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Mar 8 2010 |
| The Olmypic Experience - RICK MACDONNELL, SnowSeekers Inc.
This Olympic journey has been three weeks in the making for the SnowSeekers crew, but in… |
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Mar 8 2010 |
| Rose Goes for Paralympic Gold
Sean Rose will take to familiar terrain when he bids for Winter Paralympic gold in Whistler this month.
The 3… |
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Mar 4 2010 |
| Its over for another 4 Years
Vancouver 2010 is now history. In the end, we saw truly exceptional Games. In fact I would like to join IOC President… |
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Mar 1 2010 |
| Snow Leopard puts Ghana on Winter Olympic map
Ghana skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, more commonly known as Snow Leopard, on Saturday achieved… |
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Mar 1 2010 |
| CALLING ALL SKI VIRGINS - TRY SKIING FOR FREE, FOR ONE WEEK, (20th – 27th MARCH) WITH THE ASC’S FRESHER’S SKI WEEK INITIATIVE
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Feb 25 2010 |
| Follow the Snow Seekers Blog, "Whistler Whereabouts", where they'll be regular news feeds, interest pieces and a general insight into the mi… |
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Feb 25 2010 |
| CR Johnson, X-Games skier, dies at 26 after fall at Squaw Valley
In the wake of tragedy at the Vancouver Olympics, a professional free skier w… |
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Feb 25 2010 |
| Ghana opens blueprint community & volunteer-built sustainable kindergarten
One of the 3 charities supports by Base Camp Sonsored Ghan… |
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Feb 23 2010 |
| US alpine skiers: why they are rocking the Vancouver Olympics
Vancouver Olympics: US alpine skiers chalk up their most successful Olympics ever… |
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Feb 22 2010 |
| BASE CAMP ROCKS 2010 ROUND UP - From the Guys at The Eleven
In an extraordinary evening of entertainment, the Camden Barfly and the 300-strong c… |
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Feb 19 2010 |
| On the trail of a snow leopard
WILL COLFORD, SnowSeekers Inc.
There’s a well-known joke amongst snowboarders: What’s the difference… |
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Feb 18 2010 |
| Base Camps Whistler Resort Manager reports from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics
The Olympics arrived into the village on Friday a week before the ac… |
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Feb 17 2010 |
| Gillings reflects on Snowboard Cross performance
Zoe Gillings took 8th in the Snowboard Cross following a series of hard fought rounds but strugg… |
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Feb 16 2010 |
| With a Spartan Spirit the Ghana Ski Team faced a mad few days
As Lao Tzu says “The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step”… |
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Feb 13 2010 |
| Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili Die in Horrific Crash
Changes will be made to the track at the Whistler Sliding Center following the death o… |
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Feb 12 2010 |
| Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian Skier Dominates The Canadian and US Press.
Kwame is everywhere in the US and CAN press right now, with multiple art… |
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Feb 12 2010 |
| Snow Seekers head out to Whistler
Doc Pow and his SnowSeekers are heading Whistler for the Vancouver Olympics 2010. They'll be bringing us insid… |
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Feb 10 2010 |
| Base Camp Sonsored Skier Named "one to watch" by The Metro
Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has appeared in the Metro sports se… |
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Feb 9 2010 |
| Miracle of skier who survived 17hrs buried in avalanche
Few people survive longer than an hour if they are buried in an avalanche. So Cedric Gen… |
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Feb 8 2010 |
| Keep An Eye Out for These Athletes at The Top Of Their Game
Lindsey Vonn Downhill
The American ski queen will compete in five events ov… |
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Feb 8 2010 |
| Michael Johnson Shows His appreciation for Downhill Skiers
Olympic sprinting legend Michael Johnson moves from track to piste to discover what m… |
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Feb 8 2010 |
| We're Joining up with Snowseekers To Bring You All The Inside Info On Vancouver 2010
SnowSeekers is a snow minded new media company dedicated to… |
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Feb 5 2010 |
| Jenny Jones took Gold for Britiain at The winter X Games For The Second Time
The British snowboarder retains her gold medal at the Winter X Game… |
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Feb 5 2010 |
| BSA Takes control
Following the sad news today that Snowsport GB has gone into administration, the British Snowboard Association (BSA) is proud t… |
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Feb 2 2010 |
| Kilner Clinches First Ever World Cup on Eve of Vancouver 2010
Snowboarder Ben Kilner has captured his first ever FIS World Cup podium finish, jus… |
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Jan 22 2010 |
| 2010 Sees Release Of Ski/Board Thriller 'Frozen'
With one critic quoted as syaing "will do for skiing, what JAWS did for swimming" we … |
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Jan 21 2010 |
| Didier Cuche went fastest in the first training run for the Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria
The Swiss, who clocked a minute, 55.22 se… |
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Jan 18 2010 |
| Riders still rock halfpipe despite Pearce injury
They propel themselves from the heights of the halfpipe -- flipping, spinning, hovering in the a… |
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Jan 18 2010 |
| New measures for IOC to find cheats
The IOC will use a number of measures to weed out doping offenders at next month's Vancouver Winter Olympics… |
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Jan 13 2010 |
| The Latest on Kevin Pearce
Although snowboarder Kevin Pearce has a long recovery ahead of him, his doctors are "cautiously" optimistic… |
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Jan 12 2010 |
| McIvor leads three Canadians to ski cross podium
Ashleigh McIvor clinched her 2010 Olympic spot in ski cross last season by winning gold at the … |
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Jan 12 2010 |
| While most people were busy trying to dig their cars out of the snow or keep balance on the pavement, one lucky man was having the time of his life th… |
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Jan 11 2010 |
| As the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver draws near, we'll tell you everything you need to know so that you won't miss a trick......literally!
V… |
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Jan 11 2010 |
| Off to a Flying Start
Zoe Gillings, Britain’s No 1 Snowsport athlete has today produced her seasons best performance finishing 6th in the … |
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Jan 8 2010 |
| Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!
At -21c the UK is as cold as the South Pole, while the biggest freeze for 30 years wreaks havoc with and estimated 10 more days … |
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Jan 8 2010 |
| Kevin Remains in a Critical Condition
As of Monday, January 4th, Kevin remains in critical condition with a severe brain injury in the Intensive… |
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Jan 8 2010 |
| Big waves on skis - just a dream
In the past, for skiers, big wave riding on skis is just a damn good story.
It's an idea that burns in the … |
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Jan 6 2010 |
| Pearce accident a reminder of snowboarding dangers
His Olympic dreams were about to become reality, until one tragic moment on the mountain. Pro-… |
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Jan 5 2010 |
| Snow Camp Launch the Everest Challenge
Snow-Camp, one of Britain’s most innovative youth charities, will be holding its first charity Sk… |
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Jan 4 2010 |
| Base Camp and The Eleven kick off BASE CAMP ROCKS 2010
How Does Base Camp Rocks Work?
All the bands have been selected from some of the bes… |
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Dec 17 2009 |
| British Disabled Ski Team Brigs Medals Home From Around The World
Just a few days after the British Disabled Ski Team announced having won three… |
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Dec 14 2009 |
| Kwame Hits the Real Snow
Kwame Nkrumah Achaempong universally known as the Snow Leopard has switched his training from his indoor location at He… |
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Dec 11 2009 |
| Drinking on a Ski Holiday can be a Recipe for Disaster
Outside the first snows were falling and inside the English-speaking pubs of Val d'Is&egr… |
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Dec 10 2009 |
| Kwame's Winter Olympics 2010
The Winter Olympics come around every four years and all of a sudden our interest is suddenly awakened in sports we… |
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Dec 8 2009 |
| Alcott Produces Season's Best in Canada
British Alpine Ski Team member, Chemmy Alcott produced her best result of the 09/10 Olympic season with… |
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Dec 4 2009 |
| Pam Kicks Off the Season with a Win
British Alpine Ski Team member, Pam Thorburn (23, Strathaven) got her Olympic season underway w… |
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Dec 2 2009 |
| VANCOUVER
Aggrieved female ski jumpers who have lost their case to jump in the 2010 Winter Olympics at every level of court so far on Tuesday sa… |
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Dec 2 2009 |
| How many different ways can you go down a ski hill?
Well, let’s stick some steep jumps and sharp turns in your path and, oh yeah, we&rsquo… |
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Dec 2 2009 |
| Why Mountain Biking is Good for Skiers
Jeremy Benson tells us why.
