2009 Protest Balkan Rookie Fest Moves to Tara Mountain in Serbia
Heavy snow falls the last 5 days and bad forecast untill Sunday 22 February, changed the schedule of the upcoming World Rookie Tour stop in Serbia but snow storms can't stop the furius black yeti and the event is still confirmed. The 2star Swatch TTR “Protest Balkan Rookie Fest” is post poned to 24.26 february and moves to Tara Mountain while riders from Serbia, Slovenia and Macedonia are already on the road to the Conquer of the Snowboard Age.
“Snow falls and bad forecast make impossible to run the event as planned in Kopaonik from 20 to 22 february, so we decided to change the event schedule to 24.26 february and move to Tara Mountains, 200km from Belgrad” sayd Marco Sampaoli, World Rookie Tour director. “Our priority is to make the event happen and present this rookie format to the youngsters from the balkan area. 24 to 26 february are the only free days in an already full event calendar”.
Tara Mountain, part of the Outer Dinaric Alps, is located in western Serbia and stands at 1.000-1.500 meters above sea level. The mountain is a popular tourist center and Tara's National Park encompasses a large part of the mountain. For Protest Balkan Rookie Fest, Tara Mountain will present a 300m snowpark slope featuring table tops, several box and rails including the Navara “Rookie Fest” Battleship Box.
The Protest Balkan Rookie Fest is organized by the World Snowboard Federation in collaboration with Udruzenje Freestylera, and is made possible by Protest Boardwear and Ride Snowboards, with the support of Pirate Movie Productions, the Aesthetiker Waengle Taengle, the Tara Mountain Ski Area, energized by RedBull. You can follow the Protest Balkan Rookie Fest on freecaster.tv, Onboard European Snowboard Magazine, Tacky.
Event Information:
Name: Protest Balkan Rookie Fest
Date of Event: 24 february arrival, 25 february training, quali and finals, 26 february reserve or departure day
Star level: 2Star
Location: Tara Mountain, Serbia
Format: Slope Style
Info and inscriptions: admin@udruzenjefreestylera.com or +381.63. 8670711
Age Groups: Rookie (born from 1st january 91 and 31st december 93) and Grom (born after 1st january 94)
Prizes: 2 free ticket to the 4 star “Protest World Rookie Final” in Ischgl, 3 Protest Surf Camp in Lacanau, France including a maximum of 300€ travel cost each to be declared by the winners.
Entry Criteria: open qualification and invited riders.
Sponsor: Protest Boardwear, Ride Snowboards, Red Bull
Media Partners: Onboard Snowboarding Magazine, Freecaster.tv, Tacky
Official home page: worldsnowboardfederation.org and udruzenjefreestylera.com