Camp vouchers from Definition

Definition is pleased to offer an amazing Christmas gift voucher for a place on a ski or snowboard freestyle 1 day or 2 day course based in the UK.The gift vouchers are ideal for that someone who has everything and is hard to buy for but loves their winter sports.Our freestyle courses are ....

Moog Royale offer SCUK members 15% discount

UK based independent graphic threads. Moog Royale?s foundations are two friends wanting their clothes to be better designed and better made. ?We started off wanting to design tees that we?d want to wear. We got a good response from people so we?re now designing them for you.?Check out www.....

Preparations begin for new mountain resort restaurant at Nevis

Work has commenced on the building of a new caf� bar restaurant at the base of the Nevis Range mountain gondola, near Fort William, which will help operators cater better for the diverse demands of its growing customer base - sightseers, skiers and snowboarders, and mountain bikers. Located at ..

SeaFrance offer SCUK members 10% discount

Forget all the frustration, queues, restrictions, delays and expense of air travel and take the easy way to the ski slopes this winter. With great value any duration fares available every day throughout the ski season there's never been a better reason to drive to the slopes this year.Check ....

Customised hats for charity at Volcom Store London today

This Thursday ? today - 25th November ? Volcom will be firing up the press and printing custom Volcom hats for anyone who wants one in the London Volcom Store from 7-9pm. Plus, they?ll be collecting donations for The Whitechapel Centre and the homeless people they look after.Come on down. Help ....

Crew edits for UK Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle

The snowboarding underground anti-heroes show us the UK indoor scene is as serious as our fellow European shred buddies. With the final days to vote for the UK Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle fast approaching, the heat is on. Who will be the winning venue to the host the ultimate Stairset event of ....

Nevis to open next weekend

Nevis Range plans to open for skiing and snowboarding starting on the weekend of Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December 2010. They'll send our more information next week.

eleven's 11th goes off

eleven?s eleventh birthday went down a treat! the offer of loads of prizes, a wicked park and great tunes from the eleven DJs certainly helped bring the numbers to The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead.The aim of the eleven crew was to make the night a whole load of fun, give away lots of prizes and ....

MK High 5

After 5 events, travelling up and down the UK it was now the turn of SNO!zone, Milton Keynes to showcase the final event of the 2010 Burton High5 Tour. The riders turned up on Saturday 13th November and were met by an urban inspired, slopestyle course unlike anything that?s been created in a UK ....

Quiksilver and Roxy Radar - Season 2 - opens 1st December

Quiksilver and Roxy are launching registration for the second season of the Quiksilver & Roxy Radar contest - a European wide search for the next Candide Thovex, Mathieu Crepel or Torah Bright?s of the world. To find these future champions Quiksilver and Roxy have set up a European wide ....

Second leg of SNO!zone Lowlander at Glasgow

The second leg of the SNO!zone Lowlander rolled in to Glasgow on Saturday for a rail jam at Glasgow Snowsports Centre. The sun of Aberdeen had disappeared and been replaced by the grey cloud. A rare phenomenon seldom found on the West Coast of Scotland..... This had the added advantage of keeping ....

Boardshop launch Winter Outerwear Tool

Boardshop would like to present to the Snowboard Club UK the first UKs first and only snowboarding outwear clothing selector. This is the only clothing selection tool available anywhere in the industry. Try it here first at Boardshop.co.uk.The Boardshop Mix and Match tool allows you to ....

Slopestyle celebrates FIS World Championship debut in La Molina

As decided by the FIS Council meeting at the organization?s headquarters in Oberhofen, Switzerland, on November 6th, slopestyle will be added to the program of the 2011 FIS Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.The competition program for the 2011 event has now also been confirmed: ....

Airbag Aberdeen inflates

Aberdeen Snowsports Centre are Scotland's first Ski Slope to have their very own airbag! This is great news for skiers and snowboarders throughout the whole of Scotland.The Airbag allows enthusiasts to perform all sorts of trickery that most would be scared to try off a normal jump, the beauty ..

Winter Maverix camps kick off

Our summer programme has been a great success, and we have been looking forward to expanding the programme for the last couple of seasons. We are stoked to have organised a massive chalet with great facilities that enables us to easily hit the slopes and check out everything Mayrhofen (Austria) has ..

