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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.

Check out the Facebook event.

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Young Guns Rookie Fest is goin’ down in Takasu, Japan on February 16th!

The Black Yeti will soon arrive in Japan for another great edition of the Young Guns Rookie Fest that will take place on February 16th in Takasu.

Takasu Snow Park is located in the northern area of Gujo city in the central region of Gifu Prefecture. The resort is on the eastern slopes of Mt. Dainichi, part of the Ryohaku mountain range. Takasu Snow Park has been operating since 1999 and it’s well known in the country for its halfpipe, the “nihon ichi” (best in Japan), thanks to the support of Global Snow Design.

2019 World Rookie Champion Ruki Tomita showed up for the first time here last year, same as Shuichiro Shigeno who won the Grom Title.  Who is going to be the next Japanese rising star?

Check out the video from the Young Guns Rookie Fest 2019:

Info and registrations for the 2020 Young Guns Rookie Fest in Tadaku, Japan:

Contacts: Ishi icyroad2@mac.com phone: +81(0)90.6518.8574

Age Groups  

2019/2020 World Rookie Tour events are reserved for Rookies (born from 1st of January 2002 to 31st of December 2004) and Groms (born from 1st of January 2005 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, Rock&Ride, Jart Skateboard, 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. 

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

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WSF General Assembly 2020 to take place in Innsbruck, Austria!

The annual World Snowboard Federation General Assembly will take place from the 2nd to the 5th of May in Innsbruck, Austria! The WSF Board of Directors would thus like to invite all delegates of the National Snowboard Associations, Event Organizers, Athletes, WSF Members and Friends to take part in this year’s edition.

Here is a recap with further information:

Date:
Saturday 2nd of May to Tuesday 5th of May 2020

Place:
Innsbruck, Austria

Accommodation:
The General Assembly will be held in the Hotel Congress which offers special packages for all the participants of the General Assembly.

Booking:
Please fill in the form at the following link for registration & booking: https://forms.gle/BnehfWDTdKTmiyLM9

Provisional Program: 

  • Saturday 02.05 – arrival day
  • Saturday 02.05 // 1.30pm – start of the WSF GA 2020
  • Sunday 03.05 // WSF GA 2020
  • Monday 04.05 // WSF GA 2020
  • Tuesday 05.05 // WSF GA 2020
  • Wednesday 06.05 // Departure Day

Further detailed information about the program will be communicated soon. Please note that everyone is invited to join the working groups and provide inputs.

In conclusion, from today onwards you can also send in proposals for elections, please find all the information about the procedure here, candidate proposal form. The candidate proposals should be sent directly to  anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org before the 21.02.2020.

Important Deadlines: 
– 21.02.2020: Proposals for elections have to be submitted to Anna at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org not later than this date (60 days before the start of the GA)
– 16.03.2020: Motions have to be submitted until this date (40 days before the start of the GA)

For questions and  motions/proposals  please write an e-mail to Anna Negri, WSF General Secretary at anna@worldsnowboardfederation.org

The WSF Board of Directors is looking forward to seeing you all in Innsbruck!

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Video highlight from the World Rookie Fest Livigno 2020

The celebration of the 15th edition of the World Rookie Fest was a blast with 100 riders from 15th nations who took part in the slopestyle contest in the new pro-line of the Mottolino Snowpark.
Check out the highlight edit:

Read the full report here.

Filming & Editing: Silvio Ottonello & Federico Romanello
Drone Footage: Andrea Matteoli

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Record number of riders at the Hochkeil Banked Slalom 2020!

Snowboarding is dead… NOT!
This year’s Hochkeil Banked Slalom had a record number of starting riders. Check out the report with photos and a video below.

At the seventh edition of the Hochkeil Banked Slalom on Saturday 11th of January in Mühlbach am Hochkönig, almost 120 riders started, more than ever before. The demanding banked course in the natural snow area of Hochkeil offered challenges for professionals and pleasure boarders. In addition to the fastest, the average times were again rewarded with main prizes. So there was an exciting but also relaxed race which is part of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour.


The Hochkeil Banked Slalom took place on Saturday for the seventh time at Hochkeil – Hochkönig ski area. Already in the morning there was a big rush when riders registered at the Arthurhaus lift. Around 120 snowboarders from Austria, Germany, Belgium, Scotland and the Czech Republic got one of the coveted starting spots.

During training, clouds and even fog wafted through the best-prepared banked course. Just in time for the first run, the visibility improved and the riders showed spectacular riding. Especially the kids, with the youngest participant who was only two years old, gave it all.

For the second run, the sun even came out and the Mandlwand in the spectacular Hochkönig massive. Also the second run was accident-free and fun for all riders. Stewart Orr, our Scotsman living in Kaprun, snatched the victory with a dream time in the last second in front of Friedl May, who lives in Salzburg. Jacob Zeppelzauer came in strong third.

As in the previous year, Kathrin Gappmayer from Kuchl dueled the ladies class with 2010 freeride world champion Aline Bock from Germany, who is at home in Innsbruck. With a great second run Aline secured the best time and got her first victory at the Hochkeil Banked. Lisa Wollein from Austria took third place.

Hochkeil Shaper Kim Arents from Belgium came closest to the average adult time and recived a brand new Goodboard. The legends class was dominated by Markus Ebner from Bavaria, world champion and vice world champion at the turn of the millennium, ahead of Goodboard’s founder Josef Holub from Ammersee, born in Prague. Third place went to legendary Bavarian Peter Mohr with an old school setup.
The middle time in Legends class was snapped by Mary Schumacher from Tyrol from the “Snowboarding Family”.

At the boys group, Leonardo Schweizer won ahead of Niclas Ebner and Oliver Chirstov, all three from the Bavarian team. Tina Schrott prevailed over the girls, ahead of Rosalie Bauer and Mathilda Scheid. These three brisk ladies also came from the strong Bavarian team.

The kids set a highlight at the Hochkeil Banked 2020. Fenja Jansing from SC Schellenberg / Bavaria secured a hair’s breadth from Hedi Machein from the “Snowboarding Family” / Austria and Wally Macheiner also from the “Snowboarding Family”.

The kid’s average time was snapped by Stani Macheiner born in 2018 accompanied by Lilo Krebernik also member of the “Snowboarding Family” and at home in Vienna!

At the award ceremony the sun went down and the great prizes sponsored by Goodboards, Blue Tomato, SP Bindings and 686 Clothing brought a smile to the faces of the many tired riders. The Hochkeil team is looking forward to the banked slalom next year!

Photos: Wolf Wieser
Contact for questions: Peter Radacher – info@snowboardmuseum.com

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WSF welcomes new Project Officer Sarah Marie Lehmann

We are stoked to announce another member on the WSF team. Sarah Marie Lehmann is a passionate snowboarder living in Innsbruck & also the new WSF Project Officer! We asked Sarah to tell you what she is from January on responsible for:

“As new WSF Project Officer I am very excited to participate in strengthening the snowboarding community. My main responsibility is to encourage event hosts to join the WSF Banked Slalom Tour, as well as the World Rookie Rank. I’ll also be updating the snowboard events on the WSF homepage and more. Thank you for this amazing opportunity!”

Photo: Bud & Terence Films

You can contact Sarah at this e-mail address: sarah@worldsnowboardfederation.org