Onyx Snowboard School - Half Day Freestyle Skiing & Snowboarding Camps At The MV Festival, Aviemore & The Cairngorms Mountain Resort, Scotland

Event Date: 25/02/2012 00:00:00

Valentine offer at Hemel

Learn to ski or snowboard at Hemel on Valentine's Day.

Travis Rice signs with Contour: Video (31/01/2012 09:01:35)

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White's perfect 100 in X Games halfpipe

Wowser.

New Transceiver Park at Nevis Range to encourage Back Country safety

A new Transceiver Park at Nevis Range is now open for practicing search and rescue scenarios using transceiver, shovels and probes. The park is for all mountain users to encourage better use of avalanche transceivers. Nevis Range recommends that all skiers, boarders and mountaineers accessing ....

Shaun White claims fifth Winter X Games Gold in a row with perfect round (30/01/2012 11:18:14)

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The men behind Tamworth SnowDome

There's a great piece in ThisIsTamworth about the history of Tamworth SnowDome and the men behind it. It's a good read. SCUK have been covering the SnowDdome since back in 1995 (SCUK news item number 1) so we've followed the ups and ups of the business for a long time.They've also just launched ..

X Games tribute to Sarah Burke

I don't need to add anything to this.Discussion in the forum...

Pick and mix kits from Jib Tuning. (27/01/2012 11:15:52)

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DC AREA 43 - First Shred - Official edit (27/01/2012 11:34:27)

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The SCUK Box gets some ThirtyTwo love

The ThirtyTwo International team decides to hit the UK earlier this week; Chill Factore, Tamworth SnowDome and The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead where the SCUK Box got some love from the likes of Chris Grenier, JP Walker, Dani Rajcsanyi, Toni Kerkela, Danny Larsen, Scott Stevens and Joe Sexton.

Glencoe update

All runs on the mountain have improved with continuing snowfall. Lower slopes have 2-3" of fresh fallen and windblown soft snow on a firm base. Upper slopes are in fantastic condition with 6" of fresh at the top, big pockets of soft snow on a firm base.. Fresh Tracks .. Lovely Skiing. All runs on ....

Spaces on the SCUK coach to Mayrhofen

SCUK has a coach booked from the UK to Mayrhofen, Austria with spaces available for anybody that needs a cheap lift out there with no luggage restrictions (within reason).We head out on Friday 3rd Feb with pick ups at Castleford Xscape, Tamworth SnowDome, Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, Hatton ....

Work on Cardiff indoor slope will start immediately

The BBC reports that the winter sports complex in Cardiff Bay's landmark International Sports Village is to finally go ahead.Work on a 150m ski slope, a nursery slope, skating arenas plus shops, bars, restaurants, a hotel and new homes will start immediately.The project will be ....

"Sno-Limit's Summer Jam!" (27/01/2012 14:49:40)

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Stentiford 4th in Courmayeur FWT

The UK's James Stentiford finished 4th in today's Courmayeur leg of the Swatch Freeride World Tour.In the men's snowboard, Backstrom the American just gets better and better. Taking a line on the extreme riders right, Backstrom patiently worked the upper face as he transitioned into his first ....

More snow in The Alps and substantial falls in the US at last

The heavy snowfall in the Alps won?t let up it seems and several big name resorts including Chamonix and St Anton have added a metre or more of fresh snow in the past 7 days.The good news is that Western North America is gaining lost ground on its slow start ? in terms of snowfall ? to 2011-12 ....

Katie Blundell, A Few Laps in Mayrhofen (26/01/2012 11:31:30)

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More snow In The Alps and substantial falls in the US at last

New Saturday Shred School for Tamworth

Get back to school and get your shred on at the SnowDome with the brand new Saturday Shred School. The freestyle camp for snowboarders of all ages and abilities looking to master new tricks, meet new faces and get creative. The 3 hour, camp format sessions will be accompanied by a dedicated ....

