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Forthcoming Definition camps

Definition has a busy time coming up we are packed full of courses. The Snow Centre Hemel11th March 1 day freestyle course £11018th March 1 day kicker coaching course £11025th March 1 day freestyle course £110Hemel have been building us the best parks on a friday if you are looking at ....

Allyson Carroll and Clemens Schattschneider victorious at Calgary Slopestyle

Allyson Carroll (USA) and Clemens Schattschneider (AUT) have won the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season?s first slopestyle competition held yesterday at Canada Olympic Park, Calgary. The US girl earned 21.0 points in the women?s final of the best six thus relegating last year?s second ranked ....

Jamie Nicholls 4th at 5Star Burn River Jump Big Air

The UK's Jamie Nicholls moves up to 28th in the TTR World rankings with three podiums at the Burn River Jump in Livigno, Italy. Third in the 5Star TTR Riverjump Slopestyle, 4th in the Riverjump big air and Best Rail Trick.Jamie said "Yesterday the wind was pretty bad which resulted in having to ..

Halfpipe World Cup leaders Xuetong Cai and Ryo Aono win Calgary event

Xuetong Cai (CHN) and Ryo Aono (JPN) have won the season?s fourth halfpipe contest of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, which wrapped up today?s double event at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, thus extending their lead in the race for the Crystal Globe. In the women?s final, Cai (24.9 points) ....

25% off all 2011 Snowboard Product at SS20

Mens Snowboards up to 25% off! Womens Snowboards up to 25% off! Bindings - 25% off! Mens Snowboard Boots - 25% off! Womens Snowboard Boots - 25% off!We stock Snowboard Equipment from Burton, K2, Ride, Bataleon, Rome, Salomon, Lib Tech, Gnu, ThirtyTwo, Vans, Nike Snowboarding, Flux, ....

Definition in Mayrhofen

Here's the Definition guys enjoying themselves at last week's course in Mayrhofen.SCUK Members can enjoy a £5 discount on Definition's UK courses.

Scottish Freestyle Indoor Championships

The final leg of the Snowsport Scotland organised Lowlander events took place last Saturday with the SNO!zone Scottish Indoor Championships. And it went off. Events manager Marty Lisle has persuaded the management that it would be great if the Nike 6.0 stairset was to make an appearance for the ....

Jamie Nicholls 3rd at 5Star Burn River Jump Slopestyle

Ulrik Badertscher WinnerBurn River Jump 2011 Slopestyle© riv11 / raggieleonora.comA bright sunny day welcomed the 55 international snowboarders competing in the 5Star Burn Slopestyle finals to the world renowned Swatch Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno, Italy.The slopestyle course featured a Burn ....

Jamie Nicholls 3rd in qualifiers for tonight's 5Star Burn River Jump Big Air final

Jamie finished 3rd in today's qualification for tonight's Big Air final for the 5Star Burn River Jump.1 11 Ciancaleoni Giorgio ITA - 19 BURTON R2 12 Grigis Marco ITA Colfosco 16 BURN R3 14 Nicholls Jamie GBR Bradford 17 NIKE6.0 G4 15 Gruber Simon ITA Bozen 23 FORUM G5 16 Tiller Sondre ....

Castleford park for Park Strife tonight

Here's the park plan for yesterday's park at SNO!zone Castleford (oops) on the left and tonight's Park Strife (hooray) on the right.

Glencoe Park Project freestyle jam moved to 5th March

Due to poor weather with high winds that have prevented the GPP Crew from getting up on the hill, the Glencoe Park Project freestyle jam moved to 5th March.More at www.snowboardclub.co.uk/events-gpp11.html

Lewis Courtier-Jones second at Protest World Rookie Fest in Andorra

Lewis says on his blog:Yesterday was the World Rookie Fest Finals in Andorra, the weather was blue bird!!! the park was perfectly shaped!!! training didn't go so well towards the end i rolled my ankle and then wacked my head... still did my run's the first 2 i fell, however on my last run got it ....

Piiroinen clinches 3rd TTR title, whilst Anderson and Clarke battle for the women's title

Peetu Piiroinen, BEO 2011 © LaemmerhirtOnly two weeks remain until the 6Star Burton US Open, which will feature the crowning of the men's and women's 2010/11 Swatch TTR World Tour Champion titles. Finnish rider, Peetu Piiroinen, has once again clinched the men's title for an incredible third time ....