Braehead park for this week including TSA Shred Down

Here's the SNO!zone Scotland park for this week including the TSA Shred Down on Friday.

Freestyle coaching with Onyx Snowboarding at the Snow Centre

The Onyx Season Kick Off Jam in association with Kink My Ride will take place on Friday 10th December 7pm-11pm at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead. The exciting new Onyx Snowboard School offers snowboarders of all ages and abilities (from beginner to expert) a range of freestyle and performance ..

Thousands of skiers and snowboarders risk huge medical bills

FCO urges winter sports holidaymakers to take out travel insurance.As British holidaymakers prepare to head for the slopes this Christmas, new research from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) reveals that almost a third (31%) of people in the UK admit to not taking out travel insurance ....

Bucks Boarding Centre MK offer SCUK members 10% discount

BBC MK is one of the largest independent snowboard shops specialising in all snowboard, skateboard and longboard related products. All of our staff are dedicated snowboarders who believe in customer service and giving you the advice and information you need to enable you to make an informed choice...

Tamworth plans for eventful week

Here are the Tamworth SnowDome plans for this Saturday and next Tuesday.Saturday sees the Santa Cruz Rookie Rider Clash in town and Tuesday hosts an evening of SNOLF.

MK SNO!storm next Saturday promises new slope features

Head on down to SNO!zone for latest instalment of SNO!storm.Expect an awesome full park set up with something for every level of rider from freestyle newbie to pro! Shaped by the MK Park Team the park will showcase our brand spanking new 2010/11 Season freestyle features including:A Down Rail..

Matt McCormick on the GB Junior Team

Matt has signed up for the GB junior snowboard team and, according to One Snowboarding coach, Olympian and Mo grower Dan Wakeham, is going to be a star!More Snowboarding Videos

6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich 2011

After a 3-year break new title sponsor Nike brings Air & Style back into the Olympic Stadium Munich.With a new title sponsor the snowboard world elite returns into the Olympic Stadium at the Nike 6.0 Air & Style Munich on February 12th 2011. After a 3-year break the Mother of all snowboard ....

SNOLF at Tamworth SnowDome

Mike Austin takes the game of SNOLF back to the the SnowDome on Tuesday 30th November.

More on a Swindon indoor slope

From Swindon Advertiser.Swindon Council is planning to sell off the Oasis Leisure Centre, it has been revealed.Companies are being invited to redevelop the crumbling centre, which is nearing the end of its operational life.It wants to see the site turned into a regional leisure ....

TSA Shred Down returns to SNO!zone Scotland

After the massive success of last year?s series we can confirm that the TSA Shred Down will be back this season at SNO!zone Braehead. The purpose of the Shred Down is to offer a relaxed and friendly jam format to encourage grass roots riders to get involved in competitions. All the events are free ....

LeFrenchMobile offer SCUK members ?5 airtime credit for free

LeFrenchMobile is the only mobile prepaid service dedicated to foreign seasonal workers in France. With this prepaid SIM card, call you home country at local rate and other LeFrenchMobile users at -50%! You may choose between a pack with a SIM only or SIM + mobile starting at ?9.90, both including ?..

Second big air of the season takes place in Stockholm

This Saturday, the Stadium Winter Jam celebrates a small jubilee. It?s the fifth consecutive time that the big air show in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium of 1912 takes place. The competition in the Swedish capital is the second ramp contest of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season. According to ..

O'Neill Evolution back in Switzerland next January

The 6STAR TTR O?Neill Evolution is readying to launch the year 2011 with quite a show. From January 2nd until the 8th expect to be mesmerised as some of the best snowboarding talent in the world pushes the limits and take to the skies from the halfpipe and slopestyle in Davos, Switzerland.

O'Neill Evolution

Winter X Games back in Tignes next March

The second-annual international winter action sports competition; Winter X Games Europe Tignes, is the European version of ESPN's Winter X Games and features athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money. The UK's Jenny Jones will be going to her 4th Gold X-Games gold.

