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WSF Pro Women presents: Girls Shred Session @ Vans Penken Park

On the 26th of March 2016, Mayrhofen will see quite a number of surprised guests, when a host of motivated #shredqueens hits the Van Penken Park. Girls, it’s your turn: Together with WSF ambassador and snowboard pro Silvia Mittermüller, you get the chance to work on your skills and fine-tune your tricks in a relaxed atmosphere. A professional film crew will be on the spot to ban your moves on camera.

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ON A JOINT MISSION AT PENKEN
As in the past four years, crazy freestyle girls are conquering the park and make the Girls Shred Session a special event in Mayrhofen. At least since the World Snowboard Federation (WSF) hosts the Pro Women events, everyone knows that girls indeed do have a lot to show on their boards, not only at contests. This energy is bundled on March 26, when all girls are pulling together. Snowboard pro Silvia Mittermüller is going to spend the whole day with the girls on the mountain, providing useful tips and giving moral support as well. The Vans Penken Park with its 40+ obstacles offers the perfect conditions to push your tricks to the next level.

SHOW & SHINE
In order to capture the bold action for the generations to come, a team of professional filmers and photographers will accompany you the whole day. They will put you at the center of attention when landing new tricks, when you enter the pro line or while raising your glass with your friends after a successful session. So if you’re on the lookout for a stylish profile pic or dreaming of having a part in a video, it’s your turn now!

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HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
No worries, you don’t have to be a pro to join the shred fun. If you’ve mastered the basics on the slopes and are not afraid of a couple of harder landings, you’re definitely ready for the Girls Shred Session. For free registration please contact Alexandra Denker from QParks viagirlsshred@qparks.com.

Sounds like a good plan? Enroll yourself und bring your friends. You can also find all latest news, pics and clips on Facebook and Instagram. We’re looking forward to an epic session with you!

Source: QParks / Young Mountain / Snowboard Germany // With thanks to Nadine Haertinger

#WSFProWomen is a dedicated women snowboarding event series launched by the World Snowboard Federation. A girls and woman friendly approach to snowboarding that resonates through community based activities and shared experiences on the snow is an integral part of all WSF Pro Women activities.

WSF Pro Women is supported by the most influential industry companies, media and platforms. Many thanks to Blue Tomato, Boardzone.cn and GoSki.cn for their generous donation of give aways for event participants, and a hefty dose of promotional support!

Thanks to the National Snowboard Associations of China, Norway and Germany for their help in organizing and promoting the WSF Pro Women events! www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

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WSF Pro Women Ambassador Kjersti Ostgaard Buaas

Kjersti Buaas

Kjersti Ostgaard Buaas is certainly no stranger in Snowboarding. She is a formidable rider, creative, versatile and with incredible style. Her evolution, in many ways, tracks the evolution of snowboarding in Europe. She sets a great example for a uniquely shaped career in action sports, and WSF caught up with Kjersti for a quick chat. We wanted to hear especially about the latest of her ventures connected to snowboarding: Retreats which she realizes with fellow pro rider Chanelle Saldics. The Trondheim PRSNT Performance Self Development Camp For Women is a highly welcomed and integral part of the newly launched WSF Pro Women event series! #WSFProWomen

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WHEN DID YOU FIRST START TO SNOWBOARD?
I started snowboarding in 1994, when I was 12 years old. My older sister was really into snowboarding and I looked up to her and pretty much wanted to be like her.

DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST SNOWBOARD? WHAT WAS IT?
I bought my first snowboard used from a friend of my sister. It was a crazy banana 155, that was longer than any board I have ever ridden since. I didn’t have real snowboard boots, but used army boots and stuffed woolen mittens and socks around them to make them fit into the bindings… I was so inspired by all the creative options I felt when I got on my board, so different from skiing and anything I had ever tried before. I was so in love that I slept with my snowboard in my bed!