Halldors Real Snow Slams (heli crash included) (25/01/2012 10:56:12)

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Stentiford 7th at Chamonix Freeride World Tour

The UK's James Stentiford finished 7th in the Chamonix leg of the Swatch Freeride World Tour.The men's snowboard contest saw local Chamonix rider Douds Charlet take first place followed by tour newcomer Ralph Backstrom from the USA and another French rider Aurelien Routens in third. Rock ....

32 Team at SnowDome tonight

The Tamworth SnowDome are getting ready for the ThirtyTwo International team to hit the slopes tonight. They are due to arrive at the TSA at about 6pm, where they will be doing some signings and generally saying hi to people. Then from 8pm they will be out on the hill, where a park will be out for ....

Bindings for next season

Is it that time already? ISPO hits the tradeshow floor on 29th January, so people are already talking about what's on the horizon for next season. We're not normally that interested until they're in the shops, but thought this article by Tom Wilson-North (Zero G, Chamonix) was quite interesting and ..

Gigi Rüf Launches Slash Snowboards (23/01/2012 15:20:15)

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32 event park plan at Hemel (23/01/2012 16:10:07)

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Grilo's E4 - Park to Pow (23/01/2012 11:41:43)

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Gillings 4th as US SBX team dominate at Veysonnaz

The only event of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup held on the inaugural FIS World Snow Day wrapped up with a double victory for the US-American boardercross team. Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Nate Holland (USA) clinched the top spot in the season's third snowboard cross race hosted in Veysonnaz ....

Winter Bash booking will close this Wednesday

Booking for the SCUK Winter Bash 2012 will close this Wednesday, 25th January. Only the 2* pension accommodation is still available at £440, which includes your lift pass.There's plenty of places left on the £125 return coach, which starts at Castleford and heads down through Trafford, Tamworth,..

Goomama offers SCUK members 15% discount

Goomama opened its doors on the 9th October 2010; the vision of Salisbury local boys Mark Gentle and David Oliver. The lads knew that Salisbury was home to a dedicated snowboard community, and a rapidly growing skate scene - having knocked around the snowboarding industry since the late ....

Park for ThirtyTwo visit to Hemel

Here's The Hemel Hempstead Snow Centre park plan for their leg of the ThirtyTwo European Tour next Wednesday.The evening starts with a signing session in Snow and Rock and then a special freestyle park that opens at 6.30. Get the chance to meet and ride with the likes of JP Walker!

ThirtyTwo European Tour at Chill Factore on Monday

The ThirtyTwo international snowboard team are on their European Tour this month and they are starting off at Chill Factore (the only tour stop in the North)!ThirtyTwo have joined forces with Subvert boardstore to host a special freestyle event on Monday 23rd January 2012!This is your ....

Gillings 7th in second boardercross of the season

Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) and Andrey Boldykov (RUS) have won the first out of two snowboard cross races scheduled in Veysonnaz, Switzerland and thus the season's second sbx competition of the 2012 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup. While the US-American claimed her career's 25th World Cup win by relegating ..

Frankly offers SCUK members 15% discount

Frankly® is an Anglo-Australian company producing base layers using Neobi® , a new fabric concept we have developed from a combination of organic cotton and non-mulesed merino wool. It means this is incredibly wicking and keeps you dry and comfortable in most temperatures. Great for the chair ....

Sail and Ski offer SCUK members 10% discount

Sail and Ski Ltd are one of the Uk's longest running ski and snowboard specialists. Along with a large online store we have stores in both Shrewsbury and Chester. All of our staff have knowledge derived from a life involved in the sports that we cater for as well as excellent ?on the job? ....

Becky Menday 4th place at World Rookie Fest in Livigno, Italy

On Tuesday this week 13 year old snowboarder Becky Menday from Waddesdon, was competing in the Protest World Rookie Fest slope style competition in Livigno in Italy. This event is a 3 star Swatch TTR World Championship event and points from this would add to the current World ranking.The ....