Morrow Jam

The Morrow Jam was a goody last night with some great stuff out on the slopes from the warped minds of Rob Needham and the DWA. I took a heap of bad shots (as usual) and there's a few of the better ones on Facebook.Tai Needham �Dunx/SCUKResults1st Men Lannig ?Lon? Canu2nd Men Ross Welch..

Morrow Jam photos

The Morrow Jam was a goody last night with some great stuff out on the slopes from the warped minds of Rob Needham and the DWA. I took a heap of bad shots (as usual) and there's a few of the better ones on Facebook. Hopefully Rob Needham will send over the official results this week.

Morrow Jam tonight at Hemel

The UK's longest running domestic event hits the slope of Hemel tonight. Billed as an opportunity for a spot of Mayhem, you can expect a chilled fun night out on the slopes with active encouragement to give stuff a go and walk away with some goodies. There's no park plan, supposedly because they ....

10,000 news items on SCUK

Another chance to wax lyrical about how fab SCUK is... this is our 10,000th news post since, well, since we started giving them numbers back in 1995.If you were wondering what the first was, well it was a piece from 1995 about the Tamworth SnowDome being bought be Allied Leisure.If you ....

Piste of mind helps you travel light!

There is no better feeling than floating through fresh powder or carving the first tracks through groomed corduroy on your own equipment but who hasn?t questioned their dedication at 6 am whilst standing in the outsized baggage line?If you have ever been caught out at the airport check-in ....

Whistler Blackcomb to open five lifts this Friday

Whistler Mountain will open six days early, on Friday, November 19 with five lifts including Creekside Express. Blackcomb Mountain will open on Thursday, November 25, Whistler Blackcomb?s official opening day. ?Couple the great natural snow with the truly incredible snowmaking infrastructure, ....

Lowlander at Bellhouston, Glasgow this Saturday

After a great first event at the SNO!zone Lowlander at Aberdeen where the sun & style came out, the series is making its way to Glasgow Snowsports Centre for a Rail Jam. Bella has a number of different options available on the rail front so there should be some technical riding going on. ....

Aimee Fuller 2nd at 4STAR Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam in Austria

It was a perfect day up on the Dachstein glacier in Austria for the 4Star Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam, where riders were greeted with bluebird skies, warm weather and light winds. The day kicked off with men?s and women?s slopestyle semi-final rounds in the morning and finished off with finals in ....

Voting has started for Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour 2010/11&#8232;

Europe?s ultimate rail and ledge snowboard challenge, the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour, is off to a great start.Voting on Facebook opened on November 1st, 2010, and snowboarders across Europe have been voting for where the tour will stop and in which park the exclusive stairset will stay ....

GB Freestyle Team podcast 2

We have just received news that the second video podcast from the British Freestyle Snowboard Team is now live. In this episode check out Jamie Nicholls, Jenny Jones, Nelson Pratt, Sam Turnbull, Rowan Coultas and Aimee Fuller. Highlights include Jamie Nicholls runs from the FIS Big Air at Freeze ....

SlakklineUK offer SCUK members 15% discount

SlakklineUK designs highly functual slackline kits and the world's most comfortable clothing. We launched Europe's first slackline kit in 2004, and the original Onepiece� (Onesie) in 2007. All of our equipment is developed, designed and produced by skibums in Hemsedal, Norway.Check out www.....

SnowWorld Landgraaf offer SCUK members ?5 discount

SnowWorld Landgraaf Enjoy a complete winter sports experience in the worlds? largest indoor winter sports resort. Here, you can find the best snow, winter specials and apr�s-ski, 365 days a year. Five slopes (with a length of up to 520 meters), 8 lifts (with a six person chair lift), an original ....

Bonus round for the Westbeach SnowFlex Freestyle Series at Bearsden

Say Hello to winter by hitting up the slope at Bearsden on December 4th! That?s right, due to popular demand we have added a BONUS ROUND to the comps and with only 3 weeks to go you better get registered!

Coyoti offer SCUK members 10% discount

Ski and Snowboard Equipment, Accessories and Clothing specialists. At Coyoti we pride ourselves on our customer service and our ultimate goal is to ensure you have the perfect Ski and Snowboard experience. We stock a massive range of all your favourite brands including K2, Ride, Flow, Dakine, ....

