<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>COVID-19 has an impact to QKLS Rookie Fest</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Due to strict COVID-19 travel restrictions in Finland; <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Associations/Finnish-Snowboard-Association" target="_blank">Finnish Snowboard Association</a> is able to organize the event <strong>only for Finnish riders</strong>. Additionally, to be able to organize the competition the event will be run through without any audience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Registration is now open</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get your spot at the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/qkls-tour-qkls-rookie-fest-ss-ruka-2021" target="_blank">QKLS Rookie Fest</a>; Finnish riders <strong>can register to the event through</strong> <a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/web?h=2a4rkel83626vrl1d5vpgdugdv&i=34s&iw=1&s=gu&sn=11t&snm=7ko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoon.mailmnsa.com%2Fnl%2Fweb%3Fh%3D2penhh68ig0fn4g84rfmlv1906%26i%3D34s%26iw%3D1%26p%3DH653219740%26prw%3D1%26s%3Dgu%26sl%3Dita%26sn%3D11t%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.liveheats.com%252Fevents%252F4090" target="_blank">LiveHeats</a>. The accommodation offer is -15% off from Ski-Inn apartments. The apartments are located at the resort and thus are an easy choice for staying in <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Spots/ruka-ski-resort-battery-park" target="_blank">Ruka</a>. Ruka also offers a discount from the lift tickets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Prizes of the competition</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All the podium winners from World Rookie Fest slopestyle, male and female, grom and rookie, will be qualified for the <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/world-rookie-snowboard-finals-kitzsteinhorn-2021" target="_blank">2021 World Rookie Finals</a>. Furthermore, the best rookie riders of the event, female and male, will be crowned and celebrated with prestigious awards: 2 all-inclusive tickets for the 2020 World Rookie Finals in Kitzsteinhorn – Zell am See-Kaprun (Austria). Other prizes are 4 tickets to 2021 Spring Camp in Ruka Park and prizes offered by the sponsors: <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/blue-tomato" target="_blank">Blue Tomato</a>, <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/burton" target="_blank">Burton</a> and <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Brands/qkls" target="_blank">QKLS</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Info and registrations for the QKLS Rookie Fest in Ruka, Finland:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Contact: <a href="mailto:jenni.viitanen@fsa.fi" target="_blank">jenni.viitanen@fsa.fi</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Phone: 00 358 45 880 9559</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Download info sheet and registration form <a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/link?c=7i5d&d=12g&h=jd7hgadk837bj7fnr0kv146h8&i=34s&iw=1&p=H915900262&s=lp&sn=11t&z=ipo" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/link?c=7i5d&d=12g&h=jd7hgadk837bj7fnr0kv146h8&i=34s&iw=1&p=H915900262&s=lp&sn=11t&z=ipo" target="_blank"></a></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;">For Snowboard, Freeski and Skateboard, please check the last <a href="http://moon.mailmnsa.com/nl/web?h=lvatn51rtjmb1k9nkee5bcamk&i=34s&iw=1&s=gu&sn=11t&snm=7ko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoon.mailmnsa.com%2Fnl%2Fweb%3Fh%3D1ee1totq5pgfp864odrmi6mhfh%26i%3D34s%26iw%3D1%26p%3DH653219743%26prw%3D1%26s%3Dgu%26sl%3Dita%26sn%3D11t%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.worldrookietour.com%252Fcalendar%252F" target="_blank">online version HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Get excited</strong> - below you can watch the highlights from last year's very <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Events/qkls-rookie-fest-finland-tour-ruka-2020" target="_blank">1st edition of QKLS Rookie Fest</a>!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Follow the World Rookie Tour</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><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 style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><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 style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ABOUT THE <a href="https://www.boardriding.com/Associations/Worldrookietour" target="_blank">WORLD ROOKIE TOUR</a></strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">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 style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">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 style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">World Rookie Tour Media Manager </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;">World Rookie Tour Event Coordinator </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><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div>