British Snow Tour News

Brace yourselves for a live AV set from DJ Yoda, a SCRATCH night to remember as Mr Thing and Yungun join Scratch resident Matt Smooth and DJ Lyley, dance floor devastation with DJ Cheeba and a night of technical trickery at the Whitelines Rail Jam. With an on-mountain Reggae BBQ, The Sledgercross and a Punk fancy dress party already in the bill, The BRITS Snow & Music Festival just keeps getting better and better!

First seen at The BRITS in 2004, world renowned scratch legend DJ Yoda is set to return with an incredible live audio-visual set for 2012. Expect to hear the Indiana Jones theme mixed with woofer-worrying Dubstep or The Muppet theme cut with MIA when Yoda descends on Laax with a brand new live AV show to blow your thermal socks off! Known for his mind-blowing turntable skills that fuse funk, reggae, drum ‘n’ bass and even big band swing and country & western and dubbed as “one of the ten DJs to see before you die” by Q Magazine you’d be mad to miss this!


DJ Yoda

BRITS regulars and SCRATCH residents Matt Smooth and DJ Lyley will be joined by UK hip-hop heavy weights Yungun and Mr Thing for a night of grimy beats and rhymes. Following a string of collaborations with the likes of Guru and The Nextmen, Yungun is set to rock Laax with his eclectic mix of hip-hop, disco, soul, house, jazz and electronica. Providing the backdrop to Yungun’s needle-sharp raps will be DMC Scratch winner and THE party DJ, Mr Thing. Having toured with the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Beastie Boys and Run DMC expect the mountains to shake with this one!

We did intend to give you time to recuperate but instead we’re bringing you a night of epic live action, which will include a banging live band (to be announced shortly!) and a live AV set from Bristol based turntable genius DJ Cheeba. So get ready to stick matchsticks in your eyes and peel back your ears as Cheeba takes you on a trip of long forgotten beats, breaks and videotapes.

Not enough? We’ve teamed up with UK shred mag Whitelines to bring you the Whitelines Rail Jam at The BRITS 2012. For one night only we’ll be transporting all the action down to the après arena and awarding those that put board to metal to impress the judges, there’s beer money at stake here so expect big things!

• Monday 19th March SCRATH DJ Collective, presented by Trespass and SCUK
  
• Tuesday 20th March Live Band Night, presented by Dare 2b and skiclub.co.uk
  
• Wednesday 21st March DJ Cheeba, presented by Snow + Rock and metrosnow.co.uk
  
• Thursday 22nd March Punk Fancy Dress, presented by Protest & Whitelines Magazine
  
• Friday 23rd March DJ Yoda
  
• Saturday 24th March The Send Off Session, presented by In The Snow and Downdays.eu

Haven’t booked your snow fix yet this season? Week-packages start from an amazing *£279 and include seven nights’ accommodation, seven day liftpass, festival wristband, which includes free access to all the club nights and a horde of discounts, and an official BRITS Funi beanie, so don’t delay, get booking!

Check out www.the-brits.com for the full week’s schedule and booking details 18-25th March, 2012 at Laax, Switzerland

*411CHF – GBP equivalent may vary with exchange rate.

The BRITS would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass, Dare2b and Snow+Rock. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Ski Club of Great Britain, Metrosnow.co.uk, In The Snow and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX. Governing Bodies: TTR, AFP, WSF and BSS.

PUNK PARTY, SLEDGERCROSS & NEW SNOW PARK ANNOUNCED
18th – 25th March 2012, LAAX, Switzerland

Not ones for skimping at The BRITS, this year’s snow and music buffet is an ‘all you can eat’ - though not all of necessarily good for your health. Prepare to partake in a world first at the BRITS Sledgercross, kick back at the reggae BBQ, break out the Mohawks for the fabled fancy dress and go crazy in the all new Snow + Park arena.

Laax park update

Once more, Laax have shown why they are considered to be the Godfathers of European freestyle by building a new world class freestyle playground. Built in the area between the renowned Laax Superpipe that hosts the Dare2B Halfpipe and the brand new six seater chair lift, the vast Snow & Park arena features endless obstacles and kickers aimed at the intermediate to advanced rider, plus a banked slalom and a dedicated beginner’s area equipped with mini rails and kickers. Crucially for the British Championships, Snow & Park will also boast a permanent Cross course, which will be designed from the outset with The Trespass Snowboarder/Skiercross needs in mind, assisted by Team GB coach James Foster, and with an innovative new layout proposed for the Protest Slopestyle, the Snow & Park arena promises to shake things up for 2012.

Apres

Breaking ground at The BRITS, organisers will be staging the new (unofficial) discipline of ‘Sledgercross’. Individual timed trials will be held throughout the week during Apres, with the fastest 32 going through to the knock-out finals on Saturday evening. Four man/women heats will see sledgers hurtling down a hefty drop in and a series of obstacles in the bid to become the inaugural BRITS Sledgercross Champion. Get practising people, there’s pride at stake here!

To combat the stresses of a day on the slopes (yeah, right!), Swiss reggae legends, Idren Sounds will be laying down the backing track to the chilled-out Reggae BBQ at Larnags mountain restaurant. BRITS wristband holders can expect cheap beer and bangers and laid-back beats… everyting gonna be i-ree.

Nightlife

The BRITS fancy dress is now rightly the stuff of legend, having seen some stellar outfits, from a rack of human bowling pins and bowling ball to a rather confused Kendo Nagasaki in a Mankini – more frightening, than funny. For 2012, it’s the year of the Punk and so expect ceiling-high Mohawks, 14-eye Doc Martens, the tight-ass tartan pants. By popular demand, BRITS favourite Christian Stevenson will be pulling the strings and instigating an almighty mosh-pit.

Headwear brand FUNI have teamed up The BRITS for another year to be the supplier of the official BRITS beanie, which will be gifted to everyone who books an official BRITS package.

