<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a difficult season with several calendar updates due to the covid emergency situation, Black Yeti is ready to announce the end of season <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/events/world-rookie-snowboard-finals-kitzsteinhorn-2021" target="_blank">World Rookie Finals</a> for snowboard and freeski. The already famous <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/spots/betterpark-hintertux" target="_blank">Betterpark</a> on the top of the Hintertux glacier, well known for its autumn and spring high quality sessions, will offer the perfect set-up for 2021 slopestyle finals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The event will assign the 2021 World Rookie Champions title for Snowboard and Freeski and tons of amazing prizes: the snowboard and freeski, male and female, rookie champions will be <strong>qualified for the 2021.22 FIS World Cup</strong>, invitations to the <strong>2022 Absolute Spring Battle</strong>, invitations to the <strong>WRT Shooting</strong> for the best riders of the event, many surf experience in Santander offered by SurftoLive.com, snowboard and freeski equipment offered by our sponsors <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/burton" target="_blank">Burton</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/union-binding-company" target="_blank">Union</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/tsg" target="_blank">TSG</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/blue-tomato" target="_blank">Blue Tomato</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/jail-jam" target="_blank">Jail Jam</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/volkl" target="_blank">Volkl</a>, Marker, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/brands/level" target="_blank">Level</a> and more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you dream to became a professional snowboarder or freeskier, then the 2021 World Rookie Finals are the place to be. Save the date and get prepared: the Black Yeti is waiting for you all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Skeleton Program:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">April 25: Arrival day (Freeski)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">April 26: Training day (Freeski)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">April 27: Competition day (Freeski)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">April 28: Competition day (Freeski) and Arrival Day (Snowboard)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">April 29: Training day (Snowboard)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">April 30: Competition day (Snowboard)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">May 1: Competition day (Snowboard)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">May 2: Reserve day</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The program can change due to weather, snow conditions and amount of riders. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Entry Criteria to the 2021 World Rookie Finals:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">- Due to the Covid-19 Restrictions in Austria, only riders born from 2003 till 2007 and with active FIS-Licence are allowed to partecipate. Partecipants will be divided in 2 age groups: Rookies 2003-2005 and Groms 2006-2007. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">- The top 3 riders, male and female, rookie and grom, from every previous World Rookie Tour event from season 2019/20 and 2020/21 are qualified. In addition every National Association is allowed to register 5 snowboarders and 5 freeskiers (2 rookie men, 1 rookie girl, 1 grom men, 1 grom girl). </div><div style="text-align: justify;">- In addition for snowboard only, are qualified also the top 20 riders from World Rookie Rank and top 10 riders from Grom Rank by April the 16th.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Registration and Entries:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Registrations will open on April the 6th 2021. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Only secretary or coaches from National Associations are allowed to send their team registrations using the official FIS Entry Form at <a href="mailto:registration@worldrookietour.com" target="_blank">registration@worldrookietour.com</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Detailed information:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The complete event info sheet including detailed program, general event information, covid precision, participation costs and hotel information will be available latest by Friday, April the 2nd 2021. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For additional information about WRT Snowboard: Meinhard Trojer +43.650.56.37.424</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For additional information about WRT Freeski: Marco Sampaoli +39.340.32.85.569</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><strong>2021 World Rookie Tour Provisional Calendar</strong></div><div><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><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 - <a href="mailto:marco@moonsrl.it" target="_blank">marco@moonsrl.it</a> - 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 - <a href="mailto:meinhardtrojer@powdern.com" target="_blank">meinhardtrojer@powdern.com</a> - Phone +43.650.56.37.424</div>