Vans Dawn of the Shred photos

Check out a few shots from Saturday's Dawn of the Shred competition by Vans at SNO!zone Milton Keynes.

World Snow Report

Quieter snow week for Europe, but it?s dumping in Western North America.Lech reports business even better so far this season than last year?s record winter.Good conditions in Scandinavia as crucial World Cup finale events near. Fresh snow in Scotland.Four feet (1.2 metres) of new snow in ....

White battles to keep TTR title hopes alive in Park City

The final leg of the Swatch TTR World Tour has arrived with only three weeks remaining in the men?s 2009 season. This weekend, Park City Mountain Resort will host the 5Star Intelligent Design on March 7th, 2009 ? The final chance for male riders to score points ahead of the tour defining 6Star ....

Wycombe SnowDome under threat

Developers of a multimillion pound ski centre say they are considering pulling the scheme out of High Wycombe because of council ?bureaucracy?.Plans to put a new real snow indoor ski centre and ice rink, which would cost more than �10m, on the site of the former Wycombe Summit slopes were ....

Great freestyle bargain at Halifax this summer

Starting from Sunday 7th June Halifax Ski and Snowboard Centre will be holding freestyle days at discounted prices.Every SUNDAY everyone, including skiers, can ride/ski from �20 for Adults and �15 for Children ALL DAY.Every SUNDAY all the rails will be out, including;Yellow Gas Pipe,Flat ....

More Summer skiing in Europe as Southern Hemisphere season starts early

www.skiinfo.com reports that there has been fresh snow in the past few days at ski areas in both northern and southern hemispheres. Arapahoe Basin, still open in Colorado for the northern hemisphere?s 2008-9 season, has had a few more inches; in the southern hemisphere big falls continue in New ....

Board demo at Hemel on 5th June

Already thinking about buying next year's kit? Well if you are, along with some friends we have organised a board demo on the 5th of June at Hemel Snow Centre. The same night as the FBBB jam! So far we have confirmed K2, Bataleon, Omatic, Artec and Salomon. Hope to see you all there. UPDATE: You ....

Basingstoke Council want an indoor slope

Basingstoke Council say that by becoming bold and ambitious, the borough could, in 20 years, have thriving and safe communities, affordable homes of the right type for everyone who wants one, a country park, a snow dome or karting track and an international electronic games festival.

Conspiracy and TSA demo night at Hemel

Conspiracy Snowboard Shop www.conspiracyboardstore.co.uk along with their friends at TSA www.snowboard-asylum.com have organised a board demo for 5th of June at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, which is the same night as the FBBB jam! K2, Bataleon, Omatic and Artec are all confirmed and Salomon may ..

Become a Ski or Snowboard Instructor with SnowSkool

SNOWSKOOL NEW ZEALAND 2009!!Last chance to escape the dreary economic crisis and head to beautiful Wanaka for the southern hemisphere?s best skiing and snowboarding!! New Zealand?s highest lift served skiing resort Cardrona is fully prepared for the 2009 season that will kick off for them in ....

Train with Lesley McKenna for the Burton NZ Open

The camp will be based in Wanaka on the South Island of New Zealand and the riders will ride the Cardrona World Cup half pipe and slopestyle park. Coaches Juliane Bray and Lesley McKenna are both Olympians and all are qualified coaches and will provide top level coaching and advice to the riders ....

Chill Factore park for this week

Here's the Chill Factore park for this week. The full park will only be out for Thursday and Friday this week, but they have a couple of permanent features out for the rest of the week.

Salomon to sponsor Maverix camps

James Streater from Maverix � Jools SmithA great first season for Maverix Snow Camps in the UK has resulted in a brilliant leap forward with the support of Salomon Snowboards. The Maverix team has been working tirelessly to create a professional and fun product for UK riders wanting to benefit ....

Cardona gears up for best start in a decade

Jaden Beange at Cardona © Tommy PyattCardrona Alpine Resort is gearing up for the 2009 ski season, with the best pre-season snow base levels in over a decade, 120cm on the upper mountain and 80cm in the base area.?We?ve had some pretty extreme weather in May bringing heavy snow falls, ....