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TRICK?
My favorite maneuver on snow is getting solid, creative grabs into my tricks. Last season I learned a backside 540 Japan Air and doing that trick was probably one of the coolest feelings I have ever felt, because it was so different to anything I had done before. I also like a good old Air To Fakie, Floaty 180’s and my go to trick; Frontside 360 Stale Fish.

WHAT CAN GIRLS AND WOMEN DO TO GET STARTED WITH SNOWBOARDING?
Get together and ride. Share your experiences and build a community with likeminded individuals, who share similar goals as you. I personally like when people are open minded and not afraid to show humbleness. It grounds the energy of the group and then elevates the whole experience! Snowboarding does not have to be done in a certain way – the, mountain is your playground, your canvas to paint your art and express your creativity and spirit!

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WHAT IS YOUR VISION AND GOAL WITH THE SNOWBOARD CAMP YOU ORGANISE IN JANUARY?
We want to get women of all ages, all levels together to do yoga, snowboard, meditate, learn about nutrition and health and find our #PRSNT state of mind. Being professional athletes has thought us that it is in this state that we perform our best. We want to help facilitate an environment that will stimulate the participants to get to this special place, because we know how powerful it can be! We believe that whether it’s on the mountain, at work or in anything you are passionate about, this state of mind is the key to performing to your fullest potential. For us the goal is that the campers go will home with tools that they didn’t have prior to the camp and knowing how to utilize these. http://www.prsntperformance.com/trondheim/

WHAT SHOULD EVERYONE KNOW ABOUT SNOWBOARDING?
That it provides endless learning and growth! It is also really, really fun!

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO SNOWBOARDING WHERE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN YET?
I am looking forward to going to ride Chamonix this year. I have only been there in the summer, but I have heard and seen that the terrain there is beautiful. I am going there to compete in the Freeride World Tour, so the excitement will be high as it’s my first year competing on this tour.

NAME: KJERSTI ØSTGAARD BUAAS
NICK NAME: KJ
SPONSORS; ZEAL OPTICS, PURPS, THE RAW CHOCOLATE COMPANY, CLWR, SIMPLY STRAWS
AGE: 33
HOME MOUNTAIN; VASSFJELLET
STANCE; REGULAR (18 +, -6)
RIDING SINCE; 1994
SOCIAL NETWORKS:
twitter.com/kjerstibuaas
https://www.facebook.com/Kjerstibuaas
instagram.com/kjerstibuaas
WWW.KJERSTIBUAAS.COM

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#WSFProWomen is a dedicated women snowboarding event series launched by the World Snowboard Federation. A girls and woman friendly approach to snowboarding that resonates through community based activities and shared experiences on the snow is an integral part of all WSF Pro Women activities.

WSF Pro Women is supported by the most influential industry companies, media and platforms. Many thanks to Blue Tomato, Boardzone.cn and GoSki.cn for their generous donation of give aways for event participants, and a hefty dose of promotional support!

PHOTO CREDITS:

Kjersti Buaas Portrait: Scott Clark
KJ at Nine Queens: Klaus Polzer
KJ in Breckenridge: Glenn Pettersen

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Blue Tomato partners with the World Snowboard Federation to support the WSF Pro Women

We are happy to announce that industry heavyweight Blue Tomato decided to support the WSF Pro Women initiative.

At WSF PRO WOMEN events, women of all ages come together who want to connect with other female shredders in their local community and improve their riding skills while guided from a pro. WSF Pro Women also acts as a tool to identify and support emerging female pro riders and to generally create a girls and woman friendly approach to snowboarding that resonates through community based activities and shared experiences on the snow.

WSF and dedicated National Snowboard Associations contribute to the event organization and provide an event and communication framework that will allow interested female pro riders to become ambassadors of the initiative.

The WSF Pro Women Event line up 2015/16 includes a global series of events held in China, Norway and Austria:

  1. December 20 2015: World Snowboard Day China, Progression Session with Zhu Hong (realized with the China Snowboard Association) www.goski.cn
  1. January 9 2016: PRSNT Trondheim with Kjersti Buaas and Chanelle Sladics (sanctioned by the Norwegian Snowboard Association) www.prsntperformance.com/trondheim
  1. March 25 or 26, tbc 2016: Park progression with Silvia Mittermueller at Vans Penken Park Mayrhofen (realized with the German Snowboard Association)

How to sign up and further details will be disclosed soon!

