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Report: Burning Boots Banked Slalom 2020 was epic!

The third edition of Burning Boots Banked Slalom had it all – sunshine, fresh snow & banked turns. The event went down in March, before the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and having fun in the snow was still on every snowboarder’s mind. On Saturday, which was reserved for training runs and qualification, the winter even came to Brauneck with 20cm of fresh snow!

The course was handshaped by Snowboard Germany & Bayern and made the 170 registered riders absolutely happy. On Sunday the weather cleared up and the contest went down in the best possible conditions. Especially the kids in the categories U9, U12 and U15 were unstoppable and it was no surprise that the U15 riders placed also at TOP spots in the Open category.

Big thanks to the sponsors: K2 Snowboards, Burton, Nitro, Blue Tomato, Shred Kids, Stie Alm, Brauneck Bergbahn und die Snowboardschule Schneesturm

The 4th edition of the Burning Boots Banked Slalom will go down 27.-28.02.2021!

Open Men:


  1. Maximilian Thalhammer (SC Aising-Pang)
  2. Korbinian Blaschek (SC Miesbach)
  3. Markus Schwab

Open Ladies:


  1. Viktoria Egler
  2. Joana Attenberger (SC Dingoldfing)
  3. Tamara Schmidt (SC Dingoldfing)

U15 Boys:


  1. Julius Reichle (SC Konstanz)
  2. Elias Hamalainen
  3. Kenta Kirchwehm (SC Altglashütten)

U15 Girls:

  1. Florina Pohl (SC Bissingen)
  2. Loreley Pigmans
  3. Salome Jansing (SC Schellenberg)

U12 Boys:

  1. Benedikt Werner (SC Miesbach)
  2. Luka Kamissek (TSV 1860 München)
  3. Felix Babilon (SC Miesbach)

U12 Girls:

  1. Rosalie Bauer (SC Miesbach)
  2. Ida Bauer (SC Miesbach)page2image1536 page2image1728 page2image1920 page2image2112 page2image2304
  3. 3. Joana Fuchs (Shreddogs Munich)

U9 Boys:

  1. Leo Schwab
  2. David Babilon (SC Miesbach)
  3. Aris Kyriazis (Shreddogs Munich)

U9 Girls:

  1. Sita Heiny (SC Altglashütten)
  2. Isabella Wörner (TSV Uhlbach)
  3. Milja Bizenberger (Wsg Feldberg)

Stay in touch with the event on Instagram.

#burningboots

Photos: Coo.Productions

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World Snowboard Federation: Coronavirus statement

It’s times like these that make us realise what truly matters. The governments around the world have taken actions to stop the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). These actions have direct influence on all of you and all of us in the world of snowboarding. Events were cancelled, resorts, training facilities, factories and shops were closed down and these are just few examples. The World Snowboard Federation believes that any action taken against the spread of the virus is reasonable and we fully support it. The snowboarding community needs to understand that the sooner we all manage to stop the virus from spreading, the sooner we can try to build our way back to normal life, where snowboarding plays an important role.

At this point, we would like to encourage all of you not to go outside and play, as we usually do. On the contrary, please stay inside and try to get isolated from others who might be more vulnerable. Watch snowboarding videos, read books, take care of your snowboard base, make a trick list for the next season, think of the places you would like to go snowboarding – but do it inside. There will be time to go out there again. You just have to wait, which is in the end not so bad.

The WSF team does just that. We’re in our homes, staying active by doing our jobs. We would like to express our respect and gratitude to all the doctors, nurses, firemen, policemen and others working on our behalf against the pandemic. We wish you all to stay healthy and safe in these difficult times. We believe that we will soon defeat the virus and will be able to get back to our normal life & snowboarding.

WSF President Satu Järvelä stated:
“This have been a tough couple of weeks as Coronavirus has taken fast turns around the world. We at WSF have taken action to cancel all our events this spring. It is our top priority to keep our snowboard community safe. We all need to adapt our lives and work for at least the next coming months. As our community is strong, we can do this together with the support of each other and working from home offices. Support your local businesses and let’s take care of each other!”

Your WSF.

Notes:
– All remaining events on the WSF Banked Slalom Tour 2019/20 were cancelled.
– The WSF General Assembly 2020 that was supposed to take place in May in Innsbruck, Austria was postponed to September/October 2020 – more information will follow.
– The list of cancelled events on the World Snowboarding Global Event Schedule can be found here.

The cover photo was taken at the WSF General Assembly in Belgrade, Serbia in May 2019.

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Report: The Greek Banked Slalom 2020 presented by The Thing About Greece

The Banked Slalom, one of the most historical and established snowboard races went down on 29th February in Greece for the second year in a row under the mindful umbrella of the World Snowboard Federation. A short report from the organisers with photos & video follows:

What a Weekend! We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout and lively energy… especially considering the lack of snow this season. Huge thanks to everyone who came down to Kalavrita snow resort to ride the snake, fly off the big booter or simply just to shake their booty!

Saturday 29th of January – Banked Slalom

After the snowstorm a bluebird day had started! The Banked slalom run was ready around 13:00 and looked like a giant snake getting into the snowpark! 34 riders were standing in the line up, including snowboarders, skiers and one snowskater!

