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Olympic stars heading to the US Open
Tue 09 March 10Taking place at Stratton Mountain Resort from March 15-21, the Open is the first US event since the 2010 Olympics where snowboard medalists Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter and Kelly Clark will compete.
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Frenchman Baisamy wins the TTR Nescafé in Leysin
Mon 08 March 10In the foggy halfpipe in Leysin, it was 15yr old Swiss rider Patrick Burgener that turned some heads. Britains Dan Wakeham came 9th in the 4*TTR comp
Hofer takes the Freeride Battle Kanin 2010
Sun 07 March 10The 17 snowboarders just managed to finish their runs before the mountain disappeared in cloud, in the Freeride World Tour qualifier event in Slovenia
Peetu Piiroinen wins Arctic Challenge & TTR Tour
Sun 07 March 1021-year old Peetu Piiroinen took first place in todays slopestyle competition, and with an additional 1000 TTR ranking points on his account, he took an unassailable lead in the TTR World Rankings
European X-games on UK television
Wed 03 March 10One week to go until the first x-games kicks off on European soil, and ESPN will be showing live coverage of the games on UK television
Resort changes
More snowmaking at Falls Creek in Oz for 2010
Mon 15 February 10AU $2.5million is being spent over the summer to improve snow cover with the purchase of 28 automatic snow cannons. The resort has also announced that the Wombats Ramble will be open for night boarding on wednesday & saturdays
Photo: Falls Creek tourism
New chairlift & expanded terrain at Cardrona
Fri 29 January 10Cardrona's lift-serviced vertical will increase by 250 metres and the ski area will grow to a total size of 345 hectares
A-Basin Announces New Lift for 2010-2011 Season
Wed 30 December 09This summer A-Basin Ski Area will begin construction on a new detachable quad chairlift. The new lift will replace the Exhibition fixed grip triple chair located in the base area
New Stash opens at Flachauwinkl
Mon 26 January 09Bit late with this one but on January 9, Burton pro riders & media dropped in on the new Stash at Flachauwinkl to celebrate the run's grand opening. Dmitry Fesenko, Marko Grilc (SLO), Chris Sörman (SWE), Stephan Mauer and Sani Alibabic were all there to break in the new Stash
Peak to Peak opens at Whistler
Mon 15 December 08Whistler and Blackcomb mountains were officially united today with the grand opening of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola. Skiing, riding and sightseeing on the mountains has forever changed at Whistler Blackcomb and guests came from far and wide to be part of the momentous occasion
Events
TTR
Olympic stars heading to the US Open
Tue 09 March 10Taking place at Stratton Mountain Resort from March 15-21, the Open is the first US event since the 2010 Olympics where snowboard medalists Shaun White, Peetu Piiroinen, Scotty Lago, Hannah Teter and Kelly Clark will compete.
British Snow Tour
Animal Slopestyle closes the British Snow Tour
Mon 05 October 09The Animal Slopestyle Championships at Castleford SNO!zone wrapped up the 2009 British Snow Tour in style on Saturday 3rd October. The creative slopestyle course, which included a selection of rails, boxes, kickers and elevated pipe jibs set the stage as over 160 of the UKs top freestylers battled it out in one of the closest and highest levels of competitions seen on UK snow!
FIS
Wanaka to host 2010 FIS Junior World Championships
Sun 14 February 10Snow Sports New Zealand announced today that all three Wanaka-area ski fields will share the spotlight for this Augusts 2010 FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships
Other headlines
- World Snow update - 3rd March 2010 -3Mar10
- Yale Cousino wins the Straight Jump in Livigno -27Feb10
- Top to bottom riding at Nevis! -27Feb10
- World Snow Update 27th Feb 2010 -27Feb10
- Eric Willett wins Riverjump slopestyle in Livigno -26Feb10
- CairnGorm in Kilts, world record attempt ... -24Feb10
- Oakley Jib-Vid 2010 Teams Announced -24Feb10
- World snow update 17th Feb -17Feb10
- More snowmaking at Falls Creek in Oz for 2010 -15Feb10
- Wanaka to host 2010 FIS Junior World Championships -14Feb10
- Freeride World Tour 2010 Fieberbrunn -14Feb10
- Chris Sörman wins the 4Star BGV fest in Russia -11Feb10
- Olympic snowboard preparations -11Feb10
- Travelling to the Olympics, a brief guide -11Feb10
- World snow update - 10th feb -10Feb10
- iPod & Brown take Canadian Open halfpipe titles -8Feb10
- Slopestyle results from 2010 Canadian Open -8Feb10
- Snowsport GB is dead, long live the BSA ... -5Feb10
- World snow update 4th feb 2010 -4Feb10
- Jenny Jones wins 2010 X-Games Slopestyle -1Feb10
Event headlines
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Winter X Games Europe 10-12 March
X-games comes to Europe! 8 different competitions over three days, including Ski and Snowboard SuperPipe and Slopestyle for men and women as well as a Snowmobile demonstration -
Nendaz Freeride 2010 12-17 March
This will be the 4th time the event has been held and an official Freeride World Qualifier event in the Swiss resort of Nendaz -
RideShakedown, Snoqualmie 2010 12-13 March
One of the North America's top snowboard events, the Ride Shakedown, is crossing the border for its U.S. debut this winter. More than 40 of the worlds top pro men and women snowboarders and 80 ams will bring their A-game to the Pacific Northwest to compete for a $35 -
The Big Snow Festival 14-21 March
Featuring some of the world's best DJs including Calvin Harris, Pendulum in Arinsal, Andorra -
Burton US Open 2010 16-21 March
Where else but Stratton, home of East coast snowboarding. -
2010 Freeride World Tour Nissan Xtreme Verbier 20 March
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The Brits 2010 21-28 March
The BRITS is a unique, week-long winter festival that everyone should experience. Combining eight British Snowboard and Freeski Championship events and a musical juggernaut set to shake the pretty little Swiss resort to its very foundation -
Roxy Chicken Jam USA 2010 24-28 March
6*TTR Womens Slopestyle and Halfpipe competition from Mammoth Mtn., CA -
Grandvalira Total Fight Masters of Freestyle 25-27 March
4*TTR Slopestyle competition -
Quiksilver Showdown Over the City 26-27 March
a 4*TTR Big Air contest in Grouse Mountain, B.C. -
Absolut Park Spring Battle 2010 1-3 April
a 4*TTR Slopestyle competition, held once more in Flachauwinkl in Austria -
RideShakedown, St-Sauveur 2010 2-3 April
A laidback, live-it-up event with minimal restrictions on the riders. At the RIDE Shakedown, riders, both male and female, are required to master two different disciplines: the Big Air and the rail jam featuring a rail with various surface textures to be revealed only on the first day of competition -
Snowbombing 2010 5-10 April
the 11th annual event, as always coming loud and proud from Mayrhofen in Austria -
World Rookie Finals 2010 7-11 April
A 4*TTR Slopestyle contest in Ischgl, Austria -
Snowboarding Finnish Open 2010 15-18 April
a 4*TTR slopestyle competition held in Tahko -
FIS Snowboard Junior Championships 2010 19-31 August
The event, scheduled for 19-31 August, marks the first time a FIS World Championship will be staged in New Zealand, and also marks the first time that snowboarding and freestyle skiing will share the same stage in a World Championship.