Thanks to the National Snowboard Associations of China, Norway and Germany for their help in organizing and promoting the WSF Pro Women events!

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Learn more about WSF Pro Women: www.worldsnowboardfederation.org/wsf-pro-women

Visit Blue Tomato, the Snow, Surf, Skate Online Shop online: www.blue-tomato.com

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The First #WSFProWomen Event Is One For The Books!

Early in the morning, on December the 20th, Dolomiti Resort got ready for the biggest snowboarding event on the planet: the World Snowboard Day. Riders from all over Beijing area came to the resort near the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics to celebrate the tenth anniversary of this landmark grass-roots initiative at Dolomiti Resort.

CSbA’s Jen de Rose, an education specialist, together with Chinese Nitro Pro Rider Zhu Hong, organized the first ever WSF Pro Women event with great success. Zhu Hong led a workshop for ten local female riders and provided individual feedback to each rider.

They all participated in a fun relay where Zhu Hong emphasized the importance of teamwork and the goal of helping other riders improve. At the end of the session the ladies received a gift from Cold Mountain, GoSki and Dragon. The entire event brought the group closer together, encouraging them to improve their riding skills and to support their fellow female riders – furthering the development of Chinese Lady shredders!

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Ready for more?

Just wait for what’s next up for #WSFProWomen with Kjersti Buaas’ and Chanelle Sladic’s PRSNT Trondheim Camp! PRSNT is a performance self development camp for women focused on snowboarding, but not only.

“We create this camp because we want to get women of all ages, all levels together to do yoga, snowboard, meditate, learn about nutrition and health and find our #PRSNT state of mind. Being professional athletes has thought us that it is in this state that we perform our best. We want to help facilitate an environment that will stimulate the participants to get to this special place, because we know how powerful it can be! We believe that weather it’s on the mountain, at work or in anything you are passionate about, this state of mind is the key to performing to your fullest potential. For us the goal is that the campers go will home with tools that they didn’t have prior to the camp and knowing how to utilize these.” said Kjersti, a four time olympian, bronze medal winner and xgames medalist.

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WSF Pro Women is supported by the most influential industry companies, media and platforms.
Many thanks to Blue Tomato, Boardzone.cn and GoSki.cn for their generous donation of give aways for event participants, and a hefty dose of promotional support!

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World Snowboard Federation Pro Women

WSF PRO WOMEN is an event made for women of all ages who want to connect with other female shredders in their local community and improve their riding skills while guided from a pro. Bringing together local female pro riders and resorts at their facilities opens up possibilities to host camps and clinics tailored to women and girls.

“We see this initiative as a significant step to highlight Women in Snowboarding, at the right time and with the right advocates.” comments the Education Committee of the WSF, who signs responsible for the project realization.

The WSF Pro Women 2015/16 calendar includes high profile hosts including legends Kjersti Buaas, Silvia Mittermueller, Chanelle Sladics and Chinese Shred Pro Zhu Hong.

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December 20 2015: World Snowboard Day: WSF Pro Women Park Session with ZHU HONG at Dolomiti Resort, China

January 9 2016: Snowboard Camp with KJERSTI BUAAS and CHANELLE SLADICS at Vassfjellet, Norway (www.prsntperformance.com)

March 25 or 26 (tbc) 2016: WSF Pro Women progression day with SILVIA MITTERMUELLER at Mayrhofen, Vans Penken Park, Austria

Germany, Norway, Austria, China, Swizterland, Canada, Croatia and Scotland all voiced their support, and as soon as Snowboard Associations and their crews have confirmed more dates and locations, they will be published.

Keep an eye on the NEWS on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org and WSF’S Facebook page.