Week-packages start from £295, including seven nights accommodation, seven day liftpass, BRITS event wristband, which includes free access to all the club nights and a horde of discounts, and an official BRITS beanie. With return flights with Easyjet currently at £70, there’s no better time to book…

The BRITS would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass, Dare2b and Snow+Rock.
Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Ski Club of Great Britain, Metrosnow.co.uk, In The Snow and Snowboardclub.co.uk.
Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX. Governing Bodies: TTR, AFP, WSF and BSS.

www.the-brits.com

The BRITS organisers are proud to announce Dare2b as the new title sponsor of the British Snowboard and Freeski Halfpipe Championships 2012 and 2013 as they help groom British athletes ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics.



The Dare2b British Halfpipe Championships will attract the UK's Olympic hopefuls to the World-famous super-pipe in Laax, Switzerland from the 18th - 25th March 2012 to battle it out for the coveted British titles. "The Brits has always been at the forefront of snowsports and Dare 2b are extremely pleased to be involved with the Halfpipe discipline" says Helen O'Carroll, Marketing Manager for Dare2b.

It is even more fitting when you consider that Dare2b's clobber will offer high performance that doesn't cost the earth, leaving you with more £'s for the all-important Après Sessions and Club Nights!.. details on the associated Dare2b Club Night at The BRITS to follow.

And finally, Dare2b are stoked to reveal that they have taken 3 times British Freeski Halfpipe Champion, James Machon under their wing and will be backing his Olympic dreams in the coming years. James will be rocking the latest threads this winter before heading to Laax to defend his British crown for an unprecedented 4th time… you wouldn't bet against him.

Check out the "SNAP TAG WIN" entries from The Brits stand at the Ski and Snowboard Show and Freeze Festival. Tag yourself and you could win a bag of swag.

Sparrow Knox and Andrew MatthewsThe BRITS Invitational Championships wrapped up the UK leg of the British Snow Tour in style this weekend at the London Ski Show, Earls Court. Hundreds of spectators gathered at the all-new hip jump to watch some of the UK’s finest snowboarders and skiers battle it out for the title of The BRITS Invitational Champion. Despite fierce competition it was Sparrow Knox and Andrew Matthew’s standout performances that won the titles for snowboarding and skiing respectively, bagging them each a seven night holiday at Chalet Montana courtesy of PRG Ski.

The BRITS Invitational Snowboard Championships

Ten riders took to the hip jump in the qualifying round with eight riders progressing through to the eight man knock out semifinal round. The judges were witness to some incredible riding with the likes of Billy Morgan, brothers Danny & Matt McCormick and Mike Austin mixing it up with huge backflips, McTwists and super smooth 72’s. Ultimately it was Sparrow Knox, Andy Nudds, Cody Hierons and Sam Turnball who impressed the judges enough to make it through to the final.

The finalists had two chances to thrown down the winning trick and it was London’s own Sparrow Knox’s massive rodeo on his first run that bagged him the title: “Today has been amazing, the hip was different to previous years and was loads of fun, everyone rode so well and I’m amazingly happy to win,” said Sparrow. A special mention goes to Cody Hierons who was riding super smooth all day stomping backside 540s and 720s, just missing out on the podium spot by five points.


Sparrow Knox


Andrew Matthews

The BRITS Invitational Freeskiing Championships

Eleven of the UK’s top skiers treated the crowd to a jaw dropping show when they took to the slope for the knock out qualification round with eight making it through to the final. Riders gave it their all with a massive 900 from Danny McCormick, a text book 540 from Tom Coe and a super clean rodeo from James Machon, making it a tough call for the judges. But it was Snow Tour regulars Julian Ball, Josh Birch, Murray Buchan and Andrew Matthew that secured their place in the final.

The riders upped their game and charged the massive hip jump with some standout performances from the UK’s elite. Despite fierce competition it was Andrew Matthew’s massive double japan flatspin stomped on both runs that secured him the well-deserved first place. Missing out on the podium by just one point Scottish rider Murray Buchan gave Andrews a run for his money with his super clean 540 tail grab. A special mention goes to new Dare2b rider James Machon who was riding super solid all day, stomping text book rodeo’s in the knock out round.

For a full list of results and images check out www.britishsnowtour.com. You can see these athletes in action at The BRITS Snow & Music Festival, Laax, Switzerland 18th – 25th March. Packages start from £295 per person, including seven nights’ accommodation, seven day liftpass, BRITS event wristband, which includes free access to all the club nights and a horde of discounts, and an official BRITS beanie. Check out www.the-brits.com for details and to book.

The British Snow Tour would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass, Dare2b and Snow+Rock.
Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, www.Downdays.eu, Ski Club of Great Britain, www.Metrosnow.co.uk, In The Snow and www.Snowboardclub.co.uk.
Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.
Governing Bodies: TTR, AFP, WSF and BSS.

The BRITS Invitational Championships is set to storm The Ski & Snowboard Show, Earls Court, London on Friday 21st October. This year, twenty four of the UK’s freestyle elite will raise the roof as they go head-to-head on the massive hip kicker in this knock-out eliminator.

The action will get underway at 2.30pm when the freeskiing talent battle it out in the qualification round. At 4.30pm some of the UK’s finest snowboarders will take to the air in a bid to make it through to the finals at 6.30pm.

The finals will see the top eight snowboarders and eight skiers going head-to-head in a bid to claim the title of The BRITS Invitational Champion as presented by Protest and Trespass and bag themselves a seven night holiday at Chalet Montana courtesy of PRG Ski.

As soon as the medals have been awarded and champagne dispatched, the party kicks off at the first of two BRITS Warm-Up Sessions. The Apres Session is fronted by a live performance from the insanely good beat-box and guitar collective, Duke who have supported Amy Winehouse and graced the stages of the UK’s biggest festivals including Leeds and Lovebox. Show organizers are offering an après-ticket for just £6 which gives you entrance to the show from 5pm. But the party doesn’t stop there as we head full speed into The BRITS Club Session, at My Place Club, Earl’s Court, with Kerrang Radio’s Christian Stevenson and Demo Mode on the decks from 10pm -2am. Entry is only £4 on the door.

The BRITS Invitational and Warm-up Sessions come in the lead-up to the forthcoming BRITS Snow and Music Festival 2012, so come along and check out the stand at the show (stand T70) or go to: www.the-brits.com

For more information about the Ski & Snowboard Show and to book tickets go to: www.metrosnow.co.uk

The British Snow Tour would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass and Snow+Rock.

Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Ski Club of Great Britain, Metrosnow.co.uk, In The Snow and www.Snowboardclub.co.uk.
Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX. Governing Bodies: TTR, AFP, WSF and BSS.

Here it is people, the annual pre-BRITS mash up. As is customary on the Friday Night of the Ski & Snowboard Show, The BRITS gang (with a helping hand from SCUK) will be taking care of business on the drinky-winky and entertainment front with their BRITS Warm-Up Sessions.



Stage one of the Warm-Up (read, drinkathon) is the Apres Session at the Ski & Snowboard Show itself. Held in the bar onlooking the big kicker immediately following the BRITS Invitational contest, the unbelievably good beatbox/guitar collective, Duke will be showing us why they've supported Amy Winehouse and played Leeds and Lovebox Festival beside many others. They are bang-tidy!

Show organisers are offering people an Apres Ticket to the Show which starts at 5pm and enables you to see the Invitational contest and Warm-Up Session as well as take in the show. Tickets are £6 and can be purchased here http://www.metrosnow.co.uk/the_show/tickets

Stage two and it's off around the corner to My Place Club for the Club Session with BRITS veterans Christian Stevenson and Demo Mode on the decks from 10pm - 2pm. It's a really cool club with a limited 350 capacity and with tickets at only £4, it will definitely sell out, so get there early to avoid disappointment.

The British Indoor Championships hit SNO!zone Castleford this weekend, Saturday 24th September, with over 120 competitors demonstrating that the UK can rival European riders in the jib department. The new format which offered a dedicated box line and rail line, with skiers and snowboarders running simultaneously, was a massive success: “It’s been the best Snow Tour in a long, long time. It’s been a brilliant atmosphere, the course was amazing and everyone’s really enjoyed it” said local rider and Snow Tour regular Simon Cudlip. The atmosphere was buzzing as the riders took to the immaculately shaped course to battle it out for the title of British Indoor Champion. Ultimately, it was Katie Ormerod and Danny McCormick for snowboard and Sissy Herant and Chris Wadsworth for ski, who dominated both the box and rail lines earning them the overall gold medals respectively.

British Indoor Snowboard Championships

In the women’s category, local rider Katie Ormerod captivated judges with her consistently solid and technical runs, taking home the title of women’s British Indoor Champion. 14 year-old Katie cemented her place on the podium with her winning runs that also earned her the title of Trespass Jib Master and Protest Rail Slayer. Showing why she’s tipped to be the next big name in UK snowboarding, Katie put in a solid run that included a frontside boardslide on the stairset, 5050 to frontside boardslide on the flat down rail, a front flip off the down box and a super stylee half cab to frontside boardslide on the flat down box. Continuing her comeback and following her win at The BRITS 2011, Laura Berry took second position with a solid run on the rail section which included a backside boardslide to 270-off and super smooth front 180-on to backside 360-off. Finishing in third place and riding stylishly all day was local rider 18 year-old Faye Young.


Katie Ormerod

It was extremely close in the men’s finals with riders pushing hard and putting in some standout performances. First place went to Scottish ripper Danny McCormick with a super clean run that included a switch backside 270-on to the top box, backside 270 gap-on to the flat down box and a gap 270-on to the flat down rail, a run that also won him the title of Trespass Jib Master. Qualifying in first position and in spite of his impressive bag of tricks, local rider Simon Cudlip was just knocked in to second place with a near faultless run that included a backside 270-on to the stairset and a cab-on to front flip-off on the flat down box. In close third and putting in solid and stylish runs that earned him the title of Protest Rail Slayer was Yorkshire rider Sam Turnbull with a run that included a noseslide to pretzel on the stairset and switch frontside boardslide to 270-off on the down rail.


Danny McCormick

British Indoor Snowboard Championships Results

Men
1st – Danny McCormick
2nd – Simon Cudlip
3rd – Sam Turnbull


Women
1st – Katie Ormerod
2nd – Laura Berry
3rd – Faye Young



Sissy Herant

British Indoor Freeski Championships

Over fifty skiers hit the course and the standard had the MC struggling for words with super-technical runs flying in every direction. In the women’s category, Sissy Herant put down an impressive run including a k-fed on the top box, a switch-on-switch-up on the kink box, and a 270-on 270-off on the flat box, winning her the Overall title. Sissy was stoked with her win: “I’m feeling pretty good right now, so happy about how I rode, there were some really good girls out there so I’m really pleased with my result”. Showing why she deserved the top podium spot, Sissy also bagged herself the titles of Trespass Jib Master and Protest Rail Slayer. Coming in very close second Overall position was local rider Molly Summerhayes (who also won the youth age category) and taking a well-deserved third place was 16-year-old Rowan Cheshire.

Scottish rider Chris Wadsworth took the Overall Men’s title with a run that included a super-technical hardway 270-on to the down rail, a gap 270-on to the flat down rail and a switch-on switch-up onto the bottom rail. Chris's Box run also included a 630-off the flat box and an impressive gap 450-on to 270-off on the flat down box, securing him the title of Trespass Jib Master. Local rider Tyler J Harding was hot on Chris’s heels with a second-placed run that included a 450 gap-on to the down rail and a 360 switch-up on the down box, a run that also landed him the title of Protest Rail Slayer. Joining them on the podium taking bronze was 14 year-old Harris Booth.

A special mention goes to 10 year-old Haydyn Fiori who qualified to the finals in 10th place and gave the big boys a run for their money. Stomping 900 surface switch-ups on the rails and 450’s off the flat box, we predict big things for this little ripper!


Chris Wadsworth

British Indoor Freeski Championships Results

Men
1st – Chris Wadsworth
2nd – Tyler J Harding
3rd – Harris Booth


Women
1st – Servanne (Sissy) Herant
2nd – Molly Summerhayes
3rd – Rowan Cheshire


To check out the full list of results from the British Indoor Championships go to: http://www.britishsnowtour.com/championships/indoor-championships/results

The British Snow Tour would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass and Snow+Rock. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Ski Club of Great Britain, Metrosnow.co.uk, In The Snow and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX. Governing Bodies: TTR, AFP, WSF and BSS.

The Rebellion Park

Here's the park layout for The Brits Rebellion Indoor Championships for Saturday 24th September at SNO!zone Castleford. Get your crews together and get there for some glory.