Winners:
Best snowboard – Nikolas Plytas 0,39’

2nd place snowboard – George Stavrakis 0,41’

3rd place snowboarders – Antonis David, Lazaros Kotakidis 0,42

Best ski – Ilias Aletras 0,44’

Best bail – George Katsaros, Andreas Barelos

Best costume – Vasilis Amilis

Best Snowskater – Athanasios Perrakis

Big thanks to the sponsors and supporters!

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World Rookie Tour: All upcoming events cancelled

Due to the Corona virus international outbreak emergency, World Rookie Tour cancels all the next events scheduled in Japan, Italy and Austria. The official statement from the World Rookie Tour crew follows:

“We decided to follow the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines in order to protect our rookie community and to counteract the COVID-19 epidemic with the only reasonable action: to cancel all our upcoming events and to don’t announce new events until the situation will be declared safe again.

As many others around the world, we didn’t realize the situation immediately, and we apologize for this. People are afraid, this is normal and appropriate, and we don’t want to encourage rookie teams with their coaches and parents, to travel to our events and to travel in general. There is only one thing to do: stay at home and follow the WHO recommendations for the prevention of the Coronavirus.

As an immediate consequence, all the below WRT events are cancelled:
Indy Park Jam Rookie Fest // Nekoma. JPN // 14.03.2020 // Snowboard SS
Ursus Rookie Fest // Madonna di Campiglio. ITA // 15-19.03.2020 // Snowboard and Freeski SS
Kronplatz Rookie Fest // Kroplatz. ITA // 20-22.03.2020 // Freeski SS
World Rookie Finals // Seiser Alm. ITA // 23-27.03.2020 // Freeski SS
World Rookie Finals // Kitzsteinhorn, Zell Am See-Kaprun. AUT // 31.03-05.04.2020 // Snowboard SS/HP

We don’t know at the moment if there will be reserve dates for the 2020 World Rookie Finals. More information about World Rookie Tour future events and the calendar for Snowboard, Freeski and Skateboard will be released as soon as possible.

Black Yeti recommends to inform yourself about the Corona virus situation and prevention by reading, first, all the necessary information on World Health Organization dedicated page www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019.

Cancellation of some WRT events is not the end of the world: it is a small contribution to avoid it.
We, as rookie and sport community, can take together serious action to support the prevention of Coronavirus, so let’s do it, taking it as a serious danger.

Follow the World Rookie Tour online:
Web: www.worldrookietour.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/worldrookietour
Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/worldrookietour
Vimeo channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour
Mail: info@worldrookietour.com

Source: World Rookie Tour

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Gstaad Banked Slalom 2020 had a record number of 121 riders!

It was a great edition of the Gstaad Banked Slalom with heaps of fresh snow and a course which the 121 competitors really enjoyed!
It was also a new record of participants in the deep Röstigraben under the Gummfluh far away from the civilization.
Many kids won great prizes and the adults where having lots of fun in the well shaped banks.
Real Banked Slalom roots the way it should be…
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Afghanistan Snowboarding Federation organised a Winter Sport Week event

We’re stoked to inform you about the great activity of the Afghanistan Snowboarding Federation that organised a Winter Sport Week in Bamyan Province which also included the 3rd Alpine Snowboarding Competition. The sponsors of the event were: Afghanistan Winter Sport Association, Kabul Serena Hotel, Etisalat Network Company.

15 boys and 5 girls participated in the event which is a big success for local snowboarding. Check out a selection of photos below:

You can follow the activity of Afghanistan Snowboarding Federation on Facebook & Instagram.

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Landing Snowboard Banked Slalom 2020 is coming to Baqueira – Beret!

Key information for you:

  • Baqueira – Beret (Val d’Aran, Spanish Pyrenees) – hosts for the second year in a row one of the stopovers of the “Banked Slalom Tour” of the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) organized by the snowboarding and splitboarding company “Landing Snowboard”.

  • The Banked Slalom is a riding modality that allows to reconnect with the roots of snowboarding: surfing & skateboarding, which will take place on Saturday, March 21th at the ski resort Baqueira-Beret

  • In its first edition, it convened more than 142 participants, the event, snowboard open, aims to consolidate itself as a meeting point for the snowboarder community.

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

Full information for you:
For the second year in a row and coinciding with the 15th anniversary of Landing Snowboard, one of the stopovers of the Banked Slalom Tour of the World Snowboard Federation will be celebrated again in the ski resort of Baqueira – Beret in Val D’ Aran, Spain.

On the 21st of March, the snowboarders have a must-attend event in Baqueira-Beret. In its first edition on 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 slopes conditions led to an optimal day at the snowboard contest, where both young people and adults from France, Andorra and Spain enjoyed a perfect contest.

The Banked Slalom of Landing Snowboard will be built in the snowpark “Era Marmota” by the team of Baqueira – Beret, under the leadership of Quique Quintero, and in collaboration with Oriol Rosell, the shaper of Landing Snowboard. Both have large experience in construction, and both stand out for their quality and innovation and are recognized in the Pyrenees and abroad.


