Video Snowboard – Snowboarder Magazine’s ANTPM “Best Jibber” – Another rough quickie from the 2009 Snowboarder Mag’s “America’s Next Top Pro Model” event at Windells camp- this time the pro’s face the 100 foot rail to see who can lace the entire length of it first.
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Mountains of ‘powder-perfect’ snow in Canterbury make best skiing for a decade
Canterbury’s 16 ski areas are all clear and ready for more action, after a record-breaking school holiday season.
“With an ice-skating rink in the heart of the city and 16 ski areas within one to three hours of the city, Canterbury is a winter paradise for snow-lovers,” says Kath Low, General Manager Marketing, Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism (CCT).
“Great air fare deals and exceptional value accommodation packages at www.christchurchnz.com make this the best winter ever to come to Christchurch.”
A heavy blanket of snow, and forecasts of lots more to come on the Southern Alps has skiers and snowboarders revelling in some of the best conditions in a decade…Â Details
Video Snowboard – Snowboarder Magazine’s ANTPM “Highest Ollie” – A quickie from Day One the 2009 Snowboarder Magazine’s “America’s Next Top Pro Model Contest”
Park City » The athletes have been coming through for workouts for nearly two months now, so they already know all about the benefits they can enjoy at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association’s new Center of Excellence training home.
Now, everybody else has an idea, too.
Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and other dignitaries joined Park City’s Ted Ligety — gold medalist at the 2006 Turin Olympics — in officially dedicating the $22.5 million center at a ceremony Friday before ski officials led tours for the public. Situated triumphantly on a gentle slope at Quinn’s Junction, the center is a far cry from the warehouses and strip malls that used to hold the various departments of the federation.
“It’s definitely an upgrade, in every area,” skier Erik Fisher said.
Loaded with every training amenity you could imagine — from rows of treadmills and weights to a skateboarding bowl and trampoline for the snowboarders and aerialists — the 85,000-square-foot facility combines a state-of-the-art sports medicine department with …Â Details