LAAX announces the dates for the coming winter season of the snowboard highlights featured at LAAX OPEN. It’s time for some good and fresh news from LAAX: from 14 to 19 January 2019, the LAAX OPEN is happening. This event attracts snowboarders from all over the world to Graubünden, the Canton of Grisons, and to…
More InformationThe UK’s only remaining large-scale ski and snowboard festival will return to its current location at Battersea Park in London from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th October 2018 which is during the English schools’ half term. Now re-christened a ‘festival’ rather than a show, a statement from the organisers explains, “With even more attractions and…
More InformationOne of the longest running annual snowsports events in the world (It’s been going longer than skiing has been in the Winter Olympics) takes place at Sunshine ski area at Banff on Monday when the resort’s traditional end of season ‘Slush Cup’ is staged for the 90th time. The long weekend also marks the end…
More InformationLes Arcs has announced it will be staging a festival celebrating Slacklining during the Easter holidays, from 6-8 April, 2018. Slacklining involves using a piece of webbing, usually between 2-5cm (1-2 inches) wide, attached between two points or in the case of Les Arcs, two peaks at altitude, and then daredevils walk across them. Members…
More InformationTeams of firefighters dressed in full fire-fighting attire took to the ski slopes of Sunday River in Maine at the weekend to compete in the resort’s annual firefighters’ ski race – one of several staged at ski areas around the world each year. This was the 28th staging of the race at Sunday River. Teams…
More InformationPark City Mountain in Utah, the largest ski area in the US, and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation have announced a special day to raise funds towards the battle to conquer cancer. The special day on Saturday, March 24th, to be based at the canyons base village, has been christened Pink Park City. The plan is…
More InformationThe sixth edition of the BMW Winter Golf Cup will return to Val d’Isère, France, from 22nd-25th March 2018 , bringing together professional players, celebrities, and a whole group of people who are passionate about the game. The four-day programme comprises amateur competitions, street golf and a day of Winter Golf presented by the Ryder…
More InformationFrom March 2 to 4, 2018 the SuddenRush Banked Slalom LAAX 2018 hosted by Terje Haakonsen & Nicolas Müller will happen in LAAX, Switzerland. 350 riders between 6 and 66 years anticipate a pleasure racing the freshly shovelled course on a new location up in the wide white area of LAAX. The organizer and its…
More InformationLes 2 Alpes, which claims to have the largest skiable glacier in Europe, has announced it will launch its summer skiing season with an Outdoor Festival for the second year. The resort says the festival will run from the 22nd to 24th June 2018 and will offer both pros and non-pros the chance to try…
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