Canada freestyle skier Sarah Burke dies

The BBC has just reported that Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke has died from injuries sustained in a training accident on 11th January, a family spokeswoman says.Burke, 29, helped bring freestyle skiing events to the Winter Olympics, and was considered a gold medal contender for the 2014 ....

Gulli TB20 Segmenet (19/01/2012 15:54:57)

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Lewis Courtier-Jones competes in YOG slopestyle tomorrow

Thursday sees Team GB snowboarder Lewis Courtier-Jones (Coventry) aiming to finish his Youth Olympic Games on a high as he competes in the slopestyle event. This is a new addition to the Olympic Programme and will feature at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games for the first time. The event starts ....

Travis Rice goes Supernatural

Snowboarding legend Travis Rice is aiming to discover the best all-round snowboarding talent in the world when Red Bull Supernatural hits British Columbia, Canada next month.Rice's event format will bring together today?s best video part stars with the kings of the contest circuit for a one-day ....

SNO!zone Milton Keynes Park Plan (18/01/2012 16:43:07)

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Who remembers Riders and Rich Kids?

Broadcast on ITV back in 2002, Riders and Rich Kids was one of the few ways us oldies could get our snowboard fix when we were away from the hills. The second series was broadcast ten years ago this season, so to celebrate the producers have decided make an episode a week available on their Vimeo ....

DC Live Park, the unique DC video system, will be operational in four European snow parks this winter (17/01/2012 10:01:40)

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Will Radula-Scott shreds Morzine/Avoriaz (17/01/2012 12:30:23)

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SHRED! Freestyle Coaching announce new dates

SHRED! Freestyle announce camps for 2012. SHRED! Freestyle coaching courses are ideal if you have been Skiing or Snowboarding for a while, Can competently turn down the piste, perhaps tried some switch riding and basic flatland moves and looking to progress further onto hitting boxes/rails and ..

WSG draw for Everest Challenge team mates

You've gotta be in it to win it. Today is the last day to make a donation and possibly win a trip for two to join WSG's team for the Everest Challenge, which includes Sam Nelson and Laura Berry.If you fancy the challenge of skiing or snowboarding a total of 150km in 48 hours, including a night ....

Pillow time in Avoriaz (16/01/2012 13:03:54)

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Juuso Laivisto wins the 10th 5Star TTR Red Bull Nanshan Open

In his third appearance at the event, Finnish rider Juuso Laivisto claimed his second first-place finish at China?s 5Star TTR Red Bull Nanshan Open. ?It?s been awesome to see how the event has grown the last years, since I won it the first time, when it was still a 4Star. I was stoked with my win, ....

Three top 15 places in YOG for TeamGB

Team GB recorded three top-fifteen positions in the halfpipe finals at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Kuhtai today.In the ski halfpipe Team GB flagbearer Katie Summerhayes (Sheffield) finished fifth, while Britain?s Tyler Harding placed tenth. Lewis Courtier-Jones was eighth in the snowboard ..

Early bird catches the worm (13/01/2012 11:18:54)

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10th Red Bull Nanshan Open day 1 results

This Saturday saw 26 riders from 12 different countries storm Beijing?s Nike Nanshan Park as the Red Bull Nanshan Open celebrated a decade as China?s largest and longest running slopestyle contest. 400,000 viewers tuned in to the live online broadcast to watch Finnish rider and current TTR ....

Team GB freestylers done good at YOG day 1

Team GB flagbearer Katie Summerhayes (Sheffield) put in an impressive performance in the ski halfpipe qualification at Kuhtai to secure her place in Sunday?s final with the fifth highest score of 55.50 in her first run. She followed up with a consistent second run score of 54.75.Summerhayes ....

Quiksilver and Roxy launch ‘The Boardriders Winter Week’. (13/01/2012 12:28:29)

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New competitions added! (13/01/2012 13:47:45)

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Niche Snowboards (13/01/2012 16:11:20)

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NOW Founder JF Pelchat On New Binding Brand (13/01/2012 15:56:53)

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Puckerface avalanche (12/01/2012 14:42:06)

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Summerhayes to carry flag for Team GB at Youth Winter Olympics

Freestyle skier Katie Summeryhayes, from Sheffield, will carry the Union Flag at tomorrow?s Opening Ceremony of the first Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, it was announced today.Summerhayes, aged 16, was presented with the Union Flag at the Athletes Village by Team GB Chef de ....