Natives Skier/Boarder X Series - final stage (24/02/2011 14:36:02)

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Chill Factore freestyle will be every other week

Manchester?s Chill Factore is making a number of changes to its Core freestyle offering, following feedback from regulars at the indoor real snow centre. From Friday 4 March, Core freestyle nights will be full slope freestyle only sessions held every other Friday. The park ? revamped in October ..

Limited freestyle at Hemel this Thursday

Unfortunately The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead will not be running a Rookie Freestyle Clinic on Thursday 24th February.There will also only be one feature out on the snow from 7pm this Thursday. But that does create an opportunity to practice in your own time this week!Remember to book for ....

Evening 3 hour recreational pass for only £30 at Hemel

Ever wondering what to do of an evening? Bored with the same old routine? After the success of our 3 hour for £30 pass on a Saturday and Sunday night The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead have decided to roll it out across Tuesday and Wednesday evenings too!Now experience more on the snow for ....

The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour trophy design contest

Mark Landwehr, designer of the Swatch TTR TrophySwatch and the TTR World Snowboard Tour announce the launch of the second edition of the Art Rules Design Contest and offer anyone with a creative mind a chance to make a mark within design and snowboard communities around the globe. Any and all ....

Glencoe Park Project Jam this Saturday

Don't forget that the Glencoe Jam is this Saturday. It's a freestyle jam competition for all abilities with prizes for most stoked, best fall, etc. Whitedot skis, Salomon, liberance, ski and boardroom, trespass, and Clan skates are all putting up prizes. Just a fiver to enter.

Victor de le Rue joins his brother and the UK's Jones, Chorlton and Harington at Relentless

Snowboard phenomenon Victor De Le Rue joins his eldest brother the pioneering freerider Xavier De Le Rue, star of both Relentless? Lives of the Artists films, as the latest rider to be proudly sponsored by Relentless Energy Drink.The 23 year old is the second International snow recruit for ....

Discounted Our Camps at Ride & Slide for SCUK Members

OurCamp freestyle camps at Ride & Slide: www.rideslide.co.uk/snow-camps.htmlIt?s not too late to get your last fix for the season. The OurCamp freestyle camps are running from Sunday 3rd April for the mixed camp, and Sunday 10th April for the ladies only camp.SCUK Members can get this ....

udechalets? Park Pipe and Jib Tour, Morzine April 10th

Andy Web is rudeThe rudechalets? Park Pipe and Jib Tour is running in Morzine-Avoriaz from the 10th ? 17th April 2011. rudechalets? sponsored rider Andy Webb is currently rippin? it up in Tahoe, but has just confirmed that he will be heading back to the mighty Rudeville for the beginning of April ....

Events & Marketing Vacancies at SNO!zone (21/02/2011 15:30:36)

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The BRITS Music & Snow Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland (21/02/2011 10:25:39)

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Americans Guldemond and Anderson win legendary 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge

The clouds broke up in Oslo, Norway at Oslo Vinterpark for the men's and women's slopetyle finals at the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge. The women took to the course in the morning for a heated session, where Jamie Anderson (USA), once again, pulled ahead of the other competitors to take the win. ....

Sebastien Toutant wins season?s last big air in Quebec

The season?s last big air contest of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup wrapped up with a 1-2 punch for Canada today. At the downtown highlight of the Snowboard Jamboree, a four days lasting snow fest featuring four World Cup comps plus many side events, Sebastien Toutant claimed victory at the ....

CairnGorm in Kilts is back

Following the success of the 2010 "CairnGorm in Kilts" event last year in which the Aviemore ski area attempted to get as many people as possible skiing or boarding in kilts at one time, the charity event is back for another record breaking attempt in March.Last year 235 skiers and boarders ....

Huge snowfalls in North America

There have been more huge snowfalls in Western North America.In Western Canada Whistler, Blackcomb has received more than 1.4m (almost five feet) of snow in the past week, but the largest falls in the region have surpassed even that with up to 2.9m (9.7 feet) of snow in 72 hours around Lake ....

Xuetong Cai and Ryo Aono rock the halfpipe at Stoneham

China?s World Cup leader Xuetong Cai and 2009 World Champion from Japan, Ryo Aono, have won the season?s third halfpipe contest of the 2011 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. In Canadian ski resort Stoneham, some twenty minutes away from Quebec City, Cai (24.8 points) relegated reigning World Champion ....

