Indoor snow coming to America in 2009

2009 should at long last herald the opening of the first indoor snow centre in the USA, at least 20 years after the first such centre was proposed.The controversial, and much delayed Meadowlands Xanadu project, is due to open this year. As always with the project precise opening details,..

B for Brits, Birthday and Barry

To celebrate 20 years of the BRITS, Switzerland Tourism have brought in 80?s DJ legend, Barry Peters and dance troupe, Triple Threat to host the BRITS fancy dress 20th Birthday Bash! Firmly grasping the party reins on the last night of the BRITS, Friday 3rd April, Peters and Co will top off the ....

Chorlton 5th at Red Bull Nanshan Open

The 7th Annual Red Bull Nanshan Open concluded over the weekend, pushing Swatch TTR snowboarding and crowd levels to new heights in China. The team at Mellow Parks once again delivered a superior Slopestyle course which gave the snowboarders a chance to showcase their style and flair to the ....

You still have the chance to become the first Quiksilver King of S.N.O.W

Best four tricks out of eight rounds from each participant are counting for the final judging. Two more rounds for your registration and participation!How to win 5,000USD + a Wildcard for the Quiksilvers Invitational Chromatophobia + worldwide coverage and interviews at our mediapartners.Go ....

Braehead Park

Here's the SNO!zone Braehead park for Thursday 29th January.

Billabong Air & Style this weekend

On January 31st, 2009 the 13.000 spectators will feel the magic atmosphere of the Billabong Air & Style Innsbruck-Tirol 09 again. The compact setup with direct closeness for the fans to the quarter pipe and to the snowboard heroes is unique. To bringup this fantastic atmosphere and the optimal ....

Snow overview for this week

More Snow For 2009 As Ski Resorts Celebrate Healthy Christmas and New YearLowest temperatures for more than a decade in France.Temperature Extremes Bring Dangerous Conditions Off Piste in Many Areas.Heavy snowfall in North America moves from West to East coasts.www.Skiinfo.com reports that ....

Watch BEO on GO211.com

Live event webcasts on www.GO211.com. Webcasts will feature the men's and women?s slopestyle and halfpipe semi-finals and finals taking place on January 13 ? 16 at Laax, Switzerland. GO211.com will be providing cool interactive technologies (live scoring, live standings, competition rankings and ....

Trespass set the tempo at this year?s BRITS

Leading sportswear brand, Trespass will be stepping up to the start gates again at this year?s BRITS when they take the title rights for the Trespass Snowboardcross and Skiercross Championships. New for 2009, Trespass in association with Metrosnow.co.uk will be the first out of the BRITS ....

Polar Ice Thickness Survey ready to go

Polar Ice Thickness Survey Ready To GoThree polar explorers are undergoing a rigorous programme of final drills and tests in northern Canada as the countdown to a major scientific survey begins. Their mission is to capture accurate measurements of the thickness of the Arctic Ocean sea ice. ....

Round 4 QKOS - Frontside 180

We're now getting down to the business end of matters in the Quiksilver King of Snow, as style monger Nico Droz shows us all how we should be performing our frontside 180's. You know the score by now... get down to your local slope (or mountain, for those lucky swines doing a season) and start ....

Signal to start clothing line

Signal Snowboards has teamed up with Chris Miller to create an outerwear line that is both accessible and stylish. They have kept the line simple by focusing on quality, key price points and features that work. Every style can be merchandised together including beanies and T's."I am really ....

Jenny Jones wins GOLD at X Games 12

British Snowboard Team member Jenny Jones has won the Gold Medal in the Slopestyle event at the 12th Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, USA. Lying in second place, 28-year-old Jones clinched a last-gasp victory with a daring manoeuvre, a frontside 720 (double forward rotation) jump covering ....

New UK distributor for Giro

Madison is excited to announce their arrival into the European snow market with the UK distribution of the winter 2010 range of Giro helmets and goggles. With a firm emphasis on styling, technology and features, their aim is to provide a product for every rider on the hill, whether you?re exploring ..

STORM AHEAD!

SNO!storm 6th Feb SNO!zone Scotland.SNO!storm stands for big parks, open and accessible rookie slopes with free coaching and top class DJ sets. Come and get involved as SNO!zone is fully turned over to all levels of the freestyle community.The main park plan is up and the rookie park will ....

