The SCUK Winter Bash 2011 - Projekt Bob

Thanks to Pocket and everybody who contributed for getting this montage together.Good times people. Good times. Same time next year?

Iouri ?IPod? Podladtchikov joins Quiksilver Team

Quiksilver is pleased to announce the addition of Iouri Podladtchikov to the brand?s global snow team. When the Russian-born, Swiss-national rider searches out another Winter X Games podium, he?ll be previewing 2012 Quiksilver outerwear and accessories in the halfpipe. Iouri, or ?IPod? to friends, ....

Definition Freestyle coaching session, SNO!zone Milton Keynes

Event Date: 12/02/2011 00:00:00

Jenny Jones - silver at Winter X 15 in Aspen

The UK's Jenny Jones has taken silver behind Enni Rukajärvi at the X Games slopestyle in Aspen, Colorado.1 Enni Rukajärvi2 Jenny Jones3 Jamie AndersonJenny Jones took a bad slam yesterday and wasn't even sure whether she could compete. Awesome result!Results here and more soon.

BURN on Garthdee's SnowFlex

Just want to draw your attention to a new shred game that we've invented at Garthdee. Basically, it's In Your Face with a twist and you can only play on dryslope! Hopefully you get a laugh out of it, the riding's pretty tidy as well from Lara, Fin, Kris and Emmet.Bit more info on it at ....

A copy of That's It, That's All when you book for MK Park Strife on 5th Feb

We have just confirmed that The Airbag.net will be coming down to Parkstrife on 5th February at SNO!zone MK. Great news for those who are looking to try out some crazy moves without the threat of serious hurt in 2011!To celebrate this Quiksilver have given us 50 copies of epic movie 'That's ..

UK's Jamie Trinder signs to Bataleon Europe

Our new style of coaching at One Snowboarding offers more than just on hill activities. In these modern times it takes more than just being a good snowboarder to become a professional.Our program offers all of the skills needed to reach that top level. We encourage the youngsters to treat ....

Garmin offer SCUK members 10% discount on the Oregon 450 and Dakota 20 Ski Bundles

Garmin the global leader in satellite navigation turns its expertise to snowsports to deliver the new must-have item for the slopes as it announces a series of GPS devices and a range of activities geared toward the snowsports enthusiast.If you?ve ever stood at the top of a slope and wondered ....

Hemel's All Day Lift Pass extended until Monday 28th February

The All Day Lift Pass has been such a success that we have decided to extend this offer until Monday February 28th 2011!Enjoy more time on the snow for less with relaxed no-rush sessions. Join us upstairs for a drink and a lunchtime special before heading back out on the snow, make a day of it! ..

New Glenshee Freestyle Park

The Glenshee Ski Centre Freestyle Park opened recently. The park was funded by a grant from "Awards for All" to the Glenshee Performance Squad (GPS). The GPS are a group of Snowsports Clubs which combine together to enable the best use of trainers and coaches to instruct children of all ages. GPS ..

Chille Factore weighs into sexism debate (28/01/2011 12:44:56)

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Definition Freestyle coaching session, The Snow Centre Hemel

Event Date: 04/02/2011 00:00:00

Definition kicker Spin Clinic, The Snow Centre Hemel

Event Date: 04/02/2011 00:00:00

February half-term courses at The Snow Centre

Are you desperately looking for ways to keep your kids entertained over half-term? The best way to beat boredom is by encouraging them to try something new. Because The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead wants to help, they're offering 2 day Holiday Courses for beginners during February half-term. Not ....

Save Ski Rossendale (26/01/2011 15:46:07)

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Tamworth SnowDome park plans - 29th January 2011 (26/01/2011 15:50:09)

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Online voting kicks off for the MINI Creative Use of Space Award

Peetu Piiroinen, BEO 2011 &copy; M. LaemmerhirtStarting this week, everyone is invited to vote for the first ever MINI Creative Use of Space Award: a new $25,000 cash prize for one male and female snowboarder who receives the most votes for creative riding during the Burton Global Open Series (BGOS)..

UK's Stenti 9th in Freeride World Tour in Chamonix

Nissan rider Xavier De le Rue has a banging start to the Nissan Freeride World Tour in Chamonix.Last Sunday saw the first stop of the Nissan Freeride World Tour in Chamonix. Though we say Chamonix, there was a last minute change of plan as the snow on the French face of Mont Blanc was not up ....