Jenny takes third at The Arctic Challenge

Top 6 women1. Jamie Anderson (USA)2. Spencer O`Brien (CAN)3. Jenny Jones (UK)4. Cheryl Maas (NED)5. Thea Stenshagen (NOR)6. Kjersti Buaas (NOR)Jenny said "3rd place at arctic challenge, by the skin of my teeth, stoked though and Terje the man himself came and told me he liked my ....

Glencoe Park Project competition

On 26th February the Glencoe Park Project crew will be hosting a competition up on the mountain. It will be a freestyle jam competition for all abilities with prizes for most stoked, best fall, etc. Whitedot skis, Salomon, liberance, ski and boardroom, trespass, and Clan skates are all putting up ....

TSA gets Bootylicious with 20% off

No we haven?t started an R'n'B girl group but we have slashed 20% OFF all our snowboard boots. That?s all the current 2010/11 boot stock reduced by a massive 20%. If you haven?t invested in a new pair of shred boots this season then now?s your chance. Don?t wait for the end of season sales when ....

High-speed action and wristband privileges at The Brits

With only four weeks to go before the BRITS Music & Snow Festival hits Laax, Switzerland, organisers are excited to announce the return of the Cushe Airbag, Garmin Downhill Challenge and fabled BRITS Homerun, and to reveal the new Official Beanie of this year?s BRITS which runs 20th ? 27th March ....

Westbeach Airtime Episode #2 (18/02/2011 09:02:47)

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Definition Riding tips and tricks, The Snow Centre Hemel

Event Date: 01/03/2011 00:00:00

Big up Jamie and Little T! (17/02/2011 14:07:23)

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Snowboarders sign Olympic Charter in Oslo, Norway in bid to influence IOC

This coming April 2011, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide whether they will introduce the slopestyle discipline into the Olympic Games program or not. Snowboarders from around the world support the inclusion of slopestyle, but only if the sport is run by snowboarders. With all ....

More on the indoor slope proposed for Olympic site

We mentioned this proposal from Acer Snowmec a while back, but a lot more detail now seems to be available.As part of the Olympic Park Legacy Company?s (OPLC) soft-marketing test of possible future uses for the press and broadcast centres, Acer Snowmec has lodged an expression of interest to ....

Snow-Camp Everest Challenge 2011 a huge success

33 intrepid skiers and snowboarders have successfully completed the 150km Snow-Camp Everest Challenge in Portes du Soleil, France, raising money for Snow-Camp, one of the UK?s most innovative youth charities. The Challenge (27th ? 30th January 2011) covered over 15 resorts from its base in Morzine, ..

British snowboardcross results from European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

Max Thidling and Jonny ChanToday at the Snow Park Rejdice snowboardcross rider Max Thidling, who was competing in his first ever FIS event, had two strong runs and qualified for the heats in 25th place and was on course to beat Dean Horsfield's 30th place finish at EYOWF Poland, 2009. However, ....

Avalanche warning for when the snow hits Europe this week

Henry of Henrys Avalanche Talks fame has issued a warning to slope users. It looks like it will snow starting Tuesday next week. If it does snow, it will be extremely unstable. Check out his video and stay safe people.

Becky Menday signs for Head Snowboards

Becky who has been a regular face on the UK's indoor snow circuit for a while is now making her transition to ride in European competitions.At the end of last year, her skills were noticed by Protest who quickly snapped her up on a clothing and outerwear deal.In December Becky was out ....

GB FREESTYLE PODCAST NUMER FIVE (14/02/2011 17:24:54)

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Winter X Games Europe 2011 announces first wave of invited athletes

ESPN and CANAL + Events Return to Tignes in March for Second Winter X Games Europe.A host of Winter X Games and Olympic medalists headline the first wave of invited athletes for Winter X Games Europe 2011, to be held for a second consecutive year at Tignes Ski & Snowboard resort in France March ..

GFC Laax Freestyle Development week, Laax

Event Date: 19/03/2011 00:00:00

Peetu Piiroinen claims victory at 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style, Munich

The 6Star Nike 6.0 Air & Style went off tonight in Munich, Germany where Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) threw down a Cab 1260 on the straight jump and a frontblunt 270 out on the rail section in the super finals to take home the win. With his victory tonight, Peetu took home an abundance of prizes ....

Jamie Nicholls second at Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Final, Air & Style

The legendary Air & Style big air contest, known as one of snowboarding's biggest international spectacles, this year featured a rail jam as a new contest category: The Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Final.The TTR 3-Star event was the Grand Finale of the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour 2010/11, a ....