Schedule

The competition format is here.

Snowboard Championships Schedule

8:00    Registration / Bib Collection
09.00 - 10.45    Box Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
10.55 - 12.40    Rail Line (All women plus KM, YM unless seeded))
12.50 - 14.35    Box Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
14.45 - 16.30    Rail Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
16.30 - 17.15    Box Line (Finalists - 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))
17.15 - 18.00    Rail Line (Finalists - 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))

Freeski Championships Schedule

08:00    Registration / Bib Collection
09.00 - 10.45    Rail Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
10.55 - 12.40    Box Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
12.50 - 14.35    Rail Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
14.45 - 16.30    Box Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
16.30 - 17.15    Rail Line (Finalists - 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))
17.15 - 18.00    Box Line (Finalists - 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))



Full details here.

The BRITS Snow & Music Festival returns to the award winning resort of Laax, Switzerland on March 18th – 25th 2012 to bring you the ultimate winter break at a recession-beating price. Combining seven nights of live music and DJ acts with seven days of top snowboard and ski action for as little as £295, this winter gem is the number one holiday for both wintersports fanatics and hardcore party goers alike.



Whilst the headline acts have yet to be confirmed, you can be guaranteed an eclectic mix of daily live après ski music, a banging big name act, a hedonistic fancy dress party and a different DJ or live band every night. Previous acts have included Pendulum, The Correspondents, DJ Yoda and the critically-acclaimed Ben Howard. This year's line-up is taking shape as we speak (or type...) and will be with you shortly, watch this space!



But of course, The BRITS is about much more than just partying. The 220km of incredible skiing and snowboarding terrain guarantees to keep first-time riders and skiers happy, while the four world-class snow parks and two halfpipes promise to challenge even the most seasoned of snow experts. When you’re not out on the slopes sampling some of Europe’s finest freestyle terrain sit back and watch the cream of UK freestyle skiers & snowboarders battle it out for the coveted British Championship medals, including the Trespass Ski/Snowboardcross and the Protest Slopestyle title.



With slopestyle recently being included in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, The BRITS now dishes out titles in three Olympic disciplines, Halfpipe, Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross and the Protest Slopestyle, as well as continuing to crown the British Big Air Champion. Importantly, to complement its TTR association in snowboarding, The BRITS is now part of the Association of Freeski Professionals (AFP) World Tour Ranking. This gives all-comers the chance to secure World Ranking points and measure themselves against the likes of Simon Dumont and Bobby Brown whilst competing for British Championship titles across five age categories, Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters.



When you’re done rocking your thermal socks off and ridden more vertical metres than you can shake a dirty ski pole at, stumble into the comfort of your styling accommodation at one of Laax’s two renowned design hotels, the ultra-hip Riders Palace and the super-slick rocksresort. Check out the website for booking details and event updates for the authentic snow & music festival: www.the-brits.com

Week-packages start from £295, including seven nights’ accommodation, seven day liftpass, BRITS event wristband, which includes free access to all the club nights and a horde of discounts, and an official BRITS beanie. With return flights with Easyjet currently at £70, there’s no better time to book…

The BRITS would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass, Cushe and Snow+Rock. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Ski Club of Great Britain, Metrosnow.co.uk, In The Snow and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX. Governing Bodies: TTR, AFP, WSF and BSS.

SCUK is also organising its own trip to The Brits this year, so if you've never been before, now is your chance. We're staying at the amazing rocksresort and prices start at around £530. More info here.

It's also worth reminding competitive riders that SCUK Members can save 10% on entry fees to any of The Brits events and also that the SCUK Insurance policy can cover you for competitive riding for as little as £5 per day.

British Snow Tour organisers are proud to reveal a new era of Indoor Championships – The Rebellion. A competition course that boasts two distinct lines of rails and boxes running simultaneously, individual titles and a minimum of four hours slope time per rider promises to set the scene for the ultimate indoor rulers to emerge.

The Rebellion is set to revolutionize snowboard & freeski warfare: the ‘Rail Slayer’ title will be awarded to those that deploy Jedi-like skills on the metal. The ‘Jib Master’ will go to those who can blow the box-zone to pieces. Only those who can conquer both zones can mount a realistic attack on the coveted British Indoor Championship title.

The action takes place at SNO!zone Castleford on Saturday 24th September, this is set to be the biggest showdown on the event calendar with British Championship medals to be earned, TTR world-ranking points to be gained, prize purse to be won and reputations to be forged - Let the battle commence!

Keep an eye out for the Flyer


Snowboard Championships Schedule:
09.00 – 11.00 Box Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
11.10 – 13.10 Rail Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
13.20 – 15.20 Box Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
15.30 – 17.30 Rail Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
17.30 – 18.15 Box Line (Finalists – 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))
18.15 – 19.00 Rail Line (Finalists – 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))

Freeski Championships Schedule:
09.00 – 11.00 Rail Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
11.10 – 13.10 Box Line (All women plus KM, YM (unless seeded))
13.20 – 15.20 Rail Line Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
15.30 – 17.30 Box Line (JM, OM, MM (plus all seeded men))
17.30 – 18.15 Rail Line (Finalists – 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))
18.15 – 19.00 Box Line (Finalists – 15 riders (10 men / 5 women))

The Seeded Riders from last year’s British Snow Tour Ranking list (making them Tour leaders) are: Jordan Gee (snb), Chris McCormick (ski), Katie Ormerod (snb) and Katie Summerhayes (ski). These riders will enjoy the added benefit of running in reverse order watching the rest of the field before they throw-down the gauntlet.

The British Snow Tour, which is part of the TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Protest, Trespass, Cushe and Snow+Rock. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, In The Snow, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk.

For more information visit: www.britishsnowtour.com

The British Snow Tour is back for its tenth year with a new format that will consolidate this seasons action into a three event tour, kicking off with the British Indoor Championships at SNO!zone Castleford in September.

The British Snow Tour will continue to be the highest level of competitive snowboarding and freeskiing in the UK with the chosen three events being the biggest on the calendar and sporting a collective prize purse of £13,500. Equally, more events will be included into the national ranking system, including the Scottish Series, Southern Series and with more independent events to be confirmed.

