Category: World Rookie Tour

The largest youth snowboard series is back for the season 2010.11 with many international events world wide. Today’s pro like Peetu Piiroinen, Gjermund Braathen, Roope Tonteri and many other professional snowboarders started their international carries at previous editions of the World Rookie Tour: now is YOUR chance to get involved and make the dream come true. The best riders of the tour will win international photo & video shootings, freeride trip to Chile, film shooting with Pirates Movie Production and ticket to world class events: in the past our winners got wild cards to the Billabong Air&Style and the Oakley Arctic Challenge!

(photocredit Eleonora Raggi)

But it’s not all about competition! The World Rookie Tour are also international meetings where you can meet new friends, shred the best snowparks, learn new tricks, get in touch with team manager and snowboard media, travel and talk in english.

Join the tour is easy! Just drop an email to rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org or call your national snowboard federation. Start from the the regional and national rookie events, where you will get qualified for the international Rookie Fest around the world and win a ticket for the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals, the big end of season event which will be held in Ischgl, Austria, from 6 to 10 april 2011.

(photocredit Eleonora Raggi)

World Rookie Tour 2011 – Provisional Calendar for the international tour stops
Protest World Rookie Fest – Livigno, Italy – 3Star – 15.19 january 2011
Protest Rookie Camp – Livigno, Italy – international training camp – 19.22 january 2011
Protest Pyrenees Rookie Fest, Vallnord, Andorra – 3Star – febbruary 2011 (date to be announced)
East Rookie Fest – Splinderuv Mlyn, Czech Republic – 2Star – 4.6 march 2011
Protest World Rookie Finals – Ischgl, Austria – 4Star – 6.10 april 2010
Rookie Camp – Val Senales, Italy – international summer training camp – 25 june . 9 july 2011
Summer Rookie Fest – Val Senales, Italy – 2Star – 1.2 july 2011
Australian Rookie Fest – Perisher Blue, Australia – 3Star – july 2011 (date to be announced)
South America Rookie Fest – Valle Nevado, Chile – 2Star – august 2011(date to be announced) Plus many other 1star rookie event all around organized by WSF National Snowboard Association (check them on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org)

World Rookie Tour Rules
The title of World Rookie Champion will be awarded to the winner of the Protest World Rookie Finals reserved to the top riders from previous Rookie Fests, plus selected riders from National Snowboard Associations and the top 20 riders from the World Rookie Rank (rank at 10 days before the final event). Check it on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Age Groups
All rookie stops are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st january 1993 to 31st december 1995) and Grom (born from 1st january 1996 and up), both guys and girls. All contests of the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the Swatch TTR Ranks and for the new World Rookie Rank developed by WSF in association with the Swatch TTR

JSBA celebrate the 25th anniversary with its Year Book coming out in September together with “Snowstyle”, the oldest snowboard magazine in Japan, and through its mailing list of 12,000 members who will receive it at home.

The Year Book includes all you need know about snowboard schools, resorts, contests in Japan but also articles about safety and education. It also includes a special issue about WSF World Rookie Tour and Swatch TTR Tour.

Previous release of this publication were called “JSBA Year Book” but for 2010, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of JSBA, it is presented with the brand new name JSBA “Yukibouzu”: in Japanese “Yuki” means “Snow” and “Bouzu” mean “Kids”.

On Saturday 25th September the 2010 British Snow Tour will head to Milton Keynes, SNO!zone to host the highly anticipated Giro Big Air Championships and Big Air Jam. Stopping off at two local secondary schools along the way on the 23rd & 24th September, the tour looks to inspire even more newcomers, give away 100 FREE lessons, offer FREE product testing and showcase some of the UK’s finest snowboarding and freeskiing.

Over the last couple of weeks, Milton Keynes SNO!zone have been stockpiling snow in preparation for the Giro Big Air Championship event. The 10m, 6m and 3m all-snow jumps are being hand crafted by Damian Doyle and his crew as we speak and promises to elevate riders from rookies to pro’s including Andy Nudds, Katie Summerhayes and Giro Team rider, Tyler-Jay Harding to new heights.

The relaxed Giro Big Air Jam will kick start the day’s action offering spot prizes and awarding an overall under 16’s, over 16’s and Women’s jam session winner. The Giro British Big Air Championships with its all-new 3-run best runs counts competition format will be the highlight of the day’s action with British Championship titles up for grabs across five age categories: Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters. For more info, to pre-register to compete or sign up for a FREE lesson, go to: www.britishsnowtour.com

Giro Big Air Championships, Saturday 25th September, Milton Keynes, SNO!zone
Snowboard Championships Schedule:
09:30 – 10:15 – Giro Big Air Jam Session (All Women plus KM, YM (unless seeded)
10:15 – 11:45 – Giro Big Air Championships (All Women plus KM, YM (unless seeded)

• 10.00 – 18.00 – Ski & Snowboard demo-testing
• 12.00 – 16.00 – FREE Beginner Ski & Snowboard Lessons
12:00 – 12:45 – Giro Big Air Jam Session (JM, OM, MM plus all seeded men)
12:45 – 14:15 – Giro Big Air Championships (JM, OM, MM plus all seeded men)
16:00 – Prize Giving
Freeski Championships Schedule:
14:30 – 15:15 – Giro Big Air Jam Session (All Women plus KM, YM (unless seeded)
15:15 – 16:45 – Giro Big Air Championships (All Women plus KM, YM (unless seeded)
17:00 – 17:45: Giro Big Air Jam Session (JM, OM, MM plus all seeded men)
17:45 – 19:15: Giro Big Air Championships (JM, OM, MM plus all seeded men)
20:00: Prize Giving

The British Snow Tour, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: K2 & Ride snowboards and Line, Volkl and K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk.

