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Video: NZ Junior Freeski & Snowboard Nationals Day One
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 2:07 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
The Cardrona NZ Junior Freeski and Snowboard National Championships got underway in Wanaka on Monday 29 September 2014 with over 200 competitors aged five to 18 years enjoying fantastic spring conditions for the first day of their four-day event schedule. ... More >>
Stacked Field at Freeski Open of NZ Big Mountain
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 2:33 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Qualifying rounds for The North Face® Freeski Open of New Zealand Big Mountain were held today in Shadow Basin at Queenstown’s The Remarkables Ski Area. Continuing on from last week’s halfpipe and slopestyle competitions, the day once again brought ... More >>
Top Score for Janina Kuzma in NZ Halfpipe Finals
Monday, 1 September 2014, 4:48 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Top Score for Janina Kuzma, 4th Podium for Taylor Seaton in The North Face® Freeski Open of NZ Halfpipe Finals More >>
Piera Hudson and Willis Feasey Crowned National GS Champs
Monday, 18 August 2014, 10:49 am | Snow Sports New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand (17 August 2014) – Blue skies, sunshine and hard packed powder greeted racers today for day one of the New Zealand Alpine National Championships & Coronet Cup hosted by Coronet Peak, the official ski area partner of the New ... More >>
North Face Freeski Open of New Zealand Park & Pipe Dates
Friday, 4 July 2014, 2:59 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (4 July 2014) – The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest freeski competition is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2014 with The North Face® Freeski Open of New Zealand kicking off its park and pipe events from 28 – 31 August. ... More >>
North Face Freeski Open of NZ Big Mountain Comp Dates
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 2:24 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand –(24 June 2014) – The North Face® Freeski Open of New Zealand is pleased to announce that its Big Mountain event is scheduled to take place between 1st and 8th September 2014. The North Face® Freeski Open is classified ... More >>
NZ Juniors Round out Season with Podiums at National Champs
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 3:57 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Freeskiers Finn Bilous (Wanaka) and Miguel Porteous (Christchurch) have finished off their northern hemisphere season with second and third place finishes in halfpipe at the USASA National Championships at Copper Mountain, Colorado in the US. While ... More >>
Sam Smoothy Places 2nd Overall at 2014 Freeride World Tour
Monday, 31 March 2014, 2:04 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
With a new coat of 50cm of fresh snow, the mythical Bec des Rosses in Verbier, Switzerland, promised an epic final competition of the Swatch Freeride World Tour 2014 by The North Face®. More >>
Sam Smoothy Wins Freeride World Tour in Austria
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 12:13 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
New Zealand freeskier Sam Smoothy (Cromwell) has claimed victory at the third stop of the Freeride World Tour in Kappl, Austria. Challenging snowpack in Fieberbrunn Kitzbüheler Alpen caused organisers to move the third SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR ... More >>
Season Pass with Snow Sports NZ Mega Pass Competition
Monday, 3 February 2014, 3:15 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand- (3 February 2014) – Hot summer days aside, Snow Sports NZ is keeping its attention very much on the winter side of things. As New Zealand’s best snow sports athletes prepare to take on the world at the Olympic Winter Games ... More >>
World Cup Podium Signals Hall on Track for Sochi
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 2:50 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Panorama, Canada- (14 January 2014) – With just over 50 days to go until the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, Paralympian Adam Hall has signalled that he is on track to deliver his top performance in Sochi. Adam today won the silver medal in the standing ... More >>
Kiwis Celebrate New Year with Gold and Silver Medals
Friday, 3 January 2014, 4:42 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Winter Park, Colorado, USA - (1 January 2014) – New Zealand Paralympians Adam Hall (Wanaka) and Corey Peters (New Plymouth) have welcomed in the new year with one medal apiece at the 2014 Winter Park Open in Colorado. More >>
Back to Back Golds for Adam Hall
Friday, 13 December 2013, 4:06 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
The northern hemisphere season looks to be shaping up well for New Zealand adaptive skier Adam Hall who is celebrating winning back to back gold medals. More >>
Silver for Adam Hall on Day Two of Competition
Monday, 9 December 2013, 4:42 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
New Zealand Paralympian Adam Hall has won a silver medal in the super-G on day two of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) North America Cup races currently being held at the Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado, USA. The result backs up Adam’s ... More >>
Adam Hall Starts Season with Podium Result
Monday, 9 December 2013, 3:23 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
A very cold -15 degrees welcomed New Zealand adaptive ski team members Adam Hall (Wanaka) and Corey Peters (New Plymouth) to Copper Mountain in Colorado, USA for the first North America Cup (Nor-Am) races of the Northern Hemisphere season. More >>
Janina Kuzma, Beau-James Wells Finalists at TNF Park & Pipe
Monday, 9 December 2013, 3:22 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
New Zealand freeskiers Janina Kuzma (Wanaka) and Beau-James Wells (Wanaka) have made a solid start to their northern hemisphere season, both qualifying for the halfpipe finals of The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series at Copper Mountain Resort in Colorado, ... More >>
2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior National Titles Awarded
Saturday, 5 October 2013, 12:25 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Media Release 2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior National Titles Awarded Lake Wanaka, NZ – (5 October 2013) – The overall winners of the Snow Sports NZ 2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior National Championships were presented with their awards at ... More >>
2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior Nationals Wraps Up
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:55 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
The final day of competition for the Snow Sports NZ 2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior Nationals took place at Cardrona Alpine Resort today. Skiers in the Shredder boys’ (born 2001 - 2000) and Youth and Junior boys’ and girls’ categories contested ... More >>
Big Mountain Provide Exciting Day at Junior Nationals
Friday, 4 October 2013, 3:13 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
The Bonfire Snowboard Halfpipe and K2 Big Mountain competition were the order of the day at Cardona Alpine Resort today. The events are part of the Snow Sports NZ 2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior Nationals which has attracted more than 200 entries ... More >>
Junior Shredders Showcase Talent at Snow Sports NZ 2013
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:43 pm | Snow Sports New Zealand
Lake Wanaka, NZ – (30 September 2013) – The Snow Sports NZ 2013 Freeski & Snowboard Junior Nationals got underway at Cardrona Alpine Resort today. Early morning fog lifted and competitors were treated to blue skies and sunshine for the first day ... More >>