Snowboarding News

Snowboarding articles and snowboard news as well as snowboarding tips and gear highlights. Top ski resorts and other useful information.

10th March 2010

Winter X Games get off to a windy start

Yesterday's winter X games - qualification runs started off with some massive winds - eventually...

8th March 2010

Tignes Winter X Games

The first Winter X Games in Europe is due to be staged on the slopes of French resort Tignes, from...

8th March 2010

Peetu Piiroinen wins TTR 6-Star event of the Oakley Arctic Challenge 201

Slopestyle Results Peetu Piiroinen came out on top with a run including a cab 270 front board to...

8th March 2010

Nitro teaser

NITRO have relased a short teaser filmed in Montafon, Austria. Featuring Anton Bilare, Mattias...

7th March 2010

Oakley Arctic Challenge

This Friday the 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge (TAC) saw 32 of the snowboarding’s best...

5th March 2010

Jenny Jones joins Relentless

Jenny Jones has joined Relentless 2 times X Games gold medalist Jenny Jones, will take part in...

2nd March 2010

North Face Masters - won by Aaron Robinson

Aaron Robinson's North Face Masters winning run In the men’s division Aaron Robinson of...

2nd March 2010

Scotty Lago tells his side of the story

Scotty Lago won a bronze medal, then was photographed mucking about in a bar. There was a bit of...

22nd February 2010

1 in 4 Brits regularly drunk in charge of skis or snowboard

One in four Brits will hit the slopes still drunk this ski season. MORE TH>N travel insurance...

18th February 2010

US Halfpipe gear

As you might have seen, Shaun White won the Halfpipe yesterday. Watcha reckon about the kit? The...

18th February 2010

Shaun White wins Halfpipe Gold

Shaun White successfully defended his Olympic men's halfpipe gold yesterday finishing ahead of...

5th February 2010

Nicolas Muller - Japanese Power vid

Beautiful footage of Nicolas Muller in Japan. Some of this was used in Tracking Eero,...

4th February 2010

Banff mountain film festival world tour

The 2010 Mountain Film Festival World Tour is a must for outdoor enthusiasts and...

4th February 2010

Forum's Forever - 2010 Snowboarding Movie of the year

Forum's Forever - 2010 Snowboarding Movie of the year by Snowboarder...

29th January 2010

3D Snowboarding movie

Factor Films presents They Came From the first snowboard movie ever to be shot...

29th January 2010

Get filmed on the slopes for less

CCV tracking type software being put to good use! Xtreamcam, working with GDO, have developed...

27th January 2010

Calling Girl Shredders

Are you over 18 and a bit of a sh*t hot boarder? Well you could win a Nikita trip to Iceland and...

26th January 2010

Garmin launches snowsports GPS range

Garmin announces a range of GPS devices for skiers and snowboarders. Wrist-worn Foretrex® 401...

25th January 2010

Magie Movie

Magic Hair's 3rd Film 'Magic Movie' Featuring: Kent Leng, Nick Brewer, Connor Southard, Paul Buck,...

25th January 2010

SixEleven at Ruby Hill

SixEleven has a reputation as being a driving force in Colorado snowboarding.

24th January 2010

Shaun Whites McTwisty

He didn't even "need" to do it. A double McTwist 1260.

17th January 2010

Ski and travel insurance common pitfalls for skiers and boarders

A recent survey by Ski Club of GB shows that 3 out of 4 British ski holiday makers don’t...

15th January 2010

Dangers of getting Stoked

You have just gotta love the Onion Checkout their latest mockery of "The Dangers of Getting...

15th January 2010

Avalanche safety tips and advice

90% of avalanche accidents are caused by the skier or boarder themselves (or someone in their...

15th January 2010

Snowboarding Event Calendar 2010

Snowboarding Competitions January 2010 04/01/10 – 09/01/10 O’Neill...

14th January 2010

Vintage poster sale to raise money for British Olympic Ski and Snowboard Team

Christies in South Kensington will be hosting a special vintage ski poster auction on January 21st...

