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Avalanche Info

Austrian Avalanche Information
Avalanche.org
CSAC Avalanche Centre
Non profit organisation doing good things to promote awareness
Henrys Avalanche Talk
HAT is a team of professionals, ski instructors and off-piste guides and free riders who are committed to helping you make better informed decisions and provide you with insight on skiing off piste
Recco
Avalanche rescue system
SportScotland Avalanche Information Service
Swiss Avalanche Centre

Blogs

Afterbang
Gavins blog on his life trying to get as much snowboarding in as possible
Boardistan
Board sports news and rumours
Dr.Snowboard
Snowbroader
Phil & Nico bringing you the inside snowboarding news from Europe
The How To Snowboard Blog
Learn how to snowboard on my blog with steez. Lots of videos and tutorials. Site is just new but I'm updating it every 2 days or so.

Chalets & accomodation

Chalet Mix - Seasonnaire Accommodation
Seasonnaires Accomodation available from 1st Dec to 1st May in Serre Chevalier, France. Fantastic traditional chalet, 5min from the pistes, south facing, big balcony and garden, fully equiped, sateli
Dragon Lodge
Season It Accommodations
1 - 6 month accommodation in Whistler, BC. Central locations - walk to the lifts and village center! Prices start at 430GBP per month.
Seasonaires
Seasonal long stay accomodation in a huge number of resorts
Sun Peaks Vacation Chalets.com
Sun Peaks Resort Accommodation and Reservations

Clothes

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COLONY IV
Awesome new Independant lifestyle clothing company from the UK, you have to check Colony IV out
Howies
Plain Lazy
Quiksilver
Recognize
One of Swedens HOTTEST streetwear and hiphop store
Rip Curl
Trespass
Westbeach

Courses & tuition

Alltracks Academy
Snowboard Instructor Courses in Whistler
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Core Snowboard Camps
In Whistler, Canada. Take your snowboarding to the level with Canada's top pros.
One Snowboarding
Coaching camps setup by Dan Wakeham and Hamish McKnight. Based in Morzine, they will also feature the likes of Jenny Jones and Lesley McKenna
Pro Ride Snowboard Camp
For 10 + years Pro Ride has been the premiere freeride, freestyle and snowboard instructor training camp in Whistler Canada
RTM Snowboarding
Top English snowboard school run from Courchevel, France
Snowboard Coach
UK & international snowboard tuition
Stance
Snowboard School and guiding service in Alpe d'huez

Environment

Climate Care
Help offset all those nasty C02 emissions you've contributed to in flying, by putting something back into sustainable energy and reforestation projects.
Protect Our Winters
non-profit organization created by Jeremy Jones, dedicated to reversing the global warming crisis by uniting the winter sports community and focusing our collective efforts towards a common goal.
SaveOurSnow
Information on how green resorts are
WWF
Info on the environmental impact of tourism on the Alps

Events

British Ski & Board Show
Burton European Open
Daily Mail Ski & Board Show
North American Snowboard Freeride tour
It is the beginnings of a male and female tour started by the competitiors and a website which will serve as an info center for athletes and events.
Snowbombing
The Battle
The nations cup, this year in Falun, Sweden 17-19th of March 2005
The Boost Mobile SNOSHO
Event website for the Boost Mobile SNOSHO
Winter Olympics 2006
Running from 10-26th February, in Turin, Italy

Films & TV

coldfocus
It's a website of cool snowboard dvd. A perfect mix of finland and italian riders... good trix, good postproduction grafic, and it's possible download the trailer.
Freecaster
Streamed live, trailers, promos, events
High TV
On demand, streamed, free extreme video, snowboarding, wakeboarding, etc

