yoga Session @ Plaza Placheda
17.30 Results from Quali and Coach Meeting at Plaza Placheda Touristic Center

Photo gallery from the second day of the 2016 World Rookie Fest here.

Photo Credits: Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli

The WSF World Rookie Tour is organized by The Black Yeti in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation and its National Snowboard Associations, and it is made possible by Red Bull and Volkl Snowboards. You can follow the World Rookie Tour on our international media partners Onboard European Snowboard magazine, Cooler and MPora.

2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar

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Features World Rookie Tour

2016 World Rookie Fest kicks off in Livigno, biggest than ever

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 11, 2016

The Black Yeti won the war against the lack of snow and welcomed 155 enthusiastic young riders from all over the world in Livigno for the 2016 World Rookie Fest. Despite the poor snow conditions, the Mottolino shapers crew spent night and day to create the best possible slopestyle course for the rookies and the Mottolino Snowpark is now ready for incredible freestyle actions.

With 155 registered riders, the 2016 World Rookie Fest is the biggest event of the World Rookie Tour ever, and the largest only youth freestyle snowboard competition ever organized in the history of World Snowboard Federation and TTR World Snowboard Tour.

“After 11 years, it is always great to welcome in Livigno all these rookies and groms from all over the World” stated Marco Sampaoli, event organizer and WSF Vice-President. “Every year the event grows and with 155 riders from 18 different countries we are really proud to host the largest youth snowboard event ever organized”.

The event started with a training day and a great opening ceremony, with the video première of the 2015 Rookie Trip to Chile, a movie filmed in South America with the best riders from last season World Rookie Tour 2015. Immediately after the welcome party took place in the event headquarter at Plaza Pacheda.

In the next days the Mottolino Snowpark will host all the 25 girls, 55 male Groms, and 75 male Rookies: they will battle in two qualification days for their entries into the super finals, scheduled on the Wednesday 13^th January. In two heats the riders will have to prove their talent.

Enjoy the photo gallery from the first day of the 2016 World Rookie Fest here: http://on.fb.me/1PQZPjY

Photo Credits: Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli

2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar

South America Rookie Fest (SS) . Valle Nevado, Chile 21.23 August 2015 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) . Corvatsch, Swiss . 17.20 December 2015 – DONE
Iceripper Rookie Fest (HP) . Laax, Swiss 06.09 January 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) . Livigno, Italy 09.14 January 2016
Peyragudes Rookie Fest (SS) . Peyragudes, France 21.24 January 2016
Transilvania Rookie Fest (SS) . Arena Platos, Romania 05.07 February 2016
Oslo Rookie Fest (SS) . Oslo Vinterpark, Norway, 26.28 February 2016
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) . Nekoma, Japan 27.28 February 2016
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Monte Bondone, Italy 02.06 March 2016
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Pamporovo, Bulgaria 15.17 March 2016
Revolution Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Seven Springs Resort, USA 15.16 March 2016
Völkl World Rookie Finals (SS) . Ischgl, Austria 05.10 April 2016

Follow the World Rookie Tour online @
web: www.worldrookietour.com and www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Vimeo Channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour

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Features World Rookie Tour

2016 World Rookie Tour: first dates announced

Post author By Elisa
Post date October 1, 2015

WSF announce the first Stops of 2016 World Rookie Tour! Four top international Rookie events are allready confirmed to be held in Europe to promote snowboarding and to give some Europe’s most talented young rider, a chance to compete and win the titel of WORLD ROOKIE CHAMPION. More Events all around the world will follow the next weeks. Every event of World Rookie Tour is reserved to Rookie riders (born from 1st of January 1998 to 31st of December 2000) and Grom (born from 1st of January 2001 and up), both boys and girls.World Rookie Fests 2016_ European Dates

Iceripper Rookie Fest. Laax, Swiss 06.01.-09.01. 2016. Halfpipe
World Rookie Fest. Livigno, Italy. January 09-14 2016. Slope Style
Trentino Rookie Fest. Monte Bondone, italy. March 2-6 2016. Slope Style & Half Pipe
Volkl World Rookie Fest Finals. Ischgl, Austria. April 5-10 2016. Slope Style

Follow the World Rookie Tour online @
web: http://bit.ly/ZPO2wI and www.worldsnowboardfederation.org
Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Vimeo channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour
Mpora WRT channel: www.mpora.com/worldrookiesnowboardtour/

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Features News

The official video of European Freeride Festival 2015

Post author By Elisa
Post date April 3, 2015

Winter is giving way to spring, snow is melting but the emotions aroused by European Freeride Festival are more vivid than ever. The fresh powder festival is narrated step by step in a video highlights, allowing everyone to understand deeply the philosophy of ‘Freeriding For All’.

Watch the official video here

A succession of happenings and faces at European Freeride Festival comes in a flux surrounded by the magical frame of Livigno. International guests from Europe, Australia, China and Japan tell their experiences from overseas with suggestive images and the expression of who keep intimately the snow in their own soul. The Freeride Film Festival gathers salient moments and witnesses of the freeride Bigs from ski, snowboard, splitboard, telemark, as well as speed riding, approached as both alpinism and heliski.

