After an extremely succesful first edition of the European Winter XGames, Tignes is ready to host it's second incarnation. With a hand-picked bunch of the best freeskiers and snowboarders taking part.
For the first time in what seems absolutely ages, there will be FIS ski racing in Scotland, thanks to the improved snow record in recent seasons. The first of two weekend competitions is the Scottish FIS races on the 5th & 6th of March…
A 26 year old rank outsider, Italian Christof Innherhofer has taken the World Skiing Championship Super Giant Slalom crown. In fact it was a day for the ‘lesser’ Super G racers on a very icy ‘Kandahar’ course, with the more highly ranked skiiers starting later, as usual, but failing to make a dent on the early leaders times.
Following the success of the Slopestyle events at such high profile events as the X-Games and this year’s FIS Junior World Snowboard Championships, at Wanaka in New Zealand, it has now been confirmed that the event will now be on the senior FIS snowboard calendar
Battersea power station, home to London's Freeze Festival, may begin it's long awaited re-birth as developers unveil plans, and gain crucial local authority approval. Work should start in early 2012, according to Real Estate Opportunities.
Stockholm’s Olympic Stadium plays host to the second Big Air event of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup season: the 'Stadium Winter Jam'
Following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board failed to make a decision about the new Olympic snow sports, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that the 2011 FIS Freestyle Snowboard World Championships will include ski and Snowboard Slopestyle events.
It was a clean sweep for the Swedes in the Freeskiing at Sunday night’s London Freeze Festival Freeskiing. Countering the rubbish grey, wet n windy conditions.
Marko Grilc has claimed top podium position in the first of this year LG Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air events.
Well, it’s finally arrived; the Relentless Freeze Festival has opened it’s doors at London’s Battersea Powerstation. Top snowboarders, skiers and bands rattle London's old power station.
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