http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk Headlines en-us http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/grafix/scuk/logo_200x79.gifhttp://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/20079 http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12726.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:40:29 +0100 Here are the park plans for this week at The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead. Friday includes a double kicker and flat down butter boxes to name just a few. Don't forget its 20% off if you book online! http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12720.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:06:43 +0100 There's Snofresh at Snozone Castleford this Wednesday, followed by their two regular freestyle sessions on Thursday and Friday. Then over the weekend, they have a family freestyle park open for the duration. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12725.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:09 +0100 Snow+Rock is proud to be partnering with world’s leading outdoor brand Arc’teryx, to open their first stand-alone store in Europe. This exciting new store will be coming to St Martin’s Courtyard in London’s Covent Garden, in August. Covent Garden is a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts and St Martin’.... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12724.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:57:34 +0100 Here's some images from Chill Factore of the course for this Sunday's English Ski and Snowboard Cross Championships at Chill Factore in Manchester. This is a practise build for Sunday, so the course should look exactly like this on the day. We've been asked to clarify the position with SCUK .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12722.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:12:38 +0100 NZ Ski is banning visitors from smoking at The Remarkables ski field in New Zealand, believed to be the first ban of its kind in the southern hemisphere. NZ Ski chief executive James Coddington said visitors would be banned from smoking at The Remarkables and the company has banned all its 1200 .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12723.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:52 +0100 We're moving our server to a new datacentre this evening. Work is planned to start at 9pm and be complete by 2am. Sorry for any inconvenience. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12721.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:10:49 +0100 Although the start to the 2013 winter season in Australia last weekend was not as ‘snowy’ as the previous two, some ski areas were able to operate lifts on limited, generally machine made snow. Things are pick up however with up to 40cm in the forecast over the next week. Perisher, Australia’s .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12719.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:02:38 +0100 Here is this Thursday and Friday's park plan for Snozone Milton Keynes. On the left hand slope you have a small family park setup, which will be open all weekend as well as for this Thursday and Fridays freestyle nights. For more information on the family park for this weekend check out the .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12718.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:04:21 +0100 On 23rd June Chill Factore in Manchester will host the English Skier and Boardercross Championships. Last weekend saw a hugely successful Slopestyle competition kick things off at the Chill Factore proving that these events will showcase the best of English snowsports talent and create a .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12717.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:39:01 +0100 A Somerset MP has criticised the delays in the building of a snow dome in Weston-super-Mare. Planning permission was granted late last year for the leisure centre, which would include the country's largest indoor ski slope. But building has yet to start. MP for Weston John Penrose says people .. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12716.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:03:22 +0100 Here's the Glasgow Snow Factor park for this week. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12715.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:24:30 +0100 Billy Cockrell © Brandon GriffithsWith over 90 skiers and snowboarders, the English Slopestyle Champs proved to be a brilliantly event organised by Snowsport England and impressively hosted by Chill Factore Manchester. The rider list included some of Team GB's predicted 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12714.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:23:23 +0100 Two teenage boys have been charged with arson following a fire at the Sheffield Ski Village. A shed and two outbuildings were badly damaged in the blaze on 24 April, a year after the Vale Road site's main building was destroyed by fire. The boys, aged 15 and 16, are charged with arson in .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12713.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:01:05 +0100 Here are the park plans for The Snow Centre, Hemel Hempstead this week. There's loads going on this week with two great parks Thursday and Friday and then Freestyle All Day on Saturday! Passes are going fast so book now and don't forget you can top up and get some freestyle coaching for just £10. .. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12712.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:50:40 +0100 Gullies found on Mars are the result of blocks of dry ice sliding down the winter slopes of the Martian south pole. Researcher Dr Diniega said that she had always dreamed of going to Mars, and now dreams of "snowboarding down a Martian sand dune on a block of dry ice". www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-.. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12711.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:36:46 +0100 The lovely guys over at 8K are offering a sweet 20% off to SCUK members. About 8K : Eight K is a global designer, developer and marketer of premium quality sportswear and mountain wear technical apparel and lifestyle products. The brand is named after the 14 independent mountains on Earth .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12710.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:41:34 +0100 As usual, those awesome guys and gals over at Freeze Pro Shop have got some mega deals on. Today they are giving you a whopping 20% off their range of Oakley sunnies, and that's on top of your existing 10% for SCUK members! There is absolutely no excuse not to tart up your face with a sweet .. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12709.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:47:54 +0100 SCUK Members can grab an extra 10% discount this Saturday, when Hemel opens it's slopes for all All Day Freestyle session. The 20% discount code you need to book online is here and you'll need to book at least two of the three sessions to get this extra discount. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12708.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:30:41 +0100 This week Snozone Milton Keynes we have a park setup for four days in a row with Wednesday, Thursday and Friday freestyle nights and Saturday being the return of Who’s Afraid of the Park? freestyle ski and snowboard coaching from 7pm. SCUK partners Swap Boards will also be there with a heap of .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12703.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:46:45 +0100 Here's the Snozone Castleford park for next week. http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12706.html Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:41:34 +0100 The organisers of the 2013-14 Freeride World Tour (FWT) have confirmed that the 2013-14 series will again be supported by spondors The North Face and Swatch and have six stops as last season, but start a little earlier. The tour will start at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, CAN (Dec. 18, 2013) and .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12707.html Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:33:16 +0100 VOS Media are delighted to announce that The Snow Centre are partnering with the Ski and Snowboard Show London for 2013 by providing 10,000 free 1 hr lift passes, exclusively available to Ski and Snowboard Show London visitors. What’s more, The Snow Centre will also be bringing their .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12705.html Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:40:14 +0100 After an unprecedented cold and snowy spring in the Alps, some ski areas have seen their snow depths move back over the 4m mark with more than 1.2m (four feet) of snow falling in some areas. The number of ski areas open in the Alps at present can be counted on two hands without needing your .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12704.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:38:11 +0100 The 2013 ski season has started in the southern hemisphere with slopes reported open in Africa and Australasia – South American ski centres are reporting good pre-season snow with most due to open in a fortnight’s time. First to open was Afriski in Lesotho in Southern Africa on Thursday (6th .... http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12702.html Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:38:06 +0100 Here's the park plan for the monthly SCUK Gathering at Snozone Castleford for the coming Tuesday 11th June. The park will also be out on the Monday for "Ladies Evening". The SCUK Gathering is just a chance for a mid-week spot of freestyle with like-minded individuals. I actually made the 6 hour ....