The freeride spirit leaves its track also in those who own a smaller experience and wish it to be widened: European Freeride Festival was created with this purpose, to make powder suitable for all. Then the European Freeride Forum with workshops and artva camps, but also product tests in the Freeride Test Village, in order to understand the importance of safety as well as the know-how of techniques and technologies in the world of off-piste mountaineering.

A considerable chapter of the video is dedicated to Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*, the most important freeride skiing and snowboarding challenge in Italy for all 2015: breathtaking images tell of the instants of suspense lived by the 80 athletes, come from all over the world to conquer the podium.

Eventually, a special conversation with the legend of alpinism. Manolo inspires his audience with significant words above mountain and the possibility to live it in freedom but with awareness.

Are you ready for the second edition of European Freeride Festival? 2016 dates will be announced soon!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 can live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

Photo Credits
Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli, Melissa Iannace, Eze Urrets

Livigno, the Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu

European Freeride Festival is an event organised by Moon, the Italian communications and events agency specialized in outdoor and action sports, in collaboration with Livigno Touristic Promotion company.

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Features Reports

European Freeride Festival starts with a bang

Post author By Elisa
Post date February 18, 2015

The right preconditions for a result enchanting all the presents, from Australia to Japan, passing through China and United States: European Freeride Festival just wrote a brand new page among the events dedicated to powder, bringing to Livigno over 1,000 presences for the cultural and sporting 5-days.

‘Perfect’ was the most pronounced adjective, particularly by snow events experts: the pro rider Wang Lei, flown from China to Livigno to present his new film at the Freeride Film Festival, as well as Aline Bock, former Freeride World Tour champion, at European Freeride Festival for her Völkl Split & Freeride Camp. Among the international guests were also the Nations part of World Snowboard Federation, from Japan to Northern Europe, to a very special crew coming from Oceania, all come to enjoy the various activities in program.

The mountain big spirit smiled to who, with respect and devotion, chose to glide on its snow during the cosmopolitan kermesse: a rich snowfall delighted everyone, offering the stunning view of whitened Livigno. Virgin slopes for who wanted to draw the first track going outdoor with Livigno Mountain Guides for freeride excursions and lessons of several difficulty levels.

Password for all: know the mountain. With this purpose, safety workshops by Mystic Freeride and artva camps were organised on a daily basis, for beginners as well as professionals, in order to learn how to the use of technical equipment such as artva, probes and shovel. Outdoor lessons, as well as Splitboard and Telemark experiences, took place in the area surrounding the Freeride Test Village, the big outdoor village where everyone could try and test freeride and mountaineering equipment of over 40 brands.

The mountain was also subject of the round table ‘From Freeriding to Free Climbing’: legendary Manolo started a conversation aimed to recognise and understand the right approach to sporting ‘free’ disciplines which, like opposites, go towards or against gravity in a path from base to top, and viceversa.

Snow and mountain culture could be expressed in special educational moments during European Freeride Forum, dedicated to the over 40 media present. The multicultural discussions with high-level speakers such as Benjamin Reuter, the renowned White Risk co-founder, represented the most engaging aspect. But the forum format also characterised Freeride Film Festival, the first powder film exhibition dedicated to live the freeriding emotions over uncontaminated landscapes limits, face to face with the protagonists. The speed rider Aaron Durogati, pro snowboarder Wang Lei, pro freeriders Nat Segal and Evelina Nilsson were at Cinelux during their premieres, sit among the audience to tell their experiences during the breathtaking video recording.

The nights offered their best around Livigno top locales: 1816 brewery, the highest in Europe, the historic Stalet and Miky’s gave life to European Freeride Festival’s nocturnal soul, with live music and meetings between Freeride World Qualifier pro riders and all the snow lovers.

Plenty of adrenaline was spread during Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*, with international athletes who competed on vertiginous rock cliffs in Val Cantone, and Livigno Ski & Snow Alp Race, the ski and snowboard alp focused on ascend.

European Freeride Festival second edition is in the air already, with new dates to save and lots of surprises dedicated to ‘Freeriding For All’: stay tuned!

Watch the complete photogalery from the event at the official facebook fanpage www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival/photos_stream

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 can live the perfect experience during this groundbreaking event.

Contacts European Freeride Festival

Press Office:
Agnese Facchini – agnese@moonsrl.it
mobile 0039 392 8889266 – office 0039 059 9783397

Foto Credits
Lorenzo Fizza Verdinelli
Eze Urrets
Melissa Iannace
Jill Meyer
Pia Schroeter

Livigno, the Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – THE VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu

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The mountain on stage with Freeride Film Festival

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 30, 2015

n between air and water. Gliding, flying, becoming oxygen and hydrogen. Is it possible to live those emotions in the best big mountain riders and skiers’ shoes?

Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of February at Cinelux in Livigno, the explosive quiet of freeriding will be narrated through various directors’ eyes during the Freeride Film Festival, in a multitude of shots and images that will take viewers’ breath away, with shaking hearts. During the 2-nights, from 5.00 to 11.00 pm, 4 panels will be projected for 9 hours of pure adrenaline. The all-female movie ‘Pure – Shades of Winter’ will open the cinema festival with international exceptional skiers. Following titles will be: Perceptions, Days of my Youth, Sedna, Peaks Trilogy. On Monday evening the medium-length films from X-Treme Video production and Adventure Awards will be broadcasted. Full program and film descriptions are published on the official website at page www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/activities/freeride-film-festival.

Not only projections, but also the opportunity to talk directly to the international guests. The Freeride Film Festival will be in fact a special moment to meet impressive athletes such as Aaron Durogati, paragliding world champion and ‘Peaks Trilogy’ protagonist, who will open a proper cine-forum for his film projection on Sunday the 1^st at 10 pm. From the Alps to the Great Wall, up and down the most important Eurasian mountains top: on Monday the 2^nd of February it will be possible to meet Wang Lei, China snowboard legend, during X-Treme Video session.

Living European Freeride Festival’s cultural side will be possible thanks to the Freeride Pass, which will give access to all the urban appointments in Livigno, such as the Freeride Film Festival at Cinelux, European Freeride Forum in Plaza Placheda, all the workshops dedicated to safety in freeriding and custom boards, as well as night happenings like aperitifs, parties and live music! Book now your Freeride Pass online at:
http://www.europeanfreeridefestival.com/en/booking/freeridepass-eff.

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.

European Freeride Festival Contacts
Press Office: Agnese Facchini – agnese@moonsrl.it – 0039 392 8889266
web: www.europeanfreeridefestival.com
mail: info@europeanfreeridefestival.com
fb: www.facebook.com/EuropeanFreerideFestival
tel: 0039.059.9783397

The Italian ‘Little Tibet’. A holiday paradise for people who know how to choose. Livigno is one of the Alps’ most renowned tourism stations – THE VALTELLINA’S FLAGSHIP RESORT – and is set between the Stelvio National Park and the Swiss National Park. Over the decades the town has flawlessly preserved its environmental, natural and architectural characteristics. Way has been made for modernity but always in keeping with the local culture and traditions, and maintaining the surrounding areas as pristine as ever. This is why Livigno is paradise for anyone who LOVES HOLIDAYS CLOSE TO NATURE and wishes to spend time relaxing, breathing in fresh air and enjoying the mountain sunshine. All you need to feel great in Livigno is to take a look at the mountains that cradle the valley, and take in the impressive view of the mounts that roll gently from 3,000 to 1,800 meters. Livigno conveys PEACE AND SERENITY and is ideal for a winter or summer holiday taking strolls along foot and cycle paths or enjoying mountain biking and trekking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark and nordic skiing. www.livigno.eu. European Freeride Festival is an event organised by Moon, the Italian communications and events agency specialized in outdoor and action sports, in collaboration with Livigno Touristic Promotion company.

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Save the date: European Freeride Festival Program

Post author By Elisa
Post date January 27, 2015

European Freeride Festival’s official program has been released, with plenty of sporting and cultural appointments warming up Livigno’s atmosphere from the 31st of January to the 4th of February. Special moments will be dedicated to sport, to learn and self-improve in freeride disciplines such as skiing, snowboarding, telemark and splitboarding, through guided tours, also in helicopter (heliski), and the Splitboard and Telemark Experiences. For those who would like to upgrade their splitboard or telemark level, there will be the opportunity to carry on two camps featuring special instructors: The White Planet Telemark camp with Manolo and the Volkl Split & Freeride Camp by Aline Bock. Detailed information at: http://bit.ly/EFF_mountain_ac.

The competition will be a dig into adrenaline with Livigno Freeride World Qualifier 4*, the freeride contest reserved to pro snowboarders and skiers from all over the world. Epic moments will come out during Livigno Ski & Snow Alp Race, the ski and snowboard alp contest open to all Freeride Pass owners.

The powder and mountain culture will be celebrated with international meetings: the Freeride Film Festival will offer 2-days of the best big mountain riding and skiing films; media and professionals will find their own treasure during European Freeride Forum, where snow market key players will share up-to-date information and knowledge. Safety and DIY workshops will be developed over theoretical and practical lessons on safety practices and equipment use, while all over the Freeride Test Village and Expo Area it will be possible to test materials and tools for mountaineering and freeriding. Read the full program at page http://bit.ly/EFF_program_en.

The nights will be delighted by traditional dinners at Stalet (Carosello 3000) and Camanel chalet (Mottolino), then parties and live music will carry on in the best Italian style!

You will get all this and much more by purchasing the Freeride Pass, which will give all the participants the amazing EFF official mug, sporting magazines by 4ActionMedia, a special discount to access the swimming centre Aquagranda, as well as many gadgets and freedrinks by Red Bull.

Still waiting? Just 2 days left to the start! Book now your Freeride Pass online at page http://bit.ly/Freeride_Pass_en!

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