Endurance exercise like mountain biking is a workout not only for your… |
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Nov 30 2009 |
| Uh oh! Eddie the Eagle is Back at the Olympics
He was the world's worst ski-jumper but Eddie Edwards is given the honour of carrying the Olymp… |
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Nov 30 2009 |
| Hannah Teter has Ice Cream Named after Her
Ben and Jerry's have made a special edition ice cream for Olympic hopeful Hannah Teter.
The tas… |
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Nov 25 2009 |
| The Foreign Office Is Cracking Down on Binge Drinking In Euro Resorts
A major safety awareness initiative by the Foreign Office to tackle alcoho… |
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Nov 24 2009 |
| 8 Women Set Out to Ski South Pole
Eight women set out Monday from their base camp on Antarctica to ski to the South Pole in a trek to mark the … |
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Nov 23 2009 |
| New Flights Announced
Good news to keen skiers and snowboarders in and around Oxford. Erna Low have announced a partnership with London Oxford … |
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Nov 23 2009 |
| A Celebration of Snowboarding
World Snowboard Day is going to be going off at Milton Keynes SNO!zone, with an evening of freestyle, board demo… |
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Nov 20 2009 |
| Stiegler hurts left knee in giant slalom training
U.S. skier Resi Stiegler injured her left knee when she crashed after hooking a gate during gia… |
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Nov 20 2009 |
| Resort Manager Michelle welcomes the 2009/2010 Whistler Guys and Gals
The 2009/2010 Whistler Base Campers headed out to Canada this week to emba… |
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Nov 19 2009 |
| Record Snowfall for Whistler
Winter is well and truly underway in Whistler. The Olympic host resort has received a record breaking 418cm of sn… |
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Nov 18 2009 |
| Intrawest ULC To Sell Copper Mountain In Bid To Clear Debt
The owner of Whistler Blackcomb, co-host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, has sold one of … |
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Nov 17 2009 |
| Himalayan Heli-Skiing
Already home to the world's highest gondola (3979m), India's most adventurous ski destination just got a whole lot bigger … |
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Nov 17 2009 |
| Make sure you don't miss your chance to hear the live interview with the Ghanaian Ski Team.
Kwame, nicknamed the "Snowleopard", featur… |
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Nov 17 2009 |
| Warren Miller's Dynasty UK Tour
This year's Warren Miller film 'Dynasty' will tour the UK from late October 2009 to early January 2010 visiting… |
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Nov 17 2009 |
| Breckenridge Serves Pancakes To 3000 Boarders
Breckenridge Resort, Colorado, the first stop on the Winter Dew Tour, opened on the weekend, servi… |
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Nov 12 2009 |
| Glencoe Given New Lease of Life
The struggling ski and snowboard centre at Glencoe that was under threat earlier in the year has been saved and… |
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Nov 10 2009 |
| Record Year in the Works For European Resorts
Unseasonably heavy snowfalls have given a real boost to Ski resorts in the Alps which have kicked-… |
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Nov 9 2009 |
| Secret Halfpipe For Shaun White And Red Bull
Shaun White and Red Bull have teamed up again to progress the art of snowboarding. It's called Red … |
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Nov 6 2009 |
| Locals take on Euro Snowboarding Elite at Pleasure Jam
This year the Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam owns the pole-position among freestyle-events an… |
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Nov 6 2009 |
| Ken Block - Crazy new snow Car!
DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Driver Ken Block has joined with Subaru to make the world's fastest cat track opera… |
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Nov 4 2009 |
| Freeze Brings London's First Avalanche!
Torrential rain and high winds during the early hours of Sunday morning caused the snow on the run-in t… |
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Nov 4 2009 |
| 3 Days of Skiing, Snowboarding, Music And Of Course Good Old British Rain
The 30th October had been a long awaited date in the diary of the Lond… |
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Oct 30 2009 |
| 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Team Named
With athletes already landing on snowboard World Cup podiums this fall, U.S. Snowboarding revealed its shortli… |
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Oct 30 2009 |
| Big Excitment For Young Sports Superstar
Ski-cross deserves its Olympic status and will offer a spectacular show at next year's Vancouver Games,… |
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Oct 27 2009 |
| Winter Games are Much Smaller than Summer Cousin
The 2010 Olympics will consume Vancouver and Whistler for 17 days next February, but for all … |
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Oct 27 2009 |
| Alcott gets Olympic Season Underway in Soelden
Saturday 24th October saw the start of the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup Tour in Soelden, Austria … |
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Oct 27 2009 |
| The Man Who Headed The Vancouver Olympic Bid Has Died
The man who headed the campaign to bring the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver died on Frid… |
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Oct 26 2009 |
| Freeze connects with the UK's Twitterati
In a quest to find the UK’s most esteemed Twitter contributor, snowsports and music festival Lo… |
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Oct 26 2009 |
| Hosp airlifted to hospital after crash
Former world cup winner Nicole Hosp had to be carried away by helicopter after tearing knee ligaments in… |
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Oct 26 2009 |
| Cuche wins first ski race of the season
Swiss veteran Didier Cuche has won the opening men's World Cup race of the Olympic season, a giant slalo… |
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Oct 23 2009 |
| Torch relay begins in Greece
The torch relay for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics is underway with the sun's rays igniting the silver torch du… |
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Oct 22 2009 |
| Report sees 6% decline in UK snowsports market
The UK snowsports market fell by 6% across all sectors in 2008/9 according to the Ski Club of Gre… |
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Oct 21 2009 |
| Winter X Games Europe Athletes Announced
The first wave of athletes invited to the Winter X Games Europe has been announced. The event will be h… |
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Oct 19 2009 |
| 3rd Annual The North Face Masters Gets Ready to Roll
For 2010, TNF Masters has a new addition to its three-stop tour, and is well on its way to … |
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Oct 19 2009 |
| Kilner staying grounded
British snowboarder Ben Kilner has vowed to keep his feet firmly on the ground despite being within touching distance of … |
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Oct 15 2009 |
| Storm Dumps Snow In North America
Yesterday a huge storm dumped over a foot of snow on North America's popular resort, Mammoth Mountain. The new… |
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Oct 14 2009 |
| Skier Maier announces retirement
Austrian ski star Hermann Maier has announced his retirement, blaming physical problems for his decision. The 3… |
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Oct 13 2009 |
| Pro Skiers And Snowboarders Announced for The 2009 London Freeze
There are over 100 skiers and 100 Boarders competing at The Freeze this year. C… |
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Oct 13 2009 |
| Intrawest introduces manadatory helmet wear for ski school
Intrawest, the company that owns Whistler as well as a whole host of other resorts ac… |
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Oct 12 2009 |
| Lesley McKenna has revealed her intentions to compete at her 3rd Winter Olympics
Earlier in the year McKenna who saw her funding cut after the T… |
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Oct 12 2009 |
| The City Of Munich Wants To Be The First City To Host The Summer And Winter Olympics
The German city, which held the summer Games in 1972, faces… |
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Oct 12 2009 |
| Burton Movie Tour comes to Britain with ''The B''
Have you noticed it's getting colder?! If you aren't already excited enough for the upcoming … |
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Oct 7 2009 |
| Castleford Hosts Final Of British Snow Tour
The Animal Slopestyle Championships at Castleford SNO!zone wrapped up the 2009 British Snow Tour in … |
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Oct 7 2009 |
| Olympic Committee Express Concern Over 2014 Winter Games
Sochi 2014 organisers remain confident they will be ready to stage the Winter Olympics … |
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Oct 6 2009 |
| The First Sprinkle for Sunshine
Mother Nature sent a generous blanket of snow to Sunshine Village over the weekend, giving skiers and riders a t… |
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Oct 2 2009 |
| Oxford Offers Flights To Geneva
From 19 December 2009 until 13 March 2010 Oxford Airport will be operating a twice daily flight to Geneva! Woo Ho… |
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Oct 1 2009 |
| Umbrella Company For Blacks And Millets Closes 89 Of Its Shops.
