British Snow Tour News

The 2010 British Snow Tour kicks off in Norfolk next weekend - 11th & 12th September with the hugely anticipated British Artificial Championships. With six British Championship titles spread over two days, a fresh new competition format and National ranking system, 3 for 2 offers on competition entry and the return of the interactive ‘RIDE Quiz night’, you’re not going to want to miss out!

Over at Norfolk Snowsports Centre obstacles are being assembled and preparations made for the Protest Slopestyle, Giro Big Air and Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross Championships. Whilst the inspirational schools tour team, Pat Sharples, Paddy Graham, Becky Hammond and local ripper Tom Coe will be getting the local kids stoked when they drop in on two Norwich schools to invite them to come along at the weekend and have a FREE ski or snowboard lesson.

British Artificial Championship Schedule

Saturday 11th September, Norfolk Snowsports Centre

• 09.00 – 14.30 - Protest Freeski Slopestyle Championships
• 12.00 – 18.30 - Protest Snowboard Slopestyle Championships
• 10.00 – 18.00 - Ski & Snowboard demo-testing
• 14.00 – 17.00 - FREE Beginner Ski & Snowboard Lessons
• 20.00 – The Great Fat RIDE Quiz (Norfolk Club House)

Sunday 12th September, Norfolk Snowsports Centre

• 10.00 – 13.30 - Trespass Snowboardcross Championships
• 10.00 – 13.00 - Giro Freeski Big Air Championships
• 14.00 – 18.30 - Trespass Skiercross Championships
• 14.00 – 17.45 - Giro Snowboard Big Air Championships
• 10.00 – 16.00 - Ski & Snowboard demo-testing
• 14.00 – 17.00 - FREE Beginner Ski & Snowboard Lessons

For more info, to pre-register to compete or snap up one of the FREE beginner lessons go to: www.britishsnowtour.com

The British Snow Tour, 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, www.Downdays.eu, www.Skiclub.co.uk, www.Natives.co.uk, www.Metrosnow.co.uk and www.Snowboardclub.co.uk

The British Snow Tour, with its fresh, newly-designed website: www.britishsnowtour.com is excited to announce that it will be shaking things up big style for this year’s Tour which kicks off in September. A new competition format, designed to maximise inclusion and riders' slope time will be introduced along with an all-new National ranking system for snowboarders and freeskiers – a first for UK athletes!

Keeping the progression of UK snowboarding and freeskiing in a constant state of evolution is the driving force behind the British Snow Tour and BRITS events. With this in mind and after receiving valuable feedback from riders and spectators alike, the British Snow Tour will be implementing a number of new features this year:
New for 2010

• New Big Air & Slopestyle Jam Sessions with lots of spot prizes and swag up for grabs
  
• Three run, best run counts National Championship competition format
  
• New British Snow Tour Seeded Riders list
  
• 3 for 2 offers on competition entry price
  
• British Snow Tour Ranking list
  
• New revised Kids and Youth age categories. Kids - 12 and under, Youth - 13 to 16

For more information about all of the changes to this year’s British Snow Tour and to find out who placed where on the British Snow Tour Ranking list and who made it as a coveted Seeded Athlete, check out the new website at: www.britishsnowtour.com

British Artificial Championships

11th & 12th September – British Dryslope Championships, Giro Big Air, Protest Slopestyle & Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross Championships, Norfolk Snowsports Centre.

British Indoor Championships

19th September – Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross Championships & Rail Jam, SNO!zone Scotland (please note this date has changed from Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th September to avoid an event clash)
25th September – Giro Big Air Championships, SNO!zone Milton Keynes
9th October – Protest Slopestyle Championships, SNO!zone Castleford

British Invitational Championships

22nd October – London Ski & Snowboard Show

Now in its ninth year, The British Snow Tour provides riders with a path from grass roots participation through to the highest level of snowboard & freeski competition in the UK. Open to all ability levels from novice to pro and served up across five age categories: Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters. It’s not all about the competition with a an inspirational schools tour, 500 FREE introductory lessons FREE product testing, live music and MC - the aim is to encourage everyone to get involved.



The British Snow Tour, 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

Boardwear brand Protest has been named as one of the official Title sponsors of the British Snow Tour and the BRITS.

The brand – which recently signed seven times British snowboarding champion, Ben Kilner to its growing team of riders – is sponsoring the British Snow Tour and the British Slopestyle Championships at the BRITS.

The tour is raring to go with a line-up of 14 prestigious British Champion events. Stopping at four of the UK’s top snowsport hotspots - Norwich, Glasgow, Milton Keynes and Castleford – the 2010 British Snowboard & Freeski Tour, which kicks off in September, is set to be a banger.

The BRITS marks the end of the tour in March 2011 - with Protest as the title sponsor of the British Slopestyle Championships – this unique week-long sports and music festival, held in Laax, Switzerland promises top snowboarding and skiing action along with quality entertainment.

Protest country manager, Paul Wilkinson, said: “We are delighted to be sponsoring the British Slopestyle Championships at both the British Snow Tour and the BRITS. This, along with the recent signing of Ben Kilner, is part of our investment in the UK core snow market to support the brand and our snow retailers.”

Now in its ninth year The British Snow Tour provides riders with a path from grass-roots participation through to the highest level of snowboard & freeski competition in the UK, offering snowboard competitors prestigious TTR points and TTR World Ranking.

Spencer Claridge, director of Soulsports/British Snow Tour, said: “We are stoked to have Protest onboard as a sponsor - building relationships with brands that appreciate the impact of the tour and the BRITS is really important. Protest are a brand on a mission and we feel pretty honoured to be one of their many new global partners... expect big things.”

www.protest.eu
www.britishsnowtour.com

The British Snow Tour is back and raring to go with a line-up of 14 prestigious British Championship events kicking off from September. Stopping at four of the UK’s top snowsport hotspots - Norwich, Glasgow, Milton Keynes and Castleford – with two new sponsors on board, a smartprice 3 for 2 offer and a hefty £20,000 combined prize purse, the 2010 British Snowboard & Freeski Tour is set to be a banger.

