Snow Park NZ Launches New Event (06-Jul-10)

Snow Park, NZ, July 6, 2010 - New Zealand's top junior

New Zealand’s top junior freeskiers and snowboarders will start their school holidays with a spectacle of talent and showmanship, when Snow Park NZ run their first ever ‘Junior Slopestyle Open’ on the 13th and 14th July. 

The action will take place on Snow Park’s slopestyle run with features especially sized to suit junior riders.

“There is a growing demand for more junior competitions so this year we decided to create our own freestyle slopestyle event," said Sam Lee, Snow Park NZ Operations Manager. "We value the future of freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitors and have designed a world class junior course and professionally run event.”

July 13th will see the Armada Freeski Slopestyle event followed by the Rossignol Snowboard Slopestyle on July 14th.

The event will also give New Zealand's Junior World Championships Team an opportunity to hone their skills prior to the upcoming World Junior Championships Slopestyle, also held at Snow Park NZ in August.  

The Snow Park Junior Slopestyle is part of the NZ National Points Tour (www.snowsports.co.nz) giving every rider the opportunity to score points towards becoming overall National Junior Champion. The event is also is also the first stop on the new Armada Ski’s ‘Rat Bag Tour’ (www.armadanz.com).

AGE GROUPS (Date of birth is calculated from Jan 1):  Grommets (9 and under= born 2001 or later), Youth (10 – 13 = born 2000 – 1997), Juniors (14 – 16 = born 1996 – 1994)

• Entries in person:  Accepted at Snow Parks ‘The Good’s Retail' shop.
• Entries by phone:  Parent required to phone with valid credit card:  03 443 9991 (during registration hours 9-4).