HUNGARIAN ROOKIE FEST 2021 REPORT

In six days, the competitions of the national snowboard championship took place in two Hungarian venues. At the same time, Hungary Rookie Fest went down for the first time! Congrats!

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WRT NEXT STOP: INDY PARK ROOKIE FEST

Japanese rookies, it's your turn! Nekoma resort is ready to host another great edition of the Indy Park Rookie Fest!

On 6th of March the best U18 riders will gather at the Indy Park Jam to win a qualification spot for the famous World Rookie Finals in Kaprun, Austria! World Rookie Champions as Kokomo Murase and Takeru Otsuka started their World Top Class career from this event!

2021 FREESKI WORLD ROOKIE FESTIVAL IN INNSBRUCK HAVE BEEN CROWNED AUSTRIAN FREESKI SLOPESTYLE MASTERS

For the third time, the Nordkette hosted the Freeski World Rookie Fest Innsbruck. From 22 to 24 February 2021, young freeskiers from all over Europe expressed the future of the sport in the Nordkette Skyline Park and showed their skills in the high quality slopestyle course. In addition to the chance to get tickets for the World Rookie Freeski Final, the Austrian participants competed also for the title of ‘Austrian Champion’.

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RESULTS FOR 2021 WRT'S STOP IN FINLAND: QKLS ROOKIE FEST IN RUKA

In Finland, QKLS Rookie Fest, also a part of Finnish national QKLS Tour, went down in Ruka, from the 12th to the 13th February 2021. 51 enthusiastic riders showed their best skills in a perfect shaped snowpark.

Telma Saerkipaju in the Rookie women category took the victory while on the men side, Mitja Kauranen got the better. On the younger category, Janni Joenvaara and Ville Jukola won respectevely in the women and men grom category.

Image credit: Henri Laakkonen @henripetteri / @lumilautaliitto

BREAKING NEWS! BLACK YETI ADDS BIG AIR SNOWBOARD CONTEST TO 2021 WORLD ROOKIE TOUR - See you in Austria March 4-5 at Absolut Park Rookie Fest!

Rolling, rolling from USA to Europe, Black Yeti spots a brand new event host in Austria, the Absolut Park Rookie Fest in Flachau. Absolut Park Rookie Fest will take place from 4th till 5th March 2021 and it will be a snowboard big air competition!
Program:
4️⃣ competition day
5️⃣ reserve day
Info and registration: registration@worldrookietour.com

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EVENT UPDATE FROM THE BLACK YETI: 2021 Ursus Rookie Fest is cancelled 😔

Due to the Covid emergency, the most of the Italian ski resorts are not open yet, including Madonna di Campiglio, where the 2021 Ursus Rookie Fest was scheduled. The event is officially postponed to next season, the new date will be announced soon.
The Black Yeti hopes to be back to you soon with better news and remind to check the WRT calendar for all the other stops all around the world.

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Finland's shredders surely know how to send it - they did a great job at QKLS Rookie Fest in Ruka on 13th February. Congratulations to all the riders who made the podium but also to everybody else who took part!

Click the link below for a brief recap including results & make sure you head into the event to check out a photo gallery with over 20 shots from this fantastic competition!

Image credit: Henri Laakkonen @henripetteri / @lumilautaliitto

WINTER PARK ROOKIE FEST 2021 RESULTS

Congratulations to all the Rookies & Groms who competed at the 2021 Winter Park Rookie Fest in Colorado, a slopestyle contest that was a part of the local USASA Rocky Mountain Series.

Click on "See more" to get the full results for the Rookie category and head to the tagged "Winter Park Grom Fest – Winter Park, USA 2021" event to see which Groms made the podium!

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The Black Yeti is currently having a blast in Hungary at Mátraszentistván Ski resort during 2021 Hungarian Rookie Fest, February 17 - 18!

Unfortunately with Hungarian shredders only as foreign riders are not allowed to take part this year. But surely everybody is still having a rad time!

Image credit: World Rookie Tour / Black Yeti

FREESKI WORLD ROOKIE FEST 2021

Innsbruck, Austria, is proud to host the third edition of the Freeski World Rookie Fest from February 22 to February 24, 2021. Once again Nordkette Skyline Park will host the next generation of Freeski to showcase the future of the sport. Riders will hit the Slopestyle course above Innsbruck to determine who will get tickets for this year’s World Rookie Tour finals later on this season. This year’s Slopestyle event is also a FIS Race.

Image credit: World Rookie Tour / Black Yeti