- TTR Burton European Open 2011 - Trailer

A Video found on the web and brought to you by SkiAndBoarding. Now that snow is covering the mountain peaks and temperatures are dropping, Burton Snowboards and host resort LAAX are gearing up for the 12th annual Burton European Open (BEO), taking place from January 8-- 15,2011. Over the years, the BEO has grown into Europe's biggest on-snow event, showcasing the crème de la crème of international snowboarding and contributing to the progression of the sport with innovative slopestyle courses and a perfect superpipe. The BEO is also the premier breakthrough competition for upcoming riders, who often kick-start their snowboarding careers after excellent results in LAAX.

 Snowboarders like Olympian Peetu Piiroinen (FIN) and Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) got their start at the BEO where top results gained them international attention in the early days of their careers.

 

 

 

The BEO is the second event of the 2010/2011 Burton Global Open Series and a 6Star TTR event where more than 400 riders -- women, men and kids -- have the chance to compete for prestigious titles, a piece of the $125,000 USD prize purse and key ranking points for both the TTR as well as the BGOS. Mark the date in your calendar now, and make sure you join us in LAAX to witness one of snowboarding's finest events.


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Relentless FREEZE FESTIVAL 2010

 

 

Relentless Freeze Festival 2010

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This year is going to be absolutely manic. SkiAndBoarding are going to be at the event and loving every minute of it.

There is going to be - Amazing music at this years Freeze Festival, Featuring a Pendulum DJ set closing on the last day. And you won't want to miss a thing.

Skiing and Snowboard lovers alike across not just the UK but from across the WORLD will be flocking to this years Freeze Festival.

Make sure you don't miss out and get over to Battersea for the hottest Snowboarding and Skiing the the world has to offer.

 

Make sure you look out for SkiAndBoarding and we would love it if you come and say hello. SkiAndBoarding are going to be at this years Relentless Freeze Festival across the whole 3 days.

SkiAndBoarding are going to be taking thousands of Photo's and hours worth of Video's this year, so make sure after the event you come and visit our site to have a look at SkiAndBoarding Productions hottest selection from the event.

 

Here are some of latest details about this years Freeze Festival.

Relentless Freeze Festival, the UK’s biggest winter sports and music event returns to Battersea for 2010 • Event confirmed from October 29-31st in London • The world’s finest snowboarders to compete in the LG Big Air, the FIS-sanctioned World Cup event • World’s best freestyle skiers to compete in the International Big Air Event • Mark Ronson, Roni Size, New Young Pony Club, I Blame Coco, Pendulum DJ set and Hadouken! confirmed to appear. Further acts to be announced • Tickets on sale now at http://www.thefreezefestival.com

 

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Relentless Freeze Festival (formerly London Freeze), the UK’s biggest winter sports and music event, returns to London following its success in attracting over 20,000 to Battersea Power Station in 2009. The event, now in its third year, sees several of the world’s best winter sports athletes - fresh from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver – fiercely competing in a world class snowboarding and freeski event. From October 29-31st the international competition standard snow jump once again becomes an iconic sight on the capital’s skyline. Standing over 32m high and 100m long, using over 500 tonnes of real snow, the LG Big Air World Cup showcases the world’s best snowboarders competing for vital ratings points in their quest to become World Champion. The London leg of the FIS-sanctioned World Cup kicks off the UK winter sports season and is the third event on the Men’s LG World Cup tour. Last year’s event saw Austrian Stefan Gimpl scoop the title before a UK record winter sports crowd of 13,000 on World Cup day but competition is set to be even tougher this year with the likes of Americans Colby West, Scotty Lago and quarter pipe height world record holder Simon Dumont expected to attend, alongside British Olympian Ben Kilner and UK No 2. Dom Harrington. The superstars of the ski world are in town for the International Freestyle Ski Big Air, the only event of its kind in the UK. Australian Russ Henshaw took the first prize purse last year and is expected to defend his crown against world class opposition including exciting young American star Bobby Brown. The best of the British athletes go head to head in the Battle of Britain competitions across both snowboarding and freestyle ski disciplines over the course of the weekend. The Top 4 riders in each competition then go on to compete in the international competitions.