The outdoor equipment firm, whose subsidiaries are household names, is closing s… |
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Sep 30 2009 |
| The Iconic Battersea Power Station Transforms for The London Freeze Festival
UK’s ultimate snow sports and music festival is back for 2009… |
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Sep 29 2009 |
| Warren Miller Entertainment Sues Level 1 Entertainment
Warren Miller Entertainment (WME) has filed a trademark infringement complaint in the U.… |
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Sep 29 2009 |
| Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games’ in Manchester
New video game Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games had an action-pack… |
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Sep 28 2009 |
| Skills Aplenty On Show In Zurich Freeski CompAfter two days of qualifications and an awesome crossover session , it was time to get down to business. … |
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Sep 28 2009 |
| The Animal Slopestyle Challange Heads To CastlefordThe British Snow Tour head's to Castleford SNO!zone on 3rd October for the final indoor event of th… |
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Sep 25 2009 |
| Bode Miller Back On US Ski Team For 2010 Audi FIS World Cup World Cup overall champion Bode Miller was named as part of the U.S. Ski Team and will com… |
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Sep 24 2009 |
| The UK Talent Flows At MK
The snowboard Big Air Championships kicked off the day's competition with each rider receiving two qualifying jumps to… |
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Sep 23 2009 |
| WADA President Expresses Concern Over Doping in Russia John Fahey, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency, has expressed his disquiet at the re… |
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Sep 21 2009 |
| British Snowboard Cross Racer Zoe Gillings Finished 10th In The First World Cup Of The Winter Season After Being Impeded By A Crash World number one L… |
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Sep 18 2009 |
| Begg-Smith To Defend Moguls Title Australia's adopted freestyle skier Dale Begg-Smith says he is back on track to defend his moguls title at next yea… |
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Sep 18 2009 |
| Surbiton Surburban Skiing Kingston, home to Ski Club sponsored skier Ed Drake, is set to host the first ever Suburban Ski Sunday on 18th October to r… |
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Sep 16 2009 |
| Pendulum To Play DJ Set A London Freeze In OctoberThe event is back for a second year at Battersea Power Station, and will play host to music acts Orb… |
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Sep 14 2009 |
| The Mountain Riders Environmental Group Issues Shocking ReportThey reported collecting 30 tonnes of waste from the ski slopes, 56% of it recyclable, … |
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Sep 11 2009 |
| One Of Britain's Top Snowboarder Starts Off Her 09/10 Season In Great StyleZoe Gillings, who normally competes in Snowboardcross in which she is ranke… |
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Sep 9 2009 |
| Mini BRITS Hits Norfolk This Weekend The 2009 British Snowboard and Freeski tour kicks off in Norfolk this weekend, 12th and 13th September with the … |
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Sep 7 2009 |
| Diaz Attacks Freeskiing Champs With A VengeanceLa Parva's Chopo Diaz threw down a robust effort at the North Face South American Freeskiing Championsh… |
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Sep 7 2009 |
| 2009 Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival Reaches New Heights The Seventh Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival, which takes place at George Square Lecture The… |
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Sep 2 2009 |
| Boards And Skis Go Free With Bmibaby Low cost airline, bmibaby, has announced that travellers can take their skis and snowboards for free on flights … |
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Aug 27 2009 |
| Russian Skiiers Test Positive For EPORussian Olympic cross-country skiing champions Julija Tchepalova and Yevgeny Dementiev have tested positive for t… |
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Aug 27 2009 |
| Perfect Snow Conditions Await The World Heli Challenge! A cross breed of alpine racers, terrain park, half pipe athletes and all round free skiers and… |
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Aug 25 2009 |
| Russian Biathletes Appeal BansTwo leading Russian biathletes have appealed against two-year doping bans which they were handed after testing positive … |
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Aug 25 2009 |
| World Title Contenders Check In For Stylewars The world's best snowboarders have gathered to battle it out for the title of world's number one snowbo… |
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Aug 25 2009 |
| Austrian Legend DiesAustrian ski great Toni Sailer, a triple Olympic champion in 1956, has died aged 73 after a long illness. Sailer won all three Alp… |
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Aug 24 2009 |
| New Zealand Winter Games Kicks OffThe New Zealand Winter Games is on! After an awesome opening ceremony on Friday night, the contestants have been bat… |
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Aug 24 2009 |
| Ski Jumpers Renew Inclusion BidFemale ski jumpers have written to the IOC president Jacques Rogge in a renewed bid to gain Winter Olympic inclusion in… |
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Aug 20 2009 |
| Austria's Goetschl Retires At 34Austria's former overall World Cup champion Renate Goetschl has announced her retirement. After 17 years on the World … |
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Aug 18 2009 |
| NZ Open: Kelly Clark, Shaun White Win Halfpipe TitlesNew Zealand's largest snowboarding event, the Burton New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships,… |
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Aug 14 2009 |
| Cash Crisis Hits British SkiingTop British snowsport athletes are caught up in a funding cash crisis just six months before the start of the 2010 Wint… |
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Aug 13 2009 |
| Day Two Of The New Zealand Snowboarding Open Heavy snowfall and limited visibility delayed the start of the second day of the seventh annual Burton Ne… |
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Aug 12 2009 |
| JOB ALERT: SnowSportGB CEORole: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Location: Ratho, Nr. Edinburgh.Salary: c.£40,000 dependent on experience The Briti… |
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Aug 10 2009 |
| K2 Release Shane McConkey Tribute Ski Shane McConkey was a member of the K2 ski team and to celebrate his life, K2 are to release a limited edition sk… |
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Aug 7 2009 |
| The Burton Open Is Back The worlds finest snowboarders are back in the game next week, with the opening event of the 2009/2010 TTR World Tour kicking … |
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Aug 5 2009 |
| Swiss Glacier Retreat Reveals Human Remains A mitten, a 40-year-old camera and a human bone were recovered in on the Gorner glacier (pictured right) a… |
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Aug 5 2009 |
| Top US Snowboarders Facing Drug Charges Two high-profile US snowboarders, confirmed to be 26-year-old Danny Kass (left) and 21-year-old Louie Vitto, h… |
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Aug 4 2009 |
| No More Free Ski And Board Carriage On Any British Airways Flights BA has overhauled its free checked baggage and hand baggage allowances, meaning re… |
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Aug 4 2009 |
| Black Diamond Equipment Store Robbed By A FoolThose in or around the Salt Lake area, be on the lookout for a rather conspicuous character. Should a 6'… |
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Aug 3 2009 |
| The Search For The Hosts Of The 2018 Winter Olympics Has Begun The search for the 2018 Winter Olympics hosts officially began on Friday when the IOC l… |
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Jul 24 2009 |
| Australian Killed In New Zealand Avalanche A 60 year old man from Australia has been killed by an avalanche in New Zealand's South Island whilst two o… |
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Jul 22 2009 |
| 15cm Of Fresh Snow For Tignes Temperatures dropped to just 4°C in Tignes on Saturday, and fresh snow has fallen at all the European summer skiing … |
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Jul 21 2009 |
| Swiss Ski Resort Auctioned On The Internet The Swiss ski area of Winterhorn could be saved from bankruptcy after being put up for sale on an internet … |
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Jul 20 2009 |
| American Skiier Picabo Street Inducted Into The US Olympic Hall Of Fame Street won silver in the downhill at the 1994 Olympics befor going on to take … |
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Jul 17 2009 |
| Bond Exibition Held In Murren The Swiss resort of Murren is holding a James Bond exhibition to celebrate 40 years since part of 'On her Majesty‘… |
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Jul 16 2009 |
| Twin Snow Leopard Cubs Have Been Born For The First Time In Wales At The Welsh Mountain Zoo In Conwy.The rare creatures arrived there a month ago, but… |
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Jul 15 2009 |
| Breckenridge, Snowbasin, Mount Snow announced as 2009-10 Winter Dew Tour locations The Winter Dew Tour, a three-event series of freestyle skiing and s… |
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Jul 13 2009 |
| Female Ski Jumpers Lose Lawsuit A group of 15 women ski jumpers have lost their legal bid to open the sport to women at the 2010 Olympics.'Violation O… |
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Jul 11 2009 |
| Dustings Of Snow In The Alps It may be the height of summer, but Austria and Switzerland have seen light snowfalls this week to help freshen up piste … |
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Jul 9 2009 |
| US Snowboarding Announce Grand Prix Schedule Olympic dreams will be made and broken during the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix as the tour makes thr… |
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Jul 9 2009 |
| Adam Hall Named Snow Sports NZ Athlete Of The Year World No. 2 Disabled Slalom Skier Adam Hall of Wanaka was named Snow Sports New Zealand’s At… |