“We’re stoked that a host of the industry’s biggest brands continue to appreciate the impact of the British Snow Tour, as protection heavyweight Giro and boardwear specialist Protest join in the action to complement our long-serving friendships with Trespass, SNO!zone, Snow + Rock and Cushe Footwear... Here’s to the continued invasion of new participants and the developments of UK rippers... bring it on!” - Spencer Claridge – Director Soulsports / British Snow Tour

Dates for your diaries

British Artificial Championships

11th & 12th September – British Dryslope Championships, Norfolk Snowsports Centre. Featuring Giro Big Air, Protest Slopestyle & Trespass Ski/Snowboardcross Championships.

British Indoor Championships:

18th September – Trespass Ski/Snowboardcross Championships & Rail Jam, Glasgow SNO!zone
25th September – Giro Big Air Championships, Milton Keynes SNO!zone
9th October – Protest Slopestyle Championships, Castleford SNO!zone

British Invitational Championships:

22nd October – London Ski & Snowboard Show

About the Snow Tour

Now in its ninth year, The British Snow Tour provides riders with a path from grass roots participation through to the highest level of snowboard & freeski competition in the UK, offering snowboard competitors prestigious TTR points and TTR World Ranking. However, it’s not all about the competition with 500 FREE introductory lessons, FREE product testing, live music and MC, plus amazing 3 for 2 offers on competition entry - the aim is to encourage everyone to get involved. Open to all ability levels from novice to pro and served up across five age categories: Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters.

The new British Snow Tour website, which will include event news and gossip, course layouts and online registration, will be live from 1st August www.britishsnowtour.com in the meantime for any news and gossip make sure you check out our facebook page: www.facebook.co.uk/snowtour

About the Schools Tour

The inspirational Schools Tour programme runs alongside the British Snow Tour, stopping off at two secondary schools in each region, Norfolk, Milton Keynes, Glasgow and Castleford to spread the word about skiing and snowboarding to over 5,000 kids. James Thorne, Paddy Graham, Becky Hammond and Pat Sharples will be heading up the tour and dishing out 500 FREE beginner lessons encouraging the next generation of riders to get their shred on.

OK, the waiting is over and you can now check out all the freestyle action from the 2010 British Championships in Laax, Switzerland. All the winners, spills and thrills from the Animal Slopestyle, SNO!zone Halfpipe, Trespass Snowboardcross and the Giro Big Air Championships... Check it - http://www.britishsnowtour.com/video/brits.html

The BRITS, which fuses together a week-long festival of top class British Snowboard and Freeski competitions, banging après sessions with some of the finest DJs bands and entertainers, came to an exciting close last weekend. Records were smashed, new speeds and heights reached, future stars found and a plethora of parties kept the resort rocking well past most people's bedtimes!

The final day of the BRITS, Saturday 27th March, witnessed over 200 skiers and snowboarders take part in the hugely anticipated Red Bull Homerun, an en-masse race from the top of the mountain to the bottom five miles below. Competitors jostled for a space on the front row, with little regard for the frail and the meek, before strapping their freshly waxed boards and skis on and riding flat-out all the way to the bottom.

Local skier and ex Swiss Skiercross Champion, Christian Corey, proved his local mountain knowledge to be priceless when he reached the bottom in a record time of 3mins – the fastest time achieved over the past three years. 14 year-old Katie Summerhayes was the first female skier to reach the bottom whilst Jessie Smith and Silke Voithoter where the first male and female snowboarders to cross the line.

Throughout the BRITS week, hundreds of revellers jumped at the chance to test one of the Garmin GPS devices and charge the slopes to register their fastest time. The Top Gear style, leader board logged the fastest male and female skiers and snowboarders from each day and at the end of the week, times were logged and results verified before the Garmin Downhill Challenge Champions where crowned. Registering a whooping 111km the overall title went to skier, Rob Andean. Danielle Freeze and a respectable speed of 102.8km clinched it for the female skiers, whilst the fastest snowboarder times were awarded to James Stentiford (107.83km) and Ivy Taylor (70.5km).



The celebrations carried over to the Riders Palace Club on Saturday night, where two times DMC World Battle Champion, DJ SWITCH and the legendary break beat and hip hop master, A Skillz wrapped up the BRITS music-line up in style.

To check out all of the BRITS podcasts and picture galleries from throughout the week go to:www.brits10.com



The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors:Giro :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st – 28th March 2010

The Animal Slopestyle Championships wrapped up the final day of snowboard competition at the BRITS on Friday 26th March with Laura Berry scooping up the women’s gold and Jamie Nicholls taking his second overall British title for the week.

The women’s Animal Slopestyle Championships kicked off the day’s action, due to high winds the women’s final results were taken from their qualification run.

In top spot and taking the women’s 2010 Animal Slopestyle Championship title was Laura Berry. Laura threw down a solid and stylish run including a frontside boardslide on the top rail followed by a boardslide to fakie on the kinked rail and frontside wall ride. Over the kickers Laura stomped a huge straight air over the big kicker, a stylish nose grab and Indy over the bottom big kicker.

Second place and the silver medal went to 12 year old Katie Ormerod who stepped it up and landed a solid run including a backside noseslide all the way down the box, followed by a boardslide on the up box, backside switch up on the kinked box and frontside wall ride. Over the kickers Katie stomped a big method over the medium kicker, followed by a backside 360 Indy and nose grab over the bottom medium kicker. Stefani Nurding finished in third place with a 50-50 on the top rail, 50-50 to boardslide on the up box, nose slide on the kinked box and frontside wall ride. Her kicker line included a backside 360 and nose grab over the medium kickers.

Laura Berry quoted: “I'm really stoked to have won because I've been injured loads this season. My collarbone’s in two pieces and I had some problems with my arteries, so I was in hospital before the start of the season. I just made sure I was solid. Knowing that I only had one run, I just made it a bit safe. Now, I'm just going to cruise around, have some fun, try and learn some new stuff. I'll definitely come back next year and try and defend the title”.


Katie Ormerod

High winds forced an early end to the full slopestyle run, with judges making the call to shorten the course to the top rail section for the men’s Animal Slopestyle Championships. In true British spirit riders embraced the new format and threw down some well honed rail riding skills from across all of the age categories.