Dorset Winter Jam

The folks at Warmwell are holding a Winter Jam on 3rd/4th December to celebrate the cleaning of the slope, this time with the added bonus of a practice session on Friday 3rd Dec and a Jam on Sat 4th Dec, tied together nicely with a deal on the lodges at �99 for 2 nights (sleeps 6)!

King of the Kicker results from Rossendale

Last year's King of the Kicker held at Ski Rossendale saw one of the UK?s oldest dry slopes on the rise with a brand new booter, with the competition having some serious hype and a serious turnout, this year the organisers had to work twice as hard to get the job done. Jamie Keeble was again at the ..

Snow and Wake offer SCUK members 10% discount

Snow and Wake Bulgaria are an independent British owned and managed company running affordable professional inclusive summer and winter activity holidays from their luxury boutique chalet hotel in the heart of the stunning Rila national park, Bulgaria. A winter holiday package of such high ....

Sno.co.uk offer SCUK members 5% discount

The UK?s fastest growing ski holidays site SNO ski holidays are giving SCUK members a discount on ALL snowboarding holidays from ALL the big tour operators! SNO ski holidays are fully ATOL bonded and only sell ski holidays ski holidays from the big ATOL bonded tour op?s like Crystal Ski ....

Sno.co.uk offer SCUK members 5% discount.

New Saturday evening session at Hemel

Have you been stuck with what to do on weekends as the nights get longer?After the success of the Sunday Evening Session we are extending this offer to include Saturday nights! On Saturdays after 5pm you can purchase a 3 hours Recreational Lift Pass for only �30! Meet up with friends ....

Santa Cruz renew 10% discount for SCUK members

The Santa Cruz range has grown and developed so much over the past four years and nowincludes:Snow gear - all fully taped seams on every item as standard - good mix and match range to keep everyone happy.Full lifestyle range running with three different themes - 'Classic Cruz' with Jim ....

Latest US proposals for indoor snow centre

US media are reporting that Catalyst Land Holdings LLC have pout forward plans to build an indoor snow centre in Phoenix Arizona.The proposals match successful European initiatives that have seen indoor ski slopes built on former rubbish dumps as the site chosen is one of the city?s landfill ....

Judging freestyle the TTR way

As the TTR ramp up the pressure on the IOC to run the freestyle snowboarding events at the Olympics rather than FIS, check out this great little flick about judging freestyle snowboard competitions.MPORA Action Sports >>

Unleash the Lens Tour is now on the road

Last week Unleash The Lens kicked off in fine style with the first date on the UK tour. Well over a hundred shred hungry viewers turned up to watch premiere screenings of Hooked (Pirates) and Heart Films .Vol 4 (Heart Films) at Aberdeen?s Tunnels. Both films went down an absolute storm; we won?t ....

Last chance for early bird offer for Morrow Jam at Hemel

On Friday 19th of November come and experience the Morrow Jam - the UK's longest running snowboarding event. Hosted by The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead the event is just 30 minutes from London. In its 17th year the Morrow Jam is the fun freestyle snowsports event of the season. Running from ....

Scotland?s season begins this weekend

Scotland?s CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore will open for snow sports this weekend. Pistes are limited and suitable for intermediate and expert skiers/snowboarders only (no beginners ? sorry). Uplift will be from the train only, with mid station stops. A route has been prepared as much as ....

Official Associations and free 3rd Party Liability Insurance to all SCUK Members

Snowboard Club UK (SCUK) is all about encouraging and enabling more people to snowboard more often, especially on the UK?s own slopes, whether they are indoor snow, dryslopes or mountains. Since 2004, SCUK has provided many thousands of snowboarders with real benefits through its membership scheme ....

High 5 at Chill Factore

Stop number 5, of the epic 6 stop High5 Tour took place in Manchester last week on bonfire night. With the cr�me de la cr�me of British snowboarding opting for a night on the shred instead of standing in a wet field, burning their mouths on nuclear soup and holding a over excited jostick, things ....