Jiayu Liu and Nathan Johnstone claim victory at first ever World Cup in China

Jiayu Liu (CHN) and Nathan Johnstone (AUS) are the winners of the first ever LG Snowboard FIS World Cup contest held in China. The women?s 2009 Halfpipe World Champion and the men?s 2011 Halfpipe World Champion dominated today?s halfpipe contest ran in Yabuli. Liu, who scored 27.8 out of a maximum ....

Quiksilver and Roxy Happy Riding Days are here

The registration period for riders wanting to take part in the Quiksilver & Roxy Radar 2011 is now closed. Attention now turns to the Happy Riding Days, a series of 12 European dates which will see the 150 riders preselected via the web fight it out throughout the month of February, and just maybe ....

5Star Nascafe CHAMPS Leysin titles go to Sadar and Koch

Today, a piece of snowboard history went into the books as the 20th anniversary of the NESCAFÉ CHAMPS Leysin, the oldest snowboard event in Europe, once again featured a nail biting final. Under sunny skies that made for warm spring-like conditions, the Swiss crowds gathered to relax and watch the ....

Freeride World Tour moves across the Atlantic

Difficult Conditions Challenge Riders at The North Face Masters of Crystal Mountain by Swatch and Primaloft, USARookie US snowboarder Tim Carlson overcame challenging snow conditions and a strong field of Freeride World Tour competitors as well as top local US riders to bring home the winning ....

Lord Moynihan Blog: Let the Olympic Festival begin

On Saturday a delegation of Britain?s most talented young winter sport athletes will depart to compete in the tenth edition of the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOWF) in Liberec, Czech Republic.For every one of the fifteen athletes representing Team GB on the snow and ice, the EYOWF ....

February online offers for Chill Factore Manchester (11/02/2011 09:29:31)

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Fuller and Jones invited to the Oakley Arctic Challenge

The Swatch TTR World Tour is running full steam ahead with the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge right around the corner. The legendary event, taking place in Oslo, Norway, will feature a progressive slopestyle course for both men and women, starting off with qualifications on February 17th and ....

February Half Term at Chill Factore Manchester (11/02/2011 09:17:11)

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Mammoth Descent at Nevis this Sunday

Join us on our (almost) annual mountain dash this Sunday 13th February at Nevis Range.This annual mountain dash from the summit of Aonach Mor starts close to the Ski Patrol hut on the summit and finishes at a location to be confirmed - probably not until the day, but likely to be either Meall ....

Funi hits The Brits... (10/02/2011 17:15:02)

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The Scottish Snow Sports Festival, 18-20 Feb Cairngorm

The Scottish Snow Sports Festival brings together winter sports enthusiasts for a fun weekend of on and off snow social events and music.Whether you?re a seasoned mountain veteran or a complete newbie, there is something for everyone, with the aim of celebrating the best of what the Scottish ....

theAirbag.net at Braehead this Thursday

TheAirBag.net returns to SNO!zone Scotland this Thursday for the first aerials shenanigans on the northern side of the border this year. We Kick off at 7 until 10:45pm and with it only costing £24 for slope time, equipment hire if needed, a stack of freestyle features and 45 minutes on TheAirBag, ....

Tamworth park for Saturday's Quiksilver and Roxy Radar Happy Riding Day

Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Saturday, which will feature the Quiksilver and Roxy Radar Happy Riding Day.

SARAH BURKE WINS GOLD AT WINTER X GAMES 15 (09/02/2011 08:30:13)

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GFC freestyle development day course, The Snow Centre Hemel

Event Date: 23/04/2011 00:00:00

GFC Laax freestyle development week, Laax, Switzerland

Event Date: 19/03/2011 00:00:00

Quiksilver and Roxy Radar - Round 2 (08/02/2011 08:37:45)

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The BRITS is back

The week-long BRITS snow and music festival is back in the Swiss resort of Laax from the 20th ? 27th March 2011. The event brings seven days of top snowboard and ski action combined with seven nights of live music and DJs promises a jam-packed week of parties and on-snow action. With a ....

686 Beta Plexus Jacket yes please! (07/02/2011 16:23:16)

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SNO!zone offers half-term pro SNO!camps for young riders

SNO!zone is calling for parents to let kids make the most of their time off and hone their snowsports skills during February half-term with its specially designed SNO!camps for pro-level riders.The pro-level SNO!camps are tailored for experienced skiers and snowboarders aged 7 to 15, and will ..