The British Snow Tour made its first indoor stop of the series on Sunday 19th September at Glasgow SNO!zone for the Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross Championships and Rail Jam. The competition was fierce as over 100 of the UK’s top riders destroyed the rail set-up and charged down the fast Snowboard/Skiercross course. The Schools Tour Team also proved to be a big hit in Glasgow with over 100 enthusiastic kids taking part in the FREE taster lessons, courtesy of the Trespass Learner Academy.

Trespass Snowboardcross Championships and Rail Jam
A fast and pristine course welcomed in the first snowboard event of the day – The Trespass British Snowboardcross Championships. Over 50 riders including Team GB members battled it out during the head-to-head qualifying heats with the hopes of making it through to the overall finals.

It was a close race during the Women’s final with cousins Katie Ormerod and Sophie Nicholls both getting a great start out of the gates and battling it out to take the lead. Sophie accelerated over the last set of rollers to cross the line in first place and take the 2010 Trespass British Snowboardcross Championship title. Katie finished in a very close second with Sarah Fish and 2009 champ, Jules Chappell finishing in 3rd and 4th respectively.

In the Men’s final it was another close race out of the start gates with some spectacular wipe-outs along the way. Team GB rider, Simon Nicholson, who’d clocked the fastest timed run of the day took an early lead, but crashed out on a banked turn, leaving the race wide open. Local rider, Marco Santi took full advantage and charged down the course and over the final jump to take the 2010 Trespass Snowboardcross Championship Title. Second place and a thwack of respect went to Edward Castle-Henry who crossed the line next and who’d also spent 17hrs on a coach traveling up to Scotland to compete. Kyle Wise and Simon Nicholson, who’d dominated the qualification rounds finished in 3rd and 4th respectively

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Trespass Snowboardcross Championship Results:
Men Women
1st – Marco Santi – Glasgow 1st – Sophie Nicholls – Halifax
2nd – Edward Castle-Henry – Hertfordshire 2nd – Katie Ormerod – Halifax
3rd – Kyle Wise – Norwich 3rd – Sarah Fish – Glasgow
4th – Simon Nicholson – Milton Keynes 4th – Jules Chappell – Milton Keynes

The relaxed rail jam, with its array of obstacles – from rookie boxes and gas pipes to more challenging rails and c-box’s continued the afternoon’s snowboard action. The rail trickery was in a league of its own with Jamie Nicholls and local riders pushing the limits. After a 2hr session Jamie Nicholls (over 16’s) Matt McCormick (under 16’s) and Katie Ormerod (women) walked away as the overall Jam session winners. A special shout-out also goes to local ripper, JJ who was killing it on the box with one footed boardslides.

To check out the photo galleries and videos from the Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross Championships and Rail Jam and for a full list of results go to: www.britishsnowtour.com/championships/glasgow

The British Snow Tour, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: K2 & Ride snowboards and Line, Volkl and K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk

The Swedish ripper Sven Thorgren won the first edition of the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest, a Swatch TTR 2Star Slopestyle. With riders from 5 nations, the event was hosted in Valle Nevado, Chile and it assigned to the best Chilean riders tickets to the Protest World Rookie Fest 2011 in Livigno, Italy, and to the Protest World Rookie Finals 2011 in Ischgl, Austria.

Sven Thorgren (SWE)

Andre Escobar (CHI)

Marco Grigis (ITA)

The rookie’s slopestyle consisted of two obstacles with rail and boxes, one jump and one transfer kicker. For the grom category, from 6 to 14 years old, an additional line with smaller obstacles was realized. Among the male rookies Sven Thorgren from Sweden resulted the best, followed by Italian rising star Marco Grigis and local hero Andre Escobar who got a ticket for the Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria. The best male grom was Santiago Gonzales (CHI) while among the girls Roberta Irarrazaual (CHI) who won and invitation to Protest World Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy.

Podiums

The event was previously postponed for bad weather conditions from the 14 to 21 august. During that week, the EU Rookie Squad enjoyed a week of trips and shootings around Chile with skate and artificial wave surf sessions, visits of cultural and traditional locations and some slashy backcountry riding. Italian freesurfer Eugenio Barcelloni, who is spending 2010 in Chile, invited the crew to a secret Big Wave surf session in Pichicuy were living legends Ramon Navarro and Greg Long conquer a “never surfed before” 10 meters wave. Full story, photos and video clip about the EU Rookie Trip to Chile will be released next autumn in snowboard magazines and websites.

Eugenio Barcelloni (ITA)

Ramon Navarro and Greg Long hitting a 10m “new” wave in Chile

Eugenio Barcelloni Tow-In demo

“It was a great trip and the slopestyle showed an unexpected level of riding” stated Filippo Kratter, head judge of the event. “We are very satisfied with this first edition of the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest, and we are looking forward to make it to next level in 2011” said Fabian Giavio, from Anden Chile. The event also included a Freestyle Snowboard clinic for the Chilean rookies with RedBull rider Filippo Kratter and Sebastian Geiger from Ride Snowboards Europe.

