World Rookie Tour and Swatch Nines Join Forces

From its beginnings, World Rookie Tour has collaborated with the most prestigious events to help young riders to make their dream come true and enter the world of the professional ski and snowboard community.

Today, the Black Yeti is proud and excited to announce that the new Swatch Nines, one of the most famous non-competitive media events in the world, confirms its partnership with the World Rookie Tour!

All WRT slopestyle Champions 2023, in snowboarding and freeskiing, male and female, will be invited to this unique event for the full 6 days! World Rookie Snowboard Finals will be back once again in Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun/Zell am See in Austria from the 20th to the 26th of March 2023 and World Rookie Freeski Finals in Madonna di Campiglio in Italy, from the 26th to the 30th of March 2023.

“With a new name and location but the same philosophy of action sports evolution, Swatch Nines presented by Falken will make its debut from the 17th to the 22nd of April, 2023, at Schilthorn, Switzerland, concluding with a public demonstration day on Saturday, the 22nd of April,” said Nico Zacek, founder of Swatch Nines.

“We are stoked to renew the partnership with Swatch Nines, one of the most prestigious events on the planet,” stated Meinhard Trojer, WRT co-founder. “To offer an invitation to this iconic event to our WRT Champs is a once-in-lifetime opportunity to jump into the professional world of snowboarding and freeskiing. And it is the perfect example of one of our main missions: to find and support tomorrow’s stars.”

In addition to WRT’s Champs invitations, there is another way to earn an invite to Swatch Nines. The Become A Nine video contest, online at thenines.cc/ba9, will offer four invitations, two for skiers and two for snowboarders. Make your video and get involved!

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If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete,

then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

ABOUT THE WORLD ROOKIE TOUR

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 sports agencies. It was born in 2005 as a series of youth snowboard events and it consists now of a selection of high-quality International events for snowboard, Freeski, Skateboard and Surf, 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 the 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 www.worldrookietour.com.

ABOUT BLACK YETI ssd

The Black Yeti is an amateur sports club dedicated to the realization of Snowboard, Freeski, Skateboard and Surf projects for boys and girls up to 18 years of age, at international level. One of the most successful projects is the World Rookie Tour, the biggest and the most famous tour in the action sports world that attracts 3.000 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.

ABOUT SWATCH NINES

Swatch Nines in its essence aims to celebrate sports and the athletes who write history through their dedication, talent, and passion. Each year the event series has continually evolved and adapted in collaboration with our athletes and partners. Yet despite the changing face of the Nine Knights throughout the years, the fundamental elements of camaraderie and excellence have never changed, this philosophy continues to shine through making each event outstanding in its own unique way.

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