We would like to invite the entire snowboard community – riders, the industry and nations – to play a part in shaping the future of our sport, and further introduce it to the hundreds of millions of sport fans in the emerging market of China.

A once-in-a-lifetime experience

The remote resort of Yabuli is a 2,5 hours drive from the city of Harbin (population 10 million). Yabuli is the largest and most well-known winter sports destinations in China. China is rapidly developing its reputation as an emerging winter sport powerhouse, and has presented the leading bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. WCS 2016 will be one of the first professional elite championships in China across any snow sport. The competition venues in Yabuli will be as on every elite snowboard event in the world. Everything else – the travel, the hospitality, the food, the lodging, the people, and parties – will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The WCS will happen the week after the US Open in Vail (CO, USA), allowing time for the riders to travel and adjust to the time zones.