Brits podcasts



You can check out all the Brits podcasts on www.britishsnowtour.com/0809/brits/gallery/video.htmlOr check them out below:

The Swatch TTR 4Star Total Fight Masters of Freestyle



From 26th ? 28th March, 2009, the El Tarter park in Grandvalira, Andorra, will see some of the world?s big name riders come together to go after a slice of the $25,000 USD prize purse and 500 ranking points. The upcoming Slopestyle contest is recognized as the jewel of the Swatch TTR Southern ..

TSA's own 09/10 Signal in store



The 08/09 snowboard season might be drawing to a close in the UK however the Signal crew are so stoked about their new snowboard the Omni that they have only gone and produced a limited preseason run. Normally you wouldn?t be able to get you filthy mitts on this kit till next winter. Luckily ....

GB victorious at Waterloo



Last Sunday 15th March was a momentous event for British snowboarding. For the last 3 years The Battle of Waterloo has taken place between the UK and France in the Arare snowpark, Avoriaz. This year, however, for the first time in the event's short history the GB team won.The event starts in ....

Glencoe on the market again



Scotland?s original ski centre has been put on the market again, reportedly in an attempt to find an investor who would look at funding a gondola lift to replace the aged chair and make the centre more viable as a year round attraction.The idea matches the successful route of Cairngorm at ....

Dawn of the Shred returns



The Snowboard Asylum is proud to be a sponsor of the Dawn of the Shred competition 2009. Returning for a third year the competition taking place at both an indoor slope at Xscape Milton Keynes on the 30th May and the only open UK comp on real snow at Cairngorm Mountain, Scotland on the 18th April. ..

Danny Kass and Torah Bright win US Open quarterpipe competition



Epic weather and an impeccable halfpipe greeted 15,000 fans and many of the world?s top snowboarders at the US Open Snowboarding Championships held at Stratton Mountain Resort. No strangers to the top spot on the US Open halfpipe podium, Danny Kass took home his record-setting fifth US Open ....

Snow in Hemel



Here's the first pictures we've seen of the snow, which has been falling inside the Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre since Tuesday. We should have a meeting there this Tuesday morning to discuss all things freestyle, so watch this space.

Wängl Tängl 09



Squally snow storms sadly meant the G�ng J�m proper couldn't be run, but the jam session that went down saw some epic riding.I'll start with a quote from Danny Larsen if I may: "This has turned out to be pretty much the best contest." And he's not far wrong, even though the finals were replaced ..

Giant indoor slope for Poland?



A Polish newspaper has reported that a large indoor snow centre is due to open in the town of Karpacz this summer.?Karpacz will open an indoor ski slope with double lift hall 550m long in summer 2009.? says the report.If correct the slope would be one of the world?s three longest.....

Onboard check out the Oakley Jib-Vid



Onboard editor Tom Copsey has been out at the Oakley JibVid right now and has already done some really cool features, which we thought you might like to see.Teams PrimedIt's A Wrap

Southern Snowriders up SCUK discount to 10%



Southern Snowriders have increased their SCUK discount to 10% off their Wanaka Adventure Tour, Craigieburn Adventure Tour and South Island Safari (not including Heliboard Options or to be used in conjunction with any other special offers). BA and Quantas are offering amazing deals right now making ..

SCUK crunching the crunch by 15%



Okay, so most of the time we organise snowboard discounts just for Snowboard Club UK Members. However, this one we'd thought we'd open up to all our visitors.Attraction World is simply a great place to save 15% on some of the non-snowboard things you might be interested in doing. We're talking ....

BASI Level 1 snowboard courses at Hemel



Now that the snow is falling at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, it's probably a good time to remind people that there's three BASI Snowboard Instructor Level 1 available : 10 - 14th June 2009, 15 - 19th July 2009 and 21 - 25th September 2009.