 

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Music Line Up at Freeze Festival 2010

 

 

When the sun sets on the slope, the music stages at the event host a range of live music performances. Mark Ronson, one of the UK’s most talented artists, has been confirmed to headline along with his band The Business Intl. The Brit and Grammy-Award winning artist appears on a Saturday night bill which includes New Young Pony Club, the hip five piece outfit whose electro grooves have attracted critical acclaim and I Blame Coco, featuring one of the UK’s finest young talents. Further Saturday night acts will be announced soon. Also on the main stage and topping Friday’s dance bill is Mercury Prize winner Roni Size and he will be joined on stage by MC Jakes. Other acts confirmed for Friday evening are Nextmen and Krafty Kuts alongside MC Dynamite, Scratch Perverts and Jaguar Skills. The dance line up is completed by Charlie G, Klimax and Benny MC. Experimental and genre-hopping band Hadouken! are set to appear on the Sunday night and a Pendulum DJ set will close the event. Several more acts are to be confirmed for the last night of the event. The Relentless Stage features a host of acts across the three days of the event, and already confirmed are Bedouin Soundclash (Saturday) and Skindred (Sunday). Andrew Topham, Event Organiser for Big Freeze Ltd commented: “We are delighted that London has been chosen to host the third leg of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup series. For UK winter sports fans, the Relentless Freeze Festival offers a rare glimpse of the world’s best winter sports athletes including competitors from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Music fans can look forward to an eclectic range of live acts appearing on two stages across three nights. This year’s event will reinforce our position as London’s most exciting winter spectacle.” Relentless Energy Drink spokesperson Steven Ruhl said “We’re really excited to be the headline sponsor of the 2010 Relentless Freeze Festival. Relentless Energy has been involved with the event from the very beginning so it is fantastic that we've helped it grow to already become Europe's largest snow sports and music festival and right in the heart of London! This is a truly unique festival delivering a world class snow sports event, set in an alpine style ski resort in the footprint of Battersea’s iconic Power Station combined with an incredible live music line up.” +Fans wishing to attend the event are advised to visit www.thefreezefestival.com for further ticket information.

Quick SkiAndBoarding Forecast

The Stubai Glacier in Austria is now open for the winter season, operating six lifts this week. Lots of snow, over 40cm, is expected at many Austrian resorts between the weekend and early next week.

Good summer riding can be enjoyed at Val Senales in Italy along with Saas Fee and Zermatt in Switzerland. Typical late summer conditions exist and the temperature is lower than at the height of the summer season so the snow really does firm up overnight and stays firmer for longer during the day.
The skiing is good in Australia, although there hasn’t been any new snow since last week and temperatures have been up to near 10°C. You can expect lots of skiing under warm sunshine.

It is a very different situation in New Zealand. Cold and wintry weather is bringing lots of new snow to the resorts although the strong winds are affecting lift operations. Turoa on the north island reports the best conditions they have had all season.

All bar two of our Chilean resorts have now closed for the 2010 ski season. The remaining open resorts are Termas de Chillan and Valle Nevado.
Spring continues to dominate in Argentina although the ski season has now ended at Las Lenas.

Thats all for now…

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Morzine Avoriaz, France

Morzine Avoriaz, France

Location: Rhone-Alpes Region, Part of the Portes du Soleil ski area (French Side), France

Nearest city: Cluses

Vertical: 2466m

Skiable terrain: Pistes of 650km

Runs: 288

Longest Run: Unknown

Ski season: Start of and end of season snow dependant (19th December-End of April)

Lift System: 212 lifts – 117 surface lifts, 81 chairlifts, 10 gondolas and 4 cable cars – 235,828 people per hour

Terrain Parks: 9 snow parks 5 boarder crosses

Morzine’s terrain makes it a fantastic place for beginners or those who haven’t skied in years. The laid back attitude of the locals in the restaurants and the friendly lift staff make it the perfect place to for a long weekend getaway. With the flight from London Gatwick taking an hour and 15 minutes its a short hop across the channel to Geneva airport, and then an easy hour and a half journey by car to Portes du Soleil.

