We are happy to present the World Rookie Rank for the 2019/20 season! In the following article we answer to the questions which may arise. In the meantime, the youngsters may strap in! What is the WSF World Rookie Rank? The World Rookie Rank is a classification for riders 18 and under through the WSF and…
From the 9th to the 14th of August the best rookies of the world and the future south American snowboard stars will gather in Valle Nevado to participate to the South America Rookie Fest! The slopestyle contest will take place on Saturday the 11th in the spectacular Valle Nevado snowpark and beside the competition will…
Get ready rookies! The 2018/ 2019 World Rookie Tour season has officially begun with the New Zealand Rookie Fest from the 14th to the 16th of August! Following last year’s success, the Black Yeti returns to New Zealand for the second consecutive year! From Tuesday 14 to Thursday 16 August the amazing Cardrona Alpine Resort…
Livigno and Mottolino Snowpark have welcomed over 100 riders from 11 nations for this year DEEJAY Xmasters World Rookie Fest. After two days of heavy snow fall and low clouds, the sun accompanied Tuesday’ training and Wednesday’s final, where the athletes showed their skills in two final runs. The girls started first and Annika Morgan (GER) landed…
The Black Yeti is happy to announce that the video of the 2017 World Rookie Shooting is finally online! The best riders of the 2016/2017 World Rookie Tour such as Chase Blackwell (USA), Margherita Meneghetti (ITA), Davide Boggio (ITA), Casper Wolf (NED), David Luckerbauer (AUT), Emmi Parkkisenniemi (FIN), Gian Andrea Sutter (SUI) and Iina Puhakka (FIN) were rewarded with an invitation to the World Rookie Shooting,…
Taking part in the World Rookie Tour not only means to compete against the best riders coming from different nations, but it also means to have the chance to win prestigious awards! Therefore the Black Yeti is happy to announce that this year the winner of the World Rookie Finals that will be held in…
The Deejay XMasters World Rookie Fest 13th edition will take place at the Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno, Italy, one of the most famous snowparks in the European Alps, from the 20th to the 25th January 2018. To everyone looking for some freestyle action, World Rookie Fest returned with Deejay XMasters, the most famous Italian freestyle…
The Black Yeti is proud of all rookies, even this year the Corvatsch Rookie Fest was a blast. The beautiful mountain landscape and the amazing set up of Corvatsch Snowparkmade the event memorable. Almost 50 riders from 8 nations got challenged to conquer the podium of the Swiss stop of the Rookie Tour. The race took place on a perfect…
Finally the official calendar of the 13th edition of the World Rookie Tour has been announced! The first two stops, the NZ Rookie Fest and the World Rookie Rail Jam by Skipass, were a blast. Now the tour goes on with spectacular events in North America, Asia and in Europe, where will take place for the first time the Valle d’Aosta Rookie Fest from…
The Cardrona Rookie Fest, the first 2017/2018 World Rookie Tour stop, came to an end and the first rookies and groms had been qualified for the World Rookie Finals, to be held in Kitzsteinhorn at Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria, from the 10th to the 15th of April 2018. Starting with the Halpipe competition, on the 4th of October, Mitchell…