90 rookies enjoy yesterday the Swatch Snowpark Mottolino in Livigno for the Protest World Rookie Fest 2009. The set up for this 3star slope style for under 18 years riders included 3 different lines including 3 huge jump with table tops about 20m long: simply amazing.

During the cloudy sunday’s training the participants showed already an high level of riding: the norwegian Staale Sandbach, Dimi de Jong from Nederlands, Teddy Koo from Japan and Nuutti Niemela already impressed killing the pro line with sick runs including rotations 7 and 9. Among the girls Alicia Bonnaud from France seemed the most solid on the large line. 

On Monday 20th january is planned the qualification day with 2 run per rider, while tuersday 21st will see the best 16 male rookies, 8 male groms and 8 girls challenging for tickets to Aesthetiker Wangle Tangle Gang Jam in Mayerofhen, Protest World Rookie Finals in Ischlg and Protest Surf Camp in Hossegor and valuable TTR points.

The Protest World Rookie Fest is organized by the World Snowboard Federation in collaboration with Board Riders, and is made possible by Protest Boardwear, Ride Snowboards, Adidas Eyewear and Snowpark.it, with the support of Pirate Movie Productions, the Aesthetiker Waengle Taengle, the Swatch Snowpark Mottolino, Livigno Tourist Board and Skipassion, spiced up by RedBull. You can follow the Protest World Rookie Fest on www.freecaster.tv , Onboard European Snowboard Magazine, Tacky, Board.TV, Entry, Snowboard Mag and What’s Up. Check out the last season’s highlights below.

International Rookie Fest stops:

Protest World Rookie Fest – Livigno, Italy – 3Star – 17.21 january 09
North Face Korean Rookie Fest – Phoenix Park, Korea – 2Star – 4-6 february 09
Protest Balkan Rookie Fest – Kopaonik, Serbia – 2Star – 20.22 february 09
Protest East Rookie Fest – Splinderuv Mlyn, Czech Republic – 2Star – 6.8 march 09
Protest World Rookie Finals – Ischgl, Austria – 4Star – 15.19 april 09

In addition, rookie 1Star regional contests will be organized all over the world by the national associations of the WSF. More information on the page www.worldsnowboardfederation.org