The resort is traditionally very popular with families because of the nature of the skiing in and around the village area. However if you need a challenge just hop up to Avoriaz a 20 minute drive or 5 minute cable car journey from the Prodain bubble car into the heart of the Avoriaz Village where you can test yourself with a selection of black and red runs including the infamous ‘THE WALL’ run (not for the faint hearted).

If you get board (no pun intended) of all the slopes offered to you in Morzine and Avoriaz the Port du Soleil ski pass also incorporate the nearby village of Les Gets which has a good couple of days challenging skiing on Mont Cherry as well as some easier runs near the ski school in the centre of town. If France isn’t your cup of tea in the Port du Soleil why not pop over to Switzerland. As long as you’ve purchased the Port du Soleil lift pass the slopes are yours to roam. Just be careful not to get stuck there when the lifts close for the day!

‘THE WALL’

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Duration From 19/12/09 until 03/04/10 Before 19/12/09 and after 03/04/10
Adult
16+ yrs
Child
5-15 yrs
Senior
62+ yrs
Adult
16+ yrs
Child
5-15 yrs
Senior
62+ yrs
Half Day (until 1pm or from 12 noon) 30 € 20 € 24 € 26 € 17 € 20 €
From 11am onwards 36 € 24 € 29 € 31 € 20 € 25 €
Full day 40 € 27 € 32 € 34 € 23 € 27 €
1 day and a half 69 € 46 € 55 € 59 € 39 € 47 €
2 days 78 € 52 € 62 € 66 € 44€ 53 €
3 days 111 € 74 € 89 € 94 € 63 € 76 €
4 days 143 € 96 € 114 € 122 € 82€ 97 €
5 days 173 € 116 € 138 € 147 € 99 € 117 €
5 x 1/2 days 150 € 100 € 120 € 130 € 85 € 100 €
5 x 1 day 200 € 135 € 160 € 170 € 115 € 135 €
6 days 205 € 137 € 164 € 174 € 116 € 139 €
7 days 230 € 154 € 184 € 196 € 131 € 156 €
8 days 254 € 170 € 203 € 216 € 145 € 173 €
8 days non-consecutive 240 € 160 € 192 €      
9 days 277 € 186 € 222 € 235 € 158 € 189 €
10 days 297 € 199 € 238 € 252 € 169 € 202 €
11 days 315 € 211 € 252 € 268 € 179 € 214 €
12 days 332 € 222 € 266 € 282 € 189 € 226 €
13 days 349 € 234 € 279 € 297 € 199 € 237 €
14 days 364 € 244 € 291 € 309 € 207 € 247 €
Season Pass 760 € 509 € 608 € 646 € 433 € 517 €
Residents Pass 600 € 402 € 480 € 510 € 342 € 408 €

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Ski Hire

Typical ski hire and boot is between 20 Euros a day and 60 Euros a day, obviously dependant on the quality of kit hired and the provider. Whilst boards are a little more expensive at 25 Euros a day.

Ski hire shops are situated throughout the centre of Morzine Avoriaz and Les Gets, however it may be wise in peak season to pre book some equipment just in case.

Accommodation

Because of the relatively affluent area which it resides accommodation during peak times can be expensive however, look hard enough and you will always find a bargain.

 
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Nightlife

The nightlife for a particulary family orientated resort is reasonable. There are plenty of friendly bars and clubs in the centre of morzine with more and more springing up all the time however the downside to the tourism is that drinks aren’t cheap with a cheap pint being 4 euros.

