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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
So, I know there’s a bit of a rumor going around the youth culture/action sports/industry insider/shred dog circles that sportswear mogul, Nike, is going to buy Burton Snowboards.
As it turns out, this is not true. But more on that later.
What I am interested in here is not only that an until-recently-non-endemic company is looking to buy a boardsports company, but that there is yet another buyout in the air. Let’s remember that in February of 2006, Burton bought Channel Islands … Details
The-House.com (see ad link on the right, under “Board Sports”) is running a YouTube contest for a signed GNU board, goggles and DVD as well as a pair of Union bindings. People need to do a video reply to this post and the one with the most views on May 25th gets the prizes.Â
The video gives all the details on the contest and shows the gear they’re giving away.Â
It’s an awesome contest so get in on it yourself and spread the word!