New developments at Lake Wanaka's winter resorts

New Zealand?s premier winter sports destination, Lake Wanaka, has announced a range of new developments and products including new trails and free learner lifts for the 2009 winter season at its four alpine resorts.Cardrona Alpine Resort is expanding its terrain facilities for the 2009 season ....

Quiksilver Rails, Bails & Large Ales at Chill Factore tonight

Part deux of the Quiksilver Rails, Bails & Large Ales is hits the Manchester Chill Factore tonight.FRIDAY 6th MARCH Apparently the kicker is MASSIVE- so get down there and give Jamie Nicholls a run for your money... DO IT.Quiksilver Presents: "Rails, Bails & Large Ales!" Featuring ....

DC Women's 2010 outerwear

For Winter 2010, DC brings you its latest outerwear collection that has performance and functionality at the forefront of its design mindset. Fabrics and colors are mixed with technical features to highlight the sleek style of each piece. Military inspired utility features serve to enhance ....

23 injured as ski lift collapses in Sierra Nevada, Spain

A structural failure on tower four of Spain?s Sierra Nevada?s Emille Allais chairlift caused a major incident on Monday Morning (March 2nd).Six chairs dropped approximately six metres, hitting the ground and injuring 23 people after the top section of the tower on one side ? the section over ....

Quiksilver King of Snow Round 7 - Cab 900° Mute

We�re almost done! After this round the best four guys will be invited to Quiksilver Chromatophobia in La Plagne where naturally Quiksilver will be taking care of all costs incl. flight, accommodation, food, drinks and party.To get there you have to copy this nice Cab 900� Mute from french ....

TTR time of reckoning is upon us

Shaun Shite, USO08 © Rick LevinsonA nail biting grand finale of mega proportions is looming on the horizon for the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. After a week full of action at the Tour defining 6Star Burton US Open from March 17th ? 22nd, 2009, the TTR Tour Champion will be crowned after ..

New webcams for Scottish slopes

We've heard that Ski Scotland are funding new webcams for all the Scottish resorts to install over the summer. The first off the mark is the webcam for The Lecht.

British Olympic Snowboarder announces retirement

Dan Wakeham, the first British male snowboarder to compete at the Winter Olympic Games, has today (19 May) announced his retirement.The 27 year old from Plymouth has been riding with the British Snowboard Team since 2002 and is one of Britain?s most successful snowboarders, recording numerous ....

DC introduces its Winter 2010 snowboard line

DC?s snowboards are back for the second season in Winter 2010. With new models, technologies and graphics the line provides a full quiver of diverse freestyle boards for the entire mountain.DC will introduce two new board series in the 2010 line, including the BDR (Bender Done Right) men?s ....

Tamworth park for this Tuesday

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Tuesday's Grom session.

Stowe for sale

A rare opportunity to purchase one of the world?s classic ski resorts is reputed to currently be available.Stowe has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on improvements over the past few seasons, but the vast American International Group which owns the resort has been hit by the economic ....

Definition snowboard courses are here

The much awaited, Definition snowboard courses are finally here!Gavin Learmonth, former coach to the British Snowboard team has finally launched Definition, www.definitioncamps.com. He will be coaching freestyle, performance and boardercross skills and running instructor courses throughout the ....

Dendix returns to Hemel tonight

Check out the Facebook Hemel Freestyle page for details of the new ramp Yoda's constructed for the Park & Ride sessions.As we all know, a kicker needs time to set/freeze and as with many slope parks, Hemel doesn't have time to let this happen. If it's not set, it quickly falls apart and becomes ..

Hemel park for tonight

Here's The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead park for tonight.More info on their Freestyle Facebook pages.

Braehead park for FBBB tonight

Here's the SNO!zone Scotland park for tonight's ForBoardersByBoarders event tonight.

Retards at Milton Keynes for Vans Dawn of the Thread

Chris with crutches, friends andJettblack at the Brits 2009As some will know, Chris Chatt has been laid up for some time with a rather nasty broken leg, although that didn't stop him rocking his cast off to Gentlemens' Pistols and Jettblack at the Brits in Laax this year.It seems that to ....