Girls Academy at SNO!zone Scotland & Park Plan



Girls Academy 26th March from 7pm ? SNO!zone's monthly Girls Only freestyle coaching runs this Thursday at 7pm. Girls Academy offers the perfect opportunity to push your skills from complete freestyle beginner to seasoned pro!. Call 0871 222 5672 to book. Here's the park for this Thursday and ....

Lewis Courtier-Jones happy with US Open result



We had an email from Lewis yesterday evening...Just to let you know I have just this morning arrived back from the US Open, was an amazing weekend, I got to watch all the finals in QP, Halfpipe and Slopestyle. Meeting all the top riders and seeing them killing it was cool, Peter Line even gave me ..

Quiksilver King of Snow Round 8 - The Final



Round 8 ? the big final will take place on April the 4th in La Plagne during the Quiksilver Chromatophobia event.Best four riders are invited to battle for $5,000 prizemoney + coverage and interviews in all 50 of our mediapartners worldwide.Welcome to Round 8 and the final of the Quiksilver ..

The snow just keeps falling



Here's the snoverview for this week.Yet more heavy snowfall in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Western Canada and USA, France and Switzerland.Heavy snow in Alberta and British ColumbiaMore resorts announce seasons extended in to May.Fresh snow today in Belgium.www.Skiinfo.com reports that ....

Amputee veterans Battling Back



Here's an inspiration article on the BBC about injured servicemen getting their confidence back through skiing.

UK riders rip it up at Burton AM in France



It was neither a bird, nor a plane, nor was it a rocket? it was the Burton AM Tour on its way to the next contest. One weekend in Russia and the next already in France! The convoy of ?Join, Create and Progress? drove back to good old Europe for the penultimate stop of this year's Tour in Avoriaz. ....

The Edge Protect offer 10% Discount to SCUK Members



Snowboard Club has recently partnered up with The Edge Protect to offer members 10% discount on all products.The Edge Protect is a unique extruded length of rubber specifically designed to fit around the edge of any sidewall or cap constructed snowboard. The function of The Edge Protect is to ....

The word from Hemel



We spent a couple of hours this morning with Peter Gillespie, who is one of the top chaps at BASI and Director of Snowsports at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead. Snow is now falling at the slope so we had a chance to try and take some shots of inside the slope, where they expect full cover within a ....

Who will be crowned the female Swatch TTR champion?



The recent Burton US Open has not only crowned Peetu Piroinen (FIN) the 08/09 men?s Swatch TTR Tour Champion but has also blown the door wide open for several possible contenders to claim victory at the upcoming 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam. The Swatch TTR premier women riders will gather at Mammoth ....

Buass and Guldemond win 6STAR Burton US Open slopestyle, with Jones in 2nd



Kjersti Buaas � Aaron BlattIt was a tough day of Slopestyle riding due to incredibly inconsistent snow conditions but US rider Chas Guldemond and Kjersti Oestgaard-Buaas of Norway managed to push through the weather and a tough field of competitors to become the men?s and women?s Slopestyle ....

Guldemond and Anderson claim $100,000 BGOS Championship Titles



The last day of the US Open proved to be the busiest with junior jam finals, men?s and women?s slopestyle finals and three major titles being awarded. Chas Guldemond (USA) and Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas (NOR) won slopestyle finals and $20,000 each. Chas Guldemond and Jamie Anderson (USA) are the new ....

Chatham's monthly Tap 'n' Spin



This coming Thursday sees the third monthly Tap ?N? Spin session at Chatham and they?ve planned a sick park that is suitable for all standards of riders.Music as always, is provided by some of Kent?s top underground DJs from Tap ?N? Tin. UoK students are also putting on a small freestyle ....

Kilner 9th in Valmalenco halfpipe



Jiayu Liu and Gary Zebrowski victorious in season?s last halfpipe contestWorld Cup titles go to AsiaDom HaringtonIn the last halfpipe competition of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup which took place today in Valmalenco, Italy, Jiayu Liu (CHN) and Gary Zebrowski (FRA) dominated the ....