14th January 2010

Mile seventy Eight by Danny Zapalac

Mile seventy Eight a new photobook from Danny Zapalac. At FindChalets we love a good coffee...

12th January 2010

Winter X Games 2010 - Tignes

Winter X Games 2010 comes to Europe! Tignes will be hosting the Winter X Games March 10th - 12th...

10th January 2010

Ski Resort Gay Weeks - 10 of the best

Aspen Gay Ski Week, US Aspen Gay Ski Week is now in its 33rd year. This is the orginal and...

7th January 2010

LG Snowboard FIS World Cup KREISCHBERG JANUARY 6 2010

Kreischberg, Austria The Canadian Alpine Snowboard Team on Wednesday landed two more podium...

7th January 2010

Nikita Clothing - Ten years young

Nikita founders Heida Birgisdottir, Runar Omarsson and Valdi Hannesson were pioneers of the...

6th January 2010

2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup

The 2010 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, running from Jan 6th to 30th. Eleven competitions will take...

4th January 2010

Full moon skiing at Les 2 Alpes

Les 2 Alpes is once again offering some brilliant full moon skiing sessions. You head up the...

20th October 2009

Grannie knitted beanies

..Aaaah. We defy even the most cynical of you to not have a half smile at this new company that...

26th September 2009

8 Year old spotted in Sno!zone now a movie star

AN eight-year-old freestyle snowboarder, Brandon Bow, from Carmunnock, was on the slopes at...

26th September 2009

LG Snowboard FIS World Cup

The LG Snowboard FIS World Cup kicks off shortly with three big air competitions being hosted in...

9th July 2009

Snow train not running next year

Blamed on the credit crunch, the snow train was a great fav. amongst the short get-away-ers (is...

18th March 2009

British snowboards will compete at World Cup finals

Yay! Well done to Lesley McKenna, Kate Foster, Ben Kilner and Dom Harington who will compete in...

12th March 2009

Freeride World Tour starts in Tignes - Video

The competition, which has been delayed several times due to bad weather and too much snow, will...

12th March 2009

Paradiski increases artificial snow resources

Paradiski ski area - you know the MASSIVE area that includes Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La...

11th March 2009

Great Snow Conditions Across Europe

With mid march rapidly approaching, the snow is still falling across the Alps. All the major...

10th March 2009

New snowboarding vid from Videograss

This Videograss project is generating some online buzz and it's not hard to see why with riders...

1st March 2009

Wii Family Ski

After a day on the slopes, why not enjoy some Apres Ski in your chalet with this new fun Wii...

28th February 2009

Nice Nitro Viral

Nice little Viral video from BMW and Nitro.

24th February 2009

easyJet reveal increase in passengers for ski weekends

Flight numbers from the UK to the French, Swiss and Italian Alps for ski weekends have increased...

22nd February 2009

Snowboarding Helmets

Smith Holt £70 Perfect for the terrain park, the Smith Holt ski helmet has a smooth style...

22nd February 2009

Austrian helmet law

There have been 17th skiing related deaths this season in Austria. Which has pushed forward a new...

22nd February 2009

King of the moutain winners annouced

Four unsigned bands have the chance to win the main prize of warming up the headerlines for 2009...

22nd February 2009

Relieve those arching limbs with cold not hot baths

After a long day on the piste, skiers and boarders shouln't have a long soak in a hot bath, as this...

22nd February 2009

Offpiste Skiing or Snowboarding can be everyone

With the latest essential offpiste equipment and with a good guide, off-piste skiing needn't be...

22nd February 2009

Tignes Freeride World Tour

The Freeride World Tour, which was in Chamonix recently, is going to be coming to Tignes next...

22nd February 2009

Snowboard Reviews

BEST FOR ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE ENDEAVOR COLOUR £279 The Colour is light and manoeuvrable,...

31st January 2009

New safe lifts in Courchevel

This new Magnetic chair lift, (called the Magnestick system) has been specially designed to hold...