Jamie Nicholls, who had been riding strong all week, added the 2010 Animal Slopestyle title to his already impressive collection with a winning switch run. Jamie’s run included a cab boardslide, switch up, 270 out, switch boardslide on the c-box, switch 50-50 switch front-flip on the box rail and finishing with a cab wall ride. Declan Power, threw down a super smooth run to take second place with a frontside 180 switch up on the first rail, a super clean and stylish boardslide on c-rail followed by 180 switch up on the kinked box and backside lipslide on the top of the wall ride to finish. Third place went to Chris Kightley with a super solid, clean and consistent run including a frontside boardslide on the rail, boardslide on the c-box, followed by a boardslide to fakie on the kinked box and big frontside wall ride.

Jamie Nicholls quoted: “It feels pretty good to have won. The standard was really good this year. And I won the halfpipe yesterday, too, so I'm pretty stoked! My best trick was probably a 270 on 450 out on the box to that massive drop-off, that was cool, and the switch front-flip as well was also good. I'm out there to get podiums now, on European events. I've been getting closer this season at some big competition. So hopefully, next season it'll all happen.”


Declan Power

Animal British Slopestyle Championship Results
Women
1st – Laura Berry
2nd – Katie Ormerod
3rd – Stefani Nurding
Men
1st – Jamie Nicholls
2nd – Declan Power
3rd – Chris Kightley

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2010 daily webcasts at www.brits10.com, where you will be able to review the Snowboard and Freeski action and après 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 :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st – 28th March 2010

The third day of the BRITS saw some explosive action from all age categories in the SNO!zone Snowboard Halfpipe Championships but the podium spots ultimately went to Team GB riders, Kate Foster and Jamie Nicholls, with Nicholls throwing down a super clean run that featured a backside 9 – a trick he learned in practise today.

Conditions held well throughout the day meaning the pipe stayed in great condition throughout. In the women’s finals, Kate Foster, who qualified in first position following her consistently strong runs in the qualifiers, set the standard and walked away with the gold and the 2010 SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championship Title. Her winning run included a huge frontside air to backside mute, a smooth frontside 360, to cab 360, frontside 360 and stylish stalefish. Stefani Nurding took second place with a selection of big front and backside airs and back to back 360’s, whilst third place went to Ivy Taylor who nailed a smooth and solid run.

Kate Foster quoted: "I just tried to get a bit of amplitude today. I love the Brits it's been a great week and I'm really happy I just got a gold medal."


Kate Foster

Strong performances from several of the youngsters saw, Lewis Courtier-Jones from the kid’s age category and Cody Hierons, Jamie Nicholls and Henry Shackleton from the youth age category make it through to the top 12 men final, giving them the chance to compete with the big guns – an experience an event like the BRITS can only create.

The men’s final was an exciting performance showcasing how international the standard is amongst the British men. Jamie Nicholls proved his riding skills to be world class and his ability to learn new tricks phenomenal in the men’s final when he threw down a super clean run, including a big backside 900 – a trick he’d only learned during practice. Jamie’s run which included a massive frontside air, backside 900 and back to back 7’s synched him the gold and the 2010 SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championship Title.

Second place went to Dom Harington, who qualified through to the final in top spot. Dom’s run, was technical, stylish and consistently big and included a backside 900, frontside 720, Haakon flip and backside rodeo. Sam Cullum, riding just three months after shattering his pelvis, impressively finished in third after he landed a smooth and clean run.

Jamie Nicholls quoted: "I wasn't going to compete but I rode the pipe in practice and it felt pretty good I thought I might as well give it a shot. I learnt that run today which was pretty funny - because I never thought I'd be able to do that in the pipe cause I don't really ride the pipe. I was wearing Ben Kilner's Olympic jacket so I think that's where the luck came from."


Dan Wakeham

SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championship Results
Men
1st – Jamie Nicholls
2nd – Dom Harrington
3rd – Sam Cullum

Women
1st – Kate Foster
2nd –Stefani Nurding
3rd – Ivy Taylor

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2010 daily webcasts at www.brits10.com, where you will be able to review the Snowboard and Freeski action and après from the previous day’s competition.

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2010 daily webcasts at www.brits10.com, where you will be able to review the Snowboard and Freeski action and après 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 :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st - 28th March 2010

Blue skies welcomed in the second day of snowboard competition and the Giro British Big Air Championships at the BRITS with newcomers Billy Morgan and Katie Blundell taking the 2010 Giro British Big Air Championship Titles.

During the men's qualification rounds a selection of stylish 7s, 9s, corked 10s and double front-flips were being thrown down showcasing just how high the current standard of UK snowboarding is.

Only 12 spots in the final were up for grabs and it was Billy Morgan who was crowned the 2010 British Giro Big Air Champion, his first ever BRITS win, after landing a super technical double corked 1080. Jamie Nicholls who had qualified through to the final in top spot finished in a very close second after riding super strong all day and also landing a double corked 1080. Third place went to Scott Penman with a double front flip, with a special mention also going to Nelson Pratt who missed out on a podium placing by just 1 decimal point after he stomped a stylish frontside 900.

Videos of all three winning runs from the men's final are on the SCUK Facebook page.



Billy Morgan quoted: "I landed pretty clean so I was pretty happy, I came sixth last year as I just couldn't land my tricks but this time I've done less partying, spent more time on the hill and just done a lot more training so I think I was a lot more focused this time."

During the women's competition Amiee Fuller was leading the way and setting the standard, qualifying through to the six women final in top spot with a huge stylish laid out back-flip. Amiee unfortunately crashed out in the final and the title was left wide open for newcomer, Katie Blundell, who scooped up her first ever BRITS gold and the 2010 Giro British Big Air Title after she landed a huge, solid straight air over the big kicker. Second place with a stylish nose grab went to Sophie Addison, with Rebecca Cullum finishing in third with a straight air tweaked tail grab over the big kicker.



Katie Blundell quoted: "I just can't believe I've won the standard was really high today and it's only my fourth or fifth competition. I've been in America for the last three months and literally ridden every day except for three days so I think that's definitely helped.Ó

Giro British Big Air Championship Results
Men
1st Billy Morgan
2nd Jamie Nicholls
3rd Scott Penman

Women
1st Katie Blundell
2nd Sophie Addison
3rd Rebecca Cullum

Don't forget to check out the BRITS 2010 daily webcasts at www.brits10.com, where you will be able to review the Snowboard and Freeski action and apr�s 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 :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

Check out Billy Morgan's and Jamie Nicholls' double-corked 1080s plus Scott Penman's double front-flips. The winning three runs of the Giro Big Air.

