Chamonix, France – The Nissan Outdoor Games, scheduled to be held in Chamonix February 20-21, 2009, blends athletic performance and a creative and artistic dimension in a film and photography festival.n The concept is to create a five-minute film uniting five outdoor sports activities: mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding, paragliding and hang gliding, and BASE jumping and … Continue reading Nissan Outdoor Games a Unique Marriage of Outdoor Recreation and Photography and Cinematography →

Durango, CO – Have you ever wondered what you would look like as a skiing sumo wrestler? Or how about a snowboarding tiger? Snow Funny can make it happen.n Snow Funny is a new online activity provided by a nationwide network of ski resorts for kids, teens, and adults. How does it work? Visit your … Continue reading Reveal Your Inner Sumo Skier →

Calgary, Canada – Swiss-based investment management company Hermes Asset Management recently announced a new partnership to provide financial resources to Canada’s Alpine Ski Teams, part of a new thrust by Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) to expand its marketing partnerships in Europe.n The two-year Summit level partnership provides ACA with resources that are required to help … Continue reading Alpine Canada Alpin Extends Marketing Partnerships in Europe →

St.-Lary, France – The 4th International Free Ride Film Festival will take place January 22-24, 2009 in the ski and snowboard resort of Saint-Lary-Soulan, in the Pyrenees Mountains of southern France.n Fifteen international ski and snowboard films will screen in competition during the three-day festival open to the general public . In addition to the … Continue reading 4th International Free Ride Film Festival in the Pyrenees →

Telluride, CO – A chance to train on an actual snowboardcross course is rare, but four-time X Games gold medalist Nate Holland (Squaw Valley, CA), along with the U.S. Snowboarding snowboardcross crew and some ski cross athletes are taking advantage of an opportunity to ride competition terrain in Telluride, and are taking all the time … Continue reading Q&A: U.S. Snowboarding’s Holland on Telluride Training →

Mahopac, NY – Ron Maita, also known as “The Carvefather” attracts a crowd when he carves his snowboard with his body nearly parallel to the snow. The American Carving Association (ACA) has been newly formed this season by a team of carve aficionados to teach the Art of the Carve on snow to the skiing … Continue reading Newly Formed Organization Promotes Ski and Snowboard Carving →

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand – With what organizers claim to be the world’s largest winter sports event outside of the Olympics, Winter Games NZ, on Thursday unveiled its confirmed program of competition that will present over 800 elite athletes competing in 20 different disciplines of ice and snow sports in one of the most spectacular … Continue reading Winter Games NZ Unveils Program →