DC artist collaborations for Winter 2010

Since 2001, DC has collaborated with influential artists, musicians and cultural influencers to provide a unique spin to its products. And for 2010, DC has continued in the tradition, partnering with two exceptional artists for the snowboarding collection. Mark Penxa and Andrew Rae developed custom ..

Slide 2010 announces new dates

British ski industry trade slow Slide 2010 has announced a radical change to its dates for 2010, moving from mid February to late January (27th-29th), bringing the show in advance of ispo, the European tradeshow (7th-10th Feb).Damon Street, president of SIGB explained, ?SIGB has been monitoring ..

17 Euro resorts still open, but snow stalls

www.Skiinfo.com reports that with the end of the season finally arriving in France a week ago and at Sella Nevada in Spain last weekend, the only other skiing in Europe is in Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia or indoors in the continent?s 30+ indoor snow centres. In North America there are still ....

Dates for the SCUK Winter Bash confirmed

The 2010 SCUK Winter Bash will once again be hosted by Dragon Lodge in Tignes. The dates are now finalised as between 16 and 23 January 2010. Booking is some time off, but it's a date for the diary. More details coming soon.

Remarkable early snow in NZ

Lake Wanaka and its four international ski areas are enjoying a remarkable amount of early season snow with heavy falls reaching well below the base areas of all four resorts.Treble Cone has over one metre at mid mountain and staff had to contend with thigh deep snow in the car park after the ....

British Snow Tour dates announced

British Snow Tour Announces 2009 Credit Crunch-Busting Line-up!2009 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour News Update.The 2009 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour returns this summer serving up 12 British Championship events across four of the UK?s most established snowsport hotspots, Norfolk, ....

Animal Videocast - Episode 1 "The Brits"

Animal produced their first videocast at this year's Brits in Laax, Switzerland which includes the the footage of a Mountain Biker, Snowboarder & Skier all doing flips on the same jump at the same time.. sick!It's really well put together and gives you an insight into what team members get upto ..

Kamchatka, riding in the land time forgot

The word from Neil McNab... It's been pretty amazing out here in Chamonix, I managed to ride 9 weeks straight of fresh tracks. I'm just back from my annual Heli trip to Kamchatka, Russia where I was Heli guiding and filming and thought you might want to see this short movie.

Keith McIntosh R.I.P.

I don't feel I knew Keith well enough to break this news, but we heard yesterday that McNab snowboard coach Keith McIntosh died in an avalanche yesterday whilst at the UK snowboard test in Kaunertal, Austria. He was riding with Will Hughes, James Stentiford and Tammy when the avalanche struck and ....

First freestyle this Friday at Hemel

Well, the UK's newest indoor slope - The Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre - opened to the public today after a 13 month build. Early reports from the punters what like you lot are is that it rocks. The first freestyle night will be this Friday and we'll hopefully some idea of what's going to be out ....

New Dutch indoor snow centre proposed

A new indoor snow centre for Holland may be built at Zuidlaren in the north east of the country.The new facility would have three slopes, each 40 meters high, and 250-300m long with artificial snow at the location �Prins Bernardhoeve� in the town of Zuidlaren. The slopes would be build next to ....

More impressions of Hemel

Here's a good article from The Daily Mail about the UK's 6th operational indoor slope, which opened to the public yesterday.

A tribute to Keith McIntosh from Neil McNab

It is with a heavy heart and much regret that I write about the loss of one of the greatest guys I have ever known. A doting husband to Mel, a loving father to Arren and a loyal friend to all who knew him.Tragically , Keith was caught in an Avalanche whilst riding with friends at the UK Board ....

Freestyle Fridays at The Snow Centre are here!

This Friday 8th May, The Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead is launching their first ever Freestyle night! We?re offering you freestyle lovers an exclusive park line with brand new features to hit such as the flat down, the much anticipated SCUK Box and yes, aren?t we good to you, a kicker made ....

Farmers Jam date change

Due to a clash with another event the Farmers Jam has been moved to August 28th to 30th. This is the Bank Holiday weekend so we'll have Monday to recover. Further details will follow shortly.