Peetu Piiroinen first Finnish rider to claim Swatch TTR World Champion title



It was an epic day of stellar Halfpipe riding in Stratton, Vermont, as Finnish rider Peetu Piiroinen became the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion at the 6Star Burton US Open. Both the men?s and women?s fields were stacked with some of the best pipe riders in the world, with Australian ....

US iPhone app provides resort eco info and snow reports



The US Clif� bar, an organic-certified energy bar (SCUK can personally recommend the carrot cake flavour), is introducing the first iPhone application to combine ski resort snow conditions with environmental steps the resorts are taking to combat global warming. The unique, portable and playful ....

Extreme skier plans to ski World?s three highest mountains



This summer, Swedish extreme skier Fredrik Ericsson will embark on his dream of becoming the first person to ski the world?s three highest mountains: Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga. Arguably, the toughest challenge of the three will be his expedition to the world?s second highest mountain, K2, ..

Sierra Nevada extendes season and halves prices



Skiinfo.com reports that Spain?s leading resort, Sierra Nevada, will offer half price ski tickets after the Easter holidays and have announced that the season will last for an extra fortnight to at least mid-May because of all the snow. The resort, Europe?s most southerly, currently has five ....

Annual Lift Ticket Survey reports on global price trends



An annual study of lift ticket prices from more than 600 ski areas in 40 countries worldwide has provided some statistics to back up trends most skiers have been aware of throughout the season ? lift ticket prices are much higher for Brits travelling abroad.The findings are published in the ....

Red Bull Home Run is back and NIKE 6.0 sets the highest ollie challenge



Only a week to go before the BRITS 09 gets under way in Laax, Switzerland and in preparation the pistes are being groomed, fun parks lovingly shaped and the apr�s arena?s skilfully assembled. This year will also see the return of the much loved Red Bull Home Run and new for this year the NIKE 6.0 ....

Gillings 3rd in last SBX of the year to finish 5th overall



Maelle Ricker and Michal Novotny win season?s last Snowboard Cross.World Cup title for Jacobellis and Schairer.Tension is high in duel for the Overall World Cup title.In the last snowboard cross race of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup which took place in Valmalenco, Italy, today, Maelle ..

Should helmets be compulsory?



The death of Natasha Richardson has sparked a debate about whether it should be mandatory for skiers and snowboarders to wear helmets.

Jenny Jones at the US Open



Jenny has a just landed her first 900 the day before she headed to the US Open. She has a regular blog on Metro Snow, check it out!Best of luck from all at SCUK and in the UK, we'll see you out at the Brits .SCUK CrewP.S. You can keep upto date with Jenny on her fan page to:www.....

A long weekend for TheAirBag.net



Friday sees us head to SNO!zone Castleford, on to Tamworth Snowdome for Saturday before catching the ferry to head out to France for BUSC.The SNO!zone sessions last from 7-11pm while Tamworth kicks off from 10-1:30 pm! The sessions are in 45 minute blocks and Booking is highly recommended, ....

Last minute team changes for Oakley Jib-Vid



Just one week from now teams will be arriving in Mayrhofen for the start of the Oakley Jib-Vid 2009. The Jib-Vid crew are heading out this weekend to make sure everything is set for what promises to be the biggest and best Jib-Vid yet.Last week; the final list of 18 teams was announced; however ..

Brits 09 hosts biggest ever music line-up



Celebrating its 20th Birthday this year, Europe?s ultimate and longest established winter festival, The BRITS gets ready to light the fuse of its biggest ever music line-up! Headliners include DJ sets from The Go! Team, Vadim, Mickey Finn, and Bonobo with live sets from Gentleman?s Pistols, Kandi ....

