<div style="text-align: justify;">This year<strong> Union</strong> wanted to take the partnership with the <strong>World Rookie Tour</strong> to a higher level producing a special binding to make riders’ experience on the board even more memorable. The <strong>Union bindings x WRT</strong> are not only made of the best technologies and materials, but they also have a special graphic: the world famous mascot of the WRT, the <strong>Black Yeti</strong>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Both Union and the World Rookie Tour have a common goal: to support snowboarding and its athletes' progression. Therefore, we are happy to cooperate again and to introduce the new bindings featuring the Black Yeti, the symbol of youth international snowboarding” stated <strong>Marco Sampaoli, WRT co-founder</strong>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last but not least, the winners of the 2018.19 World Rookie Tour events will be awarded with special prizes including these amazing bindings. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We are proud to support the World Rookie Tour. The WRT is a great project for the development of new generations of riders and for scouting snowboard future stars" replied <strong>Martino Fumagalli, Union Binding CEO</strong>, and added " We can't wait to see the co-branded Union Binding for the Black Yeti on the best rookies’ boards”.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>WORLD ROOKIE TOUR CALENDAR</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">South America Rookie Fest (SS) – Valle Nevado, Chile 9.14 August 2018 DONE </div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Zealand Rookie Fest (SS+HP) – Cardrona, New Zealand 14.16 August 2018 DONE </div><div style="text-align: justify;">New Zealand Rookie and Grom Fest (SS+H) - Cardrona, New Zealand 2.5 October 2018 DONE</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Corvatsch Rookie Fest (SS) - Corvatsch, Switzerland 12.16 December 2018 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">USASA Grom Fest (HP) – Copper Moutain, US 6. January 2019 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">World Rookie Fest (SS) – Livigno, Italy 12.16 January 2019 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">USASA Grom Fest (SS) – Keystone, US 10 February 2019 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Indy Park Rookie Fest (SS) – Nekoma, Japan 9.10 March 2019 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rev Tour Rookie Fest (SS+HP) – Seven Springs, US 12.17 March 2019 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pila Rookie Fest (SS) - Pila, Italy 13.17 March 2019 </div><div style="text-align: justify;">World Rookie Finals (SS+HP) - Kitzsteinhorn - Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria 25.30 March 2019</div><div><br /></div>