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Jul 8 2009 |
| New GPS Technology Tracks Speeding Skiers New patents granted to the Apple Corporation in North America in the last fortnight include several that co… |
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Jul 7 2009 |
| Sir Clive Opens New BASI Offices Legendary World Cup winning rugby coach and association President, Sir Clive Woodward OBE performed the opening cere… |
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Jul 7 2009 |
| Himalayan Resort Hopes To Open World’s Highest Chairlift Construction is reported to be starting next month for a new chairlift at a resort in I… |
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Jun 25 2009 |
| Could You Ride A Bike On Snow?Mountain biking on the slopes is just one of the activities on offer at the 35th annual Queenstown Winter Festival, whic… |
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Jun 19 2009 |
| The Olympic Snowleopard Challenge (15th August 2009) Welcome to another Snowleopard Challenge.On behalf of the Ghana Ski Team, Base Camp would like to… |
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Jun 18 2009 |
| Sochi Winter Olympics Construction Work On Schedule, Says Vladimir Putin Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin assured wary IOC officials that the nat… |
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Jun 16 2009 |
| Baxter Swaps Skis For The Saddle British ski star Alain Baxter is attempting an Olympic comeback but this time he is aiming for the summer Games in L… |
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Jun 12 2009 |
| First Ever X Games Europe To Be Held In Tignes In a real coup for the resort, Tignes has been unofficially announced as the winner in the bid to host… |
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Jun 11 2009 |
| Zoe Gillings On Course For Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010 Following the success of the British Olympic athletes in Beijing all eyes are now firmly fo… |
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Jun 10 2009 |
| K2 Snowboarding Hires New Global Marketing Manager K2 Snowboarding has named Steve Metcalf Global Marketing Manager to lead all marketing and communi… |
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Jun 4 2009 |
| Mountains Hidden Under Antarctic Ice Revealed By Radar Map Antarctic mountains hidden beneath thousands of metres of ice have been mapped in detail fo… |
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Jun 2 2009 |
| Vancouver 2010 Sues Over Illegal Ticket Sales The organisers of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics (Vanoc) have sued Canadian travel company Roadtrip… |
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Jun 2 2009 |
| Snowsports Equipment And Clothes Total $2.8 Billion In Sales This Season Fear about economic security kept consumers, retailers and suppliers in a ca… |
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May 29 2009 |
| Former Snowboarding Champion Karine Ruby Dies In Climbing FallFormer Olympic snowboarding champion Karine Ruby of France has died Friday, following a … |
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May 21 2009 |
| Adventurer Fiennes Successful In His Third Attempt Of Everest Sir Ranulph Fiennes set foot on the summit of Everest in the early hours of today, two f… |
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May 12 2009 |
| Britain’s Number One Downhill Skier Retires Finlay Mickel, one of Britain’s most successful Downhill skiers has today announced his retire… |
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May 6 2009 |
| Nine Applications For Candidacy For 2014/2015 FIS World ChampionshipsFIS is pleased to announce the receipt of nine applications for candidacy for the… |
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May 1 2009 |
| Last Few Competition Places Available For MK Event ScotlandThe Vans Dawn of the Shred, Scotland stop was a huge success. The sun was shining and the p… |
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Apr 29 2009 |
| The Orage Masters has taken center stage on the event circuit.
It’s mid April, a ¼ million people will be rolling through Whis… |
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Apr 27 2009 |
| The British Snowsport Athletes to Help a Good Cause
Top snowsport athletes are ready to give up their traditional winter equipment when i… |
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Apr 22 2009 |
| Season Reloaded
April has brought a significant amount of snow to Colorado as storms
continue to drum across western ski cou… |
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Apr 21 2009 |
| One Big Party
Although most ski resorts in North America have now closed, Whistler still has several months of skiing left and ki… |
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Apr 15 2009 |
| Burton Global Open Series Announces 2009/2010 Competition Dates
The Burton Global Open Series announced dates for its 2009/2010 internationa… |
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Apr 9 2009 |
| The Brits Celebrated 20th Birthday in Style
Europe’s longest established winter snowsports festival, The BRITS, went down las… |
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Apr 8 2009 |
| Oakley Jib-Vid 2009 in Mayrhofen
The Jib-Vid Crew have now returned from the alps and what an event it was!
The Jib-Vids were a… |
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Apr 6 2009 |
| The 2009 High Five in Verbier
The 10th edition of the Verbier High Five by Carlsberg represented another great conclusion of a fantastic sk… |
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Apr 2 2009 |
| The Highlander hangs up his skis
Alain Baxter, Britain’s most successful alpine skier has today (2 April) announced his retirement … |
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Apr 1 2009 |
| Team GB hopefuls gear up to qualify for 2010 Winter Olympics
Britain's top snowsport athletes are one step closer to the most important eve… |
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Mar 30 2009 |
| Junior Downhill Starts the Championships
Great Britain’s National Ski Championships sponsored by British Land finally got under way i… |
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Mar 30 2009 |
| James Machon & Emma Lonsdale Take Top Honours in Quiksilver Big Air
The SNO!zone Halfpipe Championships kicked off the BRITS 09 Freesk… |
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Mar 29 2009 |
| GONEboarding Wacky Races @ Snowbombing 2009
To celebrate the developments in the Vans Penken Park, which include a brand new chairli… |
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Mar 23 2009 |
| TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival
Whitstler 17 - 26 April 2009
The World Skiing Invitational's Big Air proves that in Whistler,… |
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Mar 21 2009 |
| US Open Snowboarding Championships, Stratton Mountain Resort
Epic weather and an impeccable halfpipe greeted 15,000 fans and many of the wor… |
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Mar 20 2009 |
| Brit's Zoe Gillings finishes third in Word Cup Finals
Snowboardcross in Valmenco
Britain's top ranked snowboarder Zoe Gil… |
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Mar 18 2009 |
| Tignesfest is Getting Closer
Hot Line Up
The final line up for this year's Tignesfest is ready and is so hot it may just melt all … |
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Mar 17 2009 |
| British Four Finish In Top 20
Congratulation To Ben, Dom, Kate and Leslay
Britain’s top ranked male snowboarder Ben Ki… |
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Mar 14 2009 |
| The Four Freeride World Champions were crowned in Verbier
The Freeride World Tour 2009 came to an end with an amazing fourth stage and grand… |
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Mar 11 2009 |
| Ghananian off to Winter Olympics
Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has qualified for the 2010 Olympics in Vancou… |
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Mar 7 2009 |
| Rookie Champion 2009?
After the stops in Italy, Korea, Serbia and Czech Republic, and many only rookie events at 1 and 2 stars level all over the wor… |
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Mar 1 2009 |
| The last big freestyle event in Europe before the World Championships
The last ski cross competition before the FIS Freestyle World … |
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Feb 27 2009 |
| British universities represented well in China
British Development Snowboard Cross Team rider, Tim McGregor (26, Glasgow) today recorded hi… |
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Feb 22 2009 |
| The competition for the Best Photographer and the Best Pictures of the Nissan Outdoor Games 2009 saw the only one winner in the both categories.
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Feb 15 2009 |
| Use The Sun for something more useful than your tan
The Solio Classic charger from Better Energy Systems is a must have for ski and … |
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Feb 11 2009 |
| VF performs well in difficult Q4 environement
Small decrease for the fourth quarter
VF Corporation (owner of Vans, Pro-Tec, Agency, … |
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Feb 10 2009 |
| Ahtletes Enjoy Success With Dynastar
Trippled sucess for the young Europeans, all achiveving unexpected results.
Julien Lizeroux… |
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Feb 5 2009 |
| Snowsport GB and Forcefield Perfomance to Continue in Partnership
Two years and counting
For the second year running Forcef… |
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Feb 1 2009 |
| THE 9TH ANNUAL POWDER VIDEO AWARDS AND READER POLL
Extraordinary night
An overflowing crowd at Aspen's Hotel Jerome saw the… |
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Jan 26 2009 |
| Great Sucess for the young British boarder
British Snowboard Team member Jenny Jones has won the Gold Medal in the Slopestyle event … |
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Jan 23 2009 |
| New Skiing Terrain to be Opened in Whistler
Acres of Fun
Symphony Bowl and the Peak Chair on Whistler Mountain are set to open tomm… |
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Jan 20 2009 |
| Andorra takes safety seriously
24th – 25th January 2009, Snow Safely Weekend
Safety on the slopes is always taken very serio… |
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Jan 16 2009 |
| X-Game are back in Aspen
The annual hot wintersport X games will be taking place on a Buttermilk Mountain in the American Aspen.
