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WIN A PAIR OF FREE TICKETS TO AN EXCLUSIVE FREE PREVIEW SCREENING OF THE AWESOME NEW EXTREME SKIING FILM STEEP AT THE INCREDIBLE BFI IMAX SCREEN!!!

Experience the most breathtaking, exhilarating and inspirational ride of your life at the awesome BFI IMAX. The world’s best skiers go beyond their dreams to conquer the steepest runs ever faced. Devastating avalanches and fatal spills only serve to push them harder. Metrodome Distribution are releasing the fantastic extreme skiing film STEEP at BFI IMAX London on 26 September. To celebrate the release, they are offering 30 pairs of free tickets to an exclusive preview screening to Snowzone TV members!!!
The special preview screening takes please on Saturday 20 September, at 9:30am at The BFI IMAX, Waterloo, London. What better way to start the day!!!

Featuring Seth Morrison, Shane McConkey, Doug Coombs, Glen Plake and Ingrid Backstrom, STEEP is a breathtaking film about bold adventure, exquisite athleticism and the pursuit of a perfect moment on skis. It is the story of big mountain skiing, a sport that barely existed 35 years ago.

“If you’re a fan of extreme skiing, this film is your Holy Grail!”   Empire

“Gripping…you’d be hard pressed to believe it wasn’t CGI!”   Huck Magazine

“Awesome…breath-taking.”   The Cooler

“Breathtaking images, every skier needs to watch this movie, whether they be world champion or an aspiring beginner.”  Fall-Line

To apply, e-mail steep@metrodomegroup.com with ‘Snow TV Screening Comp’ in the subject field and your name in the body of the email.

Watch the trailer on www.snowzone.tv or www.nevertoosteep.com

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Summer is dead, long live the winter! And to help kick things off, the autumn snow shows are fast approaching. So, being the helpful people we are, here’s all the info you need to get you through the next couple of months, complete with ticket offers and of course the super-cool party details…

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Tuesday 9 September 2008 – Ben Kilner of the British Snowboard Team started his season in amazing form, taking 15th place in the half pipe World Cup in Cardrona, New Zealand on Sunday 7th September.

The competition was the first LG Snowboard FIS World Cup of the 2008/09 season and attracted a world class field with 53 men from 20 nations competing in the newly designed 150m long half-pipe.

During the qualification rounds, under the winter New Zealand sun, Ben produced his highest scoring run to date of 38.9, out of a possible 50, landing a perfect front side 900 on his first run, and beating that in his second run with a flawlessly executed front side 1080.

Unfortunately the weather for the finals was not so perfect and took place on an overcast and windy day. Ben scored a 28.3 after fractionally over-rotating on his front side 900, and ultimately took 15th position. This result means that Ben has successfully completed the first of the qualifying criteria for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and shows the potential promise of more successes for Ben in the coming season.

This round of the World Cup was ultimately won by Japanese rider Kohhei Kudoh, followed by his compatriot Ryoh Aono with Canadian Crispin Liscomb taking third, all three of whom are aiming for the World Cup title this season.

Ben’s coach, Leo Addington, stated how proud he was of Ben’s performance, adding that this was ‘a wonderful way to kick off the world cup tour of 2008 – 09’. Mark Simmers, CEO of Snowsport GB said ‘This is one of the best performances by a British Snowboarder in a World Cup that we’ve ever seen. It really proves that Ben Kilner truly has world class potential. ‘
Results

1 Kohhei Kudoh (Japan)
2 Ryoh Aono (Japan)
3 Crispin Liscomb (Canada)

Three other members of the British Snowboard Team were in action at the New Zealand World Cup this weekend, Dom Harrington finishing in 36th with Sam Cullum close behind in 39th. In the Women’s World Cup Lesley McKenna took 26th.

Next week sees another member of British Snowboard Team in action as Zoё Gillings take part in the first LG Snowboard Cross World Cup in Chapelco, Argentina in the Patagonian Andes on 12 & 13 September 2008. Zoё will be aiming for a strong result after taking 5th place in the South American Cup competition held at the same resort last week.

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The British Snowboard Team would like to thank the following for their invaluable support: Sponsors: Land Rover www.landrover.com, Halliwells - www.halliwells.co.uk, FOGG - www.fogginsure.co.uk, BASI www.basi.org.uk Chill Factore – www.chillfactore.com , Funding organisations: UK Sport – www.uksport.gov.uk, TASS – www.tass.gov.uk, Sport Scotland – www.sportscotland.org.uk, BOA - www.boa.org.uk Sports Aid – www.sportsaid.org.uk

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Winter comes early this year with the introduction of a brand new snow sports and music event, FSO4 FREEZE sponsored by LG. From the 23-26th October, 2008 Battersea Power Station in London will be transformed into a real life ski resort featuring the biggest real snow jump ever made in the UK with a live music line up to match. The World’s best snowboarders and skiers will descend on the banks of the River Thames to take part in the highest profile snow and music festival ever seen in the UK. The focal point of the event is the 17m table top real snow jump created for the LG London Big Air Event, part of the LG FIS (Federation of International Snowboarding) World Cup, which will kick off the Northern Hemisphere Winter season in serious style. The LG London Big Air is a leg of the LG FIS World Cup for snowboarders and as such attracts the biggest names in the World of snowboarding. Past competitors include Air and Style winner Stefan Gimpl, Iikka Baeckstroem and David Benedek, one of the most innovative riders in the World. The LG London Big Air is the only chance to see snowboarders of this quality in the UK. The International Freestyle Ski Event will once again feature the World’s best skiers on your doorstep in London. The likes of Armada team riders Tanner Hall, multiple Winter X Games Gold Medal winner and TJ Schiller will blow minds. For tickets, the event line-up and further information go to: www.londonfreeze.com

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