Filippo Kratter (ITA)

Bejamin Yavez (CHI)

Andreas “Mone” Monesberg (AUT): filmer, skater, rider and crew motivator

Pictures by Trojer Meinhard

Media request
Marco Sampaoli
WSF Vice President
marco@worldsnowboardfederation.org
mobile: +39.340.32.85.569

World Rookie Tour Rules
The title of World Rookie Champion 2011 will be awarded to the winner of the 4Star World Rookie Finals 2011 in Ischgl, Austria, reserved to the top riders from previous Rookie Fests, plus selected riders from National Snowboard Associations and the top 20 riders, male and female, from the World Rookie Rank. Check it on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Watch out the first video from warm up day at Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest 2010, in Valle Nevado, Chile.

South America Rookie Fest 2010 _ part 1 from Board.tv on Vimeo.

The first South American edition of the World Rookie Tour kicked off Saturday, august the 14th, in Valle Nevado, Chile. This event features some European rookies, RedBull’s pro Filippo Kratter as international guest and a bunch of Chilean youngsters. First days saw a snowboard clinic and a rail jam session. The slopestyle contest, scheduled for Sunday august 15th , was postponed to Saturday August 21st because of a wind storm while all the freeride and cultural activities scheduled for the next days are confirmed.

Rodeo on the transfer – Sven Thorgren (Swe)

The European crew at the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest includes Filippo Kratter, Sebastian Geiger and Andreas “Mone” Monsberger, and an EU Squad of selected rookies from previous stops of the World Rookie Tour: Marco Grigis (Ita), Hakon Hernes (Nor), Sven Thorgren (Swe) and Georg Huber (Aut).

Hakon Hernes (NOR)

Georg Huber (Aut)

Sven Thorgren (SWE)

Sebastian Geiger (AUT)

On Saturday the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest offered local snowboarders a freestyle clinic with Filippo Kratter from RedBull and Sebastian Geiger from Ride Snowboards. It included a theoretical part to explain Filippo’s carrier from rookie to pro, followed by 2 groups of freestyle clinics.

Filippo Kratter’s snowboard clinic

On Sunday the Swatch TTR 2Star slopestyle couldn’t happen because of a wind storm and it was postponed to the next Saturday (august 21st ). Instead of the slopestyle, a rail jam session was arranged in order to produce photos and film footage with the rookies.

Marco Grigis (ITA) during the rail jam

From Monday august 16th to Friday 20th the first “Freeride Edition” of the World Rookie Tour will take place. European invited rookies and 2 wild cards from Chile will enjoy a week of sports and cultural activities: backcountry shootings in Valle Nevado, one day surf trip, visit of Santiago de Chile and an environmental clinic with the Chilean “Tell A Vision” premiere of “Respira” from Drew Stevenson project 2010 in Brazil.
Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest – Updated Program
– Monday, August 16th : Start of the Freeride Program with European invited rookies and pros, best 2 south americam riders from slopestyle and Anden Crew.
– Tuesday,August 17th : Powder Kicker Session and Photo Shooting with BoardTV and Aestetiker TV.
– Wednesday, August 18th : Mall Sport Freeride Session
– Thursday, August 19th: Chilean Dinner & Party at “A-House” in Farellone by Fabian Giavio and Urban Rail Session in Farellones.
– Friday, August 20th: Night Photo Shooting
– Saturday, August 21st : Slopestyle contest (inscription at 8.00am at Terraza Slalom in Valle Nevado)
– Sunday, August 22nd : final event at “Santa Pizza Wave House” with Chilean Dinner, Skateboarding, Flow riding and Party.
– Monday, August 23rd : Departure day
– Warning: 1 Day Flash Surf Trip to be defined

Pictures by Trojer Meinhard

For info and media request
Marco Sampaoli
WSF Vice President
marco@worldsnowboardfederation.org
mobile: +39.340.32.85.569 or +56.9-963.4572 (Chilean mobile phone number)

The Yeti is moving to Chile for the upcoming Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest which will include a slopestyle and an exclusive freeride program with international pros.

Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest 2010: the Freeride Edition

After events in Europe, Asia and Australia, the Black Yeti will land in Valle Nevado, Chile for the Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest “The Freeride Edition”. Infact the 10 days program of this unique event, from august 13rd to august 23rd, includes a Swatch TTR 2star slopestyle contest, trainings with pros and many freeride activities in the backcountry paradise around Valle Nevado.

During the previous event of the World Rookie Tour, the top rookies were scouted and their carrier launched. More than 500 young riders from 27 nations joined last season tour which culminated in Ischgl, Austria, with the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals, where finnish ripper Roope Tonteri won his second World Rookie Champion title. Now the Black Yeti is moving to South America and continue the search for the next snowboarding future star around the globe.

Invited European rookies, togheter with RedBull rider Filippo Kratter and international media, are next to move to Chile for the last stop of the southern hemisphere schedule of the World Rookie Tour 2010. They will enjoy a week of powder kickers, photo shootings and film sessions in Valle Nevado backcountry area and the top South America rookies from the slopestyle competition will be invited to join it.