DJs at Chatham every month

One of Kent?s hottest underground night clubs, Tap ?N? Tin has teamed up wit the guys at Chatham slope to bring you Tap ?N? Spin.A monthly music and freestyle skiing/snowboard event. Featuring some of the areas hottest DJs. The music is free, slope time is at the normal rates and of course SCUK ..

Winter X Games right here this week

Winter X Games will be hitting Freecaster.tv again this week... LIVE and EXCLUSIVE for Europe. Starting on Friday 23rd January and running until Monday 26th January, Freecaster.tv will once again bring you all the action from the World's greatest snowboard, freeski and snowmobile athletes.We'....

Fresh snow falls bringing powder top up to the Alps

www.Skiinfo.com reports that after a dry and sunny start to the year in large parts of Europe, large snowfalls have returned to the Alps, and continued in the Pyrenees. North America is experiencing unusually warm and unusually cold temperatures on west and east coasts respectively and there?s ....

Milton Keynes park

Here's the SNO!zone Milton Keynes park for this Thursday and Friday.

Let battle commence at the Natives Workers Challenge

There?s nothing better than a healthy dose of competition to stir things up in resort, so get along to the Natives Workers Challenge Ski Club of Great Britain Slalom and settle those scores once and for all.Now in its ninth year, the Natives Workers Challenge Ski Club Slalom is a surefire grand ..

Crews and Teams rocking the Swatch TTR World Tour

When you break snowboarding down to its core, there?s no doubt it?s an individual sport. You don?t pass your board to anyone else or share the same uniform or jersey, you don?t make line changes or substitutions and in the final rounds of a competition you either throw down, or get out of the way. ....

Freestyle Frenzy Friday at er... Fwadlincote

John Nike Swadlingcote are running Freestyle Frenzy Friday on Friday 13th February. The event will run from 6-10pm, but you'll need to pay in advance to get the �20 deal.

SCUK availability

As we're going away this next week, the site is typically playing up. We've have the tech dragons on it, who have restarted the server twice. It's obviously okay now, so fingers crossed for the rest of the day and all of next week! I'll take my passwords :)

Whitelines gets voyeuristic

Whitelines have recently had their long suffering intern scouring the world wide web for every single resort webcam on Mother Earth. This is a good thing we think as there's nothing better than checking out the snow reports and having a look at the webcam as your holiday approaches, whilst jumping ....

DRIFT - New book by Nathan Gallagher

Having been in the snowboarding industry for a fair few years, Nathan has taken thousands of photographs of hundreds of riders in many different places around the world.In his book he's created a collection from a certain time period which try to convey the love of snowboarding in photographic ....

White World returns

White World is back and has been relaunched as a twice weekly show that will provide all snowsport enthusiasts with there weekly fix of news, competition highlights, how to's, equipment reviews, destination reviews, athlete profiles and much much more. On Tuesday's you will be able to catch up with ..

World Champion secures spot for finals

After the race disciplines wrapped up yesterday, it was time for the freestylers to take over and call the shots. In today?s qualifiers for the Halfpipe competition of the 8th FIS Snowboard World Championships in Gangwon, Korea presented by LG, 2007 double World Champion Mathieu Crepel (Halfpipe ....

TSA, Dalikfodda and SCUK will ROCK Laax

The TSA ROCK night in association with Dalikfodda and SCUK is locked and loaded and ready to kick the bejesus out of Monday night at the BRITS when Gentlemans Pistols and Jett Black crank up the Riders Palace PA system and blast out some ferocious and downright dirty Rock & Roll. Get your ear plugs ..

How to frontside 360

A smooth frontside 360 looks awesome but it does require some commitment and refinement to dial smoothly. In the latest in our series on freestyle snowboarding James Streater from Maverix takes us through it just in time for the SCUK Winter Bash!

Burton celebrates new Stash at Flachauwinkl, Austria

On Thursday, January 9, Burton pro riders, Burton dealers and media dropped in on the new Stash at Flachauwinkl to celebrate the run?s grand opening. Dmitry Fesenko, Marko Grilc (SLO), Chris S�rman (SWE), Stephan Mauer and Sani Alibabic were all there to break in the new Stash. Here?s what ..