British Snowboard legend, James Stentiford, takes on the Freeride World Tour

Big mountain legend and Quiksilver snowboarder James Stentiford killed it on the Freeride World Tour last year, with podium finishes and a 6th place overall. This year Stentiford is back and stronger than ever, with hopes of glory and a hunger for the title."I know I can win one if I get a good ..

5 of the Best Freestyle Snowboard for 2012 (11/01/2012 15:46:00)

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Park for this year at Nevis

The weather has been poor at best so far with just a couple of really good days, but it's not all doom and gloom. The park build has started with the "West Coast Park Project" similar to that at Glencoe last year, with a bigger crew, more resources and bigger area.They plan to run a number of ....

New Onyx Snowboard School base in Morzine, Avoriaz and Les Gets. (11/01/2012 16:07:30)

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A new year brings new changes to Maverix Snow

SCUK partners Maverix Snow will be joining SCUK on the SCUK Winter Bash in February this year to have a cruise around with us and to offer some additional coaching. They're a progressive bunch and are certainly at the forefront when it comes to their offering within the UK and beyond.It?s ....

Half-pipe Tech video on the Burton and Forum Snowboards! (10/01/2012 14:38:02)

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Andy Nudds 2010/11 Season Re-edit (10/01/2012 12:10:39)

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French increase VAT on lift tickets

Following the trend around Europe, the French Government has decided to make skiers and snowboarders pay for its increasing debt mountain and has recently increased the VAT on lift passes from 5.5% to 7% as from 1 January 2012.

MK park and Friday Park Strife

Here's the SNO!zone Milton Keynes park for this Thursday and Friday. This Friday is the first Park Strife event of 2012 and do note it's on a Friday, not MK's usual Saturday.

TSA 25% off snowboard outerwear for 10 days

With snow piling up and temperatures plunging in the Alps, we?re giving you a brief opportunity to grab some new snowboard clothing at 25% off! Featuring the world?s best riding brands such as Burton, Bonfire, Westbeach, Analog and Volcom, check it all out now and get yourself some bargain kit ....

www.boardersboards.com are offering an exclusive discount on a different brand every week for the next 7 weeks!!! (06/01/2012 10:35:07)

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Dame Kelly Holmes prepares to hit the slopes running

"I?ve never even been on a ski lift before," admitted Dame Kelly Holmes after enjoying her first proper experience on real snow at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.Since retiring as a professional athlete the first British Olympian to win double gold has relished the freedom to have a go at a ..

That Billy Morgan on the BBC and in The Sun

We're not sick of this yet, so it's nice to see it's been picked up by both the BBC in a great interview and also by The Sun.

Jamie through to finals

Jamie Nicholls is through the finals of the O'Neill Evolution as record snowfall continues to hit Davos, Switzerland.Jamie Nicholls (GBR) on the end-sectionDue to the weather round 2 was cancelled, so both Jamie and Billy Morgan progressed straight through to the semi-finals. Jamie ....

Spencer O'Brien and Mark McMorris win 6Star TTR O'Neill Evolution Big Air

In the Swiss winter wonderland of Davos, Canadians Spencer O?Brien and Mark McMorris won the 6Star Big Air competition at the O?Neill Evolution. Gripping until the last run, Mark was followed closely by Eric Willet (USA) and Seppe Smits (BEL) in third place.Swiss rider, Sina Candrian, came ....

Billy Morgan chats to Whitelines about love and hate

With all the love (and hate) shown to Billy Morgan after he hit the big time recently with his triple rodeo, Whitelines had the chance to chat with him before Christmas to get his thoughts on the whole thing.http://whitelines.mpora.com/news/interview-billy-morgan-talks-triple-rodeo.htmlYou ....