In Summary

What’s Great

+ Part of the vast Portes du Soleil lift network

+ Larger local piste area than other Portes du Soleil resorts

+ Good nightlife by French standards

+ Quite attractive old town – a stark contrast to Avoriaz

+ Few liftlines locally (but see minus points)

What’s Not-So-Great
– Takes a while to get to Avoriaz and main Portes du Soleil circuit

– Bus-ride or long walk to lifts from much of the accommodation

– Low altitude means there is an enduring risk of poor snow, though increased snowmaking has helped

- Low altitude or inconvenient beginner slopes

– Not a great resort for experts

– Weekend crowds

 

Deer Valley - Ski Resort Review - SkiAndBoarding

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Location: Wasatch Range, Summit County, Utah, U.S. Nearest city: Park City, Utah Vertical: 3000 ft (914 m) Top elevation: 9570 ft (2917 m) Base elevation: 6570 ft (2003 m) Skiable area: 2,026 acres (8.20 km2) Runs: 100 Longest run: 2.8 miles (4.5 km) Ski Season  December to April Lift system: 21 (1 Gondola, 11 High-speed quad chairlifts, 2 Fixed-grip quad chairlifts, 5 Triple chairlifts, 2 Double chairlifts) Lift capacity: 46,500 skiers/hr Terrain parks: Yes Snowmaking: over 560 acres (2.3 km2) Deer Valley is where skiers come to be cosseted, pampered, and indulged. The 5 star service starts the moment you arrive and you are relieved of skis by an attendant, who then stores them for you courtesy of the complimentary day and overnight ski storage. [caption id="attachment_292" align="alignnone" width="676" caption="Deer Valleys Peaks Towering "][/caption] The slopes are perfectly groomed as is expected from this genteel ski resort, but Deer Valley is opening up some challenging off-piste terrain, and has a trail map designed for experts. Yet it is one of the world's few remaining ski resorts that prohibit snowboarding. Flagstaff Mountain has everything for the skier, easy slopes, and some great tree skiing for experts. Deer Valley uses more grooming equipment than other Wasatch ski areas, and limits access to avoid overcrowding; as of 2006, the resort limited ticket sales to 6,500 per day. Deer Valley's total uphill lift capacity of 46,500 skiers per hour is approximately 50% higher than the capacity of its larger neighbors Park City Mountain Resort and The Canyons. Deer Valley has 21 chairlifts, including 11 high speed detachable quads and an enclosed 4-passenger gondola. Ski Passes Adult pass 1 day     67 USD Adult pass 6 days   348 USD Child pass 1 day     36 USD Child pass 6 days   168 USD Ski Hire Ski hire prices range from place to place but a good range of prices can be found below .

Junior Package: 12 and under

FULL SET SKIS ONLY BOOTS ONLY
Full-day $36 $28 $24
Afternoon only* $26 $23 $20
 
     

Enthusiast Package: Beginner – Intermediate

     
 
  FULL SET SKIS ONLY BOOTS ONLY
Full-day $49 $41 $29
Afternoon Only* $39 $31 $23
 
     

Performance Package: Intermediate - Expert

     
 
  FULL SET SKIS ONLY BOOTS ONLY
Full-day $59 $52 $29
Afternoon Only* $49 $39 $23
 
     

Premier Package: Intermediate - Expert

     
 
  FULL SET SKIS ONLY BOOTS ONLY
Full-day $69 $62 $29
Afternoon Only* $59 $52 $23
 
 

Ski Season: December to April Transport The resort is located 36 miles from the Salt Lake City International Airport. Unfortunately at current there is no regularly scheduled public transportation between Salt Lake City and Park City. Reservations are recommended for shuttle services  however many will also accept walk-ups at their counters, adjacent to the baggage claim in the Salt Lake City International Airport. Local Attractions Nearby Attractions: Summer wildflowers and hiking trails through the magnificent Rocky Mountains, as well as a Bowling Alley, Sports centre, Gym, a Swimming pool, and an Ice rink all go to making Deer Valley the top resort in the USA. Nearby Salt Lake City provides some excellent sightseeing as well. Aprés-Ski: The Lounge provides great apres ski with live entertainment over weekends, and the 21 other restaurants and bars help fill the void, but for real partying head for Park City where the fun and the music is steaming. Piste Map  piste map The combination of great skiing, great diversity and superb apres-ski have led to Deer Valley being awarded the best ski resort in the United States 3 years running now!