Valle Nevado Backcountry

After this event there will be a short break in the World Rookie Tour. Northern Hemisphere schedule 2010.11 will be announced next september but the main stops are already confirmed: Protest World Rookie Fest in Livigno and Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischgl will take place in January and april 2011.

Mall Sport South America Rookie Fest – Program
– Friday, August 13rd : arrival of the European crew and first visit of Valle Nevado Ski Resort
– Saturday, August 14th : Freestyle trainings in Valle Nevado Snowpark with Filippo Kratter
– Sunday, August 15th : Slopestyle contest (inscription 16.000

Fifteen-year-old Billy Hayman is the debut champion of the Australian Rookie Fest in Thredbo thanks to a sick run that included some stylish front and back 720s with a myriad of jib tricks to match. Next week will take place the South America Rookie Fest in Valle Nevado, Chile, as the last stop for the Southern Hemisphere for the World Rookie Tour 2010.

About the Australia Rookie Fest, despite an unseasonal downpour of rain the day prior, Thredbo’s terrain park crew soldiered on to tirelessly put together a stellar looking slopestyle course. The set up included a 30 stair set complete with both round and flat bar options into a 6 metre box to cliff drop landing. Next was the jump line consisting of a 35ft jump into a 40 ft jump to finish. With the smooth take offs and landings, 540’s and 720’s quickly became the standard tricks of the top 5 riders in the finals.

Thursday’s rainfall meant the cancellation of the planned air bag session and practice on the slopestyle course. But not ones to let a bit of bad weather sour their moods, the kids remained high-spirited and confident they’d get to shred on the planned competition day on Friday.

Rookie Girl Podium

The weather co-operated on Friday as the judges, including Australian Olympic halfpipe rider Ben Mates, witnessed some of the best qualification runs ever seen in an Australian junior competition. In what was a difficult field of riders to split, the male rookie group was narrowed down to a five rider final. Billy Hayman’s run of front board down the staircase, back tail to same way 270 off the cliff box into a frontside 720 mute and then backed up by a backside 720 Japan was enough to earn him the nod from Jesse Kennedy and Hugh Marsden.

Male Grom Podium

In the female rookie division Lauren Staveley’s combination of 50-50s with back and front 360s earned her the win. While in the grom division, Henry Bessell impressed with a winning run of 50-50 down the staircase into another 50-50 to backside 180 out off the cliff box, followed by a cab 540 into a backside 360. Billy, Henry and Lauren all secured themselves an all-inclusive entro to the Livigno World Rookie Fest in Italy and maybe the World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria in the hope of securing the title of World Rookie Champion, an accolade once captured by Australia’s own Michaela Davis Meehan in 2009. The prize includes registration, accomodation, meals and lift tickets, while Male and Female rookie winners also won a ride in the Red Bull stunt plane.

Male Rookie Podium

Don’t miss the upcoming South America Rookie Fest, from 13 to 23 august in Valle Nevado, Chile. It will include a 2star slopestyle contest and a 7 days freeride film trip with Red Bull and Ride pro snowboarders. More info will be avaible in the next days.

About the World Rookie Tour
The World Rookie Tour is the global snowboard series for the under 18 years old riders. With more than 100 events all over, it offers youngsters a possibility to show their skill and start their Professional Snowboarders carrier. Today it is the the most important scouting platform to discover tomorrow’s snowboarding stars. The tour includes freestyle events from 1 to 4Star TTR level, with stops in every nation, and it culminates every season in the Swatch TTR 4Star World Rookie Finals, where the World Rookie Champion is awarded and incredible prizes are assigned. Among the World Rookie Champions Peetu Piiroinen, Christian Haller, Gjermund Braathen, Sergei Lapuski and Roope Tonteri. Instead of money, the prize giving consist of an equal value of prizes to support the winners’ carrier: film sessions, photo shootings, trip and tickets to world class events. World Rookie Tour 09.10 assigned a video shooting with Pirate Movie Production, a ticket to the Oakley Arctic Challenge and to the Billabong Air&Style, photoshooting with Onboard Europe, 3 freeride film trip to Chile with international RedBull Pros, trip to New Zealand at the RedBull Evolution Camp. More info on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Come late July and the hills of Thredbo will sprout to life with the sounds of adolescent shredding. Over a three-day period, Australia’s premier freestyle resort will play host to an international gathering of youth as they throw down in the second leg of the 2010-11 WSF World Rookie Tour, the Australian Rookie Fest.

Carrying a 2 star TTR rating, the debut of the Australian Rookie Fest on the World Rookie Tour follows on from the opening event in Val Senales, Italy. In what is a first for the Southern Hemisphere, the Australian Rookie Fest will be contested on the finely manicured slopestyle course of Thredbo, located in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains Range. Riders will be throwing down to earn themselves an all-inclusive entry to the Livigno World Rookie Fest in Italy or the World Rookie Tour Finals in Ischgl, Austria in the hope of securing the title of World Rookie Champion, an accolade once captured by Australia’s own Michaela Davis Meehan in 2009.
Competitors will also be treated to a bag jump session and induction clinic to help hone their jump skills before hitting the specially built course for a practice session. Thredbo’s air bag is the largest of it’s kind in the Southern Hemisphere and will provide youngsters with a safe and secure platform to attempt some new tricks beforehand.
The World Rookie Tour includes events in both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres with more than 500 young riders from 27 nations joining last season’s tour. The tour culminated in Ischgl, Austria, with the 4 Star Protest World Rookie Finals where Finnish ripper Roope Tonteri won his second World Rookie Champion title. After the Australian leg the World Rookie Tour moves onto the backcountry of the Andes for the South America Rookie Fest, from August 13th to 23rd, in Valle Nevado, Chile.
Entry Forms:
Click here to download the entry form or visit the SSA (Ski & Snowboard Australia) website http://www.skiandsnowboard.org.au/ (Under the Snowboard > Events tab)