Spectacular summer offers at Chill Factore!

Check out the spectacular offers available at Chill Factore this summer.Summer MembershipEnjoy 30% savings off lift passes and lessons this summer at Chill Factore with our summer membership. Get your summer membership now to enjoy 30% off until 31st August 2009 for only �45 for Adults and �....

Summer Media Challenge 2009 open for entries

With indoor slopes, dryslopes, flights to the southern hemisphere, glaciers a hop across the channel away and street rails in every town, the British summer is no reason to put your kit away.SnowCorps have launched the Summer Media Challenge to offer up a whole host of awards for the best ....

Tamworth park for Saturday's Sick Bag

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Saturday.

US ski areas struggle against litigation risks

Multiple reports from different US states this week reflect the attempt by ski areas across the country to lessen the danger of law suits from bankrupting their operations.Ski laws vary across the US with most states with ski areas having some specific legislation on wintersports. In each case ..

Chill Factore park for Friday (UPDATED)

Here's the Chill Factore park for this Friday.

Fresh Kiwi snow heralds first May opening in a decade

www.Skiinfo.com reports that as mid-May approaches the number of northern hemisphere ski areas still open has dropped below 50 ? less than the number of indoor snow centres to choose from! But more heavy snow in New Zealand means that Mt Hutt is hoping to open two weeks ahead of schedule, and for ....

SNO!zone Scotland adjusts Summer hours

SNO!zone Scotland have reviewed our summer opening hours and are happy to confirm that the slope will be open until 10pm on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Saturday to Tuesday 10am - 9pm Wednesday & Thursday 10am - 10pm Friday 10am - 11pmThe SNO!bar will close @ 11pm Sunday to Thursday ..

SnowDome Summer Savings

SnowDome have a raft of great savings running, ranging from a recreational BOGOF, 30% off all lessons and a great three hours for �16 for their members and that includes Tuesday's Boardstiff and Saturday's Fresh freestyle sessions.Click for more info...Don't forget, SCUK members can take ....

TheAirBag.net on the road this weekend

TheAirBag.net are in for the long one this weekend! Friday sees us head to Sno!zone Castleford, on to Tamworth Snowdome for Saturday.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, ....

More rails complete for Hemel

Yoda has completed the rocket rail for The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead and it should be out for Friday's Park & Ride session. Work is still ongoing to modify the big flat down, so that may not be out this week. Yoda will start work on a large press box very sson.The SCUK Box has been damaged,..

The SCUK Summer Bash 2009

Here's what you've all been waiting for - the full details for this year's SCUK Summer Bash at Tamworth. You can event win a trip to the SCUK Winter Bash 2010.

Phat Rotations this weekend

Don't forget it's Phat Rotations at Bracknell this Saturday.For competitors, the event starts at 12:00 but please arrive before to register. Registration opens at 10am. The advance ticket line is 01344 789002/003. Prices are �10 for a junior �15 for an adult, instead of on the day price �15 for ..

10% off courses with Fusion Snowsports

Fusion Snowsports provide all inclusive ski and snowboard performance clinics throughout the year. Our approachable, adaptable coaches are on hand to tailor their skills to your needs from the basics to the bio-mechanics. Fusion provide performance clinics, freestyle camps, plus can get you ....

Springboard event from Vexed at Glasgow

The Springboard event is taking place Sunday 21st June, at the Glasgow Ski and Snowboard centre. Winners in the four age categories will pick up sponsorship from Vexed Apparel and there will be clothing prizes for runners up.

Videos from Hemel's first freestyle night

We thought you might be interested to see what The Snow Centre managed to put together for their very first freestyle session last Friday, so here's some videos direct from the slope.The full freestyle session is four hours and currently costs �50. Remember that SCUK members can ....

Aberdeen's new box

Mal?s new box is fun to slide. So much fun, in fact, that no-one takes time out from the session to film it. Footage of the box is hard to come across, but the Goat Post dug out the clips of the first ever test session. Nicol, Pete and Duthie took time out from their working day to have a shot on ....