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Jan 12 2009 |
| Perfectly sunny skies shone down again on the third day of the Burton European Open
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Forty men, who came through from pre-qualification … |
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Jan 7 2009 |
| Russia hosts first inner City Alpine event
Grange won the parallel slalom
Germany's Felix Neureuther went head to head against Fre… |
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Jan 5 2009 |
| TSA January Demo Sessions
With New Year and Christmas out the way and snow falling in the mountains we are all itching to get some new kit … |
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Jan 2 2009 |
| Ten Lifts Open Tomorrow at Whistler Blackcomb as Excalibur Gondola Remains Closed
Whistler Blackcomb, the BC Safety Authority and Doppelmayr… |
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Jan 1 2009 |
| Intrawest's second alpine venture, 4* Flaine Montsoleil, opens its doors this weekend...
Erna Low has announced the opening of the brand ne… |
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Dec 24 2008 |
| Going for Gold with SnOasis
Snowsport GB, the governing body for the British Ski and Snowboard Teams, has announced a major sponsorship deal wi… |
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Dec 23 2008 |
| Awesome Slopestyle action from the Verbier Snowpark
This year’s second Verbier Ride event, presented by Snow + Rock on 13th December 2… |
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Dec 22 2008 |
| 10th Annual Burton European Open Confirms Top Riders
The 10th annual Burton European Open (BEO) is gearing up to be one of the season’… |
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Dec 21 2008 |
| Svindal Makes Comes Back
The comeback of Aksel Lund Svindal in Beaver Creek (USA) was the topic of the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup last we… |
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Dec 19 2008 |
| Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
27 February until 1 March 2009 Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
In 2006, 2007 and 2008 100% of the aud… |
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Dec 18 2008 |
| Gillings Goes For World World Cup Gold in Pre- Olympic Season
Tomorrow (19th December) sees the beginning of the European leg of the Snowboa… |
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Dec 17 2008 |
| New Alpine Canada-CSCF Coach License program
The new ACA-CSCF coach licensing program has been launched for CSCF Level 3 and Level 4 coaches fo… |
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Dec 12 2008 |
| £985k Funding Boost for Snowsport England
Sport England today announced their investment priorities for sports for the next four years… |
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Dec 9 2008 |
| Mother nature turns Colorado resorts into winter wonderland
18 Inches of New Snow
Snow started falling in the Colorado Rockies on … |
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Dec 2 2008 |
| Holidays for London’s disadvantaged young people
Another 240 young people from deprived areas will hit the Alpine slopes this winter … |
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Nov 22 2008 |
| Market Analysis : Protection 08/09
Sale of helmets and body armour to action sports athletes has become a lucrative and rapidly growing reve… |
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Nov 19 2008 |
| The Orage Anti Tour
We’re doing it again... we’re shaking things up. The Orage Anti Tour has officially kicked off around the g… |
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Nov 17 2008 |
| Attend the Snowkite Summit
Ever considered crossing over to the other side? To snowkiting, that is!
Become certified as an IKO… |
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Nov 15 2008 |
| Watch the wizardy of pros, including Mark Abma, Sammy Carlson, Charles Gagnier, Simon Dumont, et al, and campers alike at the 2008 Salomon Jib Academy… |
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Nov 14 2008 |
| Fresh snow for the Alps
It's a wintry scene again for many parts of the Alps this week, as more fresh snow has fallen across Switzerland and… |
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Nov 12 2008 |
| ISPO launch the Eco responsibility Award
ispo the trade show organizers have created a new Eco Responsibility Award for Winter 09.
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Nov 11 2008 |
| Snowsport GB unveiled the 2008/9 British Alpine Ski team in London today
11th November 2008
Snowsport GB announces its new par… |
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Nov 9 2008 |
| 7th November 2008
The North American ski season has kicked off in earnest, with resorts opening across the continent.
Early… |
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Nov 8 2008 |
| McKenna takes 5th in a windy Saas Fee
8th November 2008
Lesley McKenna (Aviemore) got her Northern Hemisphere leg of the LG FIS… |
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Nov 5 2008 |
| Applications Being Accpeted For The 2009 European Tour
5th November 2008
The North Face today announced that it will begin acce… |
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Nov 3 2008 |
| Vancouver 2010 heads toward sell-out
3rd November 2008
The first phase of ticket sales for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic G… |
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Oct 31 2008 |
| Audi Sign FIS Sponsorship Agreement To 2011
31st October 2008
Audi has been giving its name to the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup for… |
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Oct 30 2008 |
| After 12 years of ‘active duty’ Peter Kuvall moves on
29th October 2008
Peter first enrolled into the BASI system… |
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Oct 28 2008 |
| Excellent start to Season for Alcott, Britain’s number one skier
28th October 2008
In sunny conditions on tough snow, Alc… |
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Oct 27 2008 |
| Owner of 2010 Vancouver Olympics venue Whistler-Blackcomb refinanced $1.7-billion (U.S.) of debt
27th October 2008
Weak Environme… |
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Oct 24 2008 |
| The Only Online Snowsports Magazine In The UK
25th October
Issue 4
Base Camp Group is exctied to announce the eagerly … |
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Oct 23 2008 |
| The Workers Party is Natives' biggest event of the year & raises funds for the British Disabled Ski Team, with £16000 donated since 2002.
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Oct 22 2008 |
| OFFICIAL TRAVEL PARTNER
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Oct 19 2008 |
| Four locations have been selected for the second edition of the Freeride World Tour
19th October
Russia, USA, France & Switzer… |
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Oct 17 2008 |
| FIS Snowboarding World Cup Hits London
17th October 2008
Battersea Power Station
During the 23rd to 26th of October, Batterse… |
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Oct 15 2008 |
| No Such Thing As Pre-Season
15th October
Uprecedented Tie
In an unprecedented tie, the two perennial challengers bec… |
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Oct 14 2008 |
| All the UK Action from 2008
14th October
Showcase
The 3rd Ride Freesport Film Festival in association with Ski Club of… |
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Oct 9 2008 |
| On the 17th October, Snow+Rock teams up with Helly Hansen and the Ski Club of Great Britain to present an exciting one-off lecture at the historic Roy… |
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Oct 5 2008 |
| THE BIG 20!
