The dates are announced for the Quiksilver and Roxy Radar sessions, where groms can fight for a spot at the European X-Games and a shot at following in the footsteps of Mathieu Crepel, Travis Rice or Torah Bright.

There’s also one week’s summer camp and nothing less than a year’s contract riding for the Quiksilver or Roxy team on offer for the eventual winner so you can be sure that there’s no messing around with this bad boy. The contest is open to all boys and girls aged between 8 and 13, who can snowboard

Quiksilver and Roxy shops that participate in the Radar will be transformed for the occasion into talent spotters, with the winning shop being awarded a week in the Hossegor “Quik house”, as well as an invitation to the Winter X Games Europe, held in Tignes.

The budding champion has to complete three stages to realise his or her dream: riding for Quiksilver or Roxy side by side with his or her heroes!

Here’s how you can get involved…

1 Apply by submitting “Sponsor me” photos and videos with profile, via www.quiksilverlive.com and in all participating Quiksilver and Roxy stores, so he/she can qualify for a web preselection during January.

2 In February, a Quiksilver & Roxy Radar competition will be organised in the five ski resorts across Europe. The kids have to impress the jury with their riding skills, as well as taking part in video clips and interviews, before going online to be judged in the public vote.

Dates and locations:

6th February : Formigal – Spain

7th February : Bradonecchia – Italy

11th February : Saas Fee- Switzerland

13th February : La Plagne – France

13th February : Trysil – Norway

14th February : Lipno – Czech Republic

14th February : Kleinwalsertal – Austria

3 The grand final will take place in March, during the European Winter X Games in Tignes, during which the budding riders will than take part in a final jam session under the watchful eyes of their idols.

More info and event application can be found at www.quiksilverlive.com. Good luck, grommets.