Nissan Freeride de Tignes



Rider: unknown &copy C. MargotFrench domination with Xavier de Le Rue (snowboard) and Caroline Meynet (ski)The French snowboarder, Xavier de Le Rue, took his first victory of the season reinforcing his top spot of the Freeride World Ranking. Among the first to head down the slope, the Freeride ....

Train with Lesley McKenna at Cardrona, NZ



Lesley McKenna and Cardrona Mountain are proud to present the first ever OnTransition snowboard freestyle camp. This is a camp for riders already competing at national and international level.

Only day passes for SnowPark NZ



Due to the current economic climate, SnowPark NZ have decided to stop all online/earlybird/season passes and are just running days passes to be purchased on the gate.Gutting...This is a kick in the teeth to regular season riders. In this business, the point of season passes is to award those ....

Swatch TTR champion will be crowned in days



The time has come to crown the men?s Swatch TTR Tour Champion at the prestigious 6Star Burton US Open. After a highly charged season, Shaun White (USA) and Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) have emerged as the two Title contenders, but only one can walk away victorious. Saturday?s Halfpipe finals, which ....

Kick-back with The SUSO Slopeside Cinema & Cushe Air Bag at the BRITS 09



To help celebrate 20 years of the BRITS, our friends and event sponsors at SUSO will be offering BRITS attendee?s the chance to kick-back and relax at the SUSO Slopeside Cinema, showing a selection of the top voted ski and snowboarding sections from over the last two decades. BRITS? footwear ....

Double the fun on Paddy's Day at Chill Factore



To celebrate St Patrick?s Day (17th March), Chill Factore is giving skiers and boarders three hours of fun on the main slope for the price of a one and a half hour session*. The Alpine village is also celebrating St Patrick?s Day off the slopes with award-winning ice cream parlour, Fredericks, ....

Buaas and Keller victorious in La Molina World Cup halfpipe



With Kjersti Buaas (NOR) and Markus Keller (SUI) two Europeans were able to claim victory in the second to last halfpipe competition of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. The Norwegian, who had also dominated the ladies? qualifying heat before, earned today?s high score of 43.5 points in her ....

Andorra has most expensive European lift passes again



An annual study of lift ticket prices charged by more than 500 ski areas in 35 countries worldwide has reported that prices for British guests are well up this season to most international ski destinations.The findings are published as part of the World Lift Ticket Price Report 2009, the eighth ..

Squaw Valley launches Spring Pass



Squaw Valley USA is currently sitting on one the deepest snow bases in North America with over four metres (13 feet) of snow lying on upper slopes hollowing huge snowfalls in late February and early March. The current season snowfall total is 398 inches - with 80 inches falling in the first week of ..

Count on the US Open Snowboarding Championships



There are countless reasons why the US Open is one of the most exciting competitions in snowboarding. Here are just a few:0 is the amount of dollars it costs to watch the best snowboarding in the world at the US Open, taking place at Stratton Mountain Resort, Vermont on March 16-22, 2009. 1 ..

The Go! Team host Animal Night & Sam Pilgrim takes on the Slopestyle Challenge



The BRITS 2009, 28th March ? 4th April, Laax, Switzerland.Leading UK brand Animal will once more be presenting the British Slopestyle Championships at the BRITS 2009 as well as flying over electro-rockers Kovak and The Go! Team for an exclusive DJ set for the Animal ?INDIE-ELECTRO Night? in ....

Rails, Bails and Large Ales at MK tonight



The Quiksilver event hits SNO!zone Milton Keynes tonight and the park is looking great.

Teams selected for Oakley Jib-Vid



This year the Oakley Jib-Vid received a record number of team entries (38 in total) and all of an incredibly high standard. The fantastic response to the contest meant we had to spend an extra 48 hours making our team selection to ensure we went through all of the team video links and information ....

The Snow Leopard will go to the Olympics



Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has qualified for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Kwame, 34, recorded his best slalom performances in Iran last week and reduced his FIS (International Ski Federation) points to 137.5, underneath the all important Olympic qualifying ....