Glencoe Mountain update 6th Jan

Conditions update - 6th Jan 2012Snow cover on the mountain is looking very good again with all runs and tow tracks complete. Current snow conditions are very mixed with most of the upper runs being wind-scoured and icy while from the rescue shed down conditions are much nicer especially ....

Yet another huge snowfall in The Alps with more coming

After a largely sunny Christmas week in the Alps, another spate of huge snowfalls occurred over New Years Eve and New Years Day with some resorts receiving a metre of fresh snow during the 48 hour period. Snowfall has slowed a little now but resorts are still reporting 20-30cm falls across Europe ....

TSA CLOTHING FLASH SALE...SAVE 25% (06/01/2012 10:43:18)

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Billy and Jamie through round 1 in style at O'Neill Evolution

The results for the first round of the Big Air at the TTR 6Star O'Neill Evolution Big Air are now in.Jamie Nicholls finished 2nd in Heat 1 with a score of 75.30, whilst Billy Morgan finished 1st in Heat 3 with the highest score of the day of 85.58.Same Turnbull finished 11th, with Ben ....

SnowDome Park Plans (05/01/2012 16:17:26)

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ALL NEW TEAM GB PODCAST (05/01/2012 09:47:09)

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All new Team GB podcast

We have just received the third video podcast of the season from the GB Freestyle Snowboard Team. This episode was filmed in Colorado during December and the level of riding is just getting insane. You can watch Billy Morgan stomp that world first Triple Rodeo and also catch up with Aimee Fuller, ....

The Boardriders Winter Week with Quiksilver and Roxy

Building on the success of the surf coaching at the Boardriders House in Hossegor, Quiksilver and Roxy launch ?Boardriders Winter Week ?. Your chance to shred with team riders in the snow Mecca of Chamonix.This time it?s for the keen skiers and snowboarders, Quiksilver and Roxy offer a unique ....

Recent Competition winners! (04/01/2012 16:45:46)

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Laax Freestyle Development week:, Laax, Switzerland

Event Date: 13/03/2012 00:00:00

January TSA demo sessions

So the snowboard season is well and truly underway and it is dumping in the Alps. If you are thinking of investing in a new snowboard this year but still unsure what to get then TSA Demo Sessions were made for you. We have a huge demo fleet for you to use so you can test snowboards from Apo, ....

DC SHOES: THIS IS SNOWBOARDING - RYAN TIENE (03/01/2012 16:47:07)

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Grounded Freestyle Coaching 2012 day course, Hemel Hemstead

Event Date: 03/03/2012 00:00:00

Never Summer Evo competition winner! (21/12/2011 10:55:25)

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WIN SKULLCANDY AVIATORS WORTH £150 (21/12/2011 11:15:07)

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Scottish Backcountry Film Festival back in March 2012

Season's greetings backcountry fans! The Scottish snowsports season is underway, the snow is coming and going in the traditionally unpredictable Scottish way and we're gearing up for this season's Scottish Backcountry Ski, Snowboard and Film Festival. The guys at G2Outdoor.co.uk have already been ..

ESPN interview with "unknown Brit" Billy Morgan

After Billy nailed the World's first triple rodeo recently, ESPN decided to go in search of the man himself.Full article on ESPN.

Scottish Skier and Boarder-cross Championships, March 2012

Scotland?s premier Snowsports competition has a new sponsor for 2012 - Premier Oil has teamed up with Aberdeen Snowsports Club to deliver the 3rd Scottish Skier and Boarder-cross Championships on Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th March 2012 at Glenshee Ski Centre. Premier Oil plc is a growing FTSE 250 ....

Rider list for 5Star Nanshan Open

After a decade of driving the Chinese snowboard scene, the Nanshan Open celebrates its 10th birthday in style this January 14th & 15th by gaining 5-star TTR status to become the largest slopestyle snowboard competition in Asia.The Nanshan Open earns its reputation as one of the most enjoyable ....

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