Snowboard News

With New Zealand’s international borders still closed the Winter Games NZ team have opted for a small but spectacular event this year comprising the North Face Frontier 2* and 4* at The Remarkables Ski Area from 29th August to 2nd September and the Sky Big Air showcase at Cardrona Alpine Resort on 4th September.

Zoi Sadwoski-Synnott competing at the Winter Games NZ Obsidian in 2020 at Cardrona Alpine Resort.

24 Jul 2021   |  

Press Release from FIS: We’ve got some exciting news to announce today, with the confirmation that the 2021/22 FIS Snowboard and FIS Freeski seasons will be getting started in a big way this autumn in Switzerland at the Big Air Chur World Cup from 10-23 October.

Pictured: FIS Snowboard big air World Cup event in Modena, Italy, November 2019.

19 Jul 2021   |  

MTN DEW® and Accelerate360’s ASN: The Adventure Sports Network Group announce its annual Winter Dew Tour snowboard and ski competition and festival will return to Copper Mountain, Colo. December 16-19, 2021, after foregoing the 2020 winter competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

26 May 2021   |  

The Black Yeti crew spent a full week in Hintertux where the first ever combined Snowboard and Freeski World Rookie Finals went down successfully. * Hiroto Ogiwara wins a ticket to 2021.22 FIS Slopestyle World Cup * Evy Poppe repeats her win from the 2019 WRT finals * Hiroto and Evy get invitations to 2022 Spring Battle at the Absolut Park, the 2021.22 Hintertux Opening and a Red Bull Experience * Lenny Fenning and Yura Murase go home with World Grom Champion Titles * Links to event highlights video, winning runs of the top 3 Rookie Men and the Live Stream and photo galleries from all three days of the competition

Pictured: Rookie Men Podium at the 2021 World Rookie Tour Snowboard Slopestyle Finals that went down at Austria's Betterpark Hintertux on May 1, 2021, L-R: 3rd Lucas Ferry (USA), 1st Hiroto Ogiwara (JPN) & 2nd Liam Johnson (USA). Congrats guys!

5 May 2021   |  

British snowboard star Billy Morgan stayed close to home this past winter with many of Europe's alpine resorts closed and he used the time to become a splitboarding convert on a fun trip up to Scotland.

Billy Morgan / split boarding / hiking up Bold Rush Gully at Aonach Mor, Scotland on March 13, 2021.

1 May 2021   |  

The Boardriding.com team have been in Austria's Hintertux Glacier since Monday and have already successfully livestreamed the Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications and Finals. Now the time has come for the main event of the WRT 2021 finals: snowboarding! So make sure to tune in live to catch all the action from Betterpark Hintertux and witness the battle for the 2021 World Rookie Tour Snowboard champion title!

Be there when the new World Rookie Tour Champions are being decided at the 2021 WRT Snowboard Finals at Betterpark Hintertux, April 30 - May 1. Catch it all LIVE on Boardriding.com's YouTube channel!

29 Apr 2021   |  

The Boardriding.com crew are in Austria's Hintertux to stream all the action from both the Snowboard and Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications and Finals! * For the 3rd time, the Boardriding team are on location at the WRT Finals, bringing the action into everyone's homes * Event schedule included * Links to live broadcast: Boardriding Facebook page @boardridingworld and also Boardriding YouTube Channel * First up Freeski Qualies on Tuesday April 27 at 9.30AM local time (7.30AM UTC)

2021 World Rookie Finals will stream LIVE on Boardriding.com's Facebook page @boardridingworld & also YouTube Channel, start each day at 11.00AM CEST (UTC+2 hours): Freeski Qualies TUE April 27 & Finals WED April 28, Snowboard Qualies FRI April 30 & Finals SAT 1 May.

25 Apr 2021   |  

Norwegian Mikkel Bang and Canadian Robin Van Gyn have been crowned the first champion backcountry snowboarders of Travis Rice's thrilling new Natural Selection Tour after a breathtaking third and final stop at Tordrillo Mountain Lodge in Alaska. Here is all you need to know:

Mikkel Bang competes in the men's semi final at Red Bull Natural Selection Tour at Tordrillo Mountain, Alaska, USA on 21 March, 2021.