5th October 2008
Laax, Switzerland
Celebrating its 20th Birthday next year, Europe’s ultimate and lon… |
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Sep 29 2008 |
| Ben Kilner hits new heights at Snowboard World Cup
28th September 2008
The World Stage
Ben Kilner of the British Sno… |
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Sep 26 2008 |
| The Quiksilver Big Air Championships Hits Milton Keynes 2008
26th September 2008
The British Snowboard and Freeski Tour heads t… |
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Sep 23 2008 |
| Sky's The Limit For Alcott Charity Fundraiser
23rd September 2008
All Jokes Aside
Chemmy Alcott took on, in her own wor… |
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Sep 21 2008 |
| Snowsport GB Partner Scottish Institute
21st September 2008
Snowsport GB is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Sc… |
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Sep 19 2008 |
| Zoe Gillings finishes 4th in Season's First FIS Snowboard World Cup
19th September 2008
Zoe Gillings, Britain’s N… |
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Sep 17 2008 |
| Lack of faith in Norway
18th September 2008
The leading newspaper in Norway, Aftenposten, reports that 51 per cent of Norwegian… |
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Sep 15 2008 |
| Alain Baxter In Bid To Reclaim Title
15th September 2008
The Return of Glory
Superstars is back on our screens and Al… |
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Sep 14 2008 |
| Candidate Cities Shortlisted For 2012
14th September 2008
On 2nd August, Harbin (China), Innsbruck (Austria), Kuopio (Finlan… |
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Sep 11 2008 |
| Bringing Snowsports to a Snowdome Near You
11th September 2008
Welcome to the British Snow Tour news update, dropping into your… |
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Sep 9 2008 |
| Fuel prices blamed whilst Airline grounds the fleet
9th September 2008
Transatlantic budget carrier Zoom Airlines has suspended… |
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Sep 6 2008 |
| The Youths
6th September 2008
On the 3rd August the British Children’s Ski Team arrived in Saas Fee for their first on sn… |
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Aug 25 2008 |
| The Industry Ski Championships
28th August 2008
The Competition
Raising the bar and settling old grudge matches, the Industr… |
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Aug 24 2008 |
| Armada introduces all new JJ
24th August 2008
The JJ
Costa Mesa, CA (August 28, 2008): With the 2009 JP Auclair an… |
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Aug 20 2008 |
| … |
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Aug 18 2008 |
| The Stash Down Under
18th August 2008
The Birth
QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND (July 27, 2008) — Hundreds of snowboa… |
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Aug 18 2008 |
| Lessons learned from Beijing
18th August 2008
The first Impression
The XXIX Olympic Summer Games in Beijing 2008 are n… |
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Aug 6 2008 |
| New Online Channel Launched
6th August 2008
The launch
Snowzone TV is the free online channel dedicated purely to … |
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Jul 15 2008 |
| United Nations
15th July 2008
The governing bodies for snowsports in Scotland, England and Wales have today launched their un… |
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Jun 23 2008 |
| Monday 23rd June 2008
FIS Roller Skiing 2008
The dry-land training and Roller Skiing season started in earnest around Europe wit… |
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Jun 20 2008 |
| Friday 20th June 2008
Russian preparation Continue
Since the election of Sochi (RUS) as the host of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games… |
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Jun 18 2008 |
| Wednesday 18th June 2008
FIS Anti Doping Measures
Based on long-term, structured anti-doping efforts, including the FIS Blood … |
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Jun 14 2008 |
| Monday 16th June 2008
Burton Makes an Impact in China
The Chinese snowboarding landscape was reshaped forever as Burton and Mel… |
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Jun 10 2008 |
| Tuesday 10th June 2008
Billabong resings snowboarder Jaime Anderson
Billabong is proud to announce its continued sponsorship o… |
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Jun 2 2008 |
| Monday 2nd June 2008
On the heels of an epic winter, it should come as no surprise that Snowbird is adding more days to its season, which … |
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Jun 2 2008 |
| Monday 2nd June 2008
Vail Cuts 10% of Energy Use
Vail Resorts has recently mandated across-the-board cuts in energy use of at lea… |
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Jun 2 2008 |
| Monday 2nd June 2008
Armada Goes to Northern China
By the end of our time in Changbaishan mountain, we were ready for a taste of… |
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May 21 2008 |
| Wednesday 21st May 2008
Youth charity returns from alpine adventure
Youth charity Snow-Camp have returned from their latest advent… |
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May 12 2008 |
| Monday 12th May 2008
Launch of Snowzone TV
Simply Media, the Internet’s largest online television channel provider, have re… |
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May 6 2008 |
| Tuesday 6th May 2008
The Burton Global Open Series announced dates for its 2008/2009 international snowboard competition series
Be… |
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Apr 28 2008 |
| Monday 28th April 08
The Orage Festival of Fun in Whistler
The end of the competition season always brings the best of rider… |
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Apr 25 2008 |
| Friday 25th April 2008
Ski Safari in Southern Africa
Don’t let the sunny Summer months stop you from soaring dow… |
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Apr 17 2008 |
| Tuesday 15th April 2008
New Dates and Venue Announced for 2008 British Snow Tour
The 2008 British Snowboard and Freeski Tour ret… |
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Apr 17 2008 |
| Thursday 10th April 2008
Whistler Spotlights the Biggest Talents in Music, Sports and Arts April 11-20
The TELUS World Ski and … |
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Apr 15 2008 |
| Tuesday 15th April 08
The North Face Ski Challenge 2008
Winter doesn’t seem to be releasing its hold on some of higher s… |
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Apr 14 2008 |
| Monday 14th April 08
The Red Bull Home Run
The first ever Red Bull Home run was staged in Laax, Switzerland, on the 5th April 20… |
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Apr 8 2008 |
| Tuesday 8th April 08,
Non-Stop to Jackson Hole
United Airlines has announced that starting from March 30th 2008 the airline wi… |
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Apr 8 2008 |
| Wednesday 9th April 2008
The Trespass British Snowboardcross Championships
As the 2008 British Snowboard and Freeski Champions… |
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Apr 1 2008 |
| Tuesday 1st April 08
DRAKE & ALCOTT WIN DOWNHILL TITLES
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS, MERIBEL, FRANCE
For Ed Drake (21, King… |
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Mar 29 2008 |
| 29th March 2008
TignesFest 2008
April is the time of year when the ski season draws to an end, however if you decide to make one… |
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Mar 26 2008 |
| Winter winds down in style
As our 11 week courses come to an end we look at back at a season to remember… and boy has it been good! … |
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Mar 22 2008 |
| 22nd March 08
A season’s review
Snowsport GB chief Mark Simmers has praised Britain’s top snowboarders for their con… |
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Mar 18 2008 |
| 18th March 08
Orage European Freeski Open by Swatch 2008
Thanks to Mother Nature the 15th March 2008 dawned bright and sunny in… |
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Mar 16 2008 |
| 16th March 2008
Head Wins Overall Ski World Cup
Bode Miller, American ace skier, has proved his worth by winning the first overal… |
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Mar 10 2008 |
| Monday 10th March 2008
Base Camp at the Ski Test
The annual Ski Test took place in Saalbach, Austria in early March this yea… |
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Mar 3 2008 |
| Monday 3 March 08,
Zoe Gillings Clinches Silver in the FIS World Cup
British snowboard star Zoe Gillings stormed the FIS W… |
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Feb 28 2008 |
| 28th February 08
Wolle wins Rider of Year Award
Austrian snowboarder Wolle Nyvelt has won the prestigious Transworld Snowboar… |
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Feb 25 2008 |
| Monday 25th February 2008,
World Class Riders Virginie FAIVRE, Sarah BURKE, Simon DUMONT, Jon OLSSON, PK HUNDER AND Jossi WELLS Will… |
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Feb 21 2008 |
| Thursday 21st February 2008
Interview with Snowsports GB Coach Mark Tilston
Mark Tilston is the Head Coach for the British World … |
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Feb 18 2008 |
| Monday 25th February 08,
Rossignol to sponsor 2009 Alpine World Ski Championships
Earlier this month The Rossignol Group offici… |
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Feb 14 2008 |
| Thursday 14th February 2008
La Plagne is host to The French Freestyle Skiing Competition 2008
The French Freestyle Skiing… |
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Feb 11 2008 |
| Tuesday 11th February 2008
Land Rover teams up with Snowsports GB
Land Rover is now the official sponsor for Snowsports GB and ha… |
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Feb 5 2008 |
| 5th February 2008
British Schoolgirls Races Celebrates 50 Years
The last weekend in January saw the annual British School… |
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Jan 26 2008 |
| Friday 25th January 2008,
Nissan Sports Adventure Announces the Launch of a World-Class Winter Athlete Team
Nissan Sports Adve… |
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Jan 24 2008 |
| Thursday 24th January 2008,
Shaun White and Burton Sign Ten Year Endorsement Deal
Shaun White and Burton Snowboards today annou… |
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Jan 24 2008 |
| Thursday 24th January 2008
America’s Bode Miller holds onto Super-Combined World Cup title
Bode Miller has managed to hold… |
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Jan 21 2008 |
| Monday 21th January 2008,
The Verbier Ride Freeskiing 2008
Alex Neurohr and Katrien Aerts dominated this years Verbier Ride Free… |
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Jan 18 2008 |
| Friday 18th January 2008
The Burton European Championships 2008
Shaun White and Jamie Anderson dominated the 2008 Burton Europe… |
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Jan 14 2008 |
| Monday 14th January 2008
O-Matic Snowboards signs Hampus Mosesson
O-Matic Snowboards have announced their new team rider, Hampus… |
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Jan 11 2008 |
| Friday 10th January 2008.
Eco Park..........
Due to open today, the Stash is based on its predecessor in Northstar-at-Tahoe, Un… |
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Jan 11 2008 |
| Friday 11th January 2008
Dynastar Lange elects Resi Stiegler as the new Lange Girl Athlete.
Resi Stiegler has been named as the … |
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Jan 10 2008 |
| 15th January 2008
Fohney World Cup Weekend in Central Europe
In the men’s Audi FIS Alpine World Cup, Adelboden (SUI) again… |
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Jan 10 2008 |
| Wakeham is 2nd!
The Tignes Airwaves competition is in its 4th season now.