The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st – 28th March 2010

The first day of the British Snowboard Championships kicked off in style when the Trespass British Snowboardcross took place in perfect spring like conditions that saw a double family victory from newcomers Thomas and Charlotte Bankes, who both dominated all day with super fast runs that were peppered with Olympic influences.

Around a hundred competitors gathered to battle it out on the new improved course in Laax. The men’s contest saw some very close rounds with strong runs from the likes of Simon Brown, Nelson Pratt, Tim McGregor and last year’s winner James Foster.

The course got progressively faster as the day went on and the final was a very close match that saw some really solid runs with big airs on the final jump, showboating and shifties. Ultimately, newcomer Thomas Bankes, who held the fastest time in qualifiers, managed to keep his lead and claimed first place and his first BRITS gold medal. Last year’s winner James Foster from Sussex finished a close second followed by Scotsman Tim McGregor in third place. “I wasn’t expecting to win because there are a lot of good riders here. The standard is really good so I’m happy to win. I’m definitely coming back next year for Team GB,” said Thomas of his win.



The women’s final saw some exciting runs with a notable Olympic influence in winner Charlotte Bankes’ riding which saw her pulling the nose of her board up to edge that little bit faster over the finish line. Charlotte, aged 19, had been riding super fast all day and posted some of the fastest times in both men and women, “I’m quite pleased to have won because I’m quite young to be competing with the big ones. I didn’t really think I’d win because I’m a kid so it’s quite hard. I feel like I’ve improved quite a lot – last year I was falling a lot but this year I’ve got better,” said Charlotte.



Trespass British Snowboardcross Results
Men
1st – Thomas Bankes
2nd – James Foster
3rd – Tim McGregor

Women
1st – Charlotte Bankes
2nd – Ivy Taylor
3rd – Kate Foster

Don’t forget to check out the BRITS 2010 daily webcasts at www.brits10.com, where you will be able to review the Snowboard and Freeski action and après 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 :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st – 28th March 2010

The BRITS Snow & Music Festival, which hits Laax, Switzerland this weekend, 21st – 28th March 2010, are excited to announce that world renowned DJ, A SKILLZ and twice DMC World Champion, DJ Switch will be wrapping up the BRITS Music line-up in style when they headline the BRITS final night at the Riders Palace on Saturday 27th March.

Record label owner, producer and DJ extraordinaire, A SKILLZ incredible deck talents fuse funk, soul and hip-hop with D'n'B, dub-step and breaks, all sliced, mashed and cut together with a unique style of scratching and mixing. His reputation as a true party rocker has won him prime-time slots across the world at a who’s who of major events, festivals and music industry parties including FabricLive (London), The Hit Factory (New York), WMC (Miami), Shambhala (Canada) and Field Day (Sydney).

Two times DMC World Battle Champion, scratch master and musical freak, DJ Switch serves up Hip Hop, jazz, soul, funk, rock, house, garage, breakbeat and drum & bass – all cut, sliced, mixed and layered to make a very tasty musical lasagne, that will keep you coming back for more!

With international status and highly regarded reputations in the music industry, A SKILLZ, DJ Switch and special guests, Urban Knights, are guaranteed to leave a trail of exhausted but ultimately satisfied party goers in their wake, finishing off the BRITS week in true style!

To recap over the BRITS musical menu on offer during the week, we’ve got:

Trespass Hip Hop Night in Association with Natives, featuring DJ Woody and Rodney P
Kicking off the BRITS music week in true British Hip Hop style on Monday night will be top DJ collective, SCRATCH. Fresh, fly, bold and wild – is the legacy, encompassing all forms of Hip Hop culture from djing, rapping and breaking.

Extreme Premiere Night in Association with Metrosnow, ‘THEY CAME FROM’ & ‘TRANSITION’
A night of sweets, popcorn, a large coca-cola and top-notch movie action of incredible, unique and un-human like abilities will leave you paralysed in your seat on Tuesday night at the Riders Palace.

Cushe Dub-Step and Breaks Night in Association with SCUK, featuring, Urban Knights
With their refreshing blasts of audio visual delights, the Urban Knights will be sure to create the most dazzling and contemporary show which will leave you on the dance floor in a state of exhausted wide eyed amazement!

GIRO7” Throwdown night in Association with Ski Club
Find that inner DJ and come along to mix with the best on the 7”Wheels of Steel. For all riders, dj’s and general dudes and dudettes. It’s your time to shine in the spotlight!

Animal Rock night and Guitar Hero in Association with Whitelines
The stage has been set for you to unleash your inner guitar hero and rock star on Friday night as Animal presents the ultimate 21st century karaoke! Groups of up to four band members can rock out on guitar, drums and vocals with the best two bands fighting it out in a final ‘rock-off’ at the end of the night. Prizes from Animal and Guitar Hero are up for grabs so make sure you sign your bands up and pick your tracks at the Animal tent during the week and Rock Fancy Dress is compulsory so make sure its spandex tight!



The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax.

The BRITS, Laax, Switzerland, 21st – 28th March 2010.

With less than 2 weeks to go before the BRITS Snow and Music Festival returns to Laax in Switzerland, event organisers are excited to announce that ERISTOFF will be hosting this year’s Après Sessions Stage.

ERISTOFF, the Vodka from the Land of the Wolf, will be hauling its Airstream bus into town, which, at the touch of a button, transforms into the ERISTOFF ‘Après Sessions’ stage and will play host to great live acoustic and DJ sets throughout the week. The Godfather of British Hip Hop, Rodney P is rumoured to be taking to the stage to alight the dance floor along with the all-comers B-boy battle.

ERISTOFF is one of the leading vodka brands in Europe & launched last year in the UK as part of a global campaign. It will be the official spirit for festival-goers and plans to make its ERISTOFF ‘Icy Black’ the signature drink of The BRITS – ERISTOFF Black is the natural wild berry flavoured spirit that doesn’t like to mix when poured over lemonade.