“Despite having flown in the face of commercial pressures over the past few difficult years of a global recession which has hit all sectors – slopes, retailers, sponsors and competitors pockets – the decision has been taken to consolidate the British Snow Tour into a three event Tour for 2011/12, so that we may bring it back in its entirety in future years”. Spencer Claridge – Director British Snow Tour / Soulsports.

Dates for your diaries

• British Indoor Championships - 24th September 2011, Castleford SNO!zone
  
• British Invitational Championships - 21st October 2011, London Ski and Snowboard Show, Earls Court, London
  
• The BRITS – March 2012, Laax, Switzerland

British Indoor Championships


British Invitational Championships


The Brits

To complement the TTR status of the British Snowboarding Championships organisers are exploring the possibility of aligning the British Freeski Championships with the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP). This will mean that all freeskiers competing on the British Snow Tour will earn World Ranking points, putting them on the same list Bobby Brown, Simon Dumont and the rest of the freeskiing elite.

Last year’s indoor events saw snow-shaping expert, Damian Doyle, perfectly craft the freestyle courses so once again he has been recruited as head shaper for the Indoor Championships 2011. Armed with set-squares and scalpels, Damian and team are hell bent on improving the amazing standards set last year.

As usual the competition is open to all ability levels from novice to pro with prizes and the British Indoor Championship title served up across five age categories: Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters. For more info, news, course layouts and online registration go to...

www.britishsnowtour.com

The BRITS Snow & Music Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland.

Friday 255h March – A toughly contested slopestyle championship drew the curtain on a week of world class riding that showcased just how high the level of British riding has become; with Billy Morgan taking his second gold of the competition and Laura Berry defending her crown.


Natalie Silkstone

The girls set the scene and defending champ Laura Berry fought off stiff competition with a strong and stylish run including a 50-50 to frontside 180 on the down rail followed by a rock and roll to 180 off the goal post feature. In her kicker line Laura stomped a tweaked out nose grab, backside 3 followed by a frontside 3. Katie Blundell, who qualified in first position following her consistently solid runs in qualifiers, took silver with a frontside tail to Danish, a stylish back 3 and just sketched out on a backside 5. In third place was 14 year-old Nathalie Silkstone with a run that included a neat rock and roll on the goal post feature and a method and indy over the kickers.

Laura Berry quoted: "I won the slopestyle last year as well so I am pretty stoked. I got hurt in the middle of January so i haven't really been riding so it’s good to come back and still be able to ride.”

Next up it was the boys turn and Billy was once again on form with a super technical rail section made-up of frontside tail-slide, Danish to 270 off, a rock and roll to fakie, a double backflip over the first kicker and both backside and cab 9’s to finish. Sam Turnball had an outstanding week and today was no different with the 19 year-old bagging silver with gap to tail-slide on the kink rail and spinning back 7, back rodeo 540 and a giant frontside 9 over the kickers. Finally, in third place was Scott Penman who threw down a crazy double frontflip over the first kicker and a tidy set on the rails with a switch board-slide and a front board-slide on the top down rail.


Billy Morgan

Billy Morgan quoted: "It was a close call, I didn't know what was going to happen but I'm pretty stoked to win. I did a lot of acrobatics when i was younger so I think that has probably helped. It helps to be able to pull things round back to your feet."

A special mention goes to 13 year-old Rowan Coultas who placed fifth after an astonishing section on the rails landing a clean front board-slide and backside lip-slide and stomped back 3, a killer method and a huge back 7 over the kickers.

British Protest Slopestyle Championships Results

Men
1st Billy Morgan
2nd Sam Turnbull
3rd Scott Penman


Women
1st Laura Berry
2nd Katie Blundell
3rd Nathalie Silkstone

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2011 daily webcasts and picture galleries at www.the-brits.com, where you will be able to check out the Snowboard and Freeski action from the previous day’s competition.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

The BRITS Snow & Music Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland.


Ben KilnerThursday 24th March – Laax’s tropical weather combined with MC James Thorne’s whimsical banter had the crowd vibed on the banks beside the halfpipe. The hot weather did mean the pipe slushed-up as the day went on but that didn’t’ stop world class halfpipe runs being thrown down with huge methods, Mctwists and Haakon flips. Ultimately it was The BRITS’ veterans Ben Kilner and Kate Foster who impressed the judges enough to land themselves gold.

The girls were first up and all-bar-one of finalists were born in the ‘90s, showcasing the next generation of female talent rising through the ranks in Britain. But it was 25 year-old Kate Foster’s age and experience that shone through with her huge japan air and front and back 3’s. 14 year-old Nathalie Silkstone picked up silver with a display of indies and methods as well as a frontside 360, a cab 3 and a backside alley oop. Becky Menday took bronze with front and back 3’s as well as indy, nose, mute and stalefish grabs showing she has great promise in the pipe.


Kate FosterKate Foster quoted: “It’s really nice here at the Brits, in the World Cups it’s a whole different kind of competition, but it’s just as nerve-wracking here when you drop into the pipe because you’ve got all your friends here so you still want to ride your best”

Ben Kilner, Britain’s most successful Olympian snowboarder, clinched gold with a colossal method, front 7 and 9 and a Haakon. He also dedicated his japan air on his last run to all those who have been affected by the earthquake in Japan. Dom Harrington had been looking hot all week in practice landing double Haakon flips and his first run was breath-taking. He stomped a huge McTwist, front 7, a techy haakon flip as well as both spaghetti and mute board grabs. In his second run Dom tried to pull out his double Haakon and failed but thanks to his solid first run it was enough for him to take his forth podium in as many years. In third place was former Olympian Dan Wakeman with a faultless run including a huge tail-grab, front 7, Haakon and one of his signature cripplers.

Ben Kilner quoted: “I absolutely love competing here, the Olympics has been a great comp for my career but here it’s just great for British snowboarding so it’s great to come every year. I just come out here and give it my all. It’s an amazing place to come and show off all your tricks you’ve learnt throughout the year.”

British Snowboard Halfpipe Championships Results

Men
1st Ben Kilner
2nd Dom Harington
3rd Dan Wakeham


Women
1st Kate Foster
2nd Nathalie Gabrielle Louise Silkstone
3rd Becky Menday

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2011 daily webcasts and picture galleries at www.the-brits.com, where you will be able to check out the Snowboard and Freeski action from the previous day’s competition.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

The BRITS Snow & Music Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland.

