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Only 50 spot for Grom and Rookies: when online registration were opened the Lions Gate’s phone have rung day and night! “Any cancellation today?” was the chorus that we heard by all those who have failed to register in time.. Each Japanese young rider want enter to “Indy Park Jam Rookie Fest”!!

Originally idea was to Lions Gate co-founder “Michiyo Hashimoto”. She was Salt Lake City Half Pipe Olympian and when she retired from scene have decided to realize “Kirara Kamp”, for kids snowboarder. Kirara in Japanese means “Bright Shining”. She wishes that kids have fun and love to snowboarding from the first time. The Camp’s final stage is “Indy Park Jam”. Now they upgrade it like Asian biggest and highest quality Rookie event!

We have opened the training day after 50cm fresh snow falled previous night, but the contest day was with a perfect blue sky. 4 Rookie and 10 Groms Girl and 15 Rookie and 22 Groms Boys turn up to “Nekoma” Ski Resort from all nations.

Local shaper crew, “Pyramid Snowpark Design”, did a good job: they have set up two Kicker Line. The Pro-line with 14 meter Kicker and 10 meter Kicker, Canon box, down box rail, and Kink Down rail. Mid-line with 14 meter and 8 meter kicker, Flat box, down box and down rail until the Red Bull Tent.

Nekoma is the home resort of last season’s Grom Girl Rookie Finals’ Winner: “Reira Iwabuchi”. Reira was the forerunner of the contest and now all kids are pumped. Jam session training jam, two run best count and final stage… The winner of the day!!

Hinari Asanuma (13) from Iwate. B360 -> F360 -> B270 Out -> 50 Sifty -> 50.

Yuuna Komuro (15) from Kanagawa. C540 -> B360 -> 270 in Board Slide -> Transfer 50 -> Front 50.

Youtaro Miyazawa (17) from Tokyo. F1080 -> B1080 -> BS270 Out -> BS270 Board Slide -> 50 Front side 360 Out.

Souta Umehara (14) from Nagano. B900 -> Switch B900 -> BS450 Out -> Cab 180 in 50 to 270 !!

These two girls and two boys received the invitation tickets to Ischgl’s for “2016 Völkl World Rookie Finals”. Last season’s golden ticket Reira Iwabuchi is looking for defending title!

At last, during the award ceremony there was a good Surprise from Nekoma’s manager Mr.Kikuchi: a season lift pass for the winner!!

Big thanks to Burton Japan, Red Bull Japan, IJC-Asia, Pyramid Snowpark Design and Nekoma resort!!

Report by Ishi@JSBA

Photogallery 2016 Indy Park Rookie Fest here

Results Indy Park Rookie Fest 2016

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2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar
South America Rookie Fest (SS) . Valle Nevado, Chile 21.23 August 2015 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) . Corvatsch, Swiss . postponed to 17.20 December 2015 – DONE
Iceripper Rookie Fest (HP) . Laax, Swiss 06.09 January 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) . Livigno, Italy 09.14 January 2016 – DONE
Peyragudes Rookie Fest (SS) . Peyragudes, France 21.24 January 2016 – DONE
Transilvania Rookie Fest (SS) . Arena Platos, Romania 05.07 February 2016 – Deleted
Oslo Rookie Fest (SS) . Oslo Vinterpark, Norway 26.28 February 2016 – DONE
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) . Nekoma, Japan 27.28 February 2016 – DONE
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Monte Bondone, Italy 02.06 March 2016
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Pamporovo, Bulgaria 15.17 March 2016
Revolution Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Seven Springs Resort, USA 15.16 March 2016
Völkl World Rookie Finals (SS) . Ischgl, Austria 05.10 April 2016
World Rookie Shooting . Mottolino Snowpark, Livigno, Italy. 10.13 Aprile 2016 NEW!

There are just 11 days to go before we get under way in Norway and Japan! The freestyle spirit of The Black Yeti is taking over from 26 to 28 February 2016 at the Oslo Vinterpark, and from 27 to 28 February 2016 at Nekoma Resort for two amazing World Rookie Tour events!

