WHAT’S COMING
The Ladies First Challenge hits Wildhaus this weekend, 18th February for the second qualifying round of the Swiss all girls freestyle tour. The five best skiers and snowboarders will get a ticket to ride at the final in Leysin on 24th March 2012. The prize purse for the final is a worthy CHF 5000.- (snowboard) and CHF 2000.- (ski) plus it’s a 4* rated TTR event. For more info and to register go to http://www.ladiesfirstchallenge.ch

NEW GIRLS
Diana Sugustinova, NIKITA CZ‘s newest team member won the Halfpipe Rookie Fest in Monte Bondone, Trentino, Italy. Courtesy of the win, she has obtained an invitation to the World Rookie Fest 2013 in Livigno.

We’ve hooked up UK surfer Charlotte Bayliss from Jersey into the Nikita fold. She’s studying a Physiotherapy Degree at Cardiff University and is a member of the Jersey Surfboard club, the uni’s surf club and part of the new initiative, Student Surf Tour which she won in 2011. This January she placed 2nd in the SST leaving her top of the league. Amazing twins surfing down under –

SWEDE NEWS
Congrats to Cecilia Larsen who placed 6th at the Roxy Snow Pro 2012. Check out her blog for photos from the event and more updates – http://cecilialarsen.wordpress.com/

NEW COLLECTION DROPS MARCH
Nikita’s spring summer 2012 collection begins hitting the stores from the end of March! We’re excited about the new styles, like the Arako Denim Jacket, vibrant tones of orange and different shades of blue and new prints from a selection of artists whose designs and illustrations complement Nikita’s own graphics portfolio.