Monday, 19 March 2012

Gillings 3rd in 2nd SBX, Valmalco, Italy



The snowboard cross season concluded with two career's first in Valmalenco, Italy. For the first time ever, Jacqueline Hernandez (USA) and Konstantin Schad (GER) clinched a win in the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup.In a close and very exciting women's final, the 19-years-old US-American relegated ....

Sunday, 18 March 2012

Saturday, 17 March 2012

Heatwave for some resorts



In much of Europe and large parts of North America the big factor of the past week has been unseasonably high temperatures ? reaching 20C in the Alps and 70F in the USA.This is clearly not good news for snow cover. The result has been that low lying areas that did not have a deep snow base ....

Nike Chosen Sessions invite



The Nike Chosen Sessions - Silvretta Montafon, Austria 1st - 7th April sees the culmination of Nike Chosen Video Contest and the Nike Chosen Series.The 3 final video crews, as decided by you, go head to head to produce an edit in just one week, hitting everything the mountain has to offer in ....

Brits do good in X Games slopestyle



Snowboard Slopestyle women?s finalIn the women?s event, Jamie Anderson confirmed her status as this year?s uncontested Slopestyle champion. Finishing second today was the smiling young Canadian rider Spencer O?Brien. Spencer?s run included some really technical moves like a toe side frontside 720 ..

Thursday, 15 March 2012

X Games latest



X Games aren't very good at keeping people informed about what's going on and the official website is frankly a bit pants, but this is what we've worked out.Jamie Nicholls finished 7th in today's slopestyle elimiations. The slopestyle finals are tomorrow, Friday along with the ski superpipe ....

New afternoon pass for the Spring Bash



We've introduced a new afternoon ticket for the SCUK Spring Bash. We now have All Day, Afternoon, Evening and Combined lift pass tickets available for pre-booking. The event, now in its 3rd year, will run on Bank Holiday Good Friday, which we've renamed "Awesome Friday", so no work and 3 days to ....

Ricker and Sivertzen victorious in first Snowboard Cross in Valmalenco



Maelle Ricker (CAN) and Stian Sivertzen (NOR) have won the first of two snowboard cross races of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup scheduled in Valmalenco, Italy. In the women's final of the penultimate boarder cross race of the season, the reigning Olympic Champion from Canada relegated ....

Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Monokel offers SCUK members 15% discount



Monokel Eyewear was founded in Sweden in the spring of 2011 by Robert Sandgren and Fredrik Savenberg. Inspired by the great timeless eyewear styles of the 60′s and 70′s and with a tremendous attention to detail, our goal is to make quality sunglasses with high-end materials and at a ..

Homegrown series from the Burton stable



So here is the first four episodes of the HOMEGROWN Snowboarding edits.Ollie DuttonHomegrown's very own steeze merchant Ollie Dutton is killing it on the street scene and certainly one to watch out for. Ollie's style makes his riding an absolute joy to watch - taking features in his stride ....

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

UK Snowboard History



If you're interested in the history of UK Snowboarding, check out this amazing Facebook group started by Dopeshots photographer Russ Shea a few days ago. Good work people!www.facebook.com/groups/383038551707374/

Going to The BRITS? Get 10% discount on an already discounted Wipeout piste map!



Wipeout are selling their Laax-Flims piste maps for an amazing £5 with free p&p and are offering SCUK members 10% discount on top of this! So if you're heading The BRITS we'd strongly recommend getting yourself one! Check it out and buy one hereWipeout has been printing full size piste ....

Tignes ready for Winter X Games



The SuperPipe copings are getting higher and higher, king-size modules are growing fast, the partners? village is taking shape - all in readiness for the third staging of the Winter X Games in Tignes.When the X Games take place from March 14th to 16th, the French resort will become the ....

Monday, 12 March 2012

UK Sports to invest in British Ski and Snowboard slopestyle ahead of Sochi 2014



UK Sport, the nation?s ?high performance sports agency,? has announced an award of up to £348,450 to British Ski and Snowboarding to be invested in their athletes? preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. Following the collapse of SnowsportGB prior to the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic and ..

Sports Relief at Hemel on 20th March



On Tuesday 20 March, The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead invite you to join in the fun raising money for Sport Relief. Instead of running a mile, why not ski or snowboard a mile?A 1 hour recreation pass is JUST £10 with ALL proceeds going to Sport Relief!!To make your contribution and to have ....

White and Hight win halfpipe titles at 30th Burton US Open



Elena Hight (USA) © BlottoShaun White (USA) and Elena Hight (USA) won the 30th annual Burton US Open halfpipe competition today, taking home $25,000 each and one of the most coveted titles in snowboarding.It was a day that will go down in history for many reasons ? the weather was perfect, the ....

Anderson and Toutant sweep slopestyle titles at 30th Burton US Open



The slopestyle finals at the 30th anniversary of the US Open are now history, with Jamie Anderson (USA) and Sebastien Toutant (CAN) claiming all three major titles on the line today, including the 2012 US Open Slopestyle title (worth $25,000), the 2012 Burton Global Open Series Slopestyle ....

