Event Coverage

FWT Kicks Off Tomorrow

by VD.
Jan 16th 2014 - 2 comments

The Freeride World Tour is due to get underway tomorrow at Courmayeur Mt. Blanc in Italy. Following the postponing of the Revelstoke stop until March, the Courmayeur event will provide a challenging start to the 2014 competition season.

Cheshire Wins Gold at Calgary

by VD.
Jan 12th 2014 - 0 comments

Britain’s Rowan Cheshire has won gold in the woman’s halfpipe event at the FIS Calgary World Cup last Friday. The 18 year old has topped the podium only 35 days ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Nine Queens and Knights ’14 Dates, Invites and More

by VD.
Dec 19th 2013 - 0 comments

The 2014 Nine Queens presented by O’Neill will be returning to Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis for the forth time. Over a course of five days, from the ninth of March to the fourteenth, the invited skiers including Virginie Faivre (SUI), Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen (NOR), Lisa Zimmermann (GER) will strive to win the crown on the iconic castle feature; which organisers insist will be more innovative and aesthetically pleasing than before.

Candide Is Competing at the Copper Grand Prix This Weekend

by Rogge
Dec 17th 2013 - 8 comments

In homage to Malcolm Gladwell and Grantland.com's Bill Simmons annual e-mail exchange, POWDER Editor John Stifter and POWDER Senior Correspondent Mike Rogge augmented their respective work days by e-mailing back and forth about the 2014 Sochi Olympic Qualifier Shocker: Candide Thovex is competing at this weekend's Grand Prix at Copper Mountain.

Ski the Kingdom go to London Freeze

by SequenceFreeski
Dec 5th 2013 - 0 comments

Over the last five years the London Freeze has cemented its place on the city big air circuit and as the UK’s leading ski contest. This year however the organisers decided it was time for a change, with an entirely new venue and format we went down to find out what the crowds had in store.

Amnesia Shack Attack 2013

by micahdesforges
Nov 25th 2013 - 0 comments

AMNESIA SHACK ATTACK Amplifié par Rogers LE challenge urbain de snowboard et de freeski 3,000 dollars en bourses FREESKI Vendredi 6 décembre à 19h SNOWBOARD Samedi 7 décembre à 19h LIEU Sur rue St-Denis, entre Ontario et Sherbrooke, à Montréal! www.amnesiashop.com/shackattack

Swatch Skiers Cup Returns to Zermatt

by VD.
Nov 12th 2013 - 0 comments

Following three years of epic competition, the Swatch Skiers Cup will be returning to Zermatt for the 2014 season. The Swiss town will host the event for six days, between the 4th and 10th of January. This is team Americas’ chance to make it level with team Europe, who are currently leading 2-1, and what better place to do it, than in the shadow of the four-and-a-half thousand metre Matterhorn?

Opening Day at Cairngorm

by VD.
Nov 10th 2013 - 0 comments

Following some heavy snowfall last week, Cairngorm Mountain near Aviemore opened up for the 2014 season on the 9th of November. As well as being the first ski hill in the UK to open up, Cairngorm opened ahead Whistler, Vail and Alta, to name but a few.

TGR Ski Movie Premiere

by SubZeroEvents
Nov 5th 2013 - 0 comments

Sub Zero Events in association with Teton Gravity Research presents one of 2013's most anticipated ski movies - Way of Life! Thursday 7th Nov at the Clapham Grand More info www.subzeroevents.com