The participants in the contest will find a technical and very fun circuit raised for the enjoyment of all ages and levels. A total of 8 categories, 4 men and 4  women and distributed by range of age: Groms (<of 12), Rookies (<of 18), Seniors (<of 40) and Legends (> of 40) and as a newness in this 2nd edition, a category “Team Challenge” it’s introduced in which the best team of 3 people is rewarded.

Landing Snowboard, a ground-breaking company specializing in snowboarding and splitboarding, celebrates its 15th anniversary and after the success of the first edition repeats for the second consecutive year a stopover of the “Banked Slalom Tour” in collaboration with Quiksilver.

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 with the feedback of the first edition of the Banked Slalom in Baqueira-Beret, this year we have increased the number of registrations and added a team challenge although the most important thing for us is to keep the spirit of the first edition and see how motivated are the participants”.

The registration can be done online for 200 participants on the Landing Snowboard website, and costs €15. The prizes for the winners are valued at more than € 10,000 in sports equipment, in addition, the ski resort will be offering a special discount of 40% on the price of their ski passes for all participants.

For this second edition of the Banked Slalom, Landing Snowboard has the support of sponsors such as: Quiksilver, Salomon Snowboards, Pannini, 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 and is currently based in Baqueira – Beret. Its founders, Igor Domínguez and Javi Guimont, are two professional snowboarders who have been involved in the teaching and development of this sport in Spain for over 20 years. Under the premise of living the mountain and snowboard in a more experiential way, looking for sensations that go beyond sliding on a board, they decide to launch a series of experiences ranging from snowboard and splitboard activities for all levels to specific freeride and freestyle activities, as well as a snowboard club for the youngest in the house: from 6 to 16 years.

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.

You can follow the official communication of the event on web, Facebook and Instagram.

Check out the whole calendar of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour 2019/20.

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Terje, Nicolas & LAAX invite you to the 6th SuddenRush Banked Slalom!

On your marks, get set, time to go again – from 5th to 8th March 2020 in LAAX, Switzerland. For several years now, snowboarders have been reviving their original sport form at the “World’s best freestyle resort”. The followers of the banked slalom have been growing steadily ever bigger.

Competing is in numerous categories, racing off from children to professionals, the Open Class to the Grand Masters. Sweeping round those banked turns, zipping in and out of line, all in pursuit of the best time, snow has never been this suspenseful and funny in the same moment! It’s a proper snowboard race!

Accompanying us on boards and equipped with a shovel are the event hosts, Terje Haakonsen and Nicolas Müller.

It’s going to be cool, it will be curvy and you’re in for a real blast when the snowboard community celebrates with everyone who wants to join in!

Registration for the SuddenRush Banked Slalom LAAX 2020 is open online at www.laax.com/suddenrush until 25th February 2020. There you can also find the entire programme of the LAAX event, promising long-lasting fun in the snow.

Teaser:

SuddenRush Banked Slalom is part of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour 2019/2020.

Event contact: raceoffice@laax.com | +41 81 927 7022
Media contact: Astrid Nehls | +43 676 4314410 | +41 79 9024215

Photo credits: Ruggli / Fujimori / Oetiker

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Austria Cup Tour 2020 is in full swing!

This year’s Austria Cup Tour 2020, consisting of 12 stops, is in full effect and the next events, “Junior Jam” in Westendorf, on February 15th, “Junior Jam Ehrwald“ on February 16th, “Sick Trick Tour Open“ in Kitzbühel on February 22nd and Zillertal Välley Rälley on Feb. 29th/March 1st in Mayrhofen are the next opportunities to qualify for the Austrian Masters 2020 at Nordkette Skylinepark and KPark in Kuethai!

The finals of the Austria Cup Tour are the Austrian Freestyle Snowboard Championships, the Austrian Masters 2020.

Important info: The Austrian and German Freestyle Snowboard Championships 2020 are once again happening together and are the Austrian & German Masters 2020!

Due to the weather conditions the German Big Air Masters at Götschen / Bischofswiesen are postponed to  6./7. March 2020!

The Austrian & German Masters Slopestyle Contest is happening at Nordkette Skylinepark, Innsbruck on March 26th followed by the Halfpipe competition from 27th to 29th March 2020 at KPark in Kühtai!

Registration for the Austrian & German Masters 2020 is now opened: A&GM 2020 Registration

Detailed information about the events can be found on the website – www.powdern.com

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Shred Unit Girls Session will hit Axamer Lizum on the 7th of March

The Shred Unit Girls are inviting you to another Girls Session in Golden Roof Park Axamer Lizum!

“Your frontboard is somehow not yet perfect? It’s about time to learn how to ride a box? You want to do grabs but you struggle reaching there? You just want to spend a nice day in the park and meet other park-rats?  That’s what the SHRED UNIT GIRLS SESSIONS are here for!”

All girls are invited to ride the park together, snowboard coaches will be on site to give useful advice and the phototeam @double_ues is taking professional photos of the session.

You also have the chance to win prizes from Nikita, Eivy and Axamer Lizum at the “Goodies for Tricks Session“


Every girl, park addict or rookie, is very welcome to join! Registration is for free and on site.

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