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Kicking Horse, USA, August 9, 2010 - Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia which celebrates its tenth season this winter has announced it will open its fourth Alpine bowl this winter 2010/11.
Mt Hutt, New Zealand, August 8, 2010 - Mt Hutt was revelling in
Mt Hutt today was revelling in its biggest covering of the white stuff since opening this season. More than a metre of fresh snow brought the high country ski area’s snow base to 2.3 metres, delighting skiers and boarders.
New Zealand, August 8, 2010 - Queenstown's snow revellers
Queenstown’s snow revellers enjoy the aftermath of a huge snowfall at Coronet Peak and The Remarkables this weekend.
Coronet Peak Ski Area received a generous 45cm blanketing of new snow while The Remarkables reported a total of 33 cm of the white stuff.
Cardrona, New Zealand, August 8, 2010 - Challening, snowy conditions
Challenging, snowy conditions didn’t prevent the world’s top halfpipe riders from raising the bar in the finals of the Volkl NZ Freeski Open halfpipe competition Saturday at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
Taylor Seaton of the United States narrowly edged out Wanaka local Byron Wells in the men’s final.
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, August 5, 2010 - Competitors at the 2010 World Heli Challenge
Competitors at the 2010 World Heli Challenge woke up to a heavy inversion layer yesterday morning and there was question about whether the Extreme Day would run. Bound and determined to make the day a success, event founder Tony Harrington (Harro) and technical director, Nick Mills, headed out in a helicopter through breaking cloud to assess the situation. Breaking through the cloud they found the perfect venue for the day’s contest and in the
Broken River, New Zealand, August 5, 2010 - Broken River has a full
Broken River has a full programme organised for telemark skiers over the next couple of months. The programme starts off with the annual R & R Sport Freeheel Fun Weekend on August 14th and 15th.
“We have participants coming from all over the South Island” says organiser Jim Henderson. “Some people have been coming every year since we first ran the event in 2003.
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, August 5, 2010 - Thursday marks the official kick off
Thursday marks the official kick off of the 2010 Volkl NZ Freeski Open with the Men’s Slopestyle Qualifiers beginning at 10:20am at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
The competitors were out for an official training day today and according to the judges and spectators, the tricks were epic.
“It was like having a front row seat at the X Games without the crowds,” said Ford Rylander, a visitor from Austin, Texas.
Cardrona, New Zealand, August 5, 2010 - The Volkl New Zealand Freeski Open
The Volkl New Zealand Freeski Open kicked off Thursday with a stellar field of international riders vying for a spot in Friday’s slopestyle semi-finals and finals at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
And once again, the bar is being raised as the top qualifiers unveiled right-side double corks to complement the more common left-side double corks that are becoming a must-do trick to advance in world-class competitions.
<Perisher, Australia, August 1, 2010 - Perisher has had over 10cm
Snowfalls continuing......
We've had over 10cms of snow settle across the resort and it's coming down heavily now! The BOM says these blizzard conditions are expected to continue today.
The PlayStation Superpipe is getting lots of action, after making its 2010 debut yesterday.
Perisher, Australia, August 1, 2010 - Australia's only superpipe
Australia's only Superpipe made its season debut on Front Valley at Perisher today. Measuring just under a 100 meters (328 feet) long, 16 meters (52 feet) wide and with walls over 5 meters (17 feet) high, it is the only halfpipe of its type in Australia.
It took a dedicated team of groomers over ten days and around 9000 cubic metres of snow to build the Superpipe complementing Australia's largest and best free-ride facilities.
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