Demo sponsors K2, Ride, DC, Salomon, Lib Tech and GNU snowboards along with Line, Volkl and K2 skis will also be displaying a range of their 2011 hardware with free trials in the Après Sessions Arena for all BRITS wristband holders. Their teams of UK pros will also be on hand to answer questions and to offer insider tips.

If you’d like to be a part of the ultimate alpine gathering and enjoy the ERISTOFF Après Sessions at the this year’s BRITS, then packages start from as little as £230 (GBP - CHF equivalent may vary with exchange rate) and include - seven nights accommodation, seven day lift passes, event pack and the all important BRITS festival wristband:www.brits10.com



The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin, Eristoff& Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

With less than 40 days to go before the BRITS 2010 Snow & Music Festival hits Laax in Switzerland, organisers are excited to announce that Giro, a worldwide leader in protective gear and accessories for action sports, have secured the title rights for the Giro British Snowboard & Freeski Big Air Championships at this year’s event.

“The seemingly endless rate of progression among British athletes is continually increasing the importance of safety, which makes this new partnership all the more credible, and they don’t come any bigger and more successful than Giro to help drive this responsible message.” claimed Event Director, Spencer Claridge.



The 3-STAR TTR Giro Snowboard Big Air Championships will take place on Wednesday 24th March with the Giro Freeski Big Air Championships bringing the weeks Freeski action to a spectacular close on Friday 26th March 2010. The coveted British Big Air titles, a £3,000 cash prize purse and a stash of Giro’s finest gear will all be up for grabs.

Already sponsoring an elite team of UK snowboarders and freeskiers including British Champions Scott Mcmorris, Murray Buchan and James Woods, Olympian Ben Kilner, and X-Games Gold Medalist Jenny Jones, Giro are really demonstrating their support for the UK scene and taking things a step further by hosting the Giro British Big Air Championships.



“We are very excited about the partnership with such a prestigious event for the Giro brand. Along with our support of some of the UK’s top athletes, this sponsorship of the British Big Air Championships further endorses Giro’s position as market leader and its commitment to British snow sport.” Matt Rushton - Giro

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.

To pre-register to compete in the Giro Big Air Championships, which welcomes all ability levels and ages or to book a package deal out to the event, which starts from as little as £230* and includes - seven nights’ accommodation, seven days lift pass, event pack and BRITS festival wristband go to: www.brits10.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Animal, Giro, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin & Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

For the fourth consecutive year, leading UK brand Animal will be spreading their freestyle wings to take the title rights of the Animal British Slopestyle Championships, and host the brand new Animal Rock Night featuring Guitar Hero at the forthcoming BRITS Snow & Music Festival, 21st – 28th March 2010, Laax, Switzerland.

Following on from an inspirational 2009 Slopestyle Championships, which witnessed BRITS records being smashed, Animal pro mountain biker, Sam Pilgrim attack the course on his bike and younger riders including Jamie Nicholls, Katie Summerhayes and James Woods pushing up through the ranks, the 2010 Animal Slopestyle Championships looks set to be a major highlight of the BRITS week.

A huge number of the UK’s top slopestyle riders including, Jenny Jones, Ben Kilner, Dom Harington and freeskiers, James Webb and Paddy Graham will be hitting Laax’s World-class course to showcase their ever growing bag of tricks in the Animal Slopestyle Championships, on Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th March 2010.



After ditching the dirt for snow during last year’s slopestyle event it’s rumoured that Animal’s World Champion mountain bike rider Sam Pilgrim is up for the challenge again this year and looks set to hit the entire course including the 18m kicker on wheels!

Get ready to unleash your inner rock legend on Friday night at the BRITS when Kerrang’s DJ, Christian Stevenson presents the Animal Rock Night featuring Guitar Hero in association with Whitelines & Snowboard Club UK. Stevenson will be cranking up the volume to 11 to get your rock on for the ultimate air guitar symphony. Spandex and eyeliner are compulsory as Rock Night means rock dress!



To register to compete in the Animal Slopestyle Championships or to book a package deal out to the event, which starts from as little as £230* and includes - seven nights’ accommodation, seven days lift pass, event pack and BRITS festival wristband go to www.brits10.com

SCUK Members get a 10% discount on event entry at The Brits, details here.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock, Garmin & Red Bull Demo partners: DC, Salomon, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax.

With less than 60 days to go before the BRITS 2010 Snow & Music Festival hits Laax, Switzerland, organisers are excited to announce the brand new Garmin Speed Challenge and the return of the Red Bull Homerun and much loved Cushe Airbag at this year’s event, 21st – 28th March 2010.

This bevy of additional, exciting events including the admission into all of the BRITS club nights, and the chance to demo the latest equipment from our hardware sponsors is absolutely FREE for all BRITS revellers when they arrive in Laax and flash a BRITS festival wristband fixed firmly around their wrist.

Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation and creators of a series of GPS devices geared toward the snowsport enthusiast, will be introducing the brand new Garmin Speed Challenge at this year’s BRITS. Throughout the week revellers will charge the slopes to register a fastest time to be displayed upon the Garmin Leader board positioned centre stage at the Après Arena. Destined to spark post-slope boasting and debate, the Garmin Speed Challenge winner will naturally receive bragging rights plus a trip to The BRITS 2011 to defend their crown.



Back by popular demand Red Bull Homerun will finish off the high-speed BRITS action spectacularly on Saturday 27th March, when hundreds of competitors race en-mass from the top of the mountain to the bottom five miles below. The starting line sees an army of skiers and snowboarders jostling for position before racing to their kit – Le Mans style – and then tanking it flat-out all the way to the bottom for glory.



Known for their innovative way of doing things, BRITS official footwear partner, Cushe will be on hand again this year to offer some extra slope time on the Cushe Air Bag. Situated in the heart of the Après Session Arena, it will give the maverick an opportunity to push the boundaries all week, and set the scene for the Cushe Huck Fest, a one night only all-comers contest encouraging BRITS wristband holders to throw their inhibitions to one side and their bodies skyward for crowd appreciation and a haul of Cushe prizes.



