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Thursday, 30 June 2011
Bikinis out in California, whilst Southern Hemisphere is ready to open
After a quiet few months with just a few dozen ski areas open in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere?s 2011 winter is getting underway in July. The choice of open ski centres is back up to triple figures, with 30 ski areas still open in seven northern hemisphere countries for the start ..
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Riders ready to kick off TTR tour with Billabong Ante Up
Riders from around the globe are making the journey to Whistler, Canada for the second annual Billabong Ante Up big air competition set for this Friday, July 1st, 2011.The Ante Up will be the first 5Star stop on the 2011/12 TTR World Tour and will also act as the first event where riders can ....
The SCUK Scottish Bash
The SCUK Scottish Bash is less than a month away on Saturday 23rd July. With 6 hours of freestyle plus freestyle coaching available for just £25 at SNO!zone Scotland, the discount in TSA is just icing on the cake. Booking starts soon, so put it in the diary and watch this space.
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
MK park plans for this week
Here's the SNO!zone Milton Keynes park for this Thursday and Friday. Check out the park for Saturday's Park Strife.
FBBB Trick Busters
Something a little different from the FBBB crew at SNO!zone Milton Keynes on 23rd July. Cash prizes. Enough said.
Park Strife at MK this Saturday
Parkstrife returns to SNO!zone Milton Keynes for a night of sick riding, banging tunes, spot prizes + freebies on Saturday July 2nd. We have just confirmed that theAirbag.net will be coming down to this event. Great news if you are looking to try out some crazy moves without the threat of ....
Monday, 27 June 2011
Sunday, 26 June 2011
theAirbag.net this week
TheAirBag.net goes skis and boards on Friday and then bikes on Saturday! Friday sees us return to Chill Factor-e Manchester. We will be out from 6:30 pm until 11:00pm. A 10% discount is up for grabs if your session is booked in advance or call 0161 749 2222.We then move onto Livingston on ....
Bearsden's Go Big or Go Home
This weekend last year it was still possible to shred on some Scottish snow but we didn?t quite manage it again so everyone had to make do with heading to Bearsden dryslope for the Go Big or Go Home comp on Saturday 18th June. For those who have not darkened its doorstep the setup at the slope is ....
Saturday, 25 June 2011
Friday, 24 June 2011
Ultimate Jib Pass for £99 at all SNO!zones
"I Got 99 Problems but Freestyle Aint One!"July sees the launch of a different kind of lift pass at SNO!zone Milton Keynes, Castleford and Scotland - The Unlimited Jib Pass. Not only can you ride freestyle features at super low prices every day with Summer of Love, but now you can ride ....
Thursday, 23 June 2011
BASI reaches 15,000 qualified members
Nearly 50 years since it was founded, the British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) has reached a milestone in its membership with the qualification of Luca Cheula, the 15,000th member to pass through its teaching system. The Italian skier qualified this season under the supervision of ....
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
MK plans for this week
Here are the two park plans for SNO!zone Milton Keynes on Thursday and Friday.Race day on Friday so there's only half a park out then.
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
2 for 1Mondays at Hemel
We thought we'd let you know about another great offer currently running at Hemel; 2 for 1 Mondays. Basically buy one recreational pass and get one free between 9am and 5pm. Same for drinks in the bar too! Bonus.
2 for 1 Mondays at Hemel
We thought we'd let you know about another great offer currently running at Hemel; 2 for 1 Mondays. Basically buy one recreational pass and get one free between 9am and 5pm. Same for drinks in the bar too! Bonus.
Monday, 20 June 2011
TTR ready to kick off 2011/12 10th season
The TTR World Tour is getting ready to kick off its 10th season of snowboarding with the 5Star Billabong Ante Up in Whistler, Canada before heading down to New Zealand and Australia for the Southern Hemisphere leg of the tour. The Southern Hemisphere calendar is full of highlights including the ....
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Friday, 17 June 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Taster lessons only £25 at Hemel
If you have buddies or buddettes out there who think you're cool because you snowboard, well, now you can give them the good news that their own route to coolness can begin from just £25 or £14 if you happen to be a kid. This summer offer at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead gives you the chance to ....