31st January 2009

Lift pass deals in Les Gets and Morzine

Yep, Credit crunch busting ski weekends are being offering in The Portes du Soleil. Save money on...

31st January 2009

Snowparks for boarders

Snowboarding has it's connections with skateboarding. From the early days of snowboarding in the...

26th January 2009

Shaun White takes Gold in the Superpipe X games

Shaun did it the hard way, though.. he fell on his first two runs, so had it all to do on the...

25th January 2009

More amazing snow conditions in Europe

Resorts across Europe are reporting half a metre of fresh snow in less than 24 hours and...

23rd January 2009

Nice ad for Protest Snowboard wear

Lovely tv advert for Protest snowboard clothing. http://www.protestboardwear.com/ Protest ad,...

17th January 2009

Free avalanche and offpiste sessions in Chamonix

Note that these sessions get booked up pretty quick so book your place in advance. Off piste...

15th January 2009

Half price skiing for women in Skiwelt

I'm a lady... The Skiwelt, Austrias large ski area with 279km of pistes offers half-priced ski...

14th January 2009

BBC Brings Back Ski Sunday

So what's going on with Ski Sunday - a programme that has undergone significant changes in...

14th January 2009

Moonlight Skiing the Longest Black Run!

Take last lift of the day enjoying the alpine surroundings and stunning views of Mont Blanc to...

14th January 2009

Have a go at Piste Bashing

Piste bashing is a proper art. These masters of the slopes prepare perfectly groomed pistes for us...

13th January 2009

The Austrian Open

Mayrhofen's Penken Park quarterpipe is the same size as the famed obstacle of Innsbruck's legendary...

9th January 2009

Stay safe on the slopes

Get fit You can last longer on the slopes by increasing your fitness, accidents can be avoided by...

8th January 2009

Free Ryan Air ski flights

Credit crunch busting Ryanair has announced it's offering 10,000 FREE ski flights. Yep! That's...

7th January 2009

Track your ski distance through Skiline

The Skiline service makes it possible to learn the total number of metres you've skied during the...

7th January 2009

Top runs in La Plagne

La Plagne sits opposite to Mont Blanc and the Beaufortain massif offering great snow conditions...

6th January 2009

Win the chance to play at Snowbombing

Gigwise and Snowbombing have annouced a new competition called King Of The Mountain where unsigned...

5th January 2009

Beautiful European Runs

Grande Motte, Tignes, France Take the underground funicular up from Tignes, Val Claret. You then...

5th January 2009

Cervinia top five runs

Cervinia now has an overhauled ski lift system. With good snow and sunny weather Cervinia is an...

4th January 2009

Big Mountain Pro 2009

Now in it's third year the Big Mountain Pro is a bit of an oddity. The riders judge each others...

4th January 2009

Top resorts for Snowboarding

1. Tignes, France Tignes is properly amazing..With the longest season in Europe, the closest...

4th January 2009

Flaine 40 years young

Flaine hosts a series of sports events, shows, entertainment, for all to enjoy last month and in...

4th January 2009

FIS Snowboard World Championships 2009 dates

Well known resorts and some newbies This year the FIS Snowboard World Championships are to be held...

4th January 2009

Shaun White interview from the guardian

Shaun White became a pro snowboarder in 1999 aged just 13. He has won 11 medals at the Winter...

21st December 2008

Brits prefere skiing in France

According to the 2008 edition of the annual Ski Industry Report, France accounts for 37.5 per cent...

21st December 2008

World snowboarding day

Get together with your family and friends.. there are events in 26 countries and 107 resorts...

14th December 2008

Zermatt expands freeride area

Zermatt is Europe’s highest ski area one of only two resorts that remain open 365 days a...

14th December 2008

Wengen top runs

Wengen shares it's ski area with Grindelwald. The majority of the runs in the Wengen-Grindenwald...

11th December 2008

Meribel guide to the top ski runs

The valley sits north to south, meaning you can ski in the sun all day long. Although a...