All Scottish resorts open

All five Scottish ski centres will be open by today (Wednesday), as heavy snow in Western Scotland allowed the two remaining centres yet to open for 2008-9 ? Glencoe and Nevis Range ? to open for the first time.Glencoe plans to open this Wednesday at 10am, a spokesman commented, ?Heavy snow ....

Heavy snowfalls return to the Alps

Ski resorts across Europe have been blessed with more heavy snow after a relatively cold, dry spell over the past few weeks. Heavy snow started falling on Sunday and it is forecast to continue until later this week with many resorts expecting over a metre of fresh snow.According to the Ski ....

Wakeham teams up with Laax pipe

Dan Wakeham is proud to announce that he is now a team rider for the popular Swiss resort of Laax.Joining his Nike ACG teammate, Paddy Graham, Dan will be training in Laax?s renowned super pipe, using this time to fine tune his competition runs and work on new tricks.Dan saysThe Olympic ....

Ski Sunday returns

Ski Sunday's editor explains what was wrong with last year's new format and why the show will now be split in two. We'll start with the SCUK discussion.

Trespass Set the Tempo at this Year?s BRITS

Leading sportswear brand, Trespass will be stepping up to the start gates again at this year?s BRITS when they take the title rights for the Trespass Snowboardcross and Skiercross Championships. New for 2009, Trespass in association with Metrosnow.co.uk will be the first out of the BRITS ....

Olafson and Schairer take Gold in SBX World Championships in Korea

The first champions of the 2009 FIS Snowboard World Championships Gangwon, Korea presented by LG are crowned. Helene Olafsen (NOR) and Markus Schairer (AUT) claimed victory in a very exciting first contest of this year?s major event. Olafsen celebrated a wire-to-wire triumph in the ladies final as ....

Ed Leigh to captain England against the World

Ed Leigh will be the team captain of the England snowboarders 6 a-side football team, on Saturday 17th January, in Laax, Switzerland, when they compete in the ?We got Balls? nations tournament.The England team, which includes: Ed Leigh, Adam Gendle, Chris Southwell, Laura Berry, Jo Brown, Ben ....

SNO!storm at Castleford on 30th

SNO!storm is almost upon us once again. SNO!zone's quarterly freestyle slope event is back on Friday 30th January! This event is exclusively sponsored by by Surfanic Ski and Snowboard wear. The CASvegas slope crew will be working all out to create an impressive never seen before park set up.

Pearce and Clark earn top spots at BEO halfpipe semi-finals

The guests of honor at the Burton European Open?s 10th birthday party competed today in halfpipe semi-finals in Laax, Switzerland up on Crap Sogn Gion. 2008 BEO halfpipe champions Kevin Pearce (USA) and Kelly Clark (USA) qualified first in today?s semi-finals, demonstrating their determination to ....

Hotel construction starts at SnowDome

Work has begun on a brand new multi-million pound hotel, which is set to dramatically transform the Tamworth skyline.The �7million 120-bed development will stand on the same site as the SnowDome complex in River Drive.More than a year after town planners gave the hotel the green light ? in ....

Brush boarding anybody?

A new sport called Brush boarding is hoping to grab the imagination of snowboarders and surfers looking to train away from the beach and snow.

QKOS format changed to give UK riders good chance of victory

There's still six rounds to go and the competition format has been tweaked to give more people a better chance of winning. The best four tricks out of all six remaining rounds will now count towards the final, so you only need to complete four out of six rounds to be in with a chance.The winner ..

History repeats at BEO halfpipe

Another spectacular battle ensued today in the Halfpipe at the 6Star Burton European Open. Again, 1000 Swatch TTR ranking points were on offer as well a big part of the total prize purse of $125,000 USD, motivating riders to up the ante. As in 2008, Kevin Pearce (USA) narrowly snatched victory ....

Schedule for the SCUK Winter Bash

Here's the final schedule for our week away and with a large storm currently expecting to dump 20-40cm over the Alps in the next few days, we could be on for a really good week's snowboarding.

Money off all over the French Alps

With the Euro not being particularly kind to us Brits at the moment, SCUK decided to do something about it. We've teamed up with Snowball Pass just in time for the SCUK Winter Bash 2009 to bring you huge savings all over the French Alps. A Snowball Pass costs just �15 and SCUK members can get a �5 ....