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Billabong All for One snowboard show and freestyle jam., Hemel Hemstead
Event Date: 09/07/2011 00:00:00
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Ski Club said good riddance to mountain rubbish
Now in its fourth year, the Big Spring Clean became even bigger with new resort Glenshee introduced to the mountain clean-up operation. The initiative forms part of the Ski Club's Respect the Mountain campaign that has been running since 2004. Over 80 litter-picking volunteers showed up at the ....
Bracknell SFS moved to July
The Bracknell leg of the Southern Freestyle Series has changed date from this Saturday to Saturday 16th July. Don't get confused as the poster still reads this Saturday as did their Facebook page the last time we looked. Apparently Paul Webb decided to change the date.
Monday, 13 June 2011
The SCUK Scottish Bash - on for 23rd July at Braehead
Just a relaxed day's freestyle at super discounted prices for SCUK Members. Enjoy the Summer of Loce toys and come and say hello.
Katie Ormerod all mended at Halifax
We thought you might be interested in this video clip of Katie at Halifax. Katie has been given the all clear from the specialist to resume full freestyle training following her shoulder injury in January so she thought she`d celebrate with some threes, fives, sevens and nollie front flips for good ..
Show your support for SW Leisuredome
Firstly, Leisuredome would like to thank everyone who attended the public consultation meeting and looked at their plans on the Leisuredome website. They are really grateful for all the positive feedback and support received.The latest is that the planning application was submitted on 25th May ....
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Southern 2011 season underway
The 2011 ski season has begun in the southern hemisphere, with a 600m long slope at Afri-Ski (www.afriski.com) in Lesotho the first to open, on Thursday, June 9th. Skiers and snowboarders who weren?t already resident at the ski area had difficulty reaching it though as access roads were closed by ....
Azerbaijan?s President plans super resort
More details of a planned new ski resort in Azerbaijan have been unveiled when the oil-rich nation recently staged the 2011 Ajerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair.The country?s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, personally overseen by President Ilham Aliyev has taken on the task of ....
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Billabong Ante Up
Billabong Ante Up, presented by Von Zipper is proud to announce the qualified rider list for the 5* TTR World Snowboarding Tour event, taking place July 1st, 2011 at the top of Whistler Mountain in Whistler, BC. The event is the marquee kick off event of the TTR Tour, with a Big Air Snowboarding ....
New trailer for SSX
EA debuted the trailer for a new SSX game recently at E3, so we thought we'd whack up the trailer. Probably the most fun of the snowboarding games on the market, but if you hanker for something a bit more realistc, we suggest you just go snowboarding. We actually quite liked the SSX series until my ..
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Friday, 10 June 2011
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Billabong All For One
You've heard of the Billabong Ante Up and the Billabong Air and Style... we are very pleased to announce the Billabong All For One, the first Billabong snow event ever to be hosted in the UK, unlike its big brother events this is not a Swatch TTR ranked event (maybe next year), but a 100% fun night ..
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
DC's Jet Set at Castleford on 24th
Departing on the 24th of June 2011 DC's Jet Set is designed to be a night of riding focused on progression. Pushing the UK Indoor scene and its riders to new heights.On the night there will be cash prizes, product giveaways, an after party and as if that wasn't enough, every one who rides will ....
TheAirBag.net ski, snowboard and bike events this weekend
First stop is Thursday 9th in Oldham at the Halfords Cylce Tour, visit www.tourseries.co.uk.You can find us on Friday at SNO!zone Castleford. Booking is recommended for Cas and can be done online by visiting www.snozoneuk.com or by contacting the slope on 0871 222 5671.Final stop this ....
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
New TTR ranking feeds
With the recent announcement that the TTR will now cover slopestyle, halfpipe and big air as individual championships, we thought we'd crunch the TTR data to update our ranking feeds. We now provide an overall, slopestyle and halfpipe rankings for World and UK riders, both male and female. Big Air ....
Freestyle development day courses with GFC
If you are interested in getting into freestyle or would like to perfect a trick Grounded Freestyle Coaching course are the way to go. At Grounded Coaching we focus on the individual making sure that everyone gets the attention they need.Course dates25/6/2011 - The Snow Centre Hemel30/7/....
Monday, 6 June 2011
Alltracks Whistler instructor training with guaranteed job
New for the 2011/12 season, Alltracks is running a ski/snowboard instructor course which comes with a guaranteed paid instructor job afterwards at Whistler Blackcomb. For anyone looking to begin a career in ski/snowboard instructing or spend a constructive and fun gap year or career break, the ....
