WSF was formed on August 10th 2002 in Munich, by delegates from 14 nations - in order to fill the void after the collapse of ISF. The initiative was taken by Japan and Norway – with support from most of the nations worldwide. The Federation became operational late November 2002.

Background

The organised independent snowboard culture has a history of more than 20 years. The break down of the ISF and PSA Europe left an empty space and a need of creating a new international entity – to continue on the history.

Goal

We are aiming at organising stimulating and fun activities that can make the snowboarding grow and develop in the spirit of the original, genuine culture that has been created by the pioneers of snowboarding and the pro-riders – the heroes of the kids.

WSF development

We have been focusing the preparation of future activities, building up a new network of dedicated snowboard-managers and leaders worldwide through national organisations. We have been coordinating exchange of know-how, support and activities. Our target-group has been the kids, youngsters and rookies in all nations and national activities in general. In a very short time of operation we have been recognised by almost all nations. We have been especially involved with new upcoming snowboard-nations/regions and are very happy to see the increasingly strong growth and development in Eastern Europe, and Asia. We also have close relations to and ranking cooperations with the TTR making links from our grassroot-activities to the pro-level.

WSF-FIS

FIS takes care of their World-Cup and Olympics. We aim at caring for the rest – the development and survival of snowboarding – by getting involved with the management of the future generation of riders and make them a part of our culture.

WSF organisation and management

The management is originally located at HQ in Prague, financed by membership-fees. After last general assembly 2006 in Prague, the organization of the WSF was splitted in different head quarter (Norway, Italy, Russia, Czech Republic, Japan) according to the task of different working group. Our organisational activities are taken care by experienced professionals in many countries, with dedication for the sport and an efficient way of working. WSF is a reliable and predictable partner, based on network-activity. Our working concept is to be catalytic, stimulating and coordinating in order to achieve our goals. The board members consist of delegates from Japan, Russia, Italy, France, USA and Norway.

WSF future perspectives

We realise that our future work will depend on cooperation with all parties that have the same goals as WSF: growth and development of snowboarding world wide. This includes the relation to the Industry, Pro-riders, event-organisers and many more.