Snocool is a ski and snowboard school based in Tignes and Val D’Isere which has specialized in freeride guiding (heliski, back-country…) and freestyle coaching (snowpark, summer camp) since 1998.
13 September 2006 | Movers and Shakers, News, | Comment
ThirtyTwo rider Leanne Pelosi won the Readers’ Choice Award at the eighth annual TransWorld Riders Poll Awards last Thursday night in San Diego. Not only did Leanne receive an award at this show for the third year in a row, but she was also invited up on stage to present awards to her peers.
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.
Terry Kidwell influenced a lot of key people in the early days of snowboarding. It’s those early days that helped make snowboarding what it is today. That is why Stepchild Snowboards is proud to announce a collectable TK Edition Terry Kidwell pro model that will be available in stores September 2007. “We have a young up and coming team right now but we still respect what the pioneers have done to get us to where we are today. Kidwell has always been my hero-I used to have a fake ID with his name on it.” Says Sean Johnson-StepChild founder. If you look at some of the photos of Terry from the mid eighties, they are still legit by today’s standards.
With the winter season looming, The Avenue has developed the answer to acquiring skills in the chalet industry with minimum time and effort. Ideal for those who want to learn a new skill without compromising their full time jobs, The Avenue offers courses from five days to two weeks, with the option to take evening or intensive weekend classes.
Don’t miss MDP’s Worldwide Film Tour, set to take place throughout September and October 2006 premiering MDP films ‘Follow Me Around’ and newest addition ‘People’.
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.
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