Becky Menday 4th at Protest Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy

Hot after 12 year old Becky?s recent 3rd place podium finish in the Junior Burton European Open, last week saw her being taken out to Italy by her sponsor Protest to compete in the Protest Rookie Fest slope style competition in Livigno in Italy. This event is a 3 star TTR event and attracts some of ..

Nooka and Neff team up for limited edition watch (25/01/2011 15:24:32)

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Definition freestyle coaching, SNO!zone Scotland

Event Date: 05/02/2011 00:00:00

Denver Big Air is almost here

In just a few days, the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup will be back in full swing again. On January 26th, 2011, Denver, Colorado, will host the season?s third big air and thus the first in the US after a break of seven years (Mt. Bachelor, OR, 2004). In addition, the freestyle event, which will be held ..

New technology set to improve helmet safety

MIPS, (Multi-directional Impact Protection System), a company based in Sweden, has signed a license to supply their technology to Burton Snowboards for use in some of their helmet brands. MIPS' patented technology mimics and reinforces the brain's own protection thereby reducing the risk of ....

Sole heaven new Vans delivery! (11/01/2011 09:35:07)

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Dark Snow Scottish Bash

Our old friends over at www.darksnow.co.uk are organising a Scottish Bash sponsored by Onyx Snowboarding, Syndicate Clothing and CairnGorm Brewery.More info at www.darksnow.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=10712

GB Freestyle Podcast 3 released (11/01/2011 10:46:45)

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UK freeride legend James Stentiford eyes Freeride World Tour podium

After last years wild card invite and surprise third place finish at the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix, Stentiford has been invited to attend the full tour this season. An invitation he can?t refuse:"To get on the podium is pretty exhilarating for a UK snowboarder and that sort of spurred me on a ..

Italy's Undiscovered Resorts - a great opportunity for those who are in the know! (11/01/2011 12:24:01)

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Chris Chatt needs our help! (11/01/2011 13:46:41)

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Season?s 3rd FIS big air in Denver

First in-city World Cup on US-American soil.Right after the 9th FIS Snowboard World Championships, which take place in La Molina, Spain, from January 15th till 22nd, the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup gets back in full swing again. On January 26th, the season?s third big air passes off in Denver, ....

New indoor slope for Lithuania

The entrance to a new indoor winter sports centre in Lithuania that will boast both outdoor ski runs and one of the world?s five biggest indoor runs has been decorated with a huge snowflake formed from more than four hundred mountain pine trees.The idea of decorating the downhill, which ....

Scottish season continuing towards another record breaker?

Conditions at all five Scottish ski areas remain good to very good raising early hopes that 2010-11 could end up as big a success as 2009-10.Although it is too early to predict such a conclusion, with the earliest opening of the ski areas already approaching two months of operation, the fact ....

Pop Snowboard School offer SCUK members 10% discount

POP Snowboard school is a NEW British School that operates in Morzine Les Gets and Avoriaz of the Portes du Soleil. With experienced instructors all holding the top BASI qualification you will not only get expert instruction but lessons delivered in a fun and relaxed environment. so you will ....

Green Mountain Chalets offer SCUK members 12% discount

Green Mountain Chalets provide family friendly catered ski chalet accommodation in the heart of the Three Valleys, the largest ski area in the world! We offer a tailor-made service to ensure that our guests make the most of their time in the French Alps.We carry out all the 'pre-holiday' ....

ReRide offer SCUK members 5-10% discount

ReRide is an online snowboard shop that allows you to trade in your oldboard for a discount on a new one. We've kept things simple, we only do boards and bindings. It's aimed at riders who've been doing it a while, who want this season'shigh-end snowboards and bindings. We currently ....

Avoriaz AM contest 16/02/11 (18/01/2011 13:41:47)

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Big Hill Adventures offer SCUK members 10% discount

If you love skiing and snowboarding on the best and most renowned ski terrain in Europe, and you really like to come home to a cosy chalet with great food and welcoming chalet hosts then you're in the right place. That's our ideal holiday too, and if we got all of that for a very competitive ....

Clark and Piiroinen win halfpipe at BEO

Halfpipe superstars Kelly Clark (USA) and Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) won today?s Burton European Open halfpipe competition, adding another world-class title to their long list of career wins and giving the BEO?s largest halfpipe crowd ever a great show. Both Kelly and Peetu had tough competition in the ....