SnOasis could be delayed by planning technicality

Plans to create a multi-million pound indoor winter sports resort on the site of a former quarry at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, Suffolk, could be delayed by another two years due to a planning technicality.Developer Onslow Suffolk was finally given the green light for the new �350m SnOasis ....

SCUK server maintenance this Sunday

For anybody planning to be on SCUK at 5am Sunday morning, please be aware that up to 3 hours down time is planned whilst the tech-monkeys polish our hard drives and buff our RAM.

Indoor snow centre plan for Washington State

The latest plan for an indoor snow centre on the West coast of north America has been announced by Steve Rodrigues, owner of the historic Kalakala ship, the first streamlined ferry in the world when it was launched in 1935 and now in retirement.Mr Rodrigues envisages the ship restored and ....

Park and Ride layout for Hemel tonight

Here's the park layout for the very first freestyle night at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead tonight.Feature #1 is the large flat down, pictured below.

Summer of Love at SNO!zone

SNO!zone Milton Keynes, Castleford and Scotland are once again running the Summer of Love promotion where freestyle night pricing will be available at any time! As if this wasn't enough, we will have freestyle features open on the slope at all times Monday through Sunday.Opportunity to ride is ....

Xanadu opening delayed to 2010

The long awaited opening of the huge Meadowlands Xanadu development in New jersey, USA has been delayed to 2010 and will probably take place in phases. It is currently unclear in which phase the indoor snow slope, believed to be largely complete and the first in North America, would be.Xanadu, ....

SNO!zone Scotland Park Session at Kelvingrove

As the weather seems to be hotting up, SNO!zone Scotland is planning to help everyone chill out by dumping over 60 tonnes of snow on Kelvingrove Park on May 23rd to create a real snow freestyle slope.

Ski Club of GB and Snow+Rock donate £2947 to Disability Snowsport UK

On Tuesday, the Ski Club of Great Britain and Snow+Rock presented a cheque for �2947 to Disability Snowsport UK at the opening of The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.The two companies raised the money for the skiers and snowboarders charity at a series of events last autumn including a lecture ....

Scottish ski resort clear-up returns for a second year

The Big Spring Clean, a clean up initiative organised by the Ski Club of Great Britain, returns for its second year at Cairngorm Mountain and Nevis Range on Sunday 31st May 2009. The event which attracted over 100 participants in 2008 is a chance for mountain users to do their bit by picking up ..

Braehead park including TSA Showdown

Here's the SNO!zone Scotland park for this Thursday, Friday and Saturday's TSA Showdown event.

Save £100 getting BASI qualified with Peak Leaders

Peak Leaders offer SCUK members �100 of the cost of their BASI courses and have announced two new dates for this year.Argentina from 30 July to 4 October 2009 ? powder and deserted slopes in July?become a snowboard instructor in the Andes.Saas Fee, Switzerland from 28 Sept to 29 Nov 2009 ? ....

Snow+Rock opens at Hemel

Last weekend saw the opening of our 19th store at the Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead. The exciting new development, on the site of the old Hemel Ski Centre, is now the closest real snow venue to London and will attract thousands of visitors each week.Fiona Young, CEO of Disability Snowsport UK,..

Glaciers get a top up and fresh snow in the south

www.Skiinfo.com reports that as the long 2008-9 ski season finally winds down in the northern hemisphere, heavy snow in both Australia and New Zealand has led to the southern hemisphere?s ski season beginning five weeks early last weekend. Meanwhile there are still dozens of ski areas open in ....

Metro Ski and Snowboard Show Triumphs at the Exhibition News Awards

The Metro Ski and Snowboard Show took home two trophies from the Exhibition News Awards last week as the show continues to gain recognition as one of the UK?s most successful consumer events. The show collected the coveted title of the ?Most Impressive Visitor Experience? and the ?Innovation Award? ..

Irish indoor ski developers fight on

The developers behind a proposed ?100m indoor snow centre in west Dublin, Ireland have made a bid to resurrect the project after planners turned it down.Twinlite Ltd has lodged an appeal against Fingal County Council's rejection of its ambitious Snowtopia plan for Tyrellstown. The council ....