Amazing package deals for the BRITS are available and start from as little as £230* per person, which includes - seven nights’ accommodation, seven days lift pass and an event pack containing an exclusive BRITS Ignite beanie and BRITS festival wristband giving access to the Club Nights and discounts. To book one of the package deals go to:www.brits10.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS are excited to announce the initial music line-up for their 21st annual Snow and Music festival in Laax, Switzerland from the 21st – 28th March 2010. If the fact that you can get a week’s package deal out to the BRITS from as little as *£230 wasn’t enough to convince you to book, then the promise of five banging Club Nights, an Air Guitar Rock Session and a 3-D Movie Premiere should!

Kicking off the BRITS music week in true British Hip Hop style and christening one of Laax’s hottest new club venues will be top DJ collective, SCRATCH. Fresh, fly, bold and wild – is the legacy, encompassing all forms of Hip Hop culture from djing, rapping and breaking. Featuring the Godfather of British Hip Hop, Rodney P and a DJ demi-god against mere DJ mortals, DJ Woody, described by friends Scratch Perverts as “one of the most creative djing forces the UK scene has ever produced”!



Into the week and DJ Adam Freeland will be hitting Laax and tearing up the dance floor with his iconic electro beats. The LA based DJ/producer and owner of, ‘Marine Parade’ record label was nominated for a Grammy award for his remix of, Sarah Vaughn’s ‘Fever’, whilst his latest album ‘Cope’ has received critical acclaim. With more than his fair share of club killers, Freeland will throw the BRITS into an electro climax. Be expecting the unexpected!



It’s all about the taking part at this year’s BRITS and there’s plenty of opportunity to do so, from the 7” Throwdown night, delivering a twist (of the vinyl variety) of the much loved Stick-It-On night, to the Guitar Hero antics of the Animal Rock Night where Kerrang DJ Christian Stevenson will be throwing rock hammer after rock hammer and conducting the Air Guitar symphony. Spandex at the ready, rock dress is compulsory!



To ensure people last the week the Extreme Sports Channel will be offering respite from the dance-floor and immersing BRITS goers into a whole new depth of movie viewing as they host the 3-D movie premiere of ‘THEY CAME FROM’. A brand new feature at this year’s BRITS that promises cinema quality action at the sophisticated Riders Palace.

The International Headlining Act will be announced very soon and looks set to finish the BRITS week off in truly epic style, so be sure to keep checking the BRITS website for updates: www.brits10.com



Don’t forget that The BRITS is as much about the British Championships as it is about the nightlife. Competition registration is now live so to register to compete in any of the British Snowboard and Freeski Championship events including the Animal Slopestyle, SNO!zone Halfpipe and Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross go to: www.brits10.com

Amazing package deals for the BRITS are available and start from as little as £230* per person, which includes - seven nights accommodation, seven days lift pass and an event pack containing an exclusive BRITS Ignite beanie and BRITS festival wristband giving access to the Club Nights and discounts. To book one of the package deals go to www.brits10.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax.

With under 80 days to go before the BRITS 2010 Snow and Music Festival descends upon Laax, Switzerland organisers are proud to announce that, SNO!zone - the UK’s largest indoor snow slope operator, are back onboard to take the title rights for the SNO!zone British Snowboard and Freeski Halfpipe Championships.

An impressive display of World-class Halfpipe riding was witnessed during the 2009 SNO!zone Halfpipe Championships, with riders, Ben Kilner, Sam Cullum, Dom Harington, Dan Wakeham and James Foster setting the standards and raising the bar in the men’s snowboard final. It was younger skiers, Katie Summerhayes and Tyler Jay-Harding who were pushing up through the ranks in the Freeski Halfpipe Championships whilst experienced skiers, James Machon and Emma Lonsdale dominated the top spots.



Laax’s pristine and perfectly shaped 20ft superpipe will set the stage for the 2010 SNO!zone Halfpipe Championships and with potentially the largest number of British Halfpipe riders to date qualifying for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, the SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championships is definitely one not to be missed!.

The SNO!zone Freeski Halfpipe Championships will get the weeks Freeski Competition started on Tuesday 23rd March, whilst the Snowboard Halfpipe Championships, which is also a 3-STAR TTR World ranking event will take place on Thursday 25th March 2010. Competition registration will be live from the 1st January 2010, for more event information and to register to compete, check out: www.brits10.com



Don’t forget that The BRITS is as much about the nightlife and music as it is about the British Championships and amazing package deals are available from as little as £230* per person, which includes - seven nights accommodation, seven days lift pass and an event pack containing an exclusive BRITS Ignite beanie and BRITS festival wristband giving access to the Club Nights and discounts. To book one of the package deals go to: www.brits10.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS, 21st – 28th March 2010 Laax, Switzerland.

With less than 90 days to go before The BRITS 2010 Snow and Music Festival hits Laax Switzerland it’s time to make the most of the UK’s recent snowfall and get the shred stick out, head for the nearest hill or snow covered common and practice manoeuvring between those extreme sledgers in preparation for one of the BRITS first events, the Trespass Snowboardcross and Skiercross Championships.



The Trespass Snowboardcross and Skiercross Championships witnessed the largest number of entrants to date at The BRITS 09 with over 200 competitors, ranging from novice to pro stepping up to the start gates to race against the clock and each other down the challenging 700m course. Team GB, and in particular Zoe Gillings and James Foster will be looking to get amongst the medals, where victories will secure them a third consecutive Trespass British Snowboardcross Championship each.

Gillings, who is considered one of Britain’s best hopes for a medal at the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, will be back at the BRITS in March to defend her current British title. Hopefully we’ll discover a few more future stars, inspired by her performance and looking to follow in her footsteps.

The Trespass Snowboardcross Championships will kick start the snowboard competition schedule on Tuesday 23rd March, with the Trespass Skiercross Championships taking place on Thursday 25th March 2010. The BRITS welcomes all ability levels and is served up across five age categories, Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters. Competition registration will be live from the 1st January 2010, for more event information and to register to compete, check out: www.brits10.com



Don’t forget that The BRITS is as much about the nightlife and music as it is about the British Championships and amazing package deals are available from as little as £230* per person, which includes - seven nights accommodation, seven days lift pass and an event pack containing an exclusive BRITS Ignite beanie and BRITS festival wristband giving access to the Club Nights and discounts. To book one of the package deals go to: www.brits10.com

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

Less than 100 days to go and counting! The official countdown until the first day of the BRITS 2010 starts today. The hugely anticipated BRITS festival will be heading to the European freestyle mecca that is Laax, Switzerland from the 21st – 28th March 2010.



