The 2018 South America Rookie Fest was a success!

From the 9th to the 14th of August the Black Yeti gathered the best snowboarders in Valle Nevado, Chile, where they had the opportunity to enjoy a week full of activities.

The 2018 edition started on Thursday with the arrival of International riders: Chase Blackwell from USA, who won the 2017 World Rookie Finals in Austria, Gonza Baez and Manu Fasola from Argentina, Pedro Pizarro from Pucon and many other riders from Santiago.

Before the competition the young riders discovered the beauty of Valle Nevado and its park, training before the competition and taking part to a backountry filming session where they showed their incredible skills.

The Slopestyle competition took place on Saturday in Valle Nevado snowpark, which was perfectly shaped and ready to host the future stars of snowboarding. The set up consisted of a double rail, a 12 meters jump followed by a 15 meters jump and a rail. Once again the riding level was incredible and athletes showed their best.

The riders who had excellent performances and conquered the podium were:

Rookie category

1. Alvaro Yañez
2. Vicente Bañados
3. Gonzalo Baez / Pascal Uranga Resultados

Grom category

1. Lorenzo Machicao
2. Felipe Bañados
3. Pedro Pizarro

Finally, the last days were full of activities such as a skate session at Mall Sport, a session on the Artificial Wave and a dinner at Santa Pizza, which made this incredible event memorable and gave the young athletes the chance to share their experiences and their best moments.

The South America Rookie Fest allowed participants not only to take part to an international competition but also to discover new places and cultures and live unique moments thanks to the support of numerous sponsors: Valle NevadoRed BullMall Sport and DC Shoes

Great Success for the 2016 South America Rookie Fest

The 10th edition of the South America Rookie Fest took place in Valle Nevado, Chile, attended by the best youth riders from Chile, Argentina and United States.

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South America Rookie Fest was a full event of action packed activities surrounding a slopestyle contest: surfing on the beach, skateboarding in the beautiful city of Santiago, an exciting powder day and another awesome surfing day in the Mall Sport wave house. Special thanks to the sponsors Mall Sport, DC Shoes, Valle Nevado, Santa Pizza and Red Bull.

Check out the 2016 South America Rookie Fest wrap up videos here:
https://vimeo.com/180547224  Day1 (Freeride, Surf and Skate Session)
https://vimeo.com/180547228  Day2 (Slopestyle Contest)

2016 South America Rookie Fest – Rankings

Rookie:

  1. Graham Haley USA
    2. Drake Mechigian USA
    3. Lucas Fuenzalida Chile
    4. Lucas Alfonsin Argentina
    5. Lucas Silva Chile
    6. Lucas Russo Argentina
    7. Francisco Arias Chile

Grom:

  1. Alvaro Yáñez
    2. Pascal Uranga
    3. Lolo Machicao
    4. Benja Yáñez
    5. Julian Cortes
    6. Vicente Bañados
    7. Matias Medina
    8. Kasimir Wismeier
    9. Nicolas Villegas
    10. Matias Medina
    11. Felipe Bañados

Girls:

  1. Antonia Yáñez
    2. Teresita Bañados

Photos of the 2016 South America Rookie Fest are available on the WRT Facebook Fanpage:
https://www.facebook.com/worldrookietour/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1282288018450683