Archive: 2015
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he opening ceremony of this year’s Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2015 will include a dramatic, spectator-friendly dual slalom contest staged under floodlights and featuring top alpine skiers from around...
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (23 April 2015) – Freeskier Janina Kuzma was named the supreme winner at the House of Travel Central Otago Sports Awards in Wanaka last night.
As part of Snow Sports NZ's preparation for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Performance Director Ashley Light recently travelled to PyeongChang, Korea as a member of the NZ delegation to meet with...
Whistler, Canada (14 April 2015) – Byron Wells’ third place finish in halfpipe at the Association of Freeskiing Professionals (AFP) World Tour finals has marked a successful end to one...
Whistler, Canada (6 April 2015) –The Mackenzie Investments Whistler Cup took place in Canada over the Easter weekend with 11 New Zealand alpine ski racers in the U14 and U16...
Valmalenco, Italy (30 March 2015) – Cardrona NZ freeskier Beau-James Wells (Wanaka) has defended his Junior World title, taking first place in halfpipe at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing...
Valmalenco, Italy (28 March 2015) –New Zealand’s top junior freeskiers proved themselves a force to be reckoned with at the International Ski Federation (FIS) Freestyle Skiing Junior World Championships in...
Verbier, Switzerland (28 March 2015) – The battle for the Freeride World Tour titles took place overnight (NZT) on the mythical 3222m (10570 ft) Bec des Rosses, all while celebrating 20...
Garmisch, Germany (26 March 2015) - As the northern hemisphere season begins to wind down, alpine ski racer Willis Feasey (Twizel) says he is “pretty happy with the season”.
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (24 March 2015) – Snow Sports New Zealand is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Hazeldine as its new Alpine Manager.
Laax, Switzerland (21 March 2015) – NZ Freeskier Jossi Wells (Wanaka) has overcome major injury to win the European Freeski Open (EFO) slopestyle in Laax, Switzerland against a stacked field...
Veysonnaz, Switzerland (16 March 2015) – Up and coming New Zealand snowboarder Duncan Campbell (Queenstown) has made a successful World Cup debut finishing 10th in men’s snowboardcross at the first race...
Tignes, France (11 March 2015) - The stage is set for an exciting final of the 2015 FIS Freestyle World Cup Halfpipe Tour in Tignes, France with the two female...
Collaboration between the Young Stroke Thrivers Foundation (YST), Snow Sports NZ and Snowplanet has allowed a new generation to discover their love of snow sports.
Tignes, France (12 March 2015) - Cardrona NZ freeskier, Janina Kuzma (Wanaka) has finished in second place overall on the FIS Freeski World Cup tour.
Yabuli, China (11 March 2015) – NZ snowboarder Carlos Garcia Knight (Christchurch) has claimed a silver medal in Slopestyle at the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships in Yabuli, China over...
Panorama, Canada (10 March 2015) –The final event of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships took place in Canada today but it didn’t bring the result New Zealand’s Adam...
Yabuli, China (10 March 2015) – The New Zealand team has made a strong start to competition at the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships in Yabuli, China.
Calgary, Canada (7 March 2015) – Cardrona NZ freeskier Byron Wells has earned a third place finish competing in the halfpipe at the Difference Capital Canadian Open Championships, presented by...
Panorama, Canada (8 March 2015) –Para-alpine skier Corey Peters (New Plymouth) has claimed his third medal of the 2015 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships in Panorama, Canada bringing home silver...