2011 Burton New Zealand Open

Every snowboarder looks forward to the Burton Global Open Series that was established by Jake Burton, as it not only allows professional snowboarders to show off their skills but it also draws thousands of snowboarding enthusiasts to come support their favorite competitors. The Burton Global Open Series takes place across Europe, the United States, in Canada and in New Zealand. On the 12th and 13th of August the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open will be hosted at the Cardona Alpine Ski Resort, located between the Crown Range and nearby cities of Wanaka and Queenstown, kicking of the Burton Global Open Series.

10th TTR World Snowboard Tour Begins

Operating as a non-profit organization, the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour has as one of its goals the establishment of snowboarding as a major snow sport on a global scale, while at the same time providing high quality competitive experiences for snowboarders around the world. The TTR (Ticket To Ride) World Ranking List along with the TTR World Tour, sees organizers of a host of independent freestyle snowboard events collaborating to present a global tour, catering for snowboarders of all levels of expertise – from rookie to professional. As the TTR World Snowboard Tour kicks off for its 10th season, riders and their supporters have loads of excitement ahead of them.

Warren Miller’s Wintervention in Queenstown NZ

Ever wondered what it would be like to ski in unexplored destinations. Warren Miller’s Wintervention will give you a good idea as it follows snow sport fanatics in their adventure from Argentina to the Antarctic, and a whole lot of places in between. This is the 61st film from Warren Miller Entertainment, and features award [...]

Warren Miller’s Wintervention in Christchurch NZ

Following the adventures of skiers who travel from Argentina to Antarctica searching for extreme locations of untouched snow to satisfy their need to travel downhill and breakneck speed, Wintervention is narrated by Jonny Mosely, and features board-certified riders such as Lyndsey Vonn, Hugo Harrison, JJ Thomas and Chris Davenport. In a world where addiction is [...]

Warren Miller’s Wintervention in Dunedin NZ

Warren Miller’s films have gathered cult-like following and this year’s Wintervention is not to be missed. Board certified riders featured include Chris Davenport, JJ Thomas, Lindsey Vonn and Hugo Harrison, with narration by Jonny Moseley. The film focuses on winter sport fanatics who travel to distant, sometimes harsh, locations in search of snow covered slopes [...]

Warren Miller’s Wintervention in Auckland NZ

Skiing icon Jonny Moseley narrates this fascinating film, featuring cases of classic “snow-addiction” from around the world. Follow the journey of skiers who travel to distant locations, searching for a snow covered hill to satisfy their craving. Featuring snowy locations many only dream about, this is a film that any snow sport fanatic will appreciate. [...]

Auckland Freeski Festival 2011

Join the New Zealand ski community for a social evening of film premieres and free skiing. Highlights of the evening include the new Poor Boyz Productions ski film Revolver as well as edits from Basket productions, Flash Modern and more. Visitors can look forward to $1000’s of free giveaways, DJ and bar. Date: 28 April [...]

Open Season at Snow Park NZ

Good news for skiers and snowboards! Snow Park NZ is opening earlier this year, with 11 June 2011 scheduled for the Grand Opening of the winter sport season. Tucked away in the awe-inspiring Southern Alps of New Zealand, Snow Park NZ is one of the country’s favorite spots for freestyle skiing and boarding. The playground [...]

Snowboard Big Air New Zealand

As the name of the event suggests, snowboarders launch into the air from a massive jump, and while airborne attempt to perform tricks of varying degrees of difficulty, before landing safely. The action takes place in front of the base building at Cardrona, offering spectators an excellent vantage point. Date: Wed 24 August 2011 Venue: [...]

Snowboard Slopestyle New Zealand

The new slopestyle course at Snow Park offers an exhilarating challenge as competitors perform tricks and deal with a variety of obstacles and terrain features offering technical difficulty of varying degrees. Obstacles on the slopestyle course include rails, boxes, jumps and jibs. This is fast-paced action at its best! Date: Sunday 21 August 2011 Venue: [...]

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