Browsing entries tagged with Freestyle
11 Jan 2012
Update 20 Jan 2012 Sadly, Sarah Burke died from her injuries on Thursday 19 January. Despite emergency surgery, Sarah’s injury was too severe. The press announcement said “Groundbreaking Canadian…
29 Jun 2011
New Zealand’s Snow Park will be the first of the South Island resorts to start the winter season, opening on Thursday 30 June. The park’s operators are squeezing every ounce out of the current…
29 Jun 2011
Freestyle fans will be keeping their fingers crossed that this year’s Saas Fee Ride will go ahead as planned on 23 July. Saas Fee’s biggest summer snow festival marks the start of the glacier…
3 Feb 2011
The Aspen edition of the Winter X Cross games has taken place during the past week or so, with good news for British slopestyle rider Jenny Jones. Jones won silver in the slopestyle contest at the 15th…
29 Sep 2010
What five questions would you ask a legendary skier, with a pioneering haircut? Well, ok it does not need to be five (we just figured that was a good number) but think about it … you may get your…
13 Sep 2010
Listen up shredders ... put 19 December in your diaries: it’s official World Snowboard Day. The idea is that various resorts around the Alps, and beyond, will arrange lots of free activities dedicated…
25 Aug 2010
Les Deux-Alpes has announced plans to re-introduce free ski testing on its traditional autumn half term opening weekend. Come On 4 Ski will take place on 23 and 24 October, with free equipment testing…
19 Aug 2010
Gear up for some autumn chill: the banks of London’s River Thames at Battersea Power Station will be transformed into a ‘ski resort’ for three days in October to bring you one of the…
18 Jul 2010
The Saas-Fee summer freestyle event, the Ride, has been cancelled for a second year running. The event was due to take place in the Swiss resort this weekend (17/18 July), but hot weather in the Alps…
1 Mar 2010
The first Winter X-Games series to hit Europe starts on 10 March, in Tignes. ESPN’s Winter X-Games brings together the world’s best freestyle riders in skiing and boarding. The US is its regular venue,…
4 Sep 2009
Do your kids know their ollies from their Alley Oops? Maybe they fancy learning new tricks in a terrain park on their next trip? You could whisk them off to the Dolomites for a ‘Freestyle Day’.…
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