Wednesday 23rd March - Once again Laax was bathed in glorious sunshine and it was a go big or go home day for Britain’s finest snowboarders with Billy Morgan and India Stephenson bringing home the bacon in the Giro British Big Air Championships.

There were 12 spaces for men and six for women in the finals and it was a hotly contested battle in what judge Will Hughes described as “the highest standard of British snowboarding” he has ever seen. Contestants were stomping double-corked backside 10’s, an array of switch backside 9’s and a special mention goes to Jason Molyneux for landing a double backflip and sketching out of a triple. This year each rider had three runs to throw down their best shapes, with repeated tricks rendered null and void to whittle out any one trick ponies and encourage creativity.


Sam Turnball, 3rd

Billy bagged gold with the trick of the day, a double-corked backside 10 as well as a cab 10 earning him 76 points. Chris Kightly picked up silver with a super tidy frontside 10 and a switch back 9, and in third place was Sam Turnball with a raucous double-corked backside 10 and a backside rodeo 720.

Billy Morgan quoted: “I didn’t know how it was going to go, but I guess the judges must have liked it. I’m stoked to have regained my title.”

This year the ladies took it to the next level and showed how much the women’s side of the sport is progressing with spins off the large kicker as well as some styley tweaked out straight airs. Newcomer India Stephenson took gold spinning a backside 360 tail grab and a method off the large kicker, scoring an impressive 41.5 points. Last year’s champ Katie Blundell from Devon picked up silver with a floaty backside 360 and Becky Menday took the final spot on the podium after landing a frontside 180, a method and only just failing to finish off her frontside 360.


India Stephenson, 1st

India Stephenson quoted: “Today was a great day, the jumps were nice, it was sunny and it was so good to win.”

Giro British Big Air Championships Results

Men
1st Billy Morgan
2nd Chris Kightly
3rd Sam Turnball

Women
1st India Stephenson
2nd Katie Bludell
3rd Becky Menday

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2011 daily webcasts and picture galleries at www.the-brits.com, where you will be able to check out the Snowboard and Freeski action from the previous day’s competition.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

The BRITS Snow and Music Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland.

As everyone knows the Alps have been a little short of snow this winter and the fact a boardercross track could even be fashioned from the minimal snowfall was a testament to the skills of the course shapers. Event organisers made the decision to change from the original format of four man heats to the standard fall-back plan for this kind of situation and had riders racing individually. Each rider had two runs with their best time being used as their attempt to podium in both their age category and the title of overall champion.


Kate Foster

A little later than scheduled, the Trespass British Snowboardercross kicked off under the bright blue skies in Laax with the women’s category and 13 year-old Maisie Potter from Wales took top spot with a time of 76.12 seconds. Coming in second place was 25 year-old Kate Foster from Sussex who crossed the line in 77.89 seconds for her second podium in as many years and Rowena Kealey placed third with a time of 78.41 seconds.

Maisie Potter quoted: “I wasn’t expecting that, I fell on my second run but my first was good enough so I’m really stoked.”


James Foster

Next up was the men’s turn and the boys stepped up to the plate and rode right until last lifts. 30 year-old James Foster from Sussex took his second gold in three years with a time of 69.79 seconds. Young gun Max Thidling proved he can kick it with the big boys - the 15 year-old picked up silver with an impressive time of 70 seconds flat. Bronze medal went to 29 year-old Simon Nicholson who came in with a time of 70.48 seconds.

James Foster quoted: “It was a good day we had some troubles this morning with the course but we worked them out and we actually got to run a race today which is amazing.”

Trespass Snowboardcross Championships Results

Men
1st James Foster
2nd Max Thidling
3rd Simon Nicholson

Women
1st Maisie Potter
2nd Kate Foster
3rd Rowena Kealey

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2011 daily webcasts and picture galleries at www.the-brits.com, where you will be able to check out the Snowboard and Freeski action from the previous day’s competition.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

The World Snowboard Federation (WSF) has provided Great Britain with 4 national spots for GBR to compete in the World Snowboard Championships (WSC) 2012 held in Oslo, Norway.

Halfpipe : 1 x male and 1 x female
Slopestyle : 1 x male and 1 x female

GBR qualification criteria set out by BSA/BSS is:

1. Male and female winners of the British Halfpipe and Slopestyle Championships 2011 in Laax, Switzerland next week will gain automatic qualification into the 2012 WSC.
   
2. The winners must also be ranked in the top 100 (men) & top 50 (women) in their respective disciplines on the TTR www.ttrworldtour.com by 31st December 2011. You can see current UK TTR rankinsg here.
   
3. If the winner has already qualified via other methods or is injured, then it will be left with the BSA/BSS committee to decide as to who takes the GBR quota spot.

If you would like more information about the WSC 2011 qualification please visit www.worldsnowboardfederation.org.

The BRITS Snow and Music Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland.

With less than ten days to go before the BRITS Snow and Music Festival hits LAAX, Switzerland, proud sponsors Trespass are readying the start gates to host the Trespass Snowboardcross and Skiercross Championships and the exceptional Novak 3D Disco.

The 2010 Trespass Snowboardcross Championships witnessed a remarkable clean sweep for siblings, Charlotte and Thomas Banks, who then swapped their boards for skis and did the unthinkable by also dominating the Skiercross Championships to secure another Gold and Silver medal respectively!



This year’s course will be co-designed by British Snowboardcross Coach and former British Champion, James Foster, and will be littered with jumps, rollers, banked turn and burms testing competitor’s ability and commitment to the max. The Trespass Snowboardcross Championships will start the snowboard action on Tuesday 22nd March with the hotly contested Skiercross Championships taking place on Thursday 24th March.

Adding a three dimensional twist to the party line-up, Trespass will also host the amazing Novak 3D Disco in association with Metrosnow and Flipside magazine. Since 2006 the incredible audio visual show has been blowing crowds away. Combining eye-popping high-definition 3D video with classic club music it’s become a global hit and Novak will rock into resort on Tuesday night to dish out the funky looking specs.