The Snow Centre welcomes Hemel?s first piste-basher



Britain?s premier indoor snowsports venue was delighted to welcome the arrival of Hemel Hempstead?s first piste-basher earlier this week.This key item of equipment arrived from Germany as the �23million Snow Centre nears completion. The �125,000 K�ssbohrer ?Pisten Bully? will be used ....

Gillings 7th at La Molina



Jacobellis and Schairer triumph in La Molina and thus also clinch the 2009 Snowboard Cross World Cup title.In the second to last Snowboard Cross of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season in La Molina, Spain, Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Markus Schairer (AUT) celebrated an early World Cup ....

The Highlander at Nevis is cancelled



Owing to this weekend's forecast and the deteriorating snow conditions in the Nevis Range park, unfortunately we have to postpone Saturdays Highlander competition. We left it as long as we could to make the final decision and although the wind forecast has now eased slightly, the mild weather and ....

Extreme.com brings you all the sickness from the BRITS 09



Returning to Laax for the auspicious 20th Anniversary of The BRITS, Extreme.com will be battering your bandwidth with news, videos, interviews, product reviews and blogs direct from the slopes. Arming themselves with the ultimate presenting powers of Tim and Jools from Snowfix, cameras, Red ....

Get clipping for Nikita and a trip to Iceland



How many clips can you send in before the end of the month? With all the snow we've seen around, we're expecting a stream of them through. Entries for the Nikita Snowboard Clip Contest is coming to a close on 30th March 2009, so get the footage, edit it as you please and e-mail it over to Nikita HQ...

New snowmaking reservoir at Paradiski



The Paradiski ski area in the French Alps which incorporates Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne ? has further improved its artificial snow network meaning guaranteed snow for the latter half of the season. The Adret de Tuffes at Les Arcs is a new, high-altitude reservoir in the Arc 2000 ....

Vote for the best movie sections of all time and win a trip to the BRITS



To help celebrate 20 years of the BRITS, those imaginative bods at SUSO have joined up with legendary core sports film makers Standard Films, Poor Boyz Productions, Absinthe Films, and Matchstick Productions to compile the ultimate movie section voting poll, and they are asking YOU, the Great ....

The Highlander series at Nevis next weekend



The Highlander series is Scotland?s premiere freestyle snowsports competition. The annual event attracts skiers and snowboarders alike and quickly establishing itself as the "Must do" comp in the UK. This years event has accepted 2*STAR TTR status for the snowboarders, a further benefit the ....

Second to last FIS stop in La Molina



For the second consecutive year, the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup visits La Molina. The venue of the 2011 FIS Snowboard World Championships hosts the second to last competitions in the disciplines Snowboard Cross (Mar, 12th + 13th), Halfpipe (Mar, 14th) and Parallel Giant Slalom (Mar, 15th) from ....

Quiksilver King of S.N.O.W round 7



Mathieu Cr�pel shows a Cab 900� Mute +++ Last round before the great final +++ Best four riders out of 7 rounds will be invited to Quiksilver ?Chromatophobia? in La Plagne to battle for 5.000,- USD prizemoney + coverage and interviews at 50 of our mediapartners worldwide + a wildcard for the ....

German Regional Minister charged with on slope manslaughter



Dieter Althaus, the prime minister of the eastern German state of Thuringia has been charged with negligent manslaughter for his involvement in a fatal skiing collision with a 41 year old Slovak woman on New Year?s Day in Austria. The mother of four who was not wearing a helmet suffered ....

Win a snowboard with Maverix Summer Camps



So how cool would two holidays for the price on one be? Well with Maverix you get just that. Come away with us during June or July in Les Deux Alpes, as you get to ride everyday on one of the biggest glaciers in Europe hitting one of the best snow parks in the world, and when you have had enough ....