Jamie Anderson reclaims TTR lead at Burton Canadian Open

The 5Star Burton Canadian Open wrapped up yesterday at the Winsport Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta with men's and women's slopestyle finals. American riders, Sam Hulbert and Jamie Anderson walked away victorious in the slopestyle format and at Friday?s halfpipe competition it was Kohei ....

Dan Wakeham invited to the 5Star Nescafe Champs, Leysin

A big week is in store for the 5Star NESCAFÉ CHAMPS Leysin as the event prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary. As Europe?s longest running snowboarding event it has brought many young talents into the limelight and continues to do so with its progressive slopestyle course that incorporates a ....

UK Westbeach Team airtime video (04/02/2011 10:07:19)

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Acer Snowmec interested in building indoor slope in London after Olympics

The company behind the world's first indoor snow resort in Dubai has approached London Olympic organisers about turning the Broadcast Centre into a giant ski dome after the 2012 Games.Acer Snowmec is one of a number of companies to have expressed an interest in the site, according to Estates ....

Singles invited to fall in love on the slopes of Nevis

Singles are invited to take to the slopes of Aonach Mor for a day of falling in the snow, which may eventually lead to them falling in love. The Nevis Range ski resort has introduced a Ski Single day, which will run on St Valentines day in February. Aimed at singles who have never skied before,..

Quiksilver and Roxy Radar : Round 2 - Update Happy Riding Day

Since registration closed a fortnight ago, judges have reviewed all the entries and finalists have been selected! 10 British kids have made it through to Round 2 of the Quiksilver and Roxy Radar with the judges selecting the following finalists:Jake TerryVictoria MacGregorTomski Robinson....

Cab Five GB discount code (04/02/2011 10:12:19)

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More heavy snow across North America, whilst Spain gets snow in Europe

It has been another snowy week in North America with storms on the Eastern side of the continent bringing travel chaos but also great conditions in the East and Midwest. On the west coast snow has continued falling with Alaska getting the most snow of anywhere in the world in the past week with up ..

Burton x Red Wing Snowboard Boots (04/02/2011 13:24:20)

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Thomson offer SCUK members 5% discount

Thomson Ski & Snowboarding allows you to choose from loads of top resorts across Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, France, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland and the USA. Whatever your budget, we?ve got an apartment, chalet or hotel that will suit you to a T.And with our great service before, ....

First Choice offer SCUK members 5% discount

First Choice Ski & Snowboard gives you more than just a skiing holiday. Whether your heart?s set on a hotel that?s slap bang on the slopes, chilling out with some fantastic wellness facilities, or dancing your ski boots off at an après party, we?ve got it covered. Head out and enjoy the ....

THIRTYTWO WINS 2011 ISPO BOARDSPORTS AWARD (03/02/2011 08:46:17)

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Jenny Jones on claiming silver at Winter X Games

Finished 2nd this week at the Winter X Games 15 in Aspen and am genuinely stoked on the result. Obviously it would have been fantastic to get a 3rd gold in Aspen but I couldn?t quite land my 900 and so silver it was. I?m just glad to be back in the game after being injured since November with a ....

theAirbag at Castleford and MK this weekend

Boom! TheAirBag.net is back in black! We have taken the January off so we can recover and get ourselves prepped for the new year.This weekend sees the bag hit the road with some already broken resolutions and bones. We start off at SNO!zone Castleford on Friday night and SNO!zone Milton Keynes ..

World Ski & Snowboard Festival is back

The 16th World Ski & Snowboard Festival takes place in Whistler from April 15 ? 24. One of the biggest events in the ski world, especially at the end of winter when many other resorts have closed, the ten day festival is a 10 day and night showcase of the latest progressions in the skiing and ....

British Youth to battle it out at European Youth Olympic Winter Festival

The British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the athletes selected to represent Team GB at the 10th European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOWF) in Liberec, Czech Republic between 12th -19th February. The 2011 EYOWF will see over 1500 athletes from 46 European countries assemble to ....

King of Snow items in the sale (01/02/2011 15:52:15)

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SNO!zone Scottish Freestyle Series leg at Bearsden

Saturday the 15th of January saw the 3rd leg of the SNO!zone Scottish Freestyle Series visit the West of Scotland Snowsports Centre. For this Scottish Artificial Championships event, organisers Snowsport Scotland made the most of the epic kicker and quarter pipe set up at Bearsden. ....

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