Earlier snow washed away at Glencoe



Unfortunately the snow that fell earlier this week has now been washed away by the heavy overnight rainfall leaving us in exactly the same position as last week with not enough snow to run the uplift.Last weekend a number of people enjoyed some great turns after hiking up from the top of the ....

Friday, 9 March 2012

Jonny Russell Signature Park at Cas tonight



Jonny Russell has put together a "Signature Park" for tonight's session, the line is designed based on how Jonny rides, smooth endless lines with clear, tricky and secret hits all over the place. The park is a full of trannies plus a specially built skate plaza inspired feature with street rail, ....

Cardiff slope by 2016/7



This is the first look at detailed plans for Cardiff Bay?s long-awaited new ice arena and real-snow indoor ski slope.The new artist impressions were released as the scheme?s developers, Greenbank Partnerships Limited, presented their £200m vision to stakeholders.Read more at WalesOnline.co.....

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Heavy snowfalls in North America and fresh snow in Europe



California is back on form with falls of up to 1.5m (five feet) reported in the past week. Other areas of western North America including Alberta and BC resorts north of the border in Canada have also reported big new accumulations.In the Alps temperatures have largely dropped again and ....

Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Heavy Snowfalls in North America Sand Fresh Snow in Europe



California is back on form with falls of up to 1.5m (five feet) reported in the past week. Other areas of western North America including Alberta and BC resorts north of the border in Canada have also reported big new accumulations.In the Alps temperatures have largely dropped again and ....

Free Airbag sessions at SNO!zone Castleford and Scotland this week



In a winter which has hardly shown its face and the prospects of a summer that will be no different than the weather at the moment, we could all do with a little cheering up. So to give you a wee boost, we are giving you two FREE Airbag sessions at SNO!zone Castleford and SNO!zone Scotland.....

Monday, 5 March 2012

Zero G offers SCUK members 10% discount



We are a bike shop in the summer and a snowboard shop in the winter, located high in the French Alps, in the resort of Chamonix. The shop is called Zero G. We're service-orientated, and strive to make you happy. We speak English, Swedish, Italian and French; any questions, please give us a ....

Snowboards 4u Offers SCUK Members 10% discount



We are not just retailers of snowboards and snowboarding equipment, we are also advanced keen riders ourselves. Every board or product we stock has been ridden or tried by a member of the team at demos or for private use, meaning every detail we put on our site comes from our own experience and not ..

Sunday, 4 March 2012

Podladtchikov and Clark take BEO halfpipe titles



Kelly Clark© Marcel LämmerhirtThe Burton European Open 2012 presented by MINI wrapped up today with the highlight of the week, the Halfpipe finals up on Crap Sogn Gion. The largest BEO Halfpipe crowd ever witnessed an amazing show with TTR Halfpipe World Champions Kelly Clark (USA) and Iouri ....

Saturday, 3 March 2012

Get retro in Morzine



We don't often post "ads" like this, but what's not to love about this one?Retro Rentals in Morzine is a unique new ski and snowboard outfitters that owns about 250 retro one-piece ski outfits, rented out to people on a day to day basis.?Anyone can enjoy epic retro days up on the slope, in ....

Team GB Junior Girls top 3 in World Rookie Tour



The Team GB Junior Girls are currently sitting in the top three spots of the World Rookie Tour.The girls at the Halfpipe Rookie Fest finals © Carolina BagnatoAnimal rider Nathalie Silkstone (15) is on top with 371.29 points. Hot on her heels in Maisie Potter (14) with 365.64 points...

Friday, 2 March 2012

Salomon Bonfire Pro Snowboard team pay a visit



Viktor Wiberg © JoolsWe were super stoked to have the Salomon Bonfire pro team down in Milton Keynes on Wednesday this week for an after hours shoot with our own SNO!zone Sponsored Riders.It was an amazing night of riding and a great opportunity for our team to ride with some world class ....

Glencoe update - no snow



Two weeks of high temperatures, strong winds and rain unfortunately mean that we do not have enough snow for skiing at the moment.The main basin run is still complete, but unfortunately the uptrack is now broken.There is some snow forecast for the weekend so fingers crossed we can be back ....

Thursday, 1 March 2012

Explosive TSA sale starts today



The Snowboard Asylum is now in full blown SALE. This is without a doubt the most explosive end of season sale we have ever held with massive savings of up to 50% OFF snowboard hardware and outerwear. Check out these massive discounts by heading down to your nearest TSA store or simply go online and ..

Anderson and Ostreng win slopestyle at BEO



Another bluebird day, spring temperatures and an epic Slopestyle course laid the groundwork for one of the Burton European Open?s most memorable slopestyle competitions earlier today. Jamie Anderson (USA) successfully defended her title and won the BEO Slopestyle for the second year in a row, while ..

Roxy offers SCUK members 5% discount



Roxy, Quiksilver?s sister brand was founded in 1990 and is the only surf brand which is purely female focused. Roxy is committed to the core surf audience, sponsoring the leading athletes in board sports yet is also accessible within the fashion industry and has some great designs and rare ....