Sochi looks to guarantee snow for 2014 as second January starts snow free

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that one of the big challenges for the coming Sochi Olympics, due to start in just over three year, is to guarantee snow cover.?We need to settle a variety of issues, including the issue of snow. For the second year the winter here is essentially snow-....

Jackson picks up more awards (18/01/2011 10:26:25)

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An interview with Benjamin Karl (17/01/2011 15:54:35)

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Snowboarding safer than skiing, research reveals (17/01/2011 16:45:43)

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Base Camp gearing up for 2011/2012 (17/01/2011 12:50:28)

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3rd place finish for Gillings at French Snowboard Cross Cup (12/01/2011 09:35:45)

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Ski Rossendale to stage world record attempt

Top skiers (and presumably snowboarders too) will be flying high as they attempt to break a world record at Ski Rossendale next month.The struggling venue will be thrown a lifeline when international winter sports stars hit the slopes to smash the record for the highest quarterpipe jump.The ..

Team GB for the Youth Olympic Winter Festival

The Board of the British Olympic Association received an update on preparations for the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival, February 12-19 in Liberec, Czech Republic. The BOA will support a delegation of 20 athletes competing in three sports: skiing (including alpine, cross country and ....

Spare places at SCUK Winter Bash

With the SCUK Winter Bash 2011 just days away, we've suddenly got a few spare places due to late cancellations.Check out this SCUK Forum Thread for the latest availability.If you're interested, email info@starskichalets.com

Another indoor freestyle jump for the US

Following in the wake of Woodward in the US and the indoor freestyle centre in Laax, Switzerland, Snowbird in Utah now has an indoor training facility for freestylers. What's interesting about this one is that it was pretty much all put together by one guy.More on ESPN...www.snogression.....

Maverix gets TALLER with the help of UKTT

It is no secret that here at UKTalltees, we are passionate about freestyle snowsports, this is why we are so pleased to announce our new collaboration with Maverix Snow Camp, the UK's leading freestyle coaching company.It has been incredible to watch Maverix (or the HJP crew as it was known ....

World Freeride Tour

On 22 January 2011, the best freeriders in the world will know if their rigorous training and mental preparation leading up to the first event of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) season has paid off when they drop in and give it their all at the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix Mont-Blanc 2011 by Swatch...

Anderson and Tonteri win slopestyle at the BEO

Beautiful blue skies greeted the Burton European Open today for the men?s and women?s slopestyle finals competition where seasoned slopestyle pro Jamie Anderson (USA) and up-and-coming Finnish rider Roope Tonteri took home first place, valuable points towards both the BGOS and TTR titles and $15,....

Peter Andre meets SCUK

SCUKers Elaine and Bex all starstruckPeter Andre visited the Hemel Snow Centre on Wednesday complete with minders and a film crew for a new reality TV show. He was with his brothers Mark and Chris and had a ski lesson in preparation for a Mark trip to Canada. Apparently he fell over quite a lot ....

Aimee Fuller 10th in BEO slopestyle semis

Peetu Piiroinen © Marcel LaemmerhirtDespite challenging weather conditions, men?s halfpipe and women?s slopestyle semi-final competitions finished up at the BEO today with the men kicking things off in the halfpipe followed by the women in the slopestyle course. Ten men advanced to the BEO ....

One week to go until the 3Star Rip Curl Sista Sessions

The Rip Curl Sista Sessions, a 3Star TTR slopestyle and rail Jam competition for girls only, will take place in the snowboard mecca of Mayrhofen, Austria on the 19th-23rd January 2011. With two riding formats, a 3000 Euro prize purse and 400 TTR ranking points to hand out the event is attracting a ....

Ben Kilner 7th in BEO halfpipe qualifications

The sun was out again up on Crap Sogn Gion in LAAX today to welcome the riders for the 4th day at the 12th Burton European Open, the Men?s and Women?s Halfpipe Qualification. 16 year old Jan Scherrer (SUI) won the Men?s Qualifications, Australian Holly Crawford, BEO 2007 Halfpipe winner, landed on ....

Jamie Nicholls narrowly misses finals in men's BEO slopestyle semi-finals

Two-time Burton Global Open Series overall winner Peetu Piiroinen qualified in first place in today?s men?s slopestyle semi-finals at the Burton European Open, earning a spot in the upcoming slopestyle finals taking place this Friday, January 14. Only 10 riders out of 42 could make it into ....

