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In line with last year (Tenth Anniversary), this edition continues and extends the international angle of the snowboard community thanks to the support of its 3 ambassadors on 3 different continents: the famous American freerider Rob Kingwill did not hesitate to continue the adventure to represent the American continent. Chinese snowboard legend Wang Lei is yet again a patron for WSD in Asia to emphasise on the importance of grass roots initiatives that bring the global riding communities together. The first gold medalist (Halfpipe) at the 1998 Olympics, Gian Simmen is again involved to represent Europe.

Zoom on the riders
Originally from Jackson Hole Wyoming-USA, Rob Kingwill, became the partner of the WSD 2015 for the American continent. This professional snowboarder was very successful when he started his career in freestyle halfpipe and he was part of the US national team for 8 years. Today, « Kinger » went on to freeride and won the North Face Masters in Alaska. When he is not on a board, Rob takes care of his environmental association “The Future Positiv”.
Wang Lei is known as one of the pioneers of snowboarding in China. Thanks to his charismatic style, Wang Lei continues to push his limits while encouraging the people around him to do the same, no matter what the issue. He is now dedicated to the development of snowboarding practice in China using his experience, talent, network and passion for extreme sports. He has organized events for the WSD for the past 7 years, and he is now very excited to be again the ambassador for Asia.
Originally from Switzerland, Gian Simmen, the WSD’s official ambassador for Europe, is a snowboard legend. During the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the halfpipe snowboard made its first appearance and Gian became the Olympic gold medalist halfpipe champion. Almost 15 years after his victory, he continues to inspire many professional or amateur snowboarders.

For the 2015 anniversary edition, WSD hosted 115 events organized in more than 30 countries. Since the launch of this international event, more than 500,000 people have been part of the WSD through more than 1000 events all over the world.

Register now for your WSD event! Create your account here: world-snowboard-day.com/wsd_organizer, then click on “Register” and follow the procedure. All the elements intended to promote your event are available for free download on the site: communication media, media kits, presentation files.

Organizers and media partners find all assets they need to plan an event or write about World Snowboard Day online. www.world-snowboard-day.com is updated with your events and contributions throughout the season.

World Snowboard Day, the largest Snowboarding Event in the world, returns after ten years held in December with a new mid-season date. The impact of climate change and the unfortunate lack of early season snowfall are major factors that influenced this decision. The countdown has begun, 80 days to go until we enter the next decade of the original globally held on-snow event: World Snowboard Day.

Join us on January 22 2017 to celebrate the 11th edition of World Snowboard Day

World Snowboard Day is a day to celebrate snowboarding in all its facets.

The same three ambassadors that supported WSD in 2015 are on board again to share their experience and motivate their communities: Gian Simmen (SUI), Wang Lei (PRC) and  Rob Kingwill (USA).

You will hear more from our ambassadors and their crews as the winter season unfolds.

Organizers and media partners find all assets they need to plan an event or write about World Snowboard Day online. www.world-snowboard-day.com is updated with your events and contributions throughout the season.

ABOUT WORLD SNOWBOARD DAY
Since 2006, World Snowboard Day has offered a welcome opportunity for the international snowboard community to promote the sport and its unique subculture by providing a tool that invites a broader audience to participate in the sport. The chance to try a variety of activities for free is a first step to inspire people to pick up snowboarding and develop a keen interest. World Snowboard Day is supported by the World Snowboard Federation (WSF), Oz Conseil, GoSki.cn, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) and Token Consulting. These organizations and companies build the backbone of WSD in Europe, Asia and America. More info www.world-snowboard-day.com

Dear fellow snowboarders!Snowflakes have just started to fall upon the mountains around the world, and I don’t know about you, but my legs are itching to get out and ride!

We’ll all be strapping our boards on soon enough! As with every year for the last 10 years, World Snowboard Day will be back in action on Sunday, December 20, 2015 to kick off the winter season.

