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Breckenridge, USA (16 December 2012) - Byron Wells (Wanaka) has landed the best run of his life to claim second place in the Men’s Freeski Superpipe event at the prestigious Dew...
The Snow Farm, New Zealand’s only dedicated cross country ski area, has been transferred to community ownership.
Colorado, USA (10 December 2012) - The first stop of the 2013 The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series (PPOS) concluded today in chilly temperatures with variable light conditions at...
Nakiska, Canada (10 December 2012) – Ski cross racer Jamie Prebble (Christchurch) attained the best result by a New Zealand male at a Ski Cross World Cup competing last weekend at...
Sovereign Lake, Canada (10 December 2012) – New Zealand cross country skier Andy Pohl conquered freezing weather conditions to smash his PB at the Sovereign Lake, NorAm event in British Columbia,...
Colorado, USA (9 December 2012) - The first stop of the 2013 The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series at Copper Mountain, Colorado has provided an exciting start to...
Paralympic skier Adam Hall was named Attitude Sport Performer of the Year at the Attitude Awards in Auckland on 29 November.
4 December 2012 - New Zealand cross country athlete Andrew Pohl has enjoyed a positive start to his season, racing at the Haywood NorAm in Canmore, Canada last weekend.
With the first races of the northern hemisphere season now behind them, New Zealand’s top alpine ski racers are reflecting on the challenges ahead.
Landgraaf, The Netherlands (24 November 2012) - The Kiwis were once again triumphant on the second day of racing at the IPCAS race hosted by indoor snow centre SnowWorld in...
Landgraaf, The Netherlands (23 November 2012) - New Zealand adaptive snowboarder Carl Murphy (Wanaka) is celebrating the best possible start to his northern hemisphere season, standing atop the podium after...
Snow Sports NZ is pleased to announce the following squad to compete at the 2013 World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, Canada: Under 16 Boys Nick Gemmell Conrad Barry Sam Bushell Ben Loeffen-Gallagher Austin Davies Jackson...
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (6 November 2012) - Snow Sports NZ Winter Performance Programme staff and coaches last week had a valuable opportunity to participate in a series of seminars...
Snow Sports NZ is pleased to announce that 10 New Zealand athletes have been awarded “Sochi 2014” Olympic Scholarships by the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Solidarity World Programme Fund.
New Zealand’s top snowboarders have welcomed recent news that two events of the Sprint U. S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Park City and Copper Mt.
Lake Wanaka, NZ (16 October 2012) – Snow Sports NZ and Winter Games NZ are delighted to announce the inclusion of IPC World Cups events in Alpine Slalom, Giant Slalom...
The eighth visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission to Sochi concluded today with Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Killy praising the local organisers of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games...
New Zealand was well represented on the podium in all four of the freeride skiing and snowboarding events at the Mt Ruapehu Xtreme competition at Whakapapa Ski Area in September.
Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (5 October 2012) - Weather proved the deciding factor on what was scheduled to be the final day of competition at the 2012 Snow Sports NZ...
High winds forced the postponement of the 2012 Snow Sports NZ Junior Freeski & Snowboard National Championship on Wednesday with the Salomon Ski Halfpipe and K2 Snowboard Free-ride being re-scheduled...