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The UK has one of the most vibrant snowboard scenes in the world, which lasts all year long. This is despite being a basically snowless country. Us Brits are actually very fortunate, because we can ride all year long on the UK's artificial slopes and when the winter does come, we can just nip over to mainland Europe. Scotland is also blessed with some great slopes, which on a good day compare with any slope in the world.

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Friday 10th October 2008
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Volcom fans should mark their calendars – our London flagship store opens it’s doors on Wednesday 15th October at 11 am. Located in Covent Garden, in the heart of London, one of the cities most popular shopping destinations. Set over two floors, the store will showcase Volcom men's and women's .. More...

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The Euroboys are finally back in business at Gosling after their summer break. This coming Tuesday is the 1st night and it's already looking busy. The slope's running super fast and smooth so we will be flying! Don't forget SCUK Members can get a discount with the Euroboys.

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Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Saturday. More...

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Due to the European alpine championships on the 11th & 12th October at the chill factore there will be no freestyle this saturday. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Freestyle will continue from next saturday (18th) as usual.

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Hold tight London, Burton’s new film It’s Always Snowing Somewhere is coming to Town. Round two of Burton’s annual UK movie tour hits London on the 16th October from 7PM. Hosted by our friends at LCB Surf ( www.lcbsurf.co.uk ) at one of the cities best bars. Zigfrid Von Underbelly is in the uber ..More...

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As you may already be aware if you read the news on www.fearofthepark.co.uk, Webbo and Branny have decided to close the FOTP website down. There are many reasons behind this decision, the main reason being that it is becoming increasingly difficult to continue to run and maintain the site with ....More...

Thursday 9th October 2008
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Winter has officially started with the return of the world's siiiiiiiiiiiickest snow podcast... This is our first episode and we hate to brag, but it is better than anything you've ever seen before in your life ever. If you're into the creme de la creme of skiing and snowboarding, that is. Tim and ....More...

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Just found a useful tool for your facebook profile or fan pages: RSS Feeds. Add this application and you can display upto 5 news sources: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=4915599711&ref=mf If you want to display the news headlines from SCUK then please use this link: http://....More...

Wednesday 8th October 2008
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This weekend the BIG BANG pitches up at SNO!zone Braehead for a day of everything we all love about snowboarding. During the show we have a host of seminars headed by industry leaders, FREE* hardware demos by all the top brands and FREE* on slope coaching. What are you waiting for? There ..More...

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Here's the SNO!zone Scotland park for this weekend's Burton Scrap Metal. This week's park Thursday and Friday park will include all features from the Scrap Metal except the Skip, which will only be open for the competition on Saturday between 7pm-11pm. Additional features will be out for .... More...

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www.skiinfo.com is reporting large falls of fresh snow across the Alps this week, particularly in Austria. The big falls of up to 70cm (28 inches) in recent days have made the dozen or so European ski centres that have already opened for winter 2008-9 in to early powder havens for those lucky ....More...

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Get on the Piste this Winter with easyJet! For one week only, book your ski flights with us and we'll carry your skis for absolutely free! To qualify for this exclusive subscriber offer, simply enter discount code SKIEASY0809 when you make your booking by 14 October. With up to 46 flights a day ....More...

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Are you a snowboarder looking to get into Freestyle but would like some lessons first or would like to build your confidence on the dry ski slope? Bracknell have a new Snowboard Carvers Club for anyone above Level F who want to progress their snowboarding. It is a club designed for people ....More...

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The first issue of SNOWBOARD UK is out now. Dan Milner spends three days with freeride legend Jeremy Jones. Chris Southwell visits Japan with Peter Strom, Ingemar Backman and Jamie Lynn. Seb Kern guides us around his home mountain - Breckenridge. Plus a guide to the Vans Penken Park in Mayrhofen, .... More...

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Reports from Germany indicate that the new Snow Fun Park indoor centre, which opened a year ago, is having financial difficulties as high fuel prices have caused operating costs to soar whilst at the same time the popularity of winter sports in the region appears to have declined. Unlike the ....More...

Tuesday 7th October 2008
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The www.SnowboardClub.co.uk website will undergo a bit of a change this week, when we refresh the design for the first time in four years! Out goes the red and in comes a bit more blue, a fixed width, centred layout and new header and footer. That's pretty much it, but it will certainly look ....More...

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The winter is looking exciting with the development of a new UK based winter freestyle programme from Maverix. Our customers said they wanted regular high grade coaching that would improve their freestyle skills so they could really gain the most out of their winter vacation. So what can we .... More...

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Here's the SNO!zone Milton Keynes park for this week, which included the LG Airbag Tour. More...

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A final decision on whether to give the go ahead to the SnOasis indoor ski centre has been set back once again, this time to November 7th. The remaining arguments against the development, which the UK government has said already it is “minded to accept” following a lengthy public enquiry, relate ..More...

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Sweetspots is back for its second winter season from 15th October 2008 when another fresh reel of Sweetspots films go live on www.NikeACG.com. Jules Reymond welcomes himself to the team with a flat out, adrenalin charged Sweetspot. Jules shows off his park skills in the backcountry and these ....More...

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Burton’s new and highly anticipated movie tour is heading to Oxford this Thursday kicking things off with SS20 at the Carling Academy at 7.30pm then onto The Brickworks for the afterparty. Don’t forget to collect and bring your completed flyer from SS20 to gain entry to the event. (It enters you .... More...

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It was dumping with snow here in Chamonix at the weekend, big snowflakes like a proper winter snowfall! On Saturday we had a good 10cm in the garden here in Les Houches and another 50cm at 3200m. With all the worries of global warming and the glaciers melting this is great news for the mountains...More...

Monday 6th October 2008
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2008 Trespass Snowboard / Skiercross Championships and Slopestyle Jam. The British Snow Tour made its final stop of the series on Saturday 4th October at SNO!zone Glasgow for the Trespass British Snowboard & Skiercross Championships and Slopestyle Jam. The competition was fierce as riders went .... More...

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If you decide you’re going to do something new, you might as well make the experience a memorable one. So that’s why to celebrate the eagerly awaited launch of DC Snowboards in the UK, DC just had to do it right, and what better way than an official ‘Throw Down’ during one of the biggest weeks in .... More...

Sunday 5th October 2008
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Burton Snowboards and Flachauwinkl Resort in Salzburg, Austria today announced the development of The Stash®, the first run of its kind in Austria, which is also home to Burton’s European headquarters. Scheduled to open in January 2009, the Stash in Flachauwinkl will be the fifth run worldwide and .... More...

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Here's the Tamworth SnowDome park for this Tuesday. More...

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Snow Park NZ closed on a high note yesterday afternoon with the Chop Washed Up Cup, bringing to an end a successful 2008 season that featured excellent snow coverage throughout and many well received new developments. Introduced this year, Wanaka’s only night skiing and riding proved popular .... More...

Friday 3rd October 2008
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Just another reminder that Burton Scrap Metal rolls in to Tamworth SnowDome tomorrow night. Might be fun! More...

Thursday 2nd October 2008
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Ian Jolly has won the SNO!zone Milton Keynes Design a Park Competition as voted for by the public. You can view all five finalists here. More...

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