River Jump final in Livigno, Italy



Chris Soerman � Raggie LeonoraAn excited audience got stoked to watch the pro?s who have put together a great show at the Swatch Mottolino Snowpark and then at Spoel river, Livigno downtown, where River Jump 2009?s Gran Finale took place. The winner of the River Jump 2009 is Chris Soerman (SWE), ....

Freestyle Part 6 - Frontside Boardslides



Frontside boardslides are one of the coolest looking rail tricks around. However, they are not that easy, so some solid progressions will be the key to making sure you do not need a new set of knee caps after your first few attempts.

White edges closer with 5STAR Intelligent Design win



The Swatch TTR 5Star Intelligent Design went down today at Park City Mountain Resort in sunny Park City, Utah with U.S. rider Shaun White dominating the unique contest, posting another much needed TTR result and inching himself closer to a potential second world title by entering the Top 5. Close ....

World Cup title winner Stefan Gimpl best in Moscow Big Air



Claiming a back-to-back win in Moscow, Stefan Gimpl has impressively underlined why he won his career?s third Big Air World Cup title (4,100 points) this winter. In front of approximately 20,000 spectators right at the State University, the successfully defending title holder, who had also ....

10% discount with Alp Cams



10% discount on hire or cameraman service.Hire a POV.1 head camera and film DVD quality footage with ease. Impress your friends back home with your park or powder day adventures filmed with the wide angle lens. POV.1 wrist mounted remote makes filming as simple as pressing a button. ....

Full TSA sale now on



Get ready for the stampede, the TSA is now fully on SALE - both online and in-store. The end of season SALE now spans across all departments including snowboards, boots, bindings, clothing and accessories. With savings of up to 25% there has never been a better time to buy.Find your nearest TSA ..

Big snow in western North America



Ski resorts along North America?s West Coast from Mammoth to Whistler are reporting big snowfalls in the past week.Mammoth Mountain in California was just hit by a massive winter storm that has been hammering the Eastern Sierra with snow since Sunday, March 1. The majority of the storm has ....

Full TSA now on



Get ready for the stampede, the TSA is now fully on SALE - both online and in-store. The end of season SALE now spans across all departments including snowboards, boots, bindings, clothing and accessories. With savings of up to 25% there has never been a better time to buy.Find your nearest TSA ..

Nikita Chickita heads to Europe



Nikita Chickita USA went off with a bang on 21st February and has kick-started this year?s Nikita Chickita events in style! There?s still more action to be had in the form of the third Nikita Chickita Europe, taking place in Serfaus, Austria again PLUS a brand new Nikita Chickita contest happening ..

Wham Bam Swad Jam



Saturday 21st march sees the Wham Bam Swad Jam his Swadlingcote dryslope in Derby. SCUK love this sort of grass roots event and there's plenty of goodies up for grabs.

Pyrenean glacier ice reduced by 90%



A study by the Spanish Environment Ministry has found that the estimated 3,300 hectares of ice that covered the mountain range between Spain and France at the beginning of the 20th century have been reduced to 390 hectares over the past 100 years.The study also found that the rate of melt has ....

250 jobs up for grabs at Hemel Snow Centre



Where do you go when the season ends and you still need your regular fix of snow? Head for Hemel Hempstead where the new Snow Centre is looking to fill 250 vacancies when it opens for business in early May.Technicians to operate the snow cannons at the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead are ....

White World Episode 8



This week White World has highlights of the Big Mountain Pro and Engadin Snow, an interview with Swedish legendary boarders Peter Strom and Stefan Karlsson and also action from them, Dave Young and Chris and Nick Southwell from Verbier. There is also another classic crash and clip of the week and a ..

New SnowFlex website



Briton Engineering Developments are delighted to announce the launch of the redesigned Snowflex� website at www.snowflex.comWith its unparalleled experience and knowledge in designing and building Snowflex� snowsports centres, Briton has further developed its website to be more investor and ....

