We all know about the arid deserts of Australia and throwing shrimps on the BBQ. But what you may not know is that Australia has snow covered mountains too. The Australian Snowy Mountains or the Snowies, as they are known locally, are part of the Great Dividing Range. This mountain range stretches over 2,175 miles from the northeast tip of Queensland’s humid rain forests, down the entire length of the eastern coastline into cooler climes, finally fading into the dry central plains of western Victoria. The parts of the range that run through New South Wales and eastern Victoria get covered with snow in the Australian winter… Details
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The Annual North Face South American Freeskiing Championships crowned its first winners recently in La Parva, Chile, as an international field of freeskiers conquered McConkey’s run. Nearly a foot of fresh snow covered the competition course as athletes from the Untied States, France, Canada, Chile, Argentina, and Switzerland congregated to ski for a $10,000 cash purse.
Taking advantage of his home terrain, 26-year-old Chopo Diaz won the men’s division with 40.88 points. Diaz also won the Sickbird award for his aggressive blend of two large, stylish airs with square landings. 2009 FWT Champion, Frenchman Julien Lopez took … Details
Video Snowboard – John Jackson – “A Draw the Line” – a part from john jackson in the snowboardmovie ‘draw the line’ from ‘standart films’