17 Apr 2021   |  

World Rookie Snowboard and Freeski Finals are a go with the new venue confirmed as Betterpark Hintertux in Austria from April the 24th to May the 2nd, and all the participants are reminded that the riders and coaches registration deadline for the 2021 WRT Finals is Friday 16 April 2021. * 2021 WRT Finals to take place in one of the highest and snowiest freestyle spots of Austria rated as one of the top snowparks of the Alps * Registration must be done online via link provided * All the essential event information (schedule, prices, Covid-19 info) available below * Alpenhof Hotel selected as the official accommodation provider of the 2021 World Rookie Finals

Betterpark Hintertux in the Austrian Alps is the venue for the 2021 World Rookie Snowboard and Freeski Finals, scheduled for April 24 - May 2, 2021.

12 Apr 2021   |  

After four days of nonstop riding sessions on an innovative playground of finely sculpted snow features, the 2021 edition of the Audi Nines presented by Falken has concluded with a bang in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland.

Tess Coady (AUS) earned all three available 2021 Audi Nines women's snowboard awards: Best Trick, Most Creative Rider as well as Ruler of the Week, at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, April 2021.

11 Apr 2021   |  

Black Yeti is ready to open the registrations for the most promising young riders in the world that will participate in the 2021 World Rookie Snowboard & Freeski Finals at Hintertux, Austria, from April the 25th to May the 2nd. * Link to Registrations for snowboarders, freeskiers and coaches * Link to Online Registrations * Updated Info Sheet (more information regarding lift tickets and hotel prices) * Link to download the Updated Info Sheet * It's no time like the present - join this legendary event now! * If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete, then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

Pictured: Betterpark Hintertux in Austria will host 2021 World Rookie Snowboard & Freeski Finals, from April 25 to May 2.

7 Apr 2021   |  

The 2021 Audi Nines presented by Falken is officially underway in snowy Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland, where a crack team of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders are sizing up the limitless potential of this year’s venue. Join Halldór Helgason, Jesper Tjäder and Nico Porteous for an exclusive first look at a playground unparalleled in the world of snow sports.

Boris Mouton is checking out this year’s setup for The Audi Nines, in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland, April 2021.

7 Apr 2021   |  

The snowboard world has a new record to celebrate: 15-year-old Australian Valentino Guseli jumps 7.3 meters from the superpipe in LAAX on March 31, 2021. He thus breaks the previous record of 7 meters set in 2010 by the American multiple Olympic champion Shaun White.

Valentino Guseli (AUS) lands the highest halfpipe air ever measured in snowboarding history, at Laax, Switzerland, on March 31, 2021.

6 Apr 2021   |  

Collaboration with designer Sebastian Gehwolf has pushed the 2021 Audi Nines setup to stunning new aesthetic heights. This striking blend of function and art is currently under construction in Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland, where the closed-to-the-public event will take place from the 7th to the 10th of April, 2021.

The Audi Nines 2021 set up being built.

2 Apr 2021   |  

To all riders, coaches, parents, snowboard and freeski fans. The Black Yeti is happy to share all the available information regarding the upcoming World Rookie Snowboard & Freeski Finals, to be held in Hintertux, Austria, from April the 24th to May the 2nd. *More information to follow soon (hotel packages, discounted lift tickets and online registrations, etc.) * Info Sheet available to download * Link to online version of 2021 World Rookie Tour Provisional Calendar (snowboard, freeski & skateboard) * Happy Easter wishes from the Black Yeti & World Rookie Tour crew: "stay safe & get ready for the most awaited rookie event of the winter season" * Don't forget: If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete, then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

Pictured: Betterpark Hintertux, Austria, the venue of 2021 World Rookie Snowboard & Freeski Finals.

2 Apr 2021   |  

A new location will host the most awaited youth event of this winter season: the 2021 World Rookie Finals, for both Snowboard and Freeski, will take place in Hintertux Gletscher, Austria, from Sunday April the 25th to Sunday May the 2nd 2021. * Slopestyle Event to crown Snowboard and Freeski 2021 World Rookie Champions * Winners will qualify for the 2021.22 FIS World Cup and will be invited to the 2022 Absolute Spring Battle * Best riders will be invited to WRT Shooting * Tons of amazing prizes to be won * Snowboard and Freeski equipment from sponsors Burton, Union, TSG, Blue Tomato, Jail Jam, Volkl, Marker, Level and more * Skeleton program included for both, Freeski and Snowboard * Entry Criteria to the 2021 World Rookie Finals * Registrations will open on April the 6th 2021

30 Mar 2021   |  

The final event of the 2020/21 FIS Snowboard Park & Pipe season took to the slopes of a brand-new venue for the world’s best riders, and the slopestyle competition that went down on the unique and exciting course at Silvaplana’s Corvatsch 3303 resort did not disappoint. In the end, Reira Iwabuchi (JPN) and Marcus Kleveland (NOR) would take the wins with standout performances on Sunday, while Kleveland and Anna Gasser (AUT) would end the season as the big winners with double crystal globe finishes.