Started on January 5th and ends on the12th it is p… |
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Jan 7 2008 |
| The Telemark World Cup To Begin This Week
The Telemark World Cup is yet again rocking the slopes of Montchavin-Les Coches, the ski statio… |
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Jan 3 2008 |
| 3rd January 2008
GO211.COM to Webcast live coverages of the Burton European Open
The Burton Global Open Series announced today that liv… |
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Jan 2 2008 |
| Freestyle ski cross and half-pipe season to launch in Les Contamines
The Freestyle FIS World Cup ski cross and half-pipe seasons are launch… |
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Dec 21 2007 |
| 21st December 2007
DC MTN.LAB 1.5 VIDEO IN SHOPS NOW!
– Head to your favourite snowboarding shop now to pick up a copy of… |
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Dec 7 2007 |
| Design your own snowboard and win a car!
To kick off the Burton European Open 2008 and the Burton AM Tour 2007/2008, Burton and main spon… |
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Dec 7 2007 |
| Friday 7th December 2007
Announced today!!
Snowsport GB, the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding in Grea… |
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Dec 5 2007 |
| 30 Year Partnership!
5th December 2007
This season The British Land Company will reach a 30 year milestone in sp… |
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Dec 5 2007 |
| ADAMS stamps out drugs in UK sports
A new anti-drug system has been launched by GB Snowsports on all World Cup athletes.
Great… |
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Nov 29 2007 |
| 27th November 2007
"Changing the Game of Women's Sport"
An exhibition curated by Nike to celebrate and elevate the pr… |
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Nov 24 2007 |
| 24th November 2007
British Columbia's Latest Resort
THIS YEAR will see the opening of Canada’s newest resort, with the late… |
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Nov 20 2007 |
| 20th November 2007
Coronet Peak to Receive Major Investment
CORONET PEAK ski resort in New Zealand has announced it is to inves… |
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Nov 14 2007 |
| 14th November 2007
Slide 08 Returns to G-Mex
Slide 2008 will return to Manchester Central (previously called G-Mex) from the 17th… |
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Nov 7 2007 |
| 7th November 2007
Skiing is back on 4
THE NEW SERIES of World Cup Skiing is back on our screens on Sunday 18th November ’… |
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Nov 1 2007 |
| 1st November 2007
Lost & Found European Movie Tour
THE NORTH FACE is proudly presenting Lost & Found, the latest dynamic film by … |
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Oct 28 2007 |
| 28th Ocotber 2007
London Attracts Big Names
TWENTY OF the UK’s best freeskiers and snowboarders were invited to compete in … |
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Oct 18 2007 |
| 18th October 2007
The trailer for Run Jump Fly's eagerly awaited 2007 production 'The Journal'
is here.
The film presented b… |
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Oct 18 2007 |
| E + O the self proclaimed "Future of English Ski wear" Launches its new collection this season with the aim to bring style back to affluent … |
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Oct 12 2007 |
| Nike ACG unveils Sweetspots: a unique venture into showcasing skiing and snowboarding at their most captivating
"A Sweetspot is a m… |
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Oct 5 2007 |
| Friday 5th October 2007
To those of you who were slighty concerned that there wouldn't be snow this season in Whistler you can worry no m… |
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Sep 27 2007 |
| Thursday 27 September 2007
Yesterday was the second event of the FIS / Nokia Snowboarding world cup held in Valle Nevada Chile. We're p… |
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Sep 26 2007 |
| Wednesday 26 September 2007
Youth charity Snow-Camp recently that it has successfully secured significant funding towards the running of S… |
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Aug 22 2007 |
| Wednesday 25th August 2007
It's time for the Snowleopard Challenge, Kwame – who is commonly known as the snowleopoard – spo… |
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Aug 17 2007 |
| This year the Nikita Iceland Park Project enjoyed its fifth anniversary but it remained as unpredictable as ever. As one of the camp photographers, I … |
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Aug 16 2007 |
| Skier’s love for speed, adrenaline, and mind blowing feats, whether that be flying off cliffs or attacking the most feared downhills at 130km, i… |
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Aug 15 2007 |
| Wednesday 15th August 2007
Snowboarding has been HAPPENING down
under in NZ. All week the Burton Open has been going on in the Sno… |
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Aug 14 2007 |
| Its January, 2004, in Whistler during the only Canadian leg of the World Freeirde Tour, and they hype and excitement in the air is tangible. The worl… |
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Aug 13 2007 |
| Lesley McKenna is ubiquitous in the British snowboarding scene; her diminutive figure disguises a belying passion, drive and determination that have s… |
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Aug 12 2007 |
| Winter 2005/06 delivered some amazing snow conditions to much of the northern hemisphere, bringing with it incredible riding but also heightened dange… |
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Aug 11 2007 |
| Park riding is huge these days, with age limits being broken down and park safety getting more and more impressive.
With perseverance, there's no r… |
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Aug 7 2007 |
| Teton Gravity Research's latest trailer has just been released. Filmed in their home town of Jackson Hole it makes for awesome viewing...… |
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Aug 6 2007 |
| Monday 6th August
How do you get four skiers in a car? According to Les Gets, by giving them a cheaper lift pass...
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Jul 29 2007 |
| Sunday, 29 July 2007
Burton have recently announced the dates for the Global
Open Series which includes a new eve… |
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Jul 29 2007 |
| India’s largest foreign investment in tourism faced protest from 20 environmental organisations and famous eco activist Sunderal Bahuguna on Jun… |
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Jul 25 2007 |
| Thursday, 19 April 2007
We recently reported on the brilliant news of Base Camp's very own freeride finalist, Philly. Without prepara… |
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Jul 24 2007 |
| Tuesday 24th July
Members of parliament for the Savoie, France, and former minister, Herve Gaymard has accused ski areas in the Savoie… |
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Jul 23 2007 |
| Monday 23rd July 2007
The third event in the 2007 Ride series took place Saturday 21st July in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. The European Sum… |
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Jul 19 2007 |
| Thursday 19th July
Last week Mount Hood Organ hosted the 4th Burton’s Abominable Snow Jam, the first stop on… |
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Jul 6 2007 |
| Friday, 06 July 2007
Trebel Cone ski resort have put in place sustainable tourism
ini… |
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Jul 5 2007 |
| Thursday 05 July 2007
Camp Time: London’s gay pride was last weekend and the weather isn’t really inspiring us to dig out ou… |
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Jul 4 2007 |
| Wednesday, 04 July 2007
Aka the Garry Zebrowski Invitational, the Taravana Freestyle is always a spectacle not to … |
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Jun 29 2007 |
| Friday 29th June 2007
In an interview with Skipress Jayson Faulkner Vice President for Sales and Marketing ROI (Recreation Outfitters Incorporated)… |
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Jun 26 2007 |
| Tuesday, 26 June 2007
As announced on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, last week, Ingrid Christophersen ha… |
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Jun 11 2007 |
| Monday, 11 June 2007
This year, instead of making a normal snowboard film, ChunkyKnit Productions has been wor… |
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May 29 2007 |
| Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Base Camp have just heard the tragic news of the sudden death of Tom
Donnelly, who died of a heart attack la… |
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May 23 2007 |
| Wednesday, 23 May 2007
The results are in.
The end of the winter is actually pretty good. So, the snow's
melted an… |
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May 23 2007 |
| Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Whistler Blackcomb has commenced construction on their $51 million,
world record-breaking Peak to Peak Gon… |
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May 22 2007 |
| Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Get your skiing fix this summer and become a Freeskier.
WHEN & WHERE
The 7th Britis… |
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May 16 2007 |
| Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Raf helicopter pilot Mike Laver has completed an epic marathon which
saw him ski the equivalent height of … |
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May 16 2007 |
| Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Following five very successful years of the AIM Series, that have
witnessed over 1000 competitors, visited… |
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May 3 2007 |
| in the true sense of the word
Thursday, 03 May 2007
This clip will quite litterally blow your mind....
Watch Terje H… |
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May 3 2007 |
| Thursday, 03 May 2007
Exciting news for all you passionate freestylers who are heading south to New Zealand this summer, the snowpark in t… |
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May 3 2007 |
| Thursday, 03 May 2007
Such a huge cogratulations goes out to Gary Curnow who has just won the
coveted prize of the season to beco… |
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Mar 27 2007 |
| Tuesday, 27 March 2007
It was panic yesterday in the tiny ski resort of Saint-Pierre de
Chartreuse as winter made an un… |
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Feb 28 2007 |
| Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Spare 5 minutes?