BRITS packages are still available from an unbelievable *£255 for seven nights’ accommodation, seven day lift pass, Funi beanie and festival wristband. So if you fancy the hottest last-minute deal in the Alps, get yourself over to www.the-brits.com.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

The BRITS Music & Snow Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland.

The BRITS Festival is excited to announce more acts and parties that will join this year’s already stellar music line-up. Get ready for… an 80's Chalet Party with Christian Stevenson and guests Dr Bruce, a Scratch Stick It On night with DJ’s Matt Smooth and DJ Lyley, a high-tech Novak 3D Disco and an exclusive Movie Premiere night will all be joining Pendulum and The Correspondents when they rock the BRITS in LAAX, Switzerland this March, 20th – 27th.

Pendulum DJ set with MC Verse presented by The BRITS
Pendulum have been dominating dance floors worldwide for eight years… we’re talking about Glastonbury Headliners here, people! On Monday night they’ll be delivering their ground-shaking DJ set along with MC VERSE at the Riders Palace for a night that will go down in BRITS history.

Novak 3D Disco presented by Trespass with help from friends Metrosnow & Flipside
Since 2006 the amazing 3D audio visual show, Novak 3D Disco has been blowing crowds away. Combining eye-popping high definition 3D video with classic and cool club music it's become a global hit and will be kicking off the BRITS party week on Tuesday night at the Indy Club in glorious 3D!

Movie Night presented by Snow + Rock with help from friends Extreme Sports Channel
Offering respite from the dance-floor on Wednesday night will be the premiere of Chalet Girl – the new British comedy featuring an all-star cast including Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Bill Bailey and Bill Nighy, plus Christian Stevenson featuring as…well, himself really. So grab your popcorn, sit back and enjoy this big screen movie premiere, which isn’t even in cinemas until the 16th March!

The Correspondents presented by Giro with help from friends Ski Club of Great Britain
Band of the moment The Correspondents, who took the festival world by storm in 2010 and shared stages with the likes of Basement Jaxx, Bat for Lashes, Lazy Habits, and Dub Pistols, will simply blow you away on Thursday night when they take to the stage at the Indy Club. This is one not to be missed!



80’s Chalet Night presented by Protest with help from friends Huck & Snowboard Club UK
BRITS regular and fine purveyor of the cheese, Christian Stevenson will be joined by the amazing 4-piece, Dr Bruce to rock a set of 80s classics on Friday night at the Casa Veglia club. There will be prizes for the best get up, so neon all-in-ones and get those glow sticks in the air and let’s give the 80’s what for!

Scratch Stick It on Night presented by Cushe with help from friends Whitelines
Rip your ultimate dance floor fillers onto a memory stick and step up to the plate for this humdinger of a 'Stick It On' session with the legendary Scratch lieutenants Matt Smooth and DJ Lyley on Saturday night at the Indy Bar. Will you throwdown the best track of the BRITS 2011?

If you still haven’t booked to come out to the BRITS yet, with seven nights’ accommodation, six day lift pass, Funi beanie and festival wristband from only *£255, it’s the most affordable way to get from your sofa to the slopes this season, so get booking – www.the-brits.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

The BRITS Music & Snow Festival, 20th – 27th March 2011, LAAX, Switzerland

For the second consecutive year, worldwide leaders in high-performance protective gear, Giro will get the BRITS rocking when they host the Giro British Big Air Championships and present The Correspondents at this year’s BRITS Music & Snow Festival, 20th – 27th March, LAAX, Switzerland.

Following on from an inspirational 2010 Big Air Championships, which witnessed the battle of the double corked 1080’s, the first landed double front-flip and showcased riders including, Jamie Nicholls and Katie Summerhayes as future international stars, the 2011 Giro Big Air Championships looks set to go off with a capital B.I.G.

Band of the moment, The Correspondents, who took the festival world by storm in 2010, sharing stages with the likes of Basement Jaxx, Bat for Lashes and Dub Pistols and will blow you away when they take to the stage at the Indy Club presented by Giro and with help from friends at Ski Club Great Britain.


Jamie Nicholls, The BRITS 2010

The 3-STAR TTR Giro Snowboard Big Air Championships will take place on Wednesday 23rd March with the Giro Freeski Big Air Championships finishing the week off in style on Friday 25th March. BRITS packages are still available and start from an insanely cheap £255* - including seven nights’ accommodation, seven days' lift pass, Funi beanie and a festival wristband giving you free entry to club nights and a bevy of resort discounts and event privileges. To find out more go to: www.the-brits.com

Giro, based in Scotts Valley, California, is a worldwide leader in high-performance protective gear and accessories for action sports and active lifestyles. Their mission is to create products on the leading edge of inspired design that look, fit and feel like a part of you, and allow you to be at your best.

Continuing to host the Giro British Big Air Championships and by already sponsoring an elite team of UK snowboarders and freeskiers including, Murray Buchan, Tyler-Jay Harding and Olympian Ben Kilner, and X-Games Gold Medalist Jenny Jones, Giro are really demonstrating their support for the UK scene.


James Woods, The BRITS 2010


The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

With only four weeks to go before the BRITS Music & Snow Festival hits Laax, Switzerland, organisers are excited to announce the return of the Cushe Airbag, Garmin Downhill Challenge and fabled BRITS Homerun, and to reveal the new Official Beanie of this year’s BRITS which runs 20th – 27th March 2011.

At this year’s festival were giving all BRITS wristband-holders the chance to put the pedal to the metal during the Garmin Downhill Challenge and BRITS Homerun, throw style out of the window on the Cushe Airbag and demo the latest ski and snowboard equipment from all of our hardware partners.

Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation will once again be throwing down its Garmin Downhill Challenge gauntlet. Throughout the week BRITS wristband holders can loan Garmin devices and charge the slopes to register lightning speeds. The fastest male and female skiers and snowboarders displayed upon the Top Gear style Garmin leaderboard in the Après Arena will win themselves a brand new Garmin Forerunner 310xt device worth £300!



Footwear partners, Cushe will also be offering extra slope time on the Cushe Air Bag. Set in the heart of the Après Arena, get ready for some ill-advised inverted action, made safe by a very Cushe landing. Wednesdays Après session will also host the Cushe Huck Fest offering a haul of Cushe and cash prizes.