Holidays & travel

Alpine Elements Ski holidays and catered ski Chalets in France
Ski holidays and activity holidays from Alpine Elements. Ski Chalets, Mountain Biking, Snowboarding and Skiing, throughout the best ski holiday resorts in France
Extreme Holidays
We endeavour to bring you the best extreme sports holidays on the planet Surfing - Kitesurfing - Windsurfing - Snowboarding - Skiing. you can find your link at http://www.extremeholidays.com/contact/
Freesoulrider - Snowboard & Ski New Zealand
Snowboarding and skiing online community and tours around New Zealand run by local riders. Find out about resort and park riding, off-piste/backcountry and heli.
Girlie Camps
Kamchatka Travel Company
Our Travel Company Kamchatka Wonderland" is experienced tour operator in Kamchatka and among our staff are the best guides and interpreters. Our TC offers you a wide variety of tours: Eco tours, Adve
Pro Ride Snowboard Camp
Pro Ride offers exciting snowboard camp training programs winter and summer snowboard camps in Whistler Canada. You will learn with Olympic level coaches and top level pro riders. Whether you are look
Snow Season Japan
Thinking of doing a season in Japan - then you must get in touch with Andy & Sarah
SnowBugs.co.uk | Child care / Nanny while you snowboard in La Tania
Snowbugs offers a private child care service in the 3 valleys, France. Operating in La Tania, Le Praz and Courchevel 1550, 1650, and 1850. Be free 2 Play, while your kids are looked after all day!
Snowmotions
Specialists in Swiss Ski and Snowboard Holidays
Summer Snowboarding in Chile & Argentina, South America
UK based Snoventures have been snowboarding in the Andes of Chile & Argentina since 2001. South America is the ultimate summer snowboarding destination and Snoventures make it possible whether you ar
Wild Frontiers
Offering trips to remote mountian locations in Himalayas and Georgia for pure powder adventure.

Magazines

DCMT Magazine
Frequency
Method Mag
Onboard
Snowboard UK Mag
Snowboarder
Transworld Snowboard
Whitelines

Manufacturers

airtracks snowboards
Airtracks Snowboards direkt vom Hersteller. Der Airtracks.de Online-Shop bietet alles rund ums Snowboard zu 1a Preisen. Neben Boards, Boots und Bindungen gibt es auch Funktions-Textilien
Atomic
Automation Snowboards
Burton
Flow
Gentemstick
Hand-made snowboards in Niseko, Japan
Gnu
Jeenyus
K2 Snowboards
Lib tech
Option Snowboards
Palmer
React Snowboards
Ride
Rossignol snowboards
Salomon
Santa Cruz
Sapient Snowboards
Sims
Spirit snowboards
Advanced snowboard company
True Snowboards
Volcom
Volkl
Westbeach

Multisport sites

extreme stunts
photo and video gallery with links and info to events, news, holidays, clubs and much more.
Jibspot.com
a community for Skaters, Surfers, and Snowboarders. We want to be the best online experience for people looking for Snow, Skate and Surf content
Whitetracks - Alternative Winter Activities and Snowsport Experiences
Non skiing and non boarding winter activities and experiences – Winter disciplines include: - Flying, Driving, Sliding, Riding, Diving and Climbing – 21 Activities over 80 different Experiences. Also;

Official organisations

AIM Series
UK Indoor/outdoor boarding series & school tour
FIS
Snowlife
Snowsports GB
Handles the selection, training and management of British Teams in all of the FIS and Olypmic disciplines now including snowboarding.
Soul Sports
Soul Sports primary function is to help find sponsorship for Freesports athletes. The site covers all aspects of the UK snowboard scene in detail: Latest News, Photo Galleries, Events, Video releases
The BSA
British Snowboard Association
TTR
Progressive independent snowboarding event series, includes Burton Open, Arctic Challenge etc

Photography

Basecampphotography
Up and coming mainly Japan based photographer Sarah Mulholland - as featured in snow-search Japan book!
Camilla Stoddart - Whiteroom Pictures
Kevin Zacher
Natalie Mayer
Featured on the WSG2005 front cover
Reen West
Reen is the photographer for the book covers for WSG for 2006 and 11th edition and various other shots throughout the book and website

Podcasts

shralp.com
Snowfix

Resort & Industry jobs

Natives
THE seasonal ski jobsite
Snowworkers.com

Resort sites

Boarders Only
Photo gallery of snowboarding trips to Mammoth Lakes, June Mountain and beyond. Links to weather conditions and snow reports.
Meribel Unplugged
A full independent Guide to Meribel. France.
MorzineXtra.com
This website is dedicated to anybody living, working or visiting the resort of Morzine and the surrounding area of Portes Du Soleil, France. We aim to keep you up to date with the latest news and even
Ski Faraya Mzaar, Lebanon
Portal with information and hotel bookings for the Faraya Mzaar ski resort in Lebanon.