To make sure you don’t miss out on the ultimate alpine gathering, event organisers are offering unbeatable early bird and package deals that blow any other winter festival out of the... ahh... snow. There are options available to cater for all budgets, from the “I can’t believe it’s so affordable” to the, “I can’t wait to be hand fed my next peeled grape”.

Accommodation Options & Package Deals Riders Palace
Making the ‘Hip Hotels’ book listings and winning awards for its stylish design, the Riders Palace is well priced, excellently placed and the hub of many of the BRITS goings on. With three different room options available, suitably named the 180, 360 & 540 rooms, there is something for everyone. The loan rider can bunk up with four other like-minded souls in the 180 room, or a group of mates or couple can kick back after a long day of riding in the trendy 360 or 540 rooms.

• £230* - based on 5 people sharing a 180 room, including 7 nights’ accommodation, 7 days liftpass, event pack and festival wrist band.
  
• £264 - £285* - based on 2-3 people sharing a 360 room and includes 7 nights’ accommodation, 7 days liftpass, event pack and festival wrist band.
  
• £306 - £355* - based on 2-3 people sharing a 540 room and includes 7 nights’ accommodation, with plasma TV and Xbox, 7 days liftpass, event pack and festival wrist band.

Rocksresort ***Early Bird Deal! - Book before the 31st December and save a whooping £126***
The brand new Rocksresort, already appointed as a “member of design hotels’, blends naturally into its surroundings at the base of the mountain which is also home to the BRITS Après Sessions Arena. The stylish apartments offer an open-plan living area, under-floor heating and make use of an elegant local stone for the kitchen tops, walls and wet rooms (the whole bathroom turns into a steam room!). The bedrooms have huge windows with views of the home run and clever storage, hidden in the untreated oak walls.

• £359* - based on five people sharing and apartment (Sunday –Sunday) and includes, 7 nights’ accommodation, 6 day lift pass, event pack and festival wrist band.
  
• £399* - based on four people sharing and apartment (Sunday –Sunday) and includes, 7 nights’ accommodation, 6 day lift pass, event pack and festival wrist band.

SigninaHotel
The SigninaHotel is situated next to the base station in Laax and offers outstanding four-star service and accommodation options. With a stylish lobby and bar, exquisite restaurant and relaxing wellness and health spa, the SigninaHotel could be a perfect slice of luxury this BRITS.

• £444* - £646*, including 7 nights’ accommodation, breakfast, 6 days liftpass, event pack and festival wristband.

Lift Passes Only
If you can’t find an accommodation option to suit you, but still want to head up the mountain and join in with all the BRITS fun, organisers have struck another amazing deal where upon purchase of a liftpass and quoting BRITS2010, you will receive a BRITS festival wrist band absolutely FREE! The BRITS wristband will provide you with FREE entry to all of the club night shenanigans plus a bevy of discounts and event privileges.



How to Get There!
Flights
With return flights to Zurich from London, Manchester, Birmingham or Edinburgh starting from just £70, departing Sunday 21st and returning Sunday 28th March 2010 (including luggage allowance!), there really is no excuse to stay at home... Blimey, you could be allergic to snow and find it hard to resist at that price!

Transfers
To get you and your kit safely to resort, at wallet friendly prices, check out the BRITS10.com travel page for all of the lowdown on transfers, including a coach, private shuttle, or train service option, which runs like clockwork and is only £34. Swiss public transport is amazing and trains and buses run in sync with each other to make your journey as smooth and trouble free as possible.

So in classic Vorderman style, but without a conundrum in sight, let the BRITS countdown begin!

For all booking information and prices go to: www.brits10.com or to book direct call Laax reservations and quote ‘BRITS2010’ to receive your event pack and festival wristband on Tel: +41 (0)81 927 7777

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk, Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The BRITS, Europe's longest established winter festival and number one event on the British Snowboarding and Freeskiing calendar is back! Returning to the award-winning Swiss resort of Laax, Switzerland from the 21st - 28th March 2010 at a head-turningly unbelievable £230 per person!

The BRITS is a unique, week-long winter festival that everyone should experience. Combining eight British Snowboard and Freeski Championship events including the Animal Slopestyle, SNO!zone Halfpipe and Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross and a musical juggernaut set to shake the pretty little Swiss resort to its very foundation.

This year we're offering packages at rates that would make a backpacker double-take. Starting from as little as £230* per person, packages include - seven nights accommodation, seven days lift pass and an event pack containing an exclusive BRITS Ignite beanie and BRITS festival wristband, providing FREE entry to all of the club night shenanigans plus a bevy of discounts and event privileges. With its choice of hotels or apartments including the stylish Riders Palace and the brand new design hotel, Rocks Resort, the BRITS 2010 is offering champagne taste for beer money, and we're bracing ourselves for an almighty lock-in.

As well as saving you a tidy packet, The BRITS also unites the UK's top athletes such as X-Games Gold medallist, Jenny Jones and Olympic hopefuls Ben Kilner and Zoe Gillings with budding amateurs, kids and rookies. Giving all-comers the chance to compete for British titles and World-ranking points. All standards are welcome and competitors can pre-register online for any one or more disciplines.

SCUK Members will also save 10% on the entry fee to any events they enter at The BRITS 2010. All you need is your membership card.



For 2010 we're adding even more to the Apres Sessions, so hold tight for some Home Run adrenaline-fuelled antics, Air Bag bravado, Highest Ollie posturing, free Demo Testing, plus some banging Live Acoustic Sets. The evening music menu will be covering all bases, with melodic flavours coming courtesy of internationally acclaimed solo artists, live bands and DJs that cross a spectrum of musical genres and styles.

Previous artists to have graced The BRITS include exuberant Brit-hoppers The GO Team, US hip-hop legends Ugly Duckling, and cut 'n' paste maestro DJ Yoda to name a few. The music line-up set to tear the roof off The BRITS 2010 will be announced shortly. So bookmark this page, register to receive our newsletter and get following us on Twitter and let's make sure we see you there: www.brits10.com.

The BRITS, which is part of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: :Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk. Destination partners: Switzerland Tourism and Laax

The British Snow Tour Invitational Championships, Metro Ski & Snowboard Show, London Olympia.