Back by popular demand The BRITS Homerun will finish off the high-speed action spectacularly on Saturday, when hundreds of excited folk race en-mass from the top of the mountain to the bottom five miles below. You’ve all seen the footage, so why not come and take part?!

New headwear brand, Funi have also teamed up with this year’s event to create the official 2011 BRITS Beanie, which will be gifted to everyone who books an official BRITS package. Not stopping there, Funi are also offering a special BRITS 20% discount code on Facebook. You can custom design you’re own with over 30 colours to choose from and everything: www.facebook.com/snowtour

If you still haven’t booked to come out to the BRITS yet, with seven nights’ accommodation, six day lift pass, Funi beanie and festival wristband from only *£255, it’s the most affordable way to get from your sofa to the slopes this season, so get booking – www.the-brits.com



The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Garmin and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: Ride, Salomon, K2 & Volkl snowboards and Line & K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

Top UK boardwear brand Protest are gearing up to bring you the Protest British Slopestyle Championships and host the 80’s Chalet Party in association with Funi, Huck and Snowboard Club UK at this year’s BRITS, 20th – 27th March, LAAX, Switzerland.

Widely regarded among the elite as ‘the one to win’ the Protest Slopestyle Champs looks set to go off! With top slopestyle riders, Jamie Nicholls and Jenny Jones, skiers, James Woods and Paddy Graham and Protest riders, Ben Kilner and Becky Menday who have already put in world-class performances this season, the Protest Slopestyle Championships looks set to be a major showdown and is not to be missed.


Protest Slopestyle

The Protest Freeski Slopestyle Championships will take place on LAAX’s renowned slopestyle course on Wednesday 23rd March with the Snowboard Slopestyle Championships finishing the week off in style on Friday 25th March. Video Releases will go live the day following each Championship, but with packages available from £265* why not come and be part of this epic festival and see it for yourself. Competitors should pre-register and can find out more here: www.the-brits.com/championships/registration

If the dance floor and fancy dress is where you prefer to express your creativity, then the Protest 80’s Chalet Party is for you. BRITS regular and fine purveyor of the cheese, Christian Stevenson will be joined by the amazing 4-piece outfit, Dr Bruce to rock a set of 80s classics as part of the Funi Tea Party Tour which also features a session on the Apres Stage. There will be prizes for the best get up, so get those fingerless gloves, neon all-in-ones and running man moves out to give the 80’s what for…Come on Eileen!


80s Chalet Night

If you still haven’t booked to come out to the BRITS yet, with seven nights’ accommodation, six day liftpass and festival wristband offering seven nights of live music and DJ sets from only *£265, it’s the most affordable way to get from your sofa to the slopes this season, so get booking – www.the-brits.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: K2 & Ride snowboards and Line, Volkl and K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.

*411CHF – GBP equivalent may vary with exchange rate.

The week-long BRITS snow and music festival is back in the Swiss resort of Laax from the 20th – 27th March 2011.

The event brings seven days of top snowboard and ski action combined with seven nights of live music and DJs promises a jam-packed week of parties and on-snow action.

With a recent report saying that Swiss ski holiday prices were up 10% in cost for non-Swiss residents due to the strength of the Swiss franc, package deal prices costing £225 – including accommodation, lift pass and an event wristband, make the BRITS is the most affordable way to snowboard or ski Switzerland, in fact pretty well anywhere, this season. £225 is little more than the cost of the lift ticket alone if bought separately.

Festival goers can enjoy over 220km of ski and snowboard piste, then enjoy the social scene which includes an ‘80s chalet party, drum and bass star Pendulum and band-of-the-moment The Correspondents all booked to rock the resort.

What’s more - you can rub shoulders with the UK’s best ski & snowboard talent who will all be there battling it out for the British championship titles as The BRITS is the most established event on the British winter snowsports calendar.

Now in its 23rd year – it’s an Open Championship that unites kids, pros and Olympians in Slopestyle, Big Air, Halfpipe and Snowboard/Skier cross.

www.the-brits.com

The ultra modern rockresort (www.rockresorts.com) development at Laax in Switzerland which has been grabbing attention since first open in November 2009, has further expanded this winter with an eighth building added with a further 20 apartments. In total there are now 122 apartments with 587 beds, all offering the individuality of a holiday flat while maintaining the comfort of a hotel.



rockresort is located right next to the valley-station in the resort and originally comprised seven buildings constructed in solid local Valser quartz for holiday use. For the guests of rocksresort lifts and pistes, ski and snowboard schools, shops and rentable equipment are all easily reachable on foot. There’s also seven restaurants, six bars and clubs to choose from with family-orientated restaurant “Ristorante Camino” new this winter.

Fancy a stay a rockresort? Why not check out The Brits, between 20-27th March.

The BRITS Music and Winter Festival is excited to announce the launch of its new website in preparation for the 2011 event, which will take place in LAAX, Switzerland from the 20th – 27th March. Festive drum roll please...

www.the-brits.com

Celebrating its 23rd birthday, The BRITS and its re-designed website will offer snow lovers, party revellers and competitors alike a wealth of information about how NOT to miss out on one of the best go-to winter festivals of the season!

The week-long BRITS festival will see live music from Pendulum, The Correspondents, an 80’s themed Chalet Party and 3D Disco for the ultimate high-tech club experience. Plus new for this season, LAAX which is already the finest freestyle resort out there has unveiled its new Indoor Freestyle Academy – The first of its kind in Europe, with foam pits and everything! And naturally, in addition to the above, there will be World class freestyle action on show courtesy of the Giro Big Air, Protest Slopestyle, Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross and Halfpipe Championships.

A week’s package deal starts from just £255 and includes seven nights’ accommodation, seven days lift pass and that all-important festival wristband, which provides you with a bevy of discounts and event privileges. Keep an eye on the website for continual event news and updates but get booking your place at the biggest party of the winter: www.the-brits.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Giro, Protest, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe and Snow+Rock. Demo partners: K2 & Ride snowboards and Line, Volkl and K2 skis. Media partners: Whitelines, Huck, Flipside, Extreme Sports Channel, Downdays.eu, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk and Snowboardclub.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and LAAX.