Riders

Lesley McKenna
NorCalUnderground Riders
News, Bios, Pics, Movies, Message Board & more ... Come check out the hottest site about NorCal's Hottest Snowboard Team ....
Zoe Gillings

Shops

Blue Tomato
Boardshop
Gulanstore
One of Scandinavias most respected shops in urban fashion, also some board & skate brands such as Nikita "for girls who ride".
Sail and Ski
Sail and Ski Specialists in Skis, Snowboards, Surfboards and a complete range of technical clothing suited for all extreme sports. Brands include Salomon
Shred Head
offers a range of travel accessories including a selection of rucksacks, backpacks, luggage and travel accessories from top brands such as Animal, Roxy, Quicksilver and Billabong.
Snow and Rock - Ski Shop
Ski and snowboard store retailing winter, mountain and outdoor sports equipment and clothing. Snow & Rocks online shop contains industry news, sports chat and expert advice forums for winter sports, c
Snowboards and Snowboarding Equipment
Boardzone.com - One stop online shopping for snowboards snowboard equipment and other snowboarding products
Sputnik Snowboard Shop
The House Snowboard Shop
Worlds largest selection of Snowboard & Wakeboarding Gear
The Snowboard Shop
Independent specialist snowboard retailer based in Fleet, Hampshire. Owned and run by snowboarders.
TruSnow.com
Authorized internet dealer of snowboards, snowboard boots, snowboard bindings, snowboard outerwear, snowboarding gear, apparel, and media from the leading manufacturers including Forum, Jeenyus, Salom
Two Seasons Snowboards
Two Seasons have one of the best selections of Snowboards in the UK backed up with a team that lives and breaths Snowboarding
Urban Surfer
Urban Surfer offer a wide range of snowboards, equipment & accessories.

Skateboarding

Slingzstore
Carry your skateboard with SLINGZ hands-free skateboard strap

Snowboard Movies

Absinthe Films
Pirate Movie Production

Snowboard Technics

snowboard length calculator
Exactly what it says on the tin. Enter your vitals and it works out the optimin size board for you.
snowboard-review
Reviews of the latest snowboards

Summer camps

Core Snowboard Camps Whistler, Canada
Core Ski Camps in Whistler is the ultimate winter ski camp experience in Canada. Take your free skiing and freestyle to the next level with Canada's top Pros and coaches, ski the best terrain in North

Technical sites

Ecosign
Designers of ski resorts - nice work!
Personal ski-lift
You can't quite stick it in your pocket but for US$1000 you can easily make any hill lift served
Ropeways.net
industry news on new lifts at resorts
Seilbahn
Ski lifts for sale
SnowSportMoves.com
A guide to efficient movement patterns for snowboarding and skiing, plus access to the new manual "The Fundamentals of Snowboard Carving and Racing."

Transfers

Bens Bus
Ski transfers from Geneva Airport. They run every Saturday and prices start at £64pp Rtn. Book online at www.bensbus.co.uk

UK boarding sites

Fear of the Park
Freestyle Photography, a busy community, regular national and international news, UK slope directory, park plans and comprehensive event calendar, reviews and listings
GONE Boarding
Great forum site
PisteHors.com
Information & news on off piste'n in France
Powder Room
Great site specifically for female boarders but very useful to all
Snowboard Club UK
Top UK snowboarding news site
Snowgo
A blog dedicated to snowboarding and getting to the mountains from the UK.
snowheads.com
Snowinfo.co.uk
Snowserve

World boarding sites

ABC-of-Snowboarding: All about Snowboarding in One Snowboard Portal
The Snowboarding Portal: Beginner Courses, Equipment Information & Buying Guides, Techniques & Styles, Historic and Background Information. All you need to Hit the Slopes.
AlpSun
Self-catering apartments in the Hautes Alpes for outdoor sports enthusiast. Apartments at Puy St Vincent and just 12 minutes from Serre Chevalier. Family business, firendly with excellent customer car
boarder-zone
Croatian Snowboard Site. Beginners guide, scool, forum, resorts, picture gallery...
Gotboard
Find other snowboarders from around the world to get out on the slopes with. Create groups to book chalets together with or just find out who else is going to be on holiday with you and get to know t
Shred the Snow
Silent Progression
Site that contain videos and images of some of the best snowboarders in the Greek scene
Snowboard Length Calculator
Calculate your ideal board length based on height, weight & ability and view suitable boards. Fully searchable database of snowboards.
Snowboarding Central
Information and articles on snowboarding gear, services and vacations.
Snowboarding.com
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