No French/English clash for half-term 2012
For once there is some good news for families who are restricted to booking their annual ski break during the February half term holiday according to tour operator Lagrange. ?Unlike previous years, the main UK half term week for 2012 (11th to 18th Feb) does not coincide with the busiest holiday ..
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Start of southern hemisphere season delayed
Coronet Peak ski area in New Zealand, which had hoped to be the first ski area in the country and probably the first in the southern hemisphere to open for winter 2011 has delayed its opening day. The ski area was scheduled to open this Saturday (June 4) but warm temperatures means it has been ....
French summer ski areas re-opening in June
The glacier ski areas of Les 2 Alpes, Tignes and Val d?Isere will begin re-opening from next weekend (June 11th) marking a return to snow sports for the only country of the Alpine ?big four?; which currently has no ski resorts open.The lifts and runs of Tignes between 3,000 to 3,456 metres ....
World?s biggest slope groomer is green too
Slope piste basher builder, Pinroth is claiming that its ?Beast? groomer is not only the world?s biggest, but also one of the greenest.The logic behind the green claim is firstly that by grooming a bigger area with one tractor, you need fewer tractors, as was discovered at Hochhaderich ski ....
Saturday, 4 June 2011
French Summer Ski Areas Re-opening In June
The glacier ski areas of Les 2 Alpes, Tignes and Val d?Isere will begin re-opening from next weekend (June 11th) marking a return to snow sports for the only country of the Alpine ?big four?; which currently has no ski resorts open.The lifts and runs of Tignes between 3,000 to 3,456 metres ....
Danny Kass endorses indoor slopes
American snowboarding pro and twice Olympic medallist, Danny Kass, has credited indoor ski areas as having the potential to develop international standard snow sports athletes to world class.Interviewed by The National newspaper in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kass, who won silver medals at ....
Maverix crew achieve top freestyle qualifications
Most of the crew have been away for the majority of May updating their skills with BASI. They held the first freestyle ski level 2 assessment with Pat Sharples running the show. Both Simon Stephens and Luke McCarthy who run our ski clinics achieved the target having to throw down some solid moves ....
Friday, 3 June 2011
Ski Egypt coming in 2014
The Majid Al Futtaim group, the company behind Ski Dubai, the iconic indoor snow centre, have announced plans to open a new indoor snow centre, ?Ski Egypt,? within three years. It would be Egypt?s first indoor snow centre.The indoor ski slope will be part of Majid Al Futtaim's 4.4 billion ....
TTR sets course for further growth and renews ambitions for Olympic qualifications
TTR Pro Snowboarding, the non-profit sports organization behind the TTR World Snowboard Tour, made important decisions for the further development of competitive snowboarding at its ninth annual General Assembly meeting held May 27-29 in Stockholm, Sweden. The session was capped off with the Swatch ..
Dutch Snowvillage to close this year
www.skiinfo.nl has reported that one of the eight indoor snow centres in the Netherlands will close after August.The Snowvillage Biddinghuizen, part of the Rivièra Recreation Centre, lies directly on the beautiful Veluwemeer and is surrounded by woods. Opened in 1999 the facility was one of ....
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Who?s Afraid of the Park? at SNO!zone Scotland review
Who?s Afraid of the Park? at SNO!zone Scotland went down a storm on Saturday 28th May with well over 60 participants in our brand new beginners freestyle event. Starting off north of the border before touring down to Milton Keynes on the 4th June and Castleford on the 11th June, the riders are set ....
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Oakley Grom Games review
The hype surrounding last years Oakley Grom Games made it a hard act to follow but this year?s event was in a different league. Over 140 freeskiers and snowboarders entered, bringing along their families, friends and entourages. The quality of riding and the fun and camaraderie just goes to prove ....
New artificial slope planned for Polish capital
A landfill site at Radiowo, close to the centre of Poland?s capital, Warsaw, is in line to be converted in to a year round extreme sports venue.The site is scheduled to be closed by 2014 and it is hoped the new facility will be open by 2017.The plans include a permanent half pipe and a year-....
Ski Rossendale to re-open by September
Managers at Ski Rossendale, one of the UK?s leading artificial slope ski and snowboard centres which closed earlier this year due to financial problems, have told local media that they are ?very confident? that the facility will re-open by September.The local council, which was previously ....