Snow Camp Rally postponed for 2010

After much consideration Snow-Camp we have taken the very difficult decision to postpone this year?s event due to a reduced number of teams signing up and the challenges that they have faced in raising funds. We understand that this is due to the difficult economic climate. Snow-Camp and their ....

Hemel plan for eleven's 11th on Friday

Here's The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead park plan for this Friday's eleven's 11th birthday party.

British snowsports stars on the podium by 2018 say BSS

Formed by The British Olympic Association in February 2010, after the previous Governing organisation ran into serious financial difficulties, British Ski and Snowboard (BSS), the National Governing Body for Skiing and Snowboarding in the United Kingdom, is looking and feeling good ahead of its ....

Castleford parks this week, including theAirbag Thursday

Here are the SNO!zone Castleford parks for this week, which include theAirbag on Thursday.

Last chance to sign-up for the UK?s coolest fund-raising event

There is only two weeks to go until this year?s Snow-Camp Rally, one of the UK?s most unusual fundraising events, and SNO!zone is calling for local teams to enter before it?s too late. The SNO!zone Snow-Camp Rally, in association with Snowboard Club UK (SCUK), involves teams of skiers and ....

Official Associations and free 3rd Party Liability Insurance to all Members

MK Burton High 5 being installed

Just a quickie to let you know that the Burton High 5 features arrived at SNO!zone Milton Keynes this morning and since then the team have been working pretty hard to get stage one of the build done. Things are taking shape and the crew think it is going to be a pretty good park out on Saturday ....

SNO!storm is back in Braehead this Friday

The original freestyle and music night is set to go off as we mix it up once again. We've got a super-sick park planned for you with loads of fun stuff on the main slope including a crazy step-up transfer box thing with a wallride on the side and a rhythmical roller table. Sounds like impressive ....

Jenny Jones - pretty much your average person really

Fact: We all love Jenny Jones. I don't know anybody that doesn't.Relentless: Short Stories: Jenny Jones >>

MK park for this week including Burton High 5

Here's the SNO!zonr Milton Keynes park for this week including Saturday's Burton High 5 event.

Onepiece Jump In offer SCUK members £20 discount

OnePiece is simply the revolution of leisurewear. It?s designed to surround its wearer in warmth, comfort and practicality, still keeping him/her stylish and fashionable. The garment is effectively an all-in-one, unique lifestyle leisurewear, which comes in different designs and colors to suit ....

Unlimited Snow unveil Arctic World Resort

Unlimited Snow have unveiled plans for a new facility, which the company believes is the world's first indoor snow and ice resort.The ?Arctic World Resort? is a unique 40.000 m2 (430.000 d.ft) mixed-use destination where visitors are ?beamed? into fantastic Arctic mountain landscapes with huts, ..

Surfer, Kelly Slater takes 10th ASP World Tour Title

Quiksilver?s Kelly Slater made history today, clinching a historic and unprecedented 10th ASP World Title, then going on to win the Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico and showing the crowd the most comprehensive and dominant a performance as the sporting world has ever bore witness to. Kelly is the ....

Origins of Xanadu under investigation

The original decisions taken in creating the unopened Xanadu indoor snow centre in New Jersey, USA, are being investigated by with New Jersey Senate Democrats received a federal subpoena asking for documents, believed to relate to the early years of the project in 2002.The $2 billion complex ....

Final four places for the SCUK Winter Bash 2011

Because of cancellations we do now have a few places available on the SCUK Winter Bash to Avoriaz next January.Chalet-Hotel StarLight ? Option 21 x Place for MaleChalet Avoca ? Option 43 x Places for Girlswww.snowboardclub.co.uk/events-wb11.html

SNO!zone to host British Universities Indoor Series Championship

Looking to build on last year's outstanding turn-out, BUISC will be returning to SNO!zone's indoor real snow slopes across the country for heats throughout February and March, ending with the Final which will be held at Castleford on 9 March 2011.As one of the leading supporters of British snow ..

King of the Kicker this weekend at Rossendale

Cash prizes and tons of stuff to give away.That?s right. One of the oldest dry slopes in the UK just loves to celebrate the fact it has one of the best SnowFlex kickers in the UK by throwing one of the best dry slope comps of the year.Head on over to Rossendale, high up on a hill in ....

