<div style="margin: 0pt; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Next Stop World Rookie Tour Snowboard</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Austria, 4 - 5 March</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Black Yeti proudly announces a new brand event host in Austria, the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/absolut-park-rookie-fest-flachauwinkl-austria-2021" target="_blank">Absolut Park Rookie Fest</a> in Flachau. From <strong>4th till 5th March 2021</strong>: it will be a snowboard <strong>big air competition</strong> developed in partnership with the legendary Absolute Spring Battle. In the last 20 years, the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/absolutpark" target="_blank">Absolute Park</a> has not only become the biggest snow park in Austria, but also one of the most famous in Europe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't miss the chance to compete there!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Info and registration</strong>: <a href="mailto:registration@worldrookietour.com" target="_blank">registration@worldrookietour.com</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/link?c=11bk&d=12s&h=3preqf59m12ah9uicaqjhu0ecd&i=34s&iw=1&p=H653219741&s=lp&sn=125&z=itn" target="_blank">Download all event information here</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Japan, 6 March</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/urabandai-nekoma-ski-resort" target="_blank">Nekoma resort</a> in Japan is ready to host another great edition of the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/indy-park-jam-rookie-fest-nekoma-japan-2021" target="_blank">Indy Park Rookie Fest</a>. The<strong> 6th March</strong> the best under 18 Japanese riders will gather at the Indy Park Jam to win a qualification spot for the world famous <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-rookie-snowboard-finals-kitzsteinhorn-2021" target="_blank">World Rookie Finals in Kitzsteinhorn - Zell am See-Kaprun</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Highlights from latest WRT events</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Finland</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Black Yeti is rolling around the globe to keep the light on, on the World Rookie Tour! In Finland, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/qkls-tour-qkls-rookie-fest-ss-ruka-2021" target="_blank">QKLS Rookie Fest</a>, 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. <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/riders/telma-sarkipaju" target="_blank">Telma Saerkipaju</a> in the Rookie women category, took the victory while on the men side, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/riders/mitja-kauranen" target="_blank">Mitja Kauranen</a> got the better. <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/riders/janni-joenvaara" target="_blank">Janni Joenvaara</a> and <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/riders/ville-jukola" target="_blank">Ville Jukola</a> won respectevely in the women and men grom category.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/link?c=7i5d&d=12s&h=1cu9fgm9bm91h0525e0343ml7q&i=34s&iw=1&p=H653219743&s=lp&sn=125&z=it2" target="_blank">Photo Gallery QKLS Rookie Fest 2021</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="%5blink:file name=qkls_rookie_fest.zip from=newsletter%5d" target="_blank">All the results are available here.</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Colorado, USA</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to the USA and for the first time in <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/winter-park-resort" target="_blank">Winter Park</a>, one of the best ski resort in North America, Black Yeti enjoyed the show shown by the young snowboarders. In the Rookie category <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/riders/danielle-weiler" target="_blank">Danielle Weiler</a> (women) and <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/riders/brian-rice" target="_blank">Brian Rice</a> (men) took the victory. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Hungary</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rolling rolling from USA and Europe, we spotted the Black Yeti also in Hungary, for the first edition of the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/hungarian-rookie-fest-budapest-hungary-2021" target="_blank">Hungarian Rookie Fest</a> (17th and 18th February). Pictures and report will follow soon on our website and social pages. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Italian WRT Events postponed to 2022</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coronavirus pandemic has caused many events around the world to be postponed due to a country's government imposed restrictions; unluckily <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-rookie-fest-livigno-italy-2021" target="_blank">World Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy</a>, is one of them and the next edition is <strong>postponed to January 2022</strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“After 16 great editions of this iconic youth snowboard event, we are really sad to announce that the 2021 World Rookie Fest will not take place.” Stated Marco Sampaoli from the event organization. “We don’t feel safe and fair to run our oldest and largest event in a reduced edition with many limitations to follow and together with Livigno and <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/mottolino-snowpark-livigno" target="_blank">Mottolino Snowpark</a> we decided to postpone the 17th edition to January 2022.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ursus Rookie Fest 2021 cancelled</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Due to the Covid emergency, the most of the Italian ski resorts are not open yet, including <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/madonna-di-campiglio" target="_blank">Madonna di Campiglio</a>, where the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/ursus-rookie-fest-madonna-di-campiglio-italy-2021" target="_blank">2021 Ursus Rookie Fest</a> was scheduled. The event is officially postponed to next season, the new date will be announced soon. We hope to be back to you soon with better news and we remind you to check the WRT calendar for all the other stops all around the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2021 World Rookie Tour Provisional Calendar</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div>For Snowboard, Freeski and Skateboard, please check the last <a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/calendar/" target="_blank">online version here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><strong>Follow the World Rookie Tour</strong></div><div><div>Web: <strong><a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/" target="_blank">www.worldrookietour.com</a></strong></div><div>Instagram: <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/worldrookietour/" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/worldrookietour</a></strong>@worldrookietour #worldrookietour</div><div>Facebook: <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/worldrookietour/" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/worldrookietour</a></strong></div><div>Vimeo channel: <strong><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour" target="_blank">www.vimeo.com/channels/worldrookietour</a></strong></div><div>E-mail: <strong><a href="mailto:info@worldrookietour.com">info@worldrookietour.com</a></strong></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>!! If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour !!</em></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><strong>ABOUT THE <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Associations/Worldrookietour" target="_blank">WORLD ROOKIE TOUR</a></strong></div><div>The World Rookie Tour is organized by the Black Yeti ssrl in collaboration with World Snowboard Federation, National Snowboard, Ski and Skateboard Associations and selected action sport agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard event and it consists now of a selection of high quality International events for snowboard, freeski and skateboard, the so called “Rookie Fests”, reserved for riders under 18’s only, in Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The World Rookie Tour consists not only of competitions: it also features loads of other activities to help rookies to grow in the field of professional action sports, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since year zero, it awards tickets to world-class events such as X Games Norway, Audi Nines, The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, The World Snowboarding Championships, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Sk8 Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and shooting trip all around the world. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of season, during the World Rookie Finals, a unique event format where the best youngsters from almost 30 countries compete and have fun. More information at <a href="https://www.worldrookietour.com/" target="_blank">www.worldrookietour.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd</strong></div><div>The Black Yeti is an amateur sport club dedicated to the realization of snowboard, freeski and skateboard projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, in Italy and abroad. One of the most successful project is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 2.000 young athletes from 30 nations to the events called “Rookie Fest”, organized all over the world: Italy, Europe, North and South America, Oceania and Asia. The Rookie Fests program includes not only the competition but also many side activities such as avalanche and rescue clinics, workshops and English talks.</div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>World Rookie Tour Media Manager</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Marco Sampaoli - marco@moonsrl.it - Phone +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meinhard Trojer - meinhardtrojer@powdern.com - Phone +43.650.56.37.424</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>