Swatch TTR title race tightens up in Laax

It was a true clash of the titans today at the Swatch TTR 6Star Burton European Open in Laax where the top TTR snowboarders fought it out on the Slopestyle course in hope of rising up the world rankings. 1000 TTR ranking points and part of the total prize purse of $125 000 USD were up for grabs and ..

Castleford park for this week

Here's the SNO!zone Castleford park for tonight and Friday.

Liu and Aono grab victory and take over Halfpipe World Cup lead

Facing unsteady and sometimes tough weather conditions in the Takasu Snow Park at Gujo, Gifu Province, two main aspirants for victory were able to successfully compete against all other contenders. In the last contest of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup prior the 8th FIS Snowboard World ....

Late places available on the SCUK Winter Bash

Due to some unfortunate cancellations, there are now four places available on the SCUK Winter Bash and three of those are in the Dragon Lodge.

Hemel Snow Centre double SCUK discount ending soon

At the moment the Snow Centre annual memberships are available to anybody at a 25% discount, but this 25% discount is due to end any day now.Snowboard Club UK members also get a 55% discount on the membership, so at the moment it's a double discount for SCUK members! An annual Snow Centre ....

AirBag at Bracknell in February

Bracknell are hosting a Salomon Grom Camp for skiers with Pat Sharples on 8th Feb, which will feature an air bag for the first time. A separate air bag session is being held between 6-7pm and will be open to snowboarders too.

TheAirBag.net at Castleford this Friday

TheAirBag.net returns for the first session of the year this Friday at Sno!Zone Castleford! Usual script, come practice your flips and spins on the big kicker and not worry about your landing. The Airbag is out between 7 and 10.45 pm and come ride the early sessions to avoid disappointment as this ..

Breaking boundaries with Kevin Pearce

At the Burton Euopean Open 2008, there was one of those frozen-in-time moments where every single spectator, fan, pro rider, journalist, photographer and even the cafeteria guys up in the Laax restaurant, thought the exact same thing. It was incredible to say the least. The reverberations were felt ..

Round 3 QKOS - Frontside Boardslide to Fakie

The latest challenge thrown down by the Quiksilver King of Snow is to perform a Frontside Boardslide to Fakie, and with the array of UK jib talent there's a chance that a plucky Brit could feature in the running. Check out K2 Snowboard's Danny Larsen performing the third trick that you must master ....

McKenna qualifies first for BEO halfpipe

Lesley McKenna © LammerhirtThe men?s and women?s halfpipe qualifications finished up under the fourth consecutive day of bluebird skies at the Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland. Today?s qualifications was a good mix of old school riders like Lesley McKenna (GBR) and Xaver Hoffmann (....

Few Whistler holidays during Olympics

Holidays in Whistler, British Columbia, are not available during the 2010 Olympic fortnight in February next year in the new editions of ski brochures published recently by the three biggest operators, Crystal, Inghams and Thomson.The operators reported that sales were currently suspended ....

Frei and Delerue victorious in night Snowboard Cross race in Bad Gastein

In the only Snowboard Cross race of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, which is staged under floodlight, Sandra Frei (SUI) and Xavier Delerue (FRA) were able to successfully compete against their contenders coming from 24 countries. In front of almost 4,000 spectators, the Swiss World Cup leader ....

Hemel to use Colombia

The new Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead have announced a deal with top sportswear supplier Columbia to provide all their clothing for the next three years.Renowned for their innovative style and excellent reputation for quality and value, Columbia will be providing not just their rental snow ....

Snowboarding?s oldest comp returns to Stratton Mountain, US

Once again in 2009, the world?s best snowboarders and Jake Burton, travel home to where it all began; Vermont and Stratton Mountain, for the 27th US Open Snowboarding Championships, 16-22 March 2009.

New rail at Chill Factore this Friday

This Friday's CORe freestyle night sees the arrival of a brand new feature called the ?Battlesub?.The Battlesub will be ready for combat this week as an up flat down but is able to transform into different shapes to keep you on your toes. So come along this Friday from 7pm to be among the ....