Fill them up by checking out these tasty little
audiovisual nuggets. We've pa… |
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Feb 23 2007 |
| Friday, 23 February 2007
This years event from the 18th-19th February showed the resort of
Verbier where freestyle skiing is at r… |
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Feb 22 2007 |
| Thursday, 22 February 2007
Eastern Europe is experiencing a boom in skiing, lead by the Bulgarian
resorts of Pamporovo and Bansko… |
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Feb 21 2007 |
| Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Too much time on your hands?
Dreaming of the mountains?
Want to be able
to do it … |
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Feb 16 2007 |
| … |
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Feb 14 2007 |
| Wednesday, 14 February 2007
An off-piste skier was killed by an avalanche in Tignes yesterday. The
avalanche occurred at 2,150 meters a… |
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Feb 14 2007 |
| Wednesday, 14 February 2007
New qualifying rules set by the FIS have affected alpine ski
championships in Are, Sweden.… |
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Feb 13 2007 |
| Tuesday, 13 February 2007
ARE, Sweden - Anja Paerson of Sweden won the downhill on Sunday,
becoming the first skier ever to collect gol… |
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Feb 9 2007 |
| Friday, 09 February 2007
DC has announced some major developments for the 2008/2009 season. DC
will produce boards and … |
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Feb 5 2007 |
| Monday, 05 February 2007
Once again, Base Camp clients have done an amazing job in Whistler. Our
trainees have just taken their Level 1… |
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Feb 3 2007 |
| Saturday, 03 February 2007
Once again, the world has reason to believe that Candide Thovex might just have divine powers.
The se… |
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Jan 29 2007 |
| Monday, 29 January 2007
It's been a great start to 2007 for Lesley McKenna, Scottish
snowboarder and British wintersports hero. Despite… |
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Jan 27 2007 |
| Saturday, 27 January 2007
The Oxbow Tignes Airwaves have been a huge success. It hasn't been the
easiest winter to stage a world snow e… |
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Jan 25 2007 |
| Thursday, 25 January 2007
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Jan 18 2007 |
| Thursday, 18 January 2007
They call it a "colostomy bag situation". It is the dis… |
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Jan 10 2007 |
| Wednesday, 10 January 2007
Youth charity Snow-Camp has taken an exciting step in its development
by teaming up with Eng… |
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Dec 19 2006 |
| Tuesday, 19 December 2006
The newly inaugurated British Schools Ski and Snowboard Championships
comes to an end today after a storming … |
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Dec 13 2006 |
| Wednesday, 13 December 2006
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Teton Gravity Research signed a four
year, six figure contract that will e… |
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Nov 27 2006 |
| Monday, 27 November 2006
Copper Mountain has opened the first Superpipe in North American today and have called this 450 ft whopper the … |
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Nov 23 2006 |
| Thursday, 23 November 2006
Winners Qualify for two world-class freeride events
With growing … |
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Nov 23 2006 |
| Thursday, 23 November 2006
Winners Qualify for two world-class freeride events
With growing excitement surrou… |
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Nov 13 2006 |
| Monday, 13 November 2006
The First ever British Big Mountain Championships will be tak… |
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Nov 7 2006 |
| Tuesday, 07 November 2006
The PUSH ’Matchstick Movie Tour’, presented by Helly Hansen, storms
into London o… |
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Nov 7 2006 |
| Tuesday, 07 November 2006
Born from a vision, built from snow and ice: art and design meet in the Alpine Igloo Village in K… |
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Oct 27 2006 |
| Friday, 27 October 2006
Ed Leigh oversaw the proceedings and introduced each guest presenter
who, in turn, announced th… |
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Oct 24 2006 |
| Tuesday, 24 October 2006
UK’s Snowboard and Freeski elite were all under one roof, throwing down
some tight freestyle action to a… |
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Oct 13 2006 |
| Friday, 13 October 2006
The AIM Series – the National Snowboard Championship Circuit - has
become the first UK ev… |
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Oct 12 2006 |
| Thursday, 12 October 2006
Ski Utah has announced a new initiative to combat global warming.
Called KeepUtahCool.com, th… |
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Oct 3 2006 |
| Tuesday, 03 October 2006
ONE NIGHT OF BRITISH FREESKI FILM MAKING
Since 1999, when Snow Odyssey first hit the cine… |
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Oct 1 2006 |
| Increased visitor numbers, great snow conditions and successful events
all contributed to a sensational winter season for all four of Wanaka&rsquo… |
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Sep 29 2006 |
| COMING VERY SOON!!!
Over at Base Camp Towers we are excited to announce the launch of the first BASE CAMP MAGAZINE!
Taking a fresh look at t… |
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Sep 27 2006 |
| Wednesday 27th September 2006
This coming winter we are including a biomechanics and physiotherapy
seminar on all of our instructor cour… |
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Sep 19 2006 |
| Tuesday, 19 September 2006
TJ Baldwin Aaron Tipping are surely set to form the nucleus of the
future British ski racing team. Both boys… |
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Sep 1 2006 |
| Friday, 01 September 2006
In April 2005 PisteHors reported the death of two snowboarders in a
massive avalanche on the … |
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Aug 23 2006 |
| Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Reports from Manchester claim that work has begun on the long-delayed
Chill Factor E and that… |
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Aug 23 2006 |
| Wednesday, 23 August 2006
There are among five events which will be considered by the
International Olym… |
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Aug 16 2006 |
| Tuesday, 25 July 2006
Tired of seeing all those kids fly, soar and spin through the air?
Watch them tumble, s… |
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Aug 9 2006 |
| Wednesday, 09 August 2006
David Ryding has secured a sponsorship deal with top electronics
company C-TEC. The company, which special… |
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Aug 1 2006 |
| Tuesday, 01 August 2006
UK Sport announced late last week that there would be a 20% increase in funding for winter sports for the next f… |
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Jul 31 2006 |
| Cornwall Ski and Snowboard Centre
Plans have been refined for the £2 million scheme at the 350 acre
Trevarthian Farm at Kes… |
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Jul 28 2006 |
| Wednesday, 28 June 2006
Now that the first three official candidiate cities have been
announced, we are given our first ideas as to whe… |
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Jul 24 2006 |
| Monday, 24 July 2006
Absinthe Films Trailer - 'MORE'
It's not often that a snowboard film is made that makes people sit
up and thi… |
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Jul 20 2006 |
| Thursday, 20 July 2006
All Glaciers In The Alps May Be Gone by 2100
Scientists from the University of Zurich in Switze… |
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Jul 20 2006 |
| Thursday, 20 July 2006
Lebanon’s Ski Tourism Under Threat Due To Israeli Bombing
Although a minor issue compared to the loss … |
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Jul 12 2006 |
| Wednesday, 12 July 2006
Check out the sneak preview trailer for brand new ski movie, Three For Flinching...
Chris Asquith at Regime… |
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Jul 10 2006 |
| Monday, 10 July 2006
The discussion seems to have shifted from "should" to "when".
The discussion about skate… |
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Jul 10 2006 |
| Monday, 10 July 2006
Ask Shaun White the moment when everything changed, when he realized he
no longer would be known only as that snow… |
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Jun 8 2006 |
| Thursday, 08 June 2006
Plans for a major new destination ski resort in the Indian Himalayan
state of Himachal Pradesh have taken a majo… |
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Jun 6 2006 |
| Tuesday, 06 June 2006
K2 Sports, one of America’s leading manufacturers of skis, snowboards
and outdoor recreational products, to… |
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May 24 2006 |
| Wednesday, 24 May 2006
The world’s largest ski resort operating company by number of guests,
the French-based Compagnie des Alpes… |
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May 19 2006 |
| Friday, 19 May 2006
Tragedy has befallen two skiers who had planned to break records by
descending Mount Everest’s north face on skis on… |
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May 3 2006 |
| Wednesday 3rd May 2006
Base Camp Group are happy to announce an exciting new addition to our Full-Time Ski and Snowboard Instructor Cours… |
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Apr 25 2006 |
| Tuesday, 25 April 2006
North Africa’s largest ski centre of Oukaïmeden in the Atlas Mountains
of Morocco in North Afri… |
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Aug 9 2005 |
| Thursday, 09 August 2007
Ben Kilner is in NZ with Dom Harrington and soon Dan Wakeham will be joining… |
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