Month: January 2021

by Clare Meaney The countdown has begun towards the next episode of ITV’s Dancing On Ice tonight (Sunday 31 January) featuring Ski Sunday presenter and former British ski racer Graham Bell. Graham’s first ever performance as a competitor in the… Read More ›

We caught up with Travis Rice ahead of the first stop of his Natural Selection Tour It’s late on a Thursday night in east London when the phone rings, but immediately you can hear the wind and tat-tat-tat of snow hitting off the speaker on the other end. “Man, we just got a two-foot powder […]

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Together with BaningBees and Vans, Kas Lemmens drops his latest edit Together with BangingBees and Vans, Kas Lemmens has put together a seven-minute long clip that touches upon the subject of snowboarding in the Netherlands and the loss of a family member. “Kas lets us in on what snowboarding means to him and how he […]

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John Yates-Smith of YSE Ski Chalet Holidays reports from Val d’Isere: “We mentioned yesterday (28 Jan 2021) that all of the footpaths around Val d’Isère were closed for avalanche danger. Not everybody realised that this included the Chemin des Coves… Read More ›

Following up on yesterday’s promise, here are our favorite pipe related moments from this year’s Laax Open. Check out the highlights and then keep scrolling to get to know the photographer a bit better… Hey Andri, can you please introduce yourself for anyone who doesn’t know you? I’m from Winterthur and I’ve been into snowboarding […]

Inghams, Ski Total and Flexiski holidays have now been suspended until 2 April which means customers of these companies will only have around two weeks in which to go skiing at the end of the season – and that’s depends… Read More ›

Burton’s One World snowboard movie now available to stream on YouTube for free Photo above: Red Gerard. Pic: Blotto. If you’ve missed it, make sure to head over to YouTube and give Burton’s latest masterpiece a watch where the Burton snow team come together and show us what they’re made out. We’re taken through some […]

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We’ve been waiting on a few rolls of film to come back to drop the highlights from this year’s Laax Open. Andri Kaufmann spent the week documenting the action and looking for creative angles. He captured so many interesting moments that we decided to break this post in two. Check back tomorrow for the Pipe […]

Burton‘s One World is now available online for free for your viewing pleasure. Follow Burton team riders from the parks to the streets, backcountry and beyond in one of the biggest productions of 2020. Featuring: Mikkel Bang, Kelly Clark, Danny Davis, Kimmy Fasani, Ben Ferguson, Anna Gasser, Red Gerard, Terje Haakonsen, Mark McMorris, Jiayu Liu, Mark […]

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Today (26 January 2021) marks 65 years since the Opening Ceremony of the VII Winter Olympic Games back in 1956. Cortina d’Ampezzo, known as the Queen of the Dolomites, had long been waiting for the event. The town was originally appointed… Read More ›

Werni Stock puts together his full part from Shredbots ‘Local Surroundings’ In December 2019, Shredbots released Local Surroundings, a snowboard film exclusively filmed in Austria with Werni Stock and a bunch of his friends. Now, a year later, Werni Stock’s put together his full part from Shredbots for us to enjoy. “Finally, Werni Stock’s full […]

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Today the Natural Selection tour will be announcing 10 more snowboarders to the already stacked list of competitors gearing up to ride the first stop of the freeride tour in Jackson Hole, WY. There are still a couple more spots up for grabs, too–two for men and two for women. One of the remaining spots […]

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Last week, the legendary freeride snowboarder saw his friend die in an avalanche. He talks us through it, and implores others to consider the life-threatening dangers of powder fever Three-times Freeride World Tour Champion and veteran of a near-fatal avalanche, iconic snowboarder Xavier de le Rue last week was first on the scene attempting to […]

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Vote for your two favourite riders to join the already impressive team of snowboarders to compete in the Natural Selection Tour Image Above: Travis Rice. Pic By: Cole Barash / Natural Selection / Red Bull Content Pool February is just around the corner, with the Natural Selection Tour kicking off on the 3rd if the […]

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Three years in the making, Lukas Ellensohn drops his latest video part, ‘Slow Down’ Due to the recent events in the world, we’ve all had to slow down and learn to appreciate the small things in life. Looking at the bright side of things, the majority of us have also managed to reduce our carbon […]

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by Clare Meaney Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell’s short time on the ITV show Dancing on Ice has already been dramatic. The former British racer’s professional skating partner, Yebin Mok, suffered a terrible injury to her leg during training which… Read More ›

Our friends over at Salomon Snowboards have just released the first installment of their new “One Day Pass” web series, a series which aims to inspire you to get out and make the most of your local hill this year. Each week they’ll be dropping a new edit that was filmed within a single day. […]

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A backcountry training day very quickly turned into a real life rescue for the Jones Snowboards team Just this morning, we published an article on the alarming spike in avalanche activity across the northern hemisphere this season. Minutes later, a video landed in our inbox, featuring Jones Snowboard team filmer, Greg Weaver, being taken out […]

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With widespread resort closures, we take a look at some of the factors leading to the disproportionate rise in avalanche activity this winter The following article has been put together by backcountry guidebook author Jordan Tiernan (Mpora) and snowboard coach Rob McCreath (Whitelines). The purpose is to highlight the complexity of avalanche risks and to […]

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Great deals available for March and April for all of those crossing their fingers to be able to get away to the mountains this season. For those focusing on 2022 we have some fantastic offers, discounts, free places and lift… Read More ›

Ordino Arcalís – the freeride haven nestled deep in the Andorran Pyrenees, is powdered and primed for the opening event of the Freeride World Tour Despite the current uncertainties, we’re happy to bring you some good news in the midst of it all. Preparations for Freeride World Tour 2021 are in full swing, with only […]

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Our favourite cheap and cheerful snowboards of the year, as chosen by the Whitelines Team

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We’re out in Laax, bringing you the latest news, live streams and more from Europe’s biggest freestyle comp After last week’s FIS World Cup opener with the Big Air in Kreischberg, Austria, Slopestyle and Halfpipe get underway in the Swiss freestyle mecca of Laax. Almost 200 riders from 25 countries have made it out to […]

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Our favourite new snowboards of the year, as chosen by the Whitelines Team

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Our favourite beginner snowboards of the year, as chosen by the Whitelines Team

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The Top Mountain Motorcycle Museum in the Austrian ski resort of Hochgurgl, which contains hundreds of historic and rare motorbikes, plus other vehicles, has been destroyed by fire. The museum, located at The Crosspoint on the Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road… Read More ›

How to ride to live another day Follwing on from part one of our interview with the world’s most famous freerider, we pick his brains on how to venture beyond the resort while staying safe. What’s your routine for any given day when you’ll be riding the backcountry? I’ll have an idea the night before […]

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We’ve teamed up with Hydro Flask and asked a bunch of snowboarders around the industry what their most memorable coffee in the mountains has been

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We’re giving away a Rome Ravine Select and a Rome Women’s Ravine Snowboard for one lucky winner What’s better than winning a snowboard…? Winning two snowboards! We’ve teamed up with our buddies at Rome to give away not one, but two brand new boards. We’ve got a ‘his and hers’ set of all-mountain freeride chargers […]

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We’re giving away a Rome Ravine Select and a Rome Women’s Ravine Snowboard for one lucky winner What’s better than winning a snowboard…? Winning two snowboards! We’ve teamed up with our buddies at Rome to give away not one, but two brand new boards. We’ve got a ‘his and hers’ set of all-mountain freeride chargers […]

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