Tamworth SnowDome Park Plans: 15th January (12/01/2011 16:26:41)

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Win a year's free pass to your local SNO!zone

Post up and tag a message on Facebook telling SNO!zone why you should win the year's free pass and you could save some major green while spending a year on the white stuff. Check out the screen shots here and then follow the links to visit the facebook page of your local centre and post your ....

The Brits favourite rockresort expands

The ultra modern rockresort (www.rockresorts.com) development at Laax in Switzerland which has been grabbing attention since first open in November 2009, has further expanded this winter with an eighth building added with a further 20 apartments. In total there are now 122 apartments with 587 beds,..

Resort warning on tree well safety after two die

After losing one skier and one snowboarder to off-piste tree well accidents, Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana officials are urging those wishing to take advantage of the deep powder covering the mountain to familiarize themselves with risks and safety techniques related to Non-Avalanche Related ..

Stentiford all set for Freeride World Tour (11/01/2011 10:53:23)

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Ben Kilner 6th in his halfpipe qualification heat at BEO

The 3rd day of the Burton European Open continued with Men?s Halfpipe Pre-Qualifications and Women?s Slopestyle Qualifications. Some fresh snow in the morning and a little fog didn?t hinder the riders in today?s competitions.99 men from 18 nations dropped into the Halfpipe today to determine ....

Brace Yourself for The Funi Tea Party Tour! (10/01/2011 13:23:03)

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Rowan Coultas joins Clast! (10/01/2011 10:37:35)

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GB junior results in halfpipe

British junior snowboarders show some great halfpipe results.Kate Ormerod 5thNatalie Silkstone 8thBecky Menday 9thJake Terry 22ndRowan Coultas 28thMore soon.

GB get more great results in BEO junior halfpipe

David Habluetzel © LaemmerhirtThe 12th Burton European Open continued today with the Junior Halfpipe event. 57 of the youngest shredders in the BEO made their way up to Crap Sogn Gion at LAAX this morning to drop into the perfectly shaped Halfpipe. Ty Walker (USA) claimed her 2nd victory this ....

Brit girls 2nd, 3rd and 8th in Junior BEO slopestyle

The 12th Burton European Open (BEO) started its week-long programme with the Junior Slopestyle in LAAX, Switzerland today. 61 groms between 10 and 14 years from 15 nations were welcomed by sunshine up on Crap Sogn Gion. 13 year old Ty Walker (USA) walked away with her 3rd BEO Junior Slopestyle ....

Mortality rates on US slope remain same despite increase in helmet use

A depressing run of sad stories from the slopes of Europe and North America over the Christmas period has seen at least half a dozen people die in accidents. As always the slope, and all ability level of skier and boarder, and at least half of those killed were wearing helmets. In the most ....

New avalanche training park for Chamonix

A new ARVA park is opening this winter at the Grands Montets ski area in the Chamonix Valley, above Argentiere.ARVA parks offer anyone the chance to learn how to behave in an avalanche situation and help look for survivors.Together with the La Chamionarde association, this park built by the ..

Snow centre planned for Ghana

The BBC has reported that Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, better known as ?the Snow Leopard,? who represented Ghana as a ski racer at the Vancouver Olympics, finishing in the top 50, is moving ahead with plans to build Ghana?s first artificial surface snow slope on a 13 acre site in the east of the ....

Alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenburg sold on

The Austrian bank Hypo Alpe Adria, which has been nationalised, has sold the Alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenburg in northern Germany to the Dutch tourism group Van der Valk who have in any case been operating it since 2008.Hypo bought the centre out of a bankruptcy in 2008. The slope is one of the ....

Beat the VAT rise at SCUK

We thought we'd jump on the bandwagon here and let you all know that there will be no rise in the cost of SCUK Membership despite today's increase in the rate of VAT. It will still cost just �15 to become a member and start saving. If you still need that added bit of persuasion that this is a good ....

MK parks including Park Strife

Here are the parks for this Thursday and Friday this week at SNO!zone Milton Keynes, plus Saturday's Park Strife.

TSA demo sessions are back for January

Are you still contemplating which snowboard would suit you the best? If so get yourself down to a TSA Demo Session and take a few snowboards for a test drive on real snow. Our friendly staff will be on hand to point you in the right direction and set up your hardware. All the snowboards are free to ..