9th December 2008

Leona lewis learns to snowboard in Ischgl Austria

X factor winner and the latest world record breaker for the fastest download seller ever (her cover...

7th December 2008

Skiing and Music events

Snowbombing the daddy of the snow bound music festival, has been going for ten years and is getting...

4th December 2008

Record breaking snow across Europe

The Italian Dolomites have got the best of it, with over 150cm (five feet) at Cortina falling in a...

3rd December 2008

Blank Boards

We love this idea. Rob Foy and Benson Miller and professional snowboarders Brandon Bybee and Jason...

29th November 2008

Courchevel ski resort improvements

There is a new short piste in Courchevel - a blue run from the top of Pralong chairlift to the...

29th November 2008

Middle of Feb 2009 in France could be hectic

If you are planning on going skiing over the February school break and have yet to book, we'd...

16th November 2008

All girl snowboarding vid

Runway Films release their second film "See What I See," a collection of the worlds best female...

15th November 2008

Budget Ski Resorts

France  - Skiing on a budget Flaine The ski resort of Flaine is the highest resort in the...

15th November 2008

Tignes Events

Tignes New Years Eve Party with David Guetta December 31st David Guetta recently picked up...

11th November 2008

Verbier Run Guide

Verbier is a beautiful village situated on a steep mountainside that looks traditional but was...

11th November 2008

40cms of snow at Whistler

Whistler doesn't officially open for another couple of weeks (Nov 27th 2008). It's a big year for...

8th November 2008

Best ever Snowboarding Movie

"That's it, That's all" has an amazing line up of the best riders in the world (Nicolas Muller,...

8th November 2008

Ski or Snowboard in London

The O2 (you know the old Millennium Dome) will this winter have London’s first ever indoor...

8th November 2008

Snow conditions in Europe 1st week November 08

Switzerland Glacier 3000, above Les Diablerets and Gstaad, Zermatt, Engelberg and Saas Fee are...

8th November 2008

Five great runs in Les Arc

Valle de l'Arc A great long, meandering blue run from the summit of Col de la Chal down to the...

8th November 2008

Courchevel building green chalets

Courchevel will have six environmentally friendly chalets by the end of 2009. "With a great...

8th November 2008

Ski Lift

Ski lifts are a bit boring .. right? Well they do an amazing job. Transporting hundreds or...

8th November 2008

Top ski runs in Davos and Klosters

The slopes The Davos-Klosters ski area has five mountains on both sides of a valley. The...

8th November 2008

Pleasure Jam 2008

WIth 20.000 US Dollars price money the participants will also compete for some special awards like...

8th November 2008

Italian ski resorts open early

Passo Tonale is the latest ski resort to open its ski lifts. It opened yesterday, Friday November...

8th November 2008

Yeahh Love

Yeahh Productions, just launched they're new YEAHH LOVE a snowboard movie by Martin Luchsinger and...

3rd November 2008

Mountain Top Restaurant for Crans Montana

The restaurant called "Les Violettes" is going for the top end - offering real luxury and top...

29th October 2008

Les 2 Alpes opens for winter 2008

The 19th Mondial du Snowboard will be on at Les 2 Alpes this weekend 1st – 2nd November.There...

28th October 2008

Scrapbook Project - Finnish Snowboard Film

Showing off Finland as well as the up and downs of snowboarding. The filming took place during...

25th October 2008

Ski Flight Route Updates

Ski Flights to Geneva Ideal for loads of ski resorts including Chamonix, Verbier, Morzine, Val...

25th October 2008

Fresh Snow at Whistler

The resort isn't even due to open until November 27th, with the grand opening of the massive...

6th October 2008

Have the Espace Killy to yourself

The 300 lucky skiers and boarders will be selected by playing an online game at...

3rd October 2008

Metro Ski and Snowboard Show 2008

We reckon it's well worth a visit, to wet the appetite for the coming ski season. This year it's...

3rd October 2008

London Freeze 2008

London Freeze 2008 is the best way for Londoners to get in the mood for this seasons snowboarding...

1st January 1970