Maverix summer dates for 2009

Maverix Snow Camp is back in Les Deux Alpes for another instalment of freestyle and freeride fun.This year we have added some cost effective self-catering accommodation coupled with our great half board option in our luxury chalet in the centre of town. You'll benefit from top end coaching that ..

SNO!storm Triple Whammy Saving

Check out the biggest baddest UK freestyle parks at the first three SNO!storm events of the year - for only �75. A saving of �30!Jan 30th - CastlefordFeb 6th - ScotlandMar 6th - Milton KeynesSNO!storm is back with the sweetest parks, the gnarliest features, the sickest nights on the UK ....

easyJet sale

Giant sunshine savings! Up to 25% off flights.The easyJet sale is now on!We're giving you giant sunshine savings of up to 25% off every seat, every route, every day on flights from 1 March up to 30 June 2009, including Easter and Half-Term! But hurry - this sale must end at midnight on ....

Tamworth park

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Saturday.

10th BEO kicks off with Junior Slopestyle Finals

Patrick Burgener � LaemmerhirtThe Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships kicked off its week-long birthday bash today in Laax, Switzerland with the junior slopestyle competition, where riders 14-years-old or younger competed in the legendary BEO slopestyle course on Crap Sogn Gion. ....

Blueskin Le Crunch Munch

Our good friends at Blueskin are having a super Le Crunch Munch sale which might be of interest to SCUK fans with some stuff at 60% off!Here's the link www.blueskin.com

First world snow overview for 2009

www.Skiinfo.com reports that many of the world?s ski resorts have had a snowy start to the New Year with temperatures dropping again and fresh snow in Western North America ? where recent accumulations have been greatest, as well as once again the Pyrenees, Scandinavia and parts of the Alps. Even ....

O'Neill Evolution on MPORA

MPORA TV is proud to announce a partnership with the O?Neill Evolution 2009 and the live webcast of this prestigious 5 Star TTR snowboarding event. The O?Neill Evolution in Davos, Switzerland kicks off the European leg of the TTR World Snowboard Tour on January the 9th and 10th. This year?s ....

Free flights from Ryan Air

Ryanair, Europe?s largest low fares airline, today (Thursday, 8th January 2009) released 10,000 FREE ski seats to some of Europe?s most exciting ski destinations from the UK and Ireland. Ski lovers in Bournemouth, Liverpool and Glasgow (Prestwick) can take advantage of FREE weekend seats to Turin ....

Ben Kilner joins the ThirtyTwo Team

ThirtyTwo are excited to announce Ben Kilner as the newest member of their UK Team. Hailing from Scotland, this talented 20 year old found his love for snowboarding at age 9. His local slopes in the Grampian region were his playground. Quickly progressing, he can now be found riding the World ....

Aberdeen Snowsports Centre re-invented

As the new year begins, it is a time of reflection for Aberdeen Snowsports Centre. 2008 was the first calendar year that the slope had been run by a leisure trust rather than Aberdeen City Council, a move that was hoped to have secured the future of the facility and help to turn around its fortunes...

Not too late to dial in that FS3

There are four days to go to copy Tadej Valentans FS 360� Tail - use one of the kickers at your local snowpark, dryslope or indoor slope. On top this round: win Tadej�s favourite gun - the Atomic Alibi Snowboard!Two more rounds to get your ass up and register yourself at www.king-of-snow.....

World Snow Overview

www.Skiinfo.com reports that after the huge snowfalls in the Alps and Pyrenees in November and December, conditions have eased a little but that smaller, but still significant, falls of snow have been reported across the continent in recent days.Heavy Snow in Western North AmericaSnow still ....

Snowboard action packed January

The New Year 2009 gets going well. But it?s not only the 8th FIS Snowboard World Championships presented by LG being hosted in Sungwoo, Gangwon Province, from January 17th to 24th. It?s also because of the five contests in four different disciplines of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup hosted by ....

Swatch TTR battle royale guaranteed at 6STAR BEO

The 6Star Burton European Open in Laax, Switzerland, is destined to play a pivotal role in the tightly contested Swatch TTR Title battles. From 9th ? 16th January, previous TTR World Champions and uprising stars will be giving everything they have in hope of locking down some of the double 1000 ....

Chill Factore park for Friday

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday's CORe.