Press launch day at Hemel

If you don't live in the South East you may be getting bored of this one, but today saw the official press preview day for the Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre. Naturally SCUK was there, so we thought we'd show you what went on, plus some other areas we've not covered before.The slope opens to the ....

Future of world?s oldest indoor snow centre in doubt

The operational status of the world?s oldest surviving indoor snow centre, Ski Casablanca in Belgium, is currently in doubt.A notice on the centre?s website says, ?The ski centre is closed during the summer for an indefinite period.?Ski Casablanca was one of the first three in the world to ....

Snowplanet NZ bucks trend and takes people on

Snowplanet, New Zealand?s only indoor snow centre, is going against the trend of job losses and redundancies by creating 35 new full- and part-time jobs.The centre has benefited from growing numbers of customers using the -5C indoor ski slope despite the economic slowdown, and wanted to ....

Big Red Balls at SNO!zone

SNO!zone is set to help Comic Relief raise lots of money this year after they held an exclusive midnight Zorbing session for customers in Scotland. The indoor snowsports centre at Braehead, was the venue for the first indoor zorbing night when they met with The Airbag.net last Friday. The huge ....

Your park, your call at SNO!zone Scotland

17th April 2009, between 6:30pm ? 7:30pm at SNO!zone ScotlandAre we building what you want to ride on Thursday and Friday nights at SNO!zone Scotland? We want to give you the opportunity to banter with the Park Crew so we can build our parks for you and overall improve the nights! We are ....

K-Jam returns to Kendal

Sunday 3rd May 2009, will see the K-Jam back on Kendal's green SnowFlex slope. It's a jam style comp with kickers, rails and an airbag.

Good Spring skiing and snowboarding in Scotland

Three of Scotland?s five snowsports areas are offering great April fun for skiers and snowboarders. The good snowfall a couple of weekends ago refreshed the slopes at Nevis Range, CairnGorm Mountain and Glencoe Mountain, making this one of the longest snowsports seasons in recent years.?....

SnowDome NOW15 - Trick 2 - Back Scratcher

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SCUK reaches 12

As SCUK reaches the grand old age of 12, we thought we'd treat you to a selection of previous stickers we've used throughout the years.Happy Birthday us and "we couldn't do it without you".The happy event was actually on 7th April 1997, but as is traditional, I ....

Braehead park for SNO!storm this Friday

Here's the SNO!zone Scotland park for this Thursday and Friday's SNO!storm event.

Jett Black at Vans Dawn of the Shred at MK

Get set for the next instalment of Vans Dawn of the Shred at Xscape, Milton Keynes on May 30th from 8pm. The park design is coming together under the watchful eye of Vans team rider and local MK shredder, Chris Chatt. Expect some madness from the obstacles that have been christened The ?Dalikfodda ....

Jettblack at Vans Dawn of the Shred at MK

Get set for the next instalment of Vans Dawn of the Shred at Xscape, Milton Keynes on May 30th from 8pm. The park design is coming together under the watchful eye of Vans team rider and local MK shredder, Chris Chatt. Expect some madness from the obstacles that have been christened The ?Dalikfodda ....

Study predicts global Warming to damage Canada's ski industry

A new study by the David Suzuki Foundation predicts that much of Canada?s successful ski industry may be put out of business by climate change by the end of the century."If heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions are not significantly cut, global warming stands to wipe out more than half of ....

Braehead SNO!storm kicker test video

It's SNO!storm at SNO!zone Scotland this evening. Check out the kicker run they have "lined up" for you.

First tracks for Southern Hemisphere

Over half-a-metre (20 inches) of snow has been falling on Australia?s ski slopes within 48 hours, with most still not expecting to open for nearly six weeks or more. Snow continues to fall at Perisher in New South Wales. From the peaks to the valleys, a thick layer of snow can be found, making ..

Thredbo spends on snowmaking

Snowmaking now really has Thredbo in Australia covered, top to bottom and side to side,from the heights of the Cruiser, to the steeps of True Blue and Little Beauty through to Friday Flat.Thredbo believes its snowmaking system is now the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, covering over 70 ....