Swindon talks about a Ski-Trac slope have been ongoing



Talks on bringing a giant indoor slope to Swindon have been under way for 18 months, it has been revealed. Directors of the company behind the audacious plan have told the Advertiser that they started negotiations with Swindon Council on the North Star site in July 2007.Read the full article on ..

Braehead parks for this week, including Showdown



Here are the SNO!zone Scotland parks for this week.ThursdayFridaySaturdayPark for the TSA Showdown event.

Irish Development Agency reject indoor slope plan



The Irish Development Agency has rejected a planning application for the Snowtopia indoor ski slope plan for Tyrrelstown in the country?s capital, Dublin, saying it was unsustainable and contrary to existing development plan requirements for the region."[It] would be in conflict with the ....

Girls' Night In at MK



Maybe it isn?t the ?norm? when it comes to having a ?girls night in? but then again real snow 364 days a year isn?t the ?norm? either. Making the ideal girls night for those with a love of snow, SNO!zone?s Girls Academies was back again this week at SNO!zone Milton Keynes. Held on the last ....

SnOasis to start construction in October



Construction of the UK?s largest indoor snow centre, the �300m SnOasis project in Suffolk, will begin in late October with a tentative opening date of Spring 2013, Godfrey Spanner of owners Onslow Suffolk has told local media.Two potential operators - one British and one German - are reported ..

Xanadu opening may be delayed again



A sudden rush of features in the US media indicate that the 2.3 billion dollar Xanadu development in New Jersey, incorporating North America?s first indoor snow centre, may be delayed again.Reports indicated that in the current economic climate the huge project is having difficulty finding ....

Red Bull Home Run is back



The Red Bull Home Run is back at the Brits09! The en masse and elbows out race from the top of the mountain all the way to the Crap Bar (five miles below) brings a whole new definition to the term, thigh-burn! Last year was sheer lunacy and saw around 300 nutters give race with, remarkably, a ....

TSA hardware sale starts Tuesday



All TSA snowboards, boots and bindings will be on SALE from Tuesday 3rd March. It?s the absolute perfect time to get an end of season bargain, with savings of up to 25% OFF 08/09 hardware.What?s more there is still plenty of snow left on the mountains and loads of time left to get some late ....

Vans supports the Ästhetiker Wängl Tängl 2009



From 14th to 20th March the �sthetiker W�ngl T�ngl is set to descend on the European mecca of snowboarding, Mayrhofen. Back for the 7th year, this event is an unprecedented combination of snowboarding, skateboarding, art and music and Vans is proud to return as headline sponsor. The event is ....

Another proposal for an indoor slope in Swindon



Swindon's skyline could one day have a new landmark - a 250-foot indoor slope.The state-of-the-art facility could be the only one in the country and one of just a handful in the world.Swindon Council has had talks with Urban Ski, which is searching for sites worldwide for their indoor ....

Guldemond wins in halfpipe at Nissan X-Trail Asian Open



Chas GuldemondThe Nissan X-Trail Asian Open 5Star Halfpipe contest today saw riders make desperate attempts to claw their way up the ranking. Again 850 points and $15 000 USD were on offer, inspiring everyone to go for broke. American rider, Chas Guldemond surprised everyone and took his second ..

Gillings 5th at Sunday River



Maelle Ricker and Graham Watanabe victorious in Snowboard Cross at Sunday River / Ross Powers with impressive comeback.Maelle Ricker (CAN) and Graham Watanabe (USA) have won the seventh Snowboard Cross of the 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup in Sunday River and thus celebrated their first ....

Watch the Nissan Asian X-Trail Open



Check out live event webcasts on GO211.com, featuring the men's and women?s slopestyle and halfpipe semi-finals and finals taking place on February 26 - 28 at ALTS Bandai Resort in Fukushima, Japan. GO211.com will be providing cool interactive technologies (live scoring, live standings, competition ..