Dan Wakeham through to the O'Neill Evolution halfpipe final

The first 6* TTR Event of the season the O?Neill Evolution is underway in Davos and UK team rider Dan Wakeham has qualified for the finals. Watch Dan represent and throw down his double crippler that he?s added to his bag of tricks in tomorrow?s halfpipe finals, live on Freecaster. Dan said, ?I ..

Four GB girls and one boy selected for Junior BEO this weekend

This coming Saturday 8th January is the first event in the Junior Burton European Open 2011. The event will kick off with the Slopestyle competition on the Saturday with the Halfpipe on the Sunday.In the girls events only ten lucky contestants have been selected based upon their Swatch TTR ....

12th annual 6Star Burton European Open attractes top athletes

The Burton European Open is getting ready to kick off this coming weekend on Saturday, January 8th, 2011 in Laax, Switzerland and will play host to over 300 riders from around the globe. The eight-day event will feature some of the world?s most talented men and women snowboard athletes competing ....

Developers are confident SnOasis will open in 2014

The SnOasis winter sports centre near Ipswich will open by the end of 2014, according to the developers.Godfrey Spanner, managing director of Onslow Suffolk, says construction of the sports complex is due to begin in September 2011."On Christmas Eve we managed to get the legal agreements ....

Shred Aid Calendar of amazing snowsports photography

The 2011 Shred Aid Calendars are now available to purchase online. The 2011 Shred Aid Calendar showcases the work of the UK's finest snowsports photographers, in one place, to help raise money for a great cause. It features shots of the likes of Jeremy Jones and Jamie Nicholls, captured by ....

Four GB girls selected for Junior BEO this weekend

Public meeting over Ski Rossendale future

Staff at Rossendale?s struggling artificial ski slope are holding a public meeting to drum up support to run the facility as a social enterprise.The group of workers has approached Rossendale Council to see if they would be receptive to hearing a proposal that could include the facility being ....

Hemel park for Friday with Dom Harington

Here's the Hemel Snow Centre park plan for this Friday.Dom Harington will be on the slope judging an Adidas best trick comp.

SkiTrac plan amazing indoor snow facility near China?s Great Wall

SkiTrac has signed an investment agreement with the Beijing/Badaling and Yanqing County governments to purchase land allocated to them for the building of our proposed one mile diameter Megadome. Using the expertise of ASATI of Rye Brook, New York - the leading authorities in the field - a column-..

Hope for Xanadu

The long sought new owner of the troubled $2.3 billion shopping complex in New Jersey that was for most of the past decade known as Xanadu and incorporates North America?s first indoor snow slope may have been found.Triple Five Corp, the owners of some of America?s biggest retail malls ....

First park plans of the New Year at Castleford

Here's the SNO!zone Castleford park for this Thursday and Friday, which features the Nike 6.0 Stairset.

Wipeout covers more

Wipeout (www.wipeoutstore.eu) ? the company which prints piste maps for the most popular European ski destinations onto high quality microfiber lens cloths ? has expanded the list of resorts covered from 10 to 35.New this winter are Serre Chevalier, St Anton, Flims, Laax, Megeve and Davos and ....

SNO!zone Scotland brings snow to Edinburgh Castle

Snowsport Scotland and SNO!zone, both partners in the successful ski-scotland consortium, collaborated to provide a unique event with Edinburgh Castle as a spectacular backdrop Friday 10 December from 3pm ? 7pm.The Snowsport Scotland Invitational ? SNO!zone Rail Jam on at the Ross Arena in West ..

First indoor slope opens in Turkey

Turkey is the latest, and 26th country to develop an indoor snow centre since the first opened in Australia, Belgium and Japan more than 20 years ago.The new $3m facility in the Deepo Shopping Centre in the Avcilar Beylikduzu area of Istanbul has attracted massive publicity across the country ....

Trespass offer SCUK members 10% discount

Trespass has been around since 1984 and is based on the West Coast of Scotland, probably one of the wettest places on earth. Trespass design clothing to be used outside in the rain or snow, up hills, mountains or simply when walking the dog. If you love snowboarding, skiing, climbing, hiking or ....

Castelford parks for this week

Here's the SNO!zone Castleford park for this Thursday and Friday.

Happy New Year

British Universities Dryslope Champs 2010

Craig HastieUniversity is a great place for new experiences, meeting new friends, spending taxpayers money. The list of new, exciting things is seemingly endless; drinking till you pass out, catching Chlamydia, oh and throwing backside corked sevens whilst 1500 other students watch and party on a ....

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