2016 Oslo Rookie Fest

The Black Yeti is getting ready for an amazing action sport week in the World Winter Capital. From 26th of 28th of February 2016, Oslo will host the Norwegian stop of the World Rookie Tour happening parallel to the X Games Oslo.

Check the info here!

 

2016 Indy Park Rookie Fest

 

When the Japanese winter starts, there is no better way to take part of the Indy Park Rookie Fest in Nekoma, a three days gathering for all the young riders from all over the world. Watch the video with the best moments from the 2015 Indy Rookie Fest here https://goo.gl/W4TrOA. More detailed information about the program can be found on the following link http://goo.gl/FVildN. For registrations write to info@kirarakamp.jp

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Mpora WRT channel: www.mpora.com/worldrookiesnowboardtour/

2015.16 World Rookie Tour – Calendar
South America Rookie Fest (SS) . Valle Nevado, Chile 21.23 August 2015 – DONE
Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) . Corvatsch, Swiss . postponed to 17.20 December 2015 – DONE
Iceripper Rookie Fest (HP) . Laax, Swiss 06.09 January 2016 – DONE
World Rookie Fest (SS) . Livigno, Italy 09.14 January 2016 – DONE
Peyragudes Rookie Fest (SS) . Peyragudes, France 21.24 January 2016 – DONE
Transilvania Rookie Fest (SS) . Arena Platos, Romania 05.07 February 2016 – Deleted
Oslo Rookie Fest (SS) . Oslo Vinterpark, Norway 26.28 February 2016
Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) . Nekoma, Japan 27.28 February 2016
Trentino Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Monte Bondone, Italy 02.06 March 2016
Bulgarian Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Pamporovo, Bulgaria 15.17 March 2016
Revolution Rookie Fest (SS + HP) . Seven Springs Resort, USA 15.16 March 2016
Völkl World Rookie Finals (SS) . Ischgl, Austria 05.10 April 2016

Age Groups
WSF rookie events are reserved to Rookies (born from 1st of January 1998 to 31st of December 2000) and Grom (born from 1st of January 2001 and up), both boys and girls. All contests of the World Rookie Tour will generate valuable results for the TTR World Snowboard Tour Ranks and for the World Rookie Rank developed by World Snowboard Federation.

ABOUT THE WORLD SNOWBOARD FEDERATION

The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) is the international organization exclusively working to develop the sport of snowboarding at all levels. Program areas include: competitions, Para-Snowboard, judge and shapers, education and certification, and snowboard activities for riders of every age. The WSF represents a network of National Snowboard Associations (NSAs) who work together at a worldwide level to promote the development of snowboarding. NSA members can find a source of inspiration and support from the WSF for the activities they are conducting within their nation and by working towards the same goal: progression of snowboarding from the ground up. The WSF collaborates with the TTR Pro Snowboarding, the owner and operator of the TTR World Snowboard Tour and the TTR World Ranking System. Through this collaboration and coordination of events at the TTR World Snowboard Tour, The WSF and the TTR want to create an environment that fosters the development of competitive snowboarding. In February 2012, the WSF and the TTR hosted the inaugural World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo, Norway, an elite level event to be held every four years in alternating cities around the world. Official website: www.worldsnowboardfederation.org.

About TTR Pro Snowboarding & World Snowboard Tour
TTR Pro Snowboarding is a non-profit organization that oversees a professional network of events and athletes. Our objective is to develop and showcase the sport of snowboarding through the World Snowboard Tour, while facilitating a fair and open competition environment that includes innovative judging and ranking systems. We encourage riders to develop from rookies into world-class athletes through a 6 Star level rating system; which will be replaced by a new 4-tiered structure from October 2014. Under the new World Snowboard Tour 2.0, the 4-tiered structure will encompass Elite, International, National, and Regional event levels. Elite events will comprise the WST Pro Series (current working title). The Regional, National, and International levels of the WST 2.0 will make up the WST Qualifying Series (working title).