The BRITS 2009 gears up for its 20th Annual Championships

Europe?s longest established winter snowsports festival, The BRITS celebrates its 20th Birthday next year when it returns to Laax, Switzerland from the 28th March ? 4th April 2009 for an unmissable winter week. Fresh from a pre BRITS reccy out to Laax, Soul Sports chief, Stu Brass reports back on ....

TSA January Demo Sessions

With New Year and Christmas out the way and snow falling in the mountains we are all itching to get some new kit and go riding. If you are still not sure what snowboard to get this season get down to a TSA Demo Session and try out some brand new 08/09 snowboard kit. We have a massive demo fleet ..

TTR re-ignites at 6STAR O'Neill Evolution

The 6Star O?Neill Evolution in Davos, January 5th ? 10th 2009 will kick the Swatch TTR Snowboard Tour back into overdrive as some of the world?s best snowboarders rock into the Swiss town to fight it out for TTR glory. The first TTR 6Star competition on European soil in 2009 has a plethora of ....

Tamworth park for this Saturday

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Saturday.

Still more heavy snow in Europe and fresh snow in North America

It?s now ten weeks since the first heavy snowfalls were reported in the Alps and the snow is continuing to come down by the bucket load in many areas. www.skiinfo.com reports that apart from the duration of the snowfall obviously setting ski resorts up for a memorable season, what?s also unusual is ..

Snowtopia for Ireland

The Irish Times reports...A white Christmas may be unlikely this year but skiing and ice-climbing at Ireland's first indoor ski resort are on the cards in 2010.Plans were unveiled yesterday for Snowtopia, a leisure and extreme sports centre at Tyrrelstown, 14 kilometres northwest of Dublin...

Top names confirmed for Burton European Open

The 10th annual Burton European Open (BEO) is gearing up to be one of the season?s most exciting snowboard events as many of the world?s best riders get ready to compete in LAAX, Switzerland from Jan. 9-16, 2009. The third Burton Global Open Series event of this season and a 6Star Swatch TTR event, ..

Tamworth Christmas opening hours and Boxing Day BOGOF

Here are the opening times for the Tamworth SnowDome over the festive period.Christmas Eve:Rec. Skiing & Boarding 9am - 12noonSki & Board Lessons 9am - 6pmChristmas Day:ClosedBoxing Day:Rec. BOGOF* Skiing & Boarding 8pm - 10pm*Boxing Day Special: Buy 1 hour get your 2nd hour ....

Broken Thumbs and Mountain Stories in TSA

Get down to a Snowboard Asylum store and pick up your free copies of this year?s TSA films, be fast though as it?s a limited pressing and when they?re gone that?s it.Just like last season we are bringing you not one but two films, Mountain Stories and This Is Britain 2 - Broken Thumbs Tour. ..

January discount at Titan Snow

SCUK members can take advantage of a great offer from Titan Snow and the great snow out in Les Deux Alpes.Titan Lodge has had a facelift including new floors and redecoration throughout all the bedrooms. This coming season they can cater for up to 14 people across 5 rooms. The chalet can still ....

Brits and Dutch dominate Burton AM Tour

The Burton AM Tour, one of Europe?s largest amateur freestyle snowboarding contest series, is experiencing its most progressing riding to date. Riders have flocked to the three events of the indoor leg of the tour like never before and pushed riding to a new level. From the first stop in Bispingen (..

UK Clastzoo team announced

The Swiss accessories brand Clast who focus on producing neck wear with a difference are please to announce their UK team. The UK team have a lot to live up to with the European team or Clastzoo having riders such as Nico Muller, Eero Ettala, Fredi K, Kevin Pearce, Gigi Ruf to name but a few........

Swatch TTR and P.O.W partners to raise environment responsibility

Swatch TTR and Protect Our Winters (POW) have developed a long-term partnership to raise the level of environmental responsibility at all TTR events amongst spectators, riders and resorts. Take a second to consider the following facts: 47 ski resorts in the Alps did not open in 2006 due to ....

Vice World Champions Frei and Wescott triumph in Arosa?s Snowboard Cross

It?s pretty rare that the results of the ladies? and men?s competition look similar: After Sandra Frei and Seth Wescott had missed the World Championships title about two years ago so close, the Swiss and the US-American secured victory today in the second Snowboard Cross of the 2009 LG Snowboard ....