After 9 wildly successful editions, World Snowboard Day is going all out to celebrate the upcoming 10th edition by calling upon no less than 3 world-renowned riders to represent the event. Following in the footsteps of Anne-Flore Marxer, Xavier de le Rue, and Régis Rolland, for 2015, Rob KINGWILL, Gian SIMMEN, and WANG Lei will join the adventure!

So, ARE YOU IN?

Don’t wait another minute, log on to www.world-snowboard-day.com and organize your event right now!

This year once again everything has been set up to provide you with the right tools to organize your WSD event via the website (registration form, communications kit, media kit).

If you have any questions, please feel free to write to: contact@worldsnowboardday.com

We hope to see you on the slopes, in the halfpipe, or  in the backcountry on December 20th!

After 9 wildly successful editions, World Snowboard Day is going all out to celebrate the upcoming 10th edition by calling upon no less than 3 world-renowned riders to represent the event. Following in the footsteps of Anne-Flore Marxer, Xavier de le Rue, and Régis Rolland, for 2015, Rob KINGWILL, Gian SIMMEN and WANG Lei will join the adventure!

focus on riders:

Rob Kingwill is a pro snowboarder from Jackson Hole, WY, who has enjoyed an extremely successful career as a halfpipe competitor, winning the US Open and over 20 World Cup podiums and US Grand Prixs. He has medals from the X-Games to the Gravity Games, by way of the World Championships, and was on the US Snowboard team for 8 years. The official 2015 WSD ambassador for the Americas also founded the nonprofit “The Futurepositiv Project”, which focuses on activating youth in the outdoors through snowboarding.

Swiss rider Gian Simmen is the official 2015 WSD ambassador for Europe, and yet another snowboarding legend. During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where snowboard halfpipe made its debut as an Olympic event, Gian became the first snowboard halfpipe Olympic gold medalist. Over 15 years after his victory, he continues to shred hard and inspire riders throughout the snowboard community.

Wang Lei is China’s best known snowboarder, and with a winter sports career that spans over two decades. Using his charismatic style, Wang Lei continues to push his limits as well as encourage the people around him to push their own, no matter what the challenge. He dedicates himself to growing snowboarding in China using his experience, talent, network, and passion for extreme sports. He has organized WSD events in China for the last 7 years, and is ecstatic to be the 2015 WSD ambassador for Asia.

More info: worldsnowboardday.com

The 10th edition of World Snowboard Day, global snowboard celebration come back on Sunday December 20th 2015! Watch the teaser online!

World Snowboard Day is a one-day event which offers the opportunity to discover and celebrate, for free,snowboarding as a sport and culture across the world’s summits.It allows federations, brands, resorts, snowboard schools,clubs, shops, associations, and riders to organize their own event and bring together the snowboard community to enjoy snowboard related activities.

The 10th edition of WSD will take place on December 20,2015, and will once again bring together all the key players from the international snowboard scene.

An event created by key international snowboard actors:
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), World Snowboard Federation and Oz Conseil in Europe, SnowSports Industries America (SIA) in North America and Corepower Asia in Asia.

More info: www.world-snowboard-day.com

If I said SNOW, SPORTS and FUN, what would you reply? I bet it would be World Snowboard Day! As with every year for the last 10 years, World Snowboard Day will be back in action on Sunday, December 20, 2015. For this 10th edition (unbelievable!) the event has an all-new look: a new logo, a new website, 3 (that’s right, three!) world-renowned ambassadors, and just as much fun and enthusiasm as ever!

This year once again everything has been set up to provide you with the right tools to organize your WSD event via the website www.world-snowboard-day.com (registration form, communications kit, media kit).

We have THREE legendary snowboarders as ambassadors to represent WSD for this exciting edition.

For ASIA: snowboarding pioneer in Asia, WANG Lei!

For EUROPE: Olympic gold medalist, Gian SIMMEN!

For the AMERICAS: former halfpipe champion and big mountain rider Rob “Kinger” KINGWILL!

So don’t wait another minute, log on to www.world-snowboard-day.com and organize your event right now!

See you soon on the slopes!

The WSD Team