Following the debut of the snowboardcross at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the Orange AIM Series prepares to return to Rossendale Ski Centre over 16-17th September for the British Artificial Snowboard / Skiercross Championships.
Snowboarding, freestyle skiing, Moto FMX and snowmobiling mixed with live music was the formula for the Coca Cola Cardrona Games, held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand from 7-9th September.
The second event in the 2007 Burton Global Open Series presented by Motorola, will take place in Laax, Switzerland from January 20-27th, 2007.
As one of the major events on the European snowboarding calendar, the Burton European Open is the only event on the continent open to all riders, drawing more than 500 riders to compete in halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines.
Quiksilver’s King of the Park presented by Samsung took place at the Wanaka Snow Park in New Zealand on 3rd September 2006.
Canadian Snowboarder Justin Lamoureux emerged victorious over a stacked field of international names to claim Quiksilver’s King of the Park slopestyle competition, held under glorious sunny skies at Snowpark near Wanaka.
UK’s snowboard and freeski elite will be showcasing fearless action as the Orange AIM Series presents the British Quarter Pipe Championships at this year’s Metro Ski and Snowboard Show at the Grand Hall, Olympia, London on Friday 20th October 2006.
The new ‘Prediculous’ movie may still be in the Isen editing lounge, but the result is getting close to completion. On Saturday, September 16th the time will have come: Isensevens ‘Prediculous’ is celebrating it’s world premiere at the Badeanstalt in Munich.
The Metro Ski & Snowboard Show kick-starts the winter sports season at the Grand Hall at Olympia from 18-22 October 2006. With all the usual highlights, plus 10 brand spanking new features, this event is guaranteed to put you in the mood for some slope action.
The legendary Atmosphere shop is opening a brand new shop in Gap, South of France. For the occasion, Onboard will be there on Saturday 9th September to run the premieres of two brand new movies of the season: ‘Storbis VI’ and Standard’s new flick ‘Draw The Line’.
Norwich Ski Club will once again be playing host to one of the country’s biggest freestyle snowboarding and ski events over 9-10 September, as skiers and snowboarders battle it out in the big air, slope style, rail jam and – for the first time – fancy dress boarder and ski cross disciplines.
The UK’s top Snowboarders and freeskiers descended upon Bracknell Ski Centre at the weekend, for the latest round of the Orange AIM Series British Artificial Slopestyle Championships.
The Burton Global Open Series, presented by Motorola, is set to make snowboarding history by offering the largest prize purse for one contest.
The international series of snowboarding competitions will play out in five countries throughout the course of a year and award a record-breaking prize purse totaling over $700,000 US dollars.
Preparations were under way this weekend at the Snowpark in Wanaka on New Zealand’s South Island as a field of famous international snowboarders and skiers readied themselves for Quiksilver’s King of the Park half-pipe competition presented by Samsung, taking place on Sunday, September 3rd, 2006.
Follow Onboard Snowboarding