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The UK’s James Woods just edged out New Zealand athlete Finn Bilous for the win in men’s freeski while Estonian athlete Kelly Sildaru was the convincing winner in women’s freeski.
Cardrona Alpine Resort, home to the New Zealand Park and Pipe Team, will be hosting a not-to-be-missed spectacle this spring, with the Cardrona Games taking place at the resort from 12 – 16 September.
The North Face® Frontier Freeride World Qualifier took place at Queenstown’s The Remarkables ski area on Saturday 27 August 2016 with 50 of the world’s best freeride skiers and snowboarders...
Check out the action from the 2016 The North Face® Frontier Freeride World Qualifier 2* competition at Queenstown's The Remarkables Ski field in New Zealand.
The North Face® Frontier Freeride World Qualifier events kicked off today at Queenstown’s The Remarkables ski area. A heavy hitting field of 80 skiers and snowboarders enjoyed calm conditions and blue skies as they battled for top scores on the course venue in Shadow Basin.
We are delighted to announce the schedule for The GoPro New Zealand Junior Freeride Tour.
With one month to go until The North Face® Frontier Freeride World Qualifier events get underway in Queenstown, New Zealand, excitement is building for an event which promises to be bigger and better than ever before.
Queenstown, New Zealand (7 July 2016) – Registration is about to open for The North Face® Frontier and event organisers Snow Sports NZ look forward to welcoming the world’s best big...
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (15 April 2016) – NZ’s popular, long-running freeride event is reaching new heights and pushing new boundaries for 2016.
Rogla, Slovenia (4 April 2016) – Queenstown snowboardcross racer Duncan Campbell has finished his northern hemisphere season on a high with second place at the Junior World Championships in Slovenia.
Flachauwinkl, Austria (20 March 2016) - Fresh off the back of his fourth place finish at the Burton Open, Christchurch snowboarder Carlos Garcia Knight has finished in second place at The...
Aspen, USA (4 March 2016) – NZ snowboarder Carlos Garcia Knight (Christchurch) says his fourth place finish in slopestyle at the Burton US Open in Aspen today is “like a...
Oslo, Norway (27 February 2016) – New Zealand snowboarder Christy Prior (Kaukapakapa) has won an X Games silver medal in the Big Air.
Bokwang Phoenix Park, Korea (21 February 2016) – Snowboarder Christy Prior (Kaukapakapa) has won bronze in the penultimate slopestyle World Cup of the season which was staged at the Bokwang Phoenix...
Finn Bilous has earned his second Winter Youth Olympic Games medal in Lillehammer, Norway with a bronze in freeski slopestyle.
Bokwang Phoenix Park, Korea (18 February 2016) - NZ snowboarder Christy Prior was on scintillating form in Slopestyle qualifying at the Olympic Test event Korean World Cup in Phoenix Park.
Fresh off last weekend's halfpipe World Cup extravaganza in Park City, UT the world's best freestyle snowboarders are descending on Boston to take over one of America's most iconic baseball...
Grandvalira, Andorra (30 January 2016) – Snowboarder Finn Duffy (Queenstown) has won a bronze medal at the Freeride Junior World Championships in Andorra.
LAAX, Switzerland (23 January 2016) - NZ snowboarder Christy Prior (Kaukapakapa) has made a strong comeback from injury finishing second in slopestyle at the 2016 Laax Open in Switzerland this...
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (12 October 2015) –The 2015 Cardrona NZ Freeski & Snowboard Junior National Championships wrapped up in Wanaka on Saturday 10 October with the Bonfire Snowboard Slopestyle and...