Winners of the SCUK prize draw announced

If you joined SCUK at The London Ski & Snowboard Show or London Freeze you were entered into a prize draw to win one of two prizes very generously supplied by the guys at Ride Snowboards and Protest.All names were placed in a hat and two names were chosen at random, those names are.......

Winners of the prize draw announced!!

Xuetong Cai and Tore Holvik claim victory at season?s first halfpipe World Cup

Tore Holvik � Oliver Kraus/FISXuetong Cai (CHN) and Tore Holvik (NOR) have won the first halfpipe contest of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season. Besides Cai (25.6 points) it was Zhifeng Sun (24.4) who secured a 1-2 punch for Team China. Ursina Haller of Switzerland finished third (24.0). On ..

Movember 8{)

Okay, there's a few of us cracking open the facial hair in support of Male Cancer Charities and Movember. I've joined the Efflers team with UK Olympic hopeful Sam Cullum at the helm. Please give generously.uk.movember.com/mospace/1078742There's a few others SCUKers entering the fray too, so ..

Onepiece Jump In offer SCUK members £20 discount.

The Santa Cruz Rookie Rider Clash back at Tamworth

Saturday 27th November will see this annual event back at Tamworth SnowDome. It's a snowboard jam all night with sh1t loads of prizes as always. Ride harder, try new tricks, land with style or stack it with pride - the more effort we see, the bigger the prizes Cherry and crew will dish out.

Burton High5 - next stop Manchester

The Burton High5 has been travelling around the UK and visiting every single fridge within these fair shores. On a mission to find the countries best indoor shaping team, each slope has been battling to see who can construct the best park with the given 5 obstacles. After 4 events it?s now the turn ..

Rider protocol for 2010/11 Oakley Artic Challenge

30 men and 16 women will qualify for the 2011 Oakley Arctic Challenge (TAC) ? also being the trial World Snowboarding Championships. The best slopestyle riders in the world will qualify from the TTR ranking, qualifying events and wildcards.Peetu Piiroinen, FS Air at the Artic Challenge 2009� ....

Relentless Freeze Festival attracts over 30,000

The Relentless Freeze Festival 2010 closed on Sunday night after attracting 30,547 festival goers and winter sports fans to the action under the iconic Battersea Power Station towers. In its third year, this year?s event was the biggest to date and with good weather across the three days, ....

Aberdeen Lowlander - words and pictures

Saturday morning always comes around too quickly if you've been working all week. Expecting the worst from the weather after leaving it raining in Glasgow it was nice to see the sun poking through to start then splitting the sky, but to top it off there was snow on the hills just past Stirling. And ..

TTR sees opportunity as IOC postpones decision on slopestyle

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announced in a press conference held at the IOC?s meeting in Acapulco, Mexico that it has postponed their decision on whether slopestyle will be included in the 2014 Olympic Winter Games until the spring of 2011. Officials of the IOC said, ?The ....

Jamie Nicholls killing it in the Nike 6.0 D-Pad Session

Okay, I've mentioned this to a few people recently as it really is rather good. Nike 6.0 have just uploaded the D-Pad Sessions video, which is 17 minutes of unadulterated snowboarding ecstasy... okay, maybe ecstasy is a bit far but it?s pretty damn good. Jamie Nicholls absolutely kills it!More ....

Save the Lindarets snowpark in Avoriaz

It's confirmed, there will not be snowpark at Lindarets this season! The park will return to its original location next to the boarder-cross on Arare where there is no dedicated lift... NOT GOOD AT ALL!The rumours behind the decision to move the snowpark is that the snowpark wouldn't be ....

Shots from the Tamworth leg of Burton's High 5

After the review and results from last weekend's Burton High 5, here are the pictures. This Friday sees the event hit The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead.

Indoor snow coming to Turkey

Turkey is one of the ?happening? winter sports nations of the 21st century with the country?s government starting 2010 by announcing plans to open dozens of conventional ski areas in the East of the country.Already home to artificial surface ski centres in Istanbul, the country?s first indoor ....

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