Anna Gasser (AUT) ends the 2020/21 FIS World Cup season as the big winner with two crystal globes - for slopestyle and Park & Pipe overall.

28 Mar 2021   |  

Unfortunately, due to the last update for the covid restrictions in some areas in Austria, the 2021 Snowboard and Freeski World Rookie Finals, both scheduled in Kitzsteinhorn from April the 11th to April the 16th, have to be rescheduled to a new date and location. * The World Rookie Tour crew stay positive and are working hard to secure another location and date before the end of 2021 season * Many 2021 WRT stops successfully finished earlier this year * More information to follow as soon as available * Stay tuned on WRT website and social media for the latest updates * Link to 2021 World Rookie Tour Provisional Calendar included * The Black Yeti reminder for all the Rookies & Groms: If you dream to become a professional action sport athlete, then your future starts from the World Rookie Tour!

Pictured: Annika Morgan during World Rookie Tour Snowboard Finals in 2019.

26 Mar 2021   |  

The team behind the Audi Nines are thankful and excited to announce: It’s official, the Audi Nines are back and it’s game on! Buckle your seatbelts folks — in exactly two weeks, a special instalment of the pioneering action sports series will debut in a brand-new location.

Sven Thorgren during the Audi Nines in 2019.

23 Mar 2021   |  

The final competition of two incredible weeks of action at Aspen Snowmass took to the slopes of Buttermilk Mountain on Sunday, where the second and final halfpipe World Cup of the season went down under sunny, springy conditions and Chloe Kim (USA) and Yuto Totsuka continued their pipe dominance with wins at the Land Rover US Grand Prix.

Chloe Kim (USA) adds Halfpipe FIS World Cup win at 2021 Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix to her recently earned Halfpipe World Champion title. Both victories took place at Aspen Snowmass, CO, USA, March 2021.

22 Mar 2021   |  

Canadians Chris Rasman and Robin Van Gyn wrapped up victory on home snow in British Columbia at the second stop of the inaugural Natural Selection Tour - American snowboard legend Travis Rice's thrilling new winter brainchild.

Chris Rasman rides at Red Bull Natural Selection Tour at Baldface Lodge in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada from 1 March to 7 March, 2021.

22 Mar 2021   |  

The world’s best freeskiers and snowboarders are on their way to Silvaplana in Switzerland to join the last Slopestyle World Cup of the season. It’s the 8th edition of the Freeski World Cup (March 26th – 27th) at Corvatsch park while it’s the premiere for the Snowboard World Cup (March 27th – 28th). The short-notice addition of Snowboarding which was originally planned in Czech Republic was a no-brainer for Corvatsch AG, as they just handed in the application for the Ski-Freestyle and Snowboard World Championships 2025. This week it’s all about important event titles, a prizemoney of CHF 100.000 in total (CHF 50.000 for each sport) and last but definitely not least the small crystal globes for the final Slopestyle World Cup standings 2020/21, a pre-Olympic season.

22 Mar 2021   |  

In 2021, Real Snow returns to the Real Series lineup with six of snowboarding’s most popular riders, all six of which are Real Snow rookies. This year, the focus of the Real Snow video parts will shift from urban to all-terrain, with video parts that combine urban elements, backcountry and park riding.

Pictured: Danny Davis.

22 Mar 2021   |  

After the conclusion of the Aspen 2021 FIS Snowboard and Freestyle World Championships on Wednesday, Saturday afternoon saw the action in Aspen (USA) rolling on with the first of this weekend’s back-to-back World Cup competitions taking to the Buttermilk Mountain slopestyle course, where springy conditions and the occasional gusty wind made for some occasionally tough riding, but where Anna Gasser (AUT) and Marcus Kleveland (NOR) rose to the challenge and walked away with impressive wins.

Anna Gasser & Marcus Kleveland take top of Slopestyle podium at 2021 FIS World Cup at Land Rover U.S. Grand Prix, at Aspen Snowmass, CO, USA, March 20.

21 Mar 2021   |