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15.07.2008 // British Snow Tour - Chatham Results
The 2008 British Snow Tour headed 'Eastside' to Chatham this weekend, 12th & 13th July for the Animal Slopestyle Championships and Big Air Jam. Chatham's impressive slopestyle course, which included a monster 60ft rail, set the stage for over 80 of the UK's best freestylers who linked together an amazing assortment of technical rail and kicker combo's. Inspired by the Schools Tour Team and local ripper Cody Hierons over 200 beginners headed to the event to check out the action and take part in the FREE lessons up for grabs courtesy of the Animal Lesson Academies.
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07.07.2008 // Halifax Locals Take Big Air Titles
It was a rainy start to the opening event of the 2008 British Snow Tour in Halifax over the weekend, but spirits weren't dampened as over 70 of the UK's top snowboarders and freeskiers, charged the kickers and threw down technical rail tricks during the Quiksilver Big Air Championships and Rail Jam. The Schools Tour Team also proved to be a big hit in Halifax with over 200 enthusiastic kids taking part in the FREE beginner lessons, courtesy of the Quiksilver lesson academies.
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03.07.2008 // British Snow Tour heads to Chatham
It's all about the steeze next weekend 12th & 13th July when the 2008 British Snow Tour heads 'Eastside' to Chatham, for the Animal Slopestyle Championships and Big Air Jam. The schools tour will also continue its quest to educate the kids in the ways of the UK shredder by visiting two Chatham schools on 10th & 11th July and giving away 200 FREE beginner lessons.
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30.06.2008 // British Snow Tour Heads to Halifax
After a great British Championships in Laax, Switzerland the British Snow Tour is back on UK soil and looking forward to kicking off its first event, the Quiksilver Big Air Championships in Halifax next weekend 5th & 6th July 2008.
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18.06.2008 // British Ski Cross Series Round 2: SNO!zone, Braehead
The ever growing British Ski Cross Series arrived at SNO!zone, Braehead on the 15th June 2008 as competitors from across the UK gathered for the second round of the series, eager to pick up where they left off following the success of Round One in Castleford the previous month.
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13.06.2008 // SALOMON GROM CAMPS Powered by SAAB
For all you freestyle skiers who want to improve your skills and the jumps and rails
then listen up! There are loads of new Grom camps planned all over the country this
summer.
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21.05.2008 // Sheffield Freeze 2008
The Sheffield Freeze is back on Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June, bringing you one of the best UK dry slope slopestyle and big air competitions.
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19.05.2008 // Fat Face Night Ski 2008 Review
The Fat Face Night Ski, part of the Fat Face Night Series held at the Chill Factore in Manchester on Saturday (17th
May) was descried by many as 'epic' and the best British indoor ski event ever!
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06.05.2008 // UK Skiercross Series
This summer will see alpine skiing's most exciting new event hit the indoor slopes of the UK. Skiercross has been a popular mid point between racing and freestyle for professional skiers everywhere for years, but with the sport being declared as an Olympic discipline for the upcoming 2010 Vancouver Games, it will become more and more prominent to those not directly involved.
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06.05.2008 // The Big Spring Clean
It's a fact, that one cigarette butt pollutes upwards of 1 cubic metre
of water, a coke can takes over 200 years to decompose and even orange
peel will not disappear in less than a year. All these items, and many
more are found on ski slopes across the world.
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17.04.2008 // Brits 08: Photos and Video
We have all the photos and video from the Brits 2008 for your viewing please. If you were there, enjoy the memories. If you weren't there, come see what you missed.
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16.04.2008 // Salomon Grom Freeski camps powered by Saab.
As the winter is coming to an end in the mountains the Salomon Grom camps is going to kick off in a big way this month starting in Manchester at the Chill Factore and then on to Halifax ski centre. The camps are for all standards of skiers to first time trying Freestyle skiing to Pro level.
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16.04.2008 // Paddy Graham invited to Nine Knights
We have just had news from Paddy Graham that he is to be one of nine invited riders to the exclusive Nine Knights event in Oberstorf, Germany which is being hosted by Nico Zacek.
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14.04.2008 // The North Face Ski Challenge Tour 2008 Finals in Val Thorens
The North Face Ski Challenge Tour 08 finished yesterday in Val Thorens, France. For its second year, the contest gathered 73 riders from 11 nations accross Europe, all eager to maybe become the next AJ Kemppainen, the young wonder that became a pro rider last year and stormed the freeski scene this winter.
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05.04.2008 // Brits 08: Quiksilver British Freeski Big Air Championships
Joe Murrell and Teri Spencer Take Title at the Quiksilver British Freeski Big Air Championships
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03.04.2008 // Brits 08: Trespass British Skiercross Championships
British Freestyle Ski Team Triumph in Trespass British Skiercross Championships
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02.04.2008 // Brits 08: Animal British Freeski Slopestyle Championships
James Webb and Emma Lonsdale come out on top in the Animal British Freeski Slopestyle Championships 2008
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01.04.2008 // Brits 08: SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championships
Murray Buchan and Emma Lonsdale Take Top Honours at the SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championships
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04.02.2008 // Core Freestyle Nights at Chill Factore
On the 9th of Feb, Chill Factore are going to throw the launch of their freestyle nights (CORE FREESTYLE NIGHTS) and there will be loads of on slope prizes and an after party in Chillies bar.
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18.12.2007 // Join the NIKE ACG Sweetspots Crew
So you’ve seen Henning shred bottomless powder in Canada, Sverre rip down untracked couloirs in Norway and Andreas stomp the unthinkable…. now do you want in on the action? Do you always end up filming your friends? Is your camera phone/DV camera always full? Do you watch snowsports videos and think ‘I want to get involved’?
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