FREE Accommodation at Tignes Airwaves!

The 5th edition of Tignes Airwaves, the n°1 European snowsports event, will take place in Tignes in January. The invitation only event sees the world’s best riders battling for supremacy on the slopes and for a share of the massive 150 000€ prize pot. In 2009 the 5-day competition will