2019/20 World Rookie Tour: Audi Nines and FIS World Cup partnership news

The Audi Nines is a global media event that offers to the most talented freeskiers and snowboarders a futuristic set-up that make this event unique in the snowsports world.

Have a look at 2019 WRT Champions participation in the last edition of Audi Nines:

Annika Morgan GER, 2019 WRT female snowboard slopestyle Champion – VIDEO (see below)

Ulrik Samnoy NOR, 2019 WRT male freeski slopetyle Champion - VIDEO

FIS General Assembly voted the WRT as official qualification criteria for the World Cup Tour. With immediate effect, and starting from 2018.19 season and after, the World Rookie Tour Champions, snowboard and freeski, male and female, slopestyle and halfpipe, will get a spot for the next 2020.21 FIS World Cup Tour.

In order to ensure a comfortable travel day for teams from Livigno to Lausanne for the Winter Youth Olympics, the World Rookie Fest announce a new date with arrival day on January the 11th and departure day on January the 15th 2020. More details about the 15th edition of the World Rookie Fest in Livigno, the oldest event in the tour, will be revealed soon.

Kronplatz will be part once again of the World Rookie Tour with a slopestyle event from March the 20th to March the 22nd. The event in Kronplatz will connect the previous freeski stop in Madonna di Campiglio, from March the 15th to the 19th, with the World Rookie Freeski Finals in Seiser Alm, from March the 23rd to the 27th in order to create a unique “Dolomites Freeski Rookie Experience” with 3 events in 3 premium alpine resorts, one after the other, for a fantastic 12 days journey. Stay tuned for more details.

What are you waiting for?

Come and join the 2019/2020 World Rookie Tour: the future is here.

Click HERE to see the full calendar on the website.

Summer Rookie Jam // Les 2 Alpes . FRA // 13-20.07.2019 // SS/BA/HP

NZ Rookie Fest // Cadrona, NZL // 14-17.08.2019 // SS/HP

NZ Show Down Rookie Fest // Cadrona. NZL // 04-06.10.2019 // SS/BA/HP

Colorado WRT Grom Fest // Vail . USA // 26.01.2020 // HP

REV TOUR Rookie Fest // Mammoth Mountain. USA // 05-06.02.2020 // SS/HP

Colorado WRT Grom Fest // Keystone A51 . USA // 08.02.2020 // SS

Balkan Rookie Fest // Sofia . BUL // 13-16.02.2020 // SS

Innsbruck Rookie Fest // Innsbruck, Skyline Park. AUT // 28.02 – 01.03.2020 //SS

Ursus Rookie Fest // Madonna di Campiglio. ITA // 15-19.03.2020 // SS

Kronplatz Rookie Fest // Kronplatz. ITA // 20-22.03.2020 // SS

World Rookie Finals // Seiser Alm. ITA // 23-27.3.2020 // SS (plus BA to be confirmed)

The WRT is organized by the Black Yeti company in collaboration with International and National Sports Associations. It consists of a selection of high quality International events, in 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 in their personal and athlete grow, such as photo & video shootings, avalanche and rescue clinics, meetings with photographers and international team managers, parties and English talks. Since the foundation in 2005 it awards tickets to world class events such as The Arctic Challenge, The Air & Style, the X Games, the Audi Nines, Red Bull Roller Coaster, Simple Session, Mystic Cup, invitations to professional photo & video shootings, and freeride trip in Southern Hemisphere. Every year the tour crowns the World Rookie Champions at the end of season “World Rookie Finals”, a unique event where the best youngsters from all over the world compete and have fun. More information at www.worldrookietour.com

Marco Sampaoli - marco@moonsrl.it - Phone +39.059.9783397 or +39.340.328.55.69

Meinhard Trojer - meinhardtrojer@powdern.com – Phone +43.650.5637424