World Snowboard Federation (WSF)

SHRED KIDS are here for the 2019/20 season!

Have you heard of SHRED KIDS yet? It Germany’s biggest snowboard project for kids and juniors. The goal of the project is simple: to take the kids riding and share the stoke for snowboarding with them. 9 places around Germany will host weekly coaching sessions with professional coaches for kids between 5 and 13 years of age.

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Finnish QKLS Rally 2020 is another event on the WSF Banked Slalom Tour!

After the successful Banked Slalom Tour organized by the Finnish Snowboard Association, it is now the third time for the Banked Slalom Finnish Championships – this time called QKLS Rally. As in recent years, the Finnish Championships of banked turns will be go down in the wonderful surroundings of Tahko from 3rd to the 4th of April 2020.

Hochkeil Banked Slalom 2020 is part of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour!

We are happy to announce that the Hochkeil Banked Slalom 2020 is part of the WSF Banked Slalom Tour 2019/20. It is also the first event on the WSF Banked Slalom Tour calendar, so you better save the date! As the organizers stated:

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On December 21st and 22nd, the 7th edition of the Zillertal VÄLLEY RÄLLEY hosted by Blue Tomato & Ride Snowboards will be kicking into the new season with the first stage at Hochzillertal-Kaltenbach. Zillertal´s most popular Amateur Series come along with freebie freestyle coachings and an open slopestyle contest for snowboarders of all age groups and freestyle levels.

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Shred Down Banked Slalom is back in Westendorf for 2020!

We are hyped to present you another banked slalom contest which is part of our WSF Banked Slalom Tour 2019/20. The legendary Shred Down Banked Slalom will go down in Westendorf on the 15th of March 2020. The event has a long tradition of 21 years so you can expect nothing else than epicness and good times.

World Rookie Rank – 2019/20 season

WSF (World Snowboard Federation) are happy to present the World Rookie Rank for the 2019/20 season! In the following article WSF answer all 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 the WSPL
Through a partnership with WSF and the World Rookie Tour, results from the WRR will qualify athletes for the World Rookie Finals
Selected winners of various WRT events will also compete in the finals of the World Rookie Tour
Winners of the World Rookie Finals will be awarded with the title of World Rookie Champion

Read on to find out the rest!

Photo credit: World Rookie Tour/Ania Grzelka

Report: Treble Cone Banked Slalom 2019

One of the first Banked Slalom contests of this season went down on the last day of August in New Zealand’s Treble Cone resort. This year’s Treble Cone Banked Slalom counted an impressive number of 83 competitors. The organization of the event was complimented by amazing bluebird weather to create a festive atmosphere and fun event that was described by competitors and staff as the best Banked Slalom in recent memory!

The finals of the Spy Optics NZ Freestyle Open Rookie Fest Slopestyle took place at Cardrona Alpine Resort with competitors battling to earn a place at the World Rookie Tour finals in Austria next March.

Photo credit: World Rookie Tour/Snow Sports NZ

After the kick-off event in Les 2 Alpes, France, with the first edition of the multi sport “Summer Rookie Jam”, the Black Yeti moves to the Southern Hemisphere for the annual events in Chile and New Zealand.

Photo credit: World Rookie Tour/Black Yeti