Huge and super stylish 720s was the trick of choice being laid down at the British Freeski and Snowboard Invitational Championships at the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show on Friday. Ten of the UK’s top snowboarders and 13 freeskiers were invited to compete and showcase their tricks in front of a crowd of thousands with the hopes of winning the Championship title.



British Snowboard Invitational Championships
The Snowboarders kick started the British Invitational Championships, which saw the UK’s top riders, including Jamie Nicholls, Andy Nudds and Jack Shackleton charge the kicker. MC’s James Thorne and Pat Sharples excited the crowd and instigated mass Mexican waves as each rider dropped in and pulled out their finest tricks with the hopes of making it through to the final rounds. After super smooth riding from all riders the top four to make it through and battle it out in the finals were, Jaime Nicholls, Danny McCormick, Matt MacWhirter and Andy Nudds.

The finals were a triumphant result for the Halifax area with all three podium spots going to riders haling from the local dryslope. One of the UK’s best riders Jaime Nicholls pulled a super styled and controlled front 720 out of the bag to take home the British Snowboard Invitational Title and the gold. Matt MacWhirter one of he UK’s most effortlessly stylish riders had been riding super strong all comp and narrowly missed out on the first spot, taking second with a frontside 720. One of the UK’s finest big kicker riders, Andy Nudds, landed a massive corked frontside 720 to take the third and final podium spot.

British Snowboard Invitational Championship Results
1st - Jamie Nicholls – Halifax
2nd - Matt MacWhirter – Halifax
3rd - Andy Nudds – Halifax



British Freeski Invitational Championships
The evening made way for the British Freeski Invitational Championships, which was the highlight of the Friday action at the Metro Ski and Snowboard Show. 13 of the UK’s top freeskiers, including Paddy Graham, James Woods and Katie Summerhayes charged the kicker, laying down huge rodeos and crowd-pleasing backflips with the hopes of securing a spot through to the finals. After stomping their tricks in the two run qualifications the line up for the finals was James Woods, James Webb, Murray Buchan and Joe Tomlinson.

With four of the best freeskiers in the final it was always going to be a great show for the crowd and a tough call for the judges. The pressure was on for the riders during the two run final with some of the best riding seen all week at the show being thrown down by all four finalists, but there has to be a winner and it was crowd favourite and last years winner James Woods who stepped up to the challenge and threw down a huge switch rodeo 720 Japan securing him the top spot. Second place went to James Webb after also opting for a switch rodeo 720 with the third spot going to Joe Tomlinson who pulled out a misty bow and arrow.



British Freeski Invitational Championship Results
1st - James Woods - Sheffield
2nd - James Webb - Bracknell
2nd – Joe Tomlinson - Haslingden


To check out the pictures and video footage from the Invitational Championships, along with more information about the BRITS 10, which will be taking place out in Laax, Switzerland from the 21st – 28th March 2010 go to: www.britishsnowtour.com and www.brits10.com.



The British Snow Tour would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors:Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk

The British Snow Tour Invitational Championships, Metro Ski & Snowboard Show, London Olympia.


James WoodThe British Snow Tour brings the UK’s freestyle elite to the annual spectacle that is the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show on Friday 23rd October 2009 for the highly anticipated British Invitational Big Air Championships. 12 of the UK’s top Snowboarders and 12 Freeskiers, which includes riders who qualified from the British Snow Tour Big Air Championships in Norfolk and Milton Keynes, will go head-to-head for the hotly contested British Invitational Championship titles!



Andy NuddsThe Metro Ski and Snowboard Show is the largest consumer wintersports show in Europe, with approx 45,000 people expected to attend. Set to be the highlight of Friday’s action, the British Invitational Championships will see the UK’s best Snowboarders, including Sam Cullum, Jamie Nicholls, Jack Shackleton and Freeskiers, Paddy Graham, James Woods and James Machon, drop in on the huge 12m high kicker and throw down their finest tricks with the hopes of becoming the 2009 British Champions.

The action will get underway at 4pm on Friday afternoon with the Snowboard Invitational Champs, whilst the crème de la crème of UK freeskiing talent will be reaching for the rafters from 7pm during the Freeski Invitational Big Air Championships.


Competition Schedule and Confirmed Snowboarders and Freeskiers:
4pm – British Snowboard Invitational Big Air Championships
7pm – British Freeski Invitational Big Air Championships

Freeskiers
Paddy Graham - Sheffield
James Woods - Sheffield
Murray Buchan - Edinburgh
James Webb - Bracknell
Josh Birch - London
Mike Wakefield - Wakefield
Julian Ball - Maidstone
Joe Tomlinson - Haslingden
Tyler Jay-Harding - Halifax
Joe Hides - Sheffield
Katie Summerhayes - Sheffield
James Machon - Sheffield

Snowboarders
Sam Cullum - Bracknell
Jamie Nicholls - Bradford
Andy Nudds - Halifax
Sparrow Knox - London
Jack Shackleton - Newbury
Tom Hunt - Leeds
Danny McCormick - Glasgow
Cody Hierons - Chatham
Matt MacWhirter - Halifax
Samantha Rogers - Reading
Chris Kightley - Tamworth
Wayne Taylor - Halifax

For more information about the British Invitational Championships check out: www.britishsnowtour.com or to book tickets for the Metro Ski & Snowboard Show go to: www.metrosnow.co.uk.

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SCUK Members can win tickets here or get a discount on tickets here. We're also holding the Friday night after-party with Westbeach, details here.

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The British Snow Tour would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors:Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line, and Volkl skis. Media partners Whitelines,Dark Summer, Spiked, Extreme Sports Channel, Metrosnow.co.uk,Snowboardclub.co.uk, Skiclub.co.uk,and Natives.co.uk

Although UK wunderkid Jamie Nicholls failed to make it through to the finals of the British Snow Tour Indoor Big Air Championships last month, it certainly wasn't for a lack of trying.

Check out these shots by Jools Smith that show just how close Jamie was to the ceiling at SNO!zone Milton Keynes.

A youngster from Davyhulme, Manchester who has suffered from a hip disorder since birth defied all odds to become a champion freestyling snowboarder with the support of Chill Factore.


Tom Robinson at Norfolk © Dunx @ SCUK

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