Program:
Wednesday 28th July 2010
2pm – 5pm Registrations – Tate Room at Thredbo Alpine Hotel
5pm – 6pm Coaches Briefing – as above
6pm – Welcome – Lounge Bar at Thredbo Alpine Hotel

Thursday 29th July 2010
9.30am Monster Bagjump Safety Clinic
10am – 1pm Bagjump Session
2pm – 4pm Practice (on course)

Friday 30th July 2010
8am – 9.30am Bib collection
10am Practice
11am Event Qualifiers
1pm Finals
2.30pm Prize Giving Ceremony (on course)

Prizes include: The 4 winners (male/female rookie and male/female grom) will receive an all-inclusive entry into the Livigno World Rookie Fest, Italy or the World Rookie Fest Final in Ischgl, Austria, both of which are 4 star TTR events. The prize includes registration, accommodation, meals and lift tickets. Travel is not included.

Male and Female Rookie winners will also win a ride in the Red Bull stunt plane.

Event Sponsors: Red Bull, Thredbo, Smith Optics, Adrenalin Plus Boardstore, NSW Sport and Recreation, NSW Sn

Roope Tonteri is the winner of Summer Rookie Fest 2010, a Swatch TTR 2star slopestyle with riders from 7 nations. The finals happened Friday 8 july at Gentlemen’s Snowpark in Val Senales, Italy, at the end of the first Rookie Camp. It was the kick off evento f the World Rookie Tour 2010.11 which will now move in Australia and Cile, for the first snowboard freeride youth event ever.

During the Rookie Camp and the slopestyle contest, the two times World Rookie Champion, Roope Tonteri from Finland hitted incredibile tricks like bs 1260 late cork, cab 1440, double rodeo and double front flip. With such tricks porfolio, for sure Roope will conquer many other good results in the next TTR contest, including the next Air&Style Rookie Challange 2010 in Innsbruck, Austria, were he was invited after getting the WSF World Rookie Champion 2010 title.

Best grom of the event was Jakub Kral with front 720 e bs 720, while among the girls was Diana Augustinova, both from Czech Republic. Moreover the program included also a skateboard contest and Photo/video shooting with snowboard media.

World Rookie Tour will now move in the Southern Hemisphere with slopestyle contests in Thredbo, Australia from 28 to 30 jully, and a freeride edition in Valle Nevado, Chile from 13 to 23 august. More information about the upcoming World Rookie Tour events will be avaible on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Summer Rookie Fest 2010, Val Senales, Italy – RANKS

mens, Rookie
1, Roope Tonteri, Finlandia
2, Martin Mikyska, Rep. Ceca
3, Mathias Weissenbacher, Austria
4, Alessandro Bonapace, Italia

mens, Grom
1, Jakub Kral, Rep. Ceca
2, Daniel Porkert, Rep. Ceca
3, Benjamin Lestage, Svezia

Girls
1, Diana Augustinova, Rep. Ceca
2, Katerina Vojackova, Rep. Ceca
3, Birgit Rofner, Austria

Full ranks avaible on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

Next International summer stops of the World Rookie Tour 2010.11:
Australia Rookie Fest – Thredbo, Australia, Oceania – 2Star Slopestyle – 28.30 july 2010
Freeride Rookie Fest – Valle Nevado, Chile, South America – 2Star + Film Freeride Trip – 13.23 august 2010

photo credit : Eleonora Raggi

On June 19th 2010, competitors from all over the world including New Zealand, England, France, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland made their way to Germany for the 6th edition of the slopestyle contest ONE BIG PARKZEIT in the JEVER SKIHALLE Neuss. For the first time ever, the contest was also part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour and as 3Star event handed out valuable TTR world ranking points. Elke Cogghe from Belgium and Florian Heim from Austria stood atop the podium of the snowboard competition that day.

“The quality among the snowboarders this year was as high as never before because of its TTR status. Riders came from everywhere to participate in the contest.“ sais snowboard professional and PARKZEIT judge Flo Penzinger. „Especially in the finals, the level of riding was extremely high.“ commented judge Kathrin Gappmayr in surprise.

Almost 100 snowboarders from eight nations from the age of 14 to 54 years came to Neuss to present their tricks and styles in the freshly shaped park of the ski dome. Four judges took on the difficult task to determine the best riders that day who would later be awarded with a road trip to the ONE BIG PARK funparks around Salzburg, and goodies from the event’s sponsors, such Nitro, Vans, Atomic, Brunotti, Deeluxe, DC, and Rome.

Top 3 of the ONE BIG PARKZEIT on 19./20.06.2010

Snowboard Men
1. Florian Heim (Mayrhofen / Austria)
2. Felix Harsch (Wegberg / Germany)
3. Jan Schmitz (Dormagen / Germany)

Snowboard Ladies
1. Elke Cogghe (Bredene / Belgium)
2. Laura Kunz (Westerburg / Germany)
3. Agnieszka Rusin (Innsbruck / Austria)

NEW SWATCH TTR 3STAR EVENT IN AUSTRALIA THIS JULY: THE MOUNTAIN DEW HUT JAM

Mt. Buller, Australia – June 25th, 2010: Fifteen teams of Australia’s best freestyle snowboarders will compete for a share of

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As in the winter editions, the Summer Rookie Fest is not just a contest, but a unique opportunity to meet and hang with rookies from all over Europe, riders from Nike6.0 and RedBull team, and some of the toughest youngsters in the world. Also the reigning World Rookie Champion 2009 and 2010 is going to be there, the Finnish ripper Roope Tonteri. Among the many activities of the event there will be freestyle camps with international pro riders, barbeque, skate contests, and a Red Bull Party which is going to be unforgettable.

Riders from all Europe will partecipate at this International camp and contest! A unique chance to improve your riding skills, english knowledge and meet new friends from all over. Among the special guests of the rookie camp, there will be Roope Tonteri, 2 times World Rookie Champion and ranked n°8 in the Swatch TTR World Rank.

The Gentlemen’s Nitro Snowpark in Schnastal is one of the best summer snowparks in the Alps, with a lot of obstacles from easy line to pro line. The tourist facility providing accommodation is the beautiful Apparthotel Kurtz*** in full board. The hotel is just 200 mt away from the cableway of Schnastal. The hotel has every comfort: a swimming pool, gym, wellness centre, basket and tennis courts, a five-a-side football pitch, and a skatepark where skateboard camp will be avaible for free every evening.

For the rookies who wish to train and learn new tricks there will be also a Rookie Camp, from 3 to 10 july. with snowboard clinics for riders of any level. For more info on the camp check www.rookiecamp.eu

It is possible to take part in the Summer Rookie Fest or in the Rookie Camp in Val Senales, with 2 packages:
– Package A “2Star Slopestyle Summer Rookie Fest “: from 6th to 10th july for € 350 all inclusive
It includes 4 nights in the Hotel (full board), 3-day lift tickets, participation to the slopestyle contests, gifts from Nike6.0 and Red Bull Party.
– Package B “Rookie Camp + slopestyle”: from 3rd june to 10th june for € 670 all inclusive
It includes 7 nights in Hotel (full board), 6-day lift tickets, snowboard camp, participation to the slopestyle contest, gifts from Nike6.0 and Red Bull Party on july 9th.

Info and registrations:
mail: rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org
phone: +39.340.3285569

International summer stops of the World Rookie Tour 2010.11:
Rookie Camp – Val Senales, Italy, Europe – Advanced Freestyle Camp – 3.10 july 2010
Summer Rookie Fest – Val Senales, Italy, Europe – 2Star Slopestyle – 6.10 july 2010
Australia Rookie Fest – Thredbo, Australia, Oceania – 2Star Slopestyle – 28.30 july 2010
Freeride Rookie Fest – Valle Nevado, Chile, South America – 2Star + Film Freeride Trip – 13.23 august 2010

About the World Rookie Tour
The World Rookie Tour is the global snowboard series for the under 18 years old riders. With more than 100 events all over, it offers youngsters a possibility to show their skill and start their Professional Snowboarders carrier. Today it is the the most important scouting platform to discover tomorrow’s snowboarding stars. The tour includes freestyle events from 1 to 4Star TTR level, with stops in every nation, and it culminates every season in the Swatch TTR 4Star World Rookie Finals, where the World Rookie Champion is awarded and incredible prizes are assigned. Among the World Rookie Champions Peetu Piiroinen, Christian Haller, Gjermund Braathen, Sergei Lapuski and Roope Tonteri. Instead of money, the prize giving consist of an equal value of prizes to support the winners’ carrier: film sessions, photo shootings, trip and tickets to world class events. World Rookie Tour 09.10 assigned a video shooting with Pirate Movie Production, a ticket to the Oakley Arctic Challenge and to the Billabong Air&Style, photoshooting with Onboard Europe, 3 freeride film trip to Chile with international RedBull Pros, trip to New Zealand at the RedBull Evolution Camp.
More info on www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

EVENT INFO SHEET
SUMMER ROOKIE FEST 2010.
SCHNASTAL. ITALY. 6-10 July

Event Summer Rookie Fest
Location Schnastal, Italy
Date 6-10 july 2010
Event Mode Slope Style (2 Star)

Age groups Rookie (born from 1992 and 1994) // Grom (born after 1995)

Prize A ticket to the Protest World Rookie Fest 2011 in Livigno, snowboard staff and tropheys.

Qualified Riders Event open to every rider born from 1992. Max number of rider admitted: 100.

Inscription by mail to rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org .

Costs 350€ for package A (from 6 to 10 july) and 670€ for package B (from 3rd to 10th july). The cost include hotel (sull board), coach, lift tickets, contest inscription, redbull party and gifts from Nike6.0.

Accomodation At Hotel Kurtz***

Judging up to snowboard judges and experts

Park Shaping Gentlemens Riders Crew

Transportation Taxi service avaible from Bolzen and Meran

Media Accreditation contact rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org

TV Production & Pics: Just a few days after the event, a TV production, footage and photos of the event will be available (contact rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org)

Sponsor&Partner: Nike6.0, Snowpark.it, supported by Pirate Movie Productions, Funivie Val Senales, Gentlemen’s Riders, Neuro, energized da RedBull.
Organization World Rookie Fest Organizing Committee in collaboration with Board Riders and the Asociace Ceského Snowboardingu

Contact Marco Sampaoli – rookie@worldsnowboardfederation.org ph:+39.340.3285569
Official website www.worldsnowboardfederation.org

The WSF World Rookie Tour is ready to kick off the season 2010.11 with the first international events and national series. In july and august 2010 the tour will land in Europe, Oceania and South America, from Northern to Southern Hemisphere. Next months calendar includes Swatch TTR slopestyle events, training camp and freeride trip to start searching the next snowboarding future stars.

The World Rookie Tour 2010.11 “The Future is STILL here”, announce today its kick off events in july and august 2010, in Northern and Southern Hemisphere: across Summer and Winter. Last season World Rookie Tour 09.10 included events in Southern and Northern Hemispheres. More than 500 young riders from 27 nations joined last season tour. It culminated in Ischgl, Austria, with the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals where finnish ripper Roope Tonteri won his second World Rookie Champion title. Waiting for next winter program and prize announcement, these are the preliminary info about the international rookie events confirmed for july and august 2010.

Rookie Camp, Val Senales, Italy – 3.10 july 2010 (Advanced Training Camp)
From 3 to 10 july 2010, Val Senales in Italy, will host the Rookie Camp, a freestyle training camp for riders of any level up to 18 years old. Ride with the Champions as the World Rookie Champion Roope Tonteri and many other talented youngsters will join this unique training program. The Rookie Camp will offer snowboard & Skateboard lesson for any riding level, trainings, photo&video shootings, English Talks and many other activities. Riders from all Europe are already confirmed. Inscription fee is 670€ all inclusive. All info and registration on www.rookiecamp.eu.

Summer Rookie Fest, Val Senales, Italy – 6.10 july (2Star Slopestyle and Summer Chill)
From 6 to 10 july, the second edition of the 2Star slopestyle “Summer Rookie Fest” will be held in Val Senales, Italy, during the last days of the RookieCamp. With a 2Star slopestyle and tons of chilling possibilities, it will be the only TTR summer event on the Alps hosted in one of the finest European summer snowpark. This slopestyle contest will award a ticket to the legendary 4Star World Rookie Fest 2011 in Livigno, Italy, an invitation for a film shooting with Board.TV and many snowboard goodies by Nike6.0 and Nitro. Inscription fee is 350€ all inclusive.

Australian Rookie Fest, Thredbo, Australia – 28.30 july (2Star Slopestyle)
After Val Senales, the Rookie Fest will move “down under” with the first stop ever in the Southern Hemisphere. Thredbo in Australia will held the 2Star slopestyle Australian Rookie Fest, from 28 to 30 july. It will be the pinnacle event of the Australian Junior Series, which will include events also in Victoria on 23.25 july, and Perisher Blue from 12 to 14 august. This event will assign 3 tickets for the 4Stars slopestyles World Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy, and World Rookie Finals in Ischgl, Austria.

South America Rookie Fest, Valle Nevado, Chile – 13.23 august (2Star Slopestyle and Freeride Trip)
The World Rookie Tour will move in the backcountry of the Andes for the South America Rookie Fest, from 13 to 23 august, in Valle Nevado, Chile. The event will be integrated in the Circuito Bichos, the Chilean youth snowboard series, and international pro riders and selected European rookies will join it. The program of this unique event include an opening 2Star Slopestyle with snowboard clinics with the pros. After the best rookies from South America, will be invited to a freeride program with European Top Rookies and RedBull pros to enjoy a week of powder kickers, photo shootings and film sessions in Valle Nevado backcountry area.

World Rookie Tour – International Summer Stops 2010.11
Rookie Camp, Val Senales, Italy – 3.10 july 2010 – www.rookiecamp.eu
Summer Rookie Fest, Val Senales, Italy – 6.10 july 2010, 2Star Slopestyle
Australian Rookie Fest, Thredbo, Australia – 28.30 july 2010, 2Star Slopestyle
South America Rookie Fest, Valle Nevado, Chile – 13.23 august 2010, 2Star Slopestyle and Freeride Trip
Northern Hemisphere events 2010.11 to be announced

World Rookie Tour Rules
The title of World Rookie Champion 2011 will be awarded to the winner of the 4Star World Rookie Finals 2011 in Ischgl, Austria, reserved to the top riders from previous Rookie Fests, plus selected riders from National Snowboard Associations and the top 20 riders, male and female, from the World Rookie Rank.

Age Groups
WSF rookie events are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st january 1993 to 31st december 1995) and Grom (born from 1st january 1996 and up), both boys and girls. All contests of the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the Swatch TTR Ranks and for the World Rookie Rank developed by World Snowboard Federation in association with the Swatch TTR World Pro Tour.

World Rookie Tour is ready to start a new summer season of events for youngsters! The first stops of the summer tour will be the Rookie Camp 2010 in Val Senales, Italy, from 3 to 10 july. It is a Snowboard & Skateboard Camp for riders of any level, and it includes in the program also a Swatch TTR 2Star slopestyle.

Roope Tonteri by Eleonora Raggi

Gentlemen Rider’s Nitro Snowpark

Roope Tonteri @ Val Senales skatepark

Skatepark Val Senales

They came, saw and stepped on it!At the Big Final of the Quiksilver Wir Schanzen 2010 with bright sunshine in the perfectly shaped Betterpark Hintertux 49 Freeskiers and Snowboarders showed why it was them who qualified for this final. It really was Freestyle Action on the highest stage.

For many riders the Big Final of the Quiksilver Wir Schanzen 2010 was the last contest of the season, but the smiling faces at the accreditation already showed that there was a lot of motivation left to step on it one more time.
The organizers chose the Jam-Session Modus so the riders could make as many runs as a preset time period allowed. And it was the right decision: the riders pushed each other from run to run to a top class riding level.

The Kids and Girls went first on the Medium Kickers and Jib Line. Mini but mighty! The Kids made everybody sit up. In the end it was Lucas Mangold (GER) to win the skiing category and Christian Geiger (AUT) took the snowboard victory. The rookies have been awarded with summer season tickets for the Hintertux Glacier worth more than 500 Euro each. For 222 days the Betterpark Hintertux as the only summer snowpark of Central Europe will now be second home.

And the supposedly weaker sex showed that girls as well do not shrink from challenging tricks. Local heroine Christina Gruber (AUT) nailed down the victory in the snowboard category with the best action in this class and could take home two tickets for the Taubertal Festival. At her second contest the ski girl Lisa Zimmermann (GER) astonished spectators as well as judges with her 720s and one 1080. She too could hold two Festival tickets of Red Bull in her hands – on top of the podium.

The big showdown came in the superfinals of the Men. The riders could not get enough and the tricks became faster, higher and further from run to run. With double flips and his smooth style Christian Beri (SUI) could convince the judges. In the snowboard category it was Matthias Vogt (AUT) who won with creativity, challenging tricks and a lot of style. Both champions took home a cheque worth 1000 Euros from the title sponsor Quiksilver.

At the last Red Bull Best Trick Session of this year’s tour the challenge was to overcome an Up-Box with a Gap. Again Matthias Vogt (AUT) wrapped this session up with a switch 50-50 Backflip out. Raphael Schweiger (AUT) showed the best skiing trick and took home the Red Bull IPod Touch. For those who cannot get enough of kickers, boxes and co. in the summer, the Betterpark Hintertux is THE place to be. The snowpark is open from April to December – Superpipe included!

The Afterparty at the Kleine Tenne in Lanersbach topped off the Big Final of the Quiksilver Wir Schanzen 2010. The winners and the successful ending of the tour were celebrated adequately to the dance music of the Drunken Masters.

All in all it was an absolutely felicitous and worthy final of the Quiksilver Wir Schanzen 2010. A big “Thank You!” goes to the sponsors, to the Hintertux Glacier and the Tux-Finkenberg Tourism, to the crew and of course to all the motivated riders of all tour stops, without you the Wir Schanzen would not exist.
See you next season!

Oh and by the way – as always there is a cool video made by RebelTV for those who could not come to the Hintertux Glacier. All those who want to upload their own movies and take part the video contest can do so until midnight May 02nd on www.rebel.tv and cream off awesome prizes. Who does not want to win IPods, Quiksilver Stuff or even Allgäu-Gletschercards?

Snowboard Men
1. Matthias Vogt AUT
2. Patrick Cinca GER
3. Piotr Janosz POL

Ski Men
1. Christian Beri SUI
2. Flo Geyer GER
3. Mike Hauser AUT

Snowboard Girls
1. Christina Gruber AUT
2. Diana Sadlowski POL
3. Nadine Härtinger GER

Ski Girls
1. Lisa Zimmermann GER
2. Sarah Neuhauser AUT
3. Christl Radulowiz AUT

Snowboard Kids
1. Christian Geiger AUT
2. Andre Höflich GER
3. Tobias Michel GER

Ski Kids
1. Lucas Mangold GER
2. Sebastian Scheck GER
3. Eric Schwabl AUT

After a season of rookie events all over, the World Rookie Tour landed in Ischgl, Austria, for the end of season final where the Champion was crowned. Riders from 15 nations took part at the event showcasing tomorrow’s future stars in the well designed snowpark by Klaus Marcus’ shaper crew.

Protest World Rookie Finals 2010 – Ischgl, Austria from Board.tv on Vimeo.

Check out almost 100 pictures from the Protest World Rookie Finals 2010 from Eleonora Raggi and Armin Popp. In addition the shapers crew edit their own video about the event with a special focus on the snowpark construction.

Diana Augustinova from Czech Republic

Check here the video edited by the shapers of the Slopestyle

Click here for complete photogallery

After an action packed few days at the Ruka Battery Park in Northern Finland, snowboarding’s upcoming star Enni Rukajärvi took the victory at the 3Star Oakley Girlsessions. The event had attracted a crowd that was curious to see the local rookie talent, who had last month been crowned Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion. In second place came Saana Pehkonen (FIN) and in third Claire Frost (GBR) who all got a piece of the

10000 USD prize purse.