Courtier-Jones Lewis Wins Half Pipe Rookie Fest
The first edition of the Halfpipe Rookie Fest in Monte Bondone, Trentino, Italy, was won by English ripper Courtier-Jones Lewis among the male Rookies and Diana Augustinova, Czech Republic, among the girls
French rising star Boris Mouton resulted the best in the Grom category. With riders from 8 nations and a unique lifestyle program with many extra activities, the event ended up as a big success and it is already confirmed for season 2013
Teams from The Netherland, Austria, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Romania, France, Italy and Chile landed in Monte Bondone, Trentino, for the first halfpipe event of the World Rookie Tour ever. In a perfectly shaped halfpipe, the event was not only an international meeting for young pipe riders but it offered a 4-days schedule training opportunity as well. The event program also offered the partecipants several lifestyle activities: film premiere, night walk in the mountain woods with torches, a visit to Trento city and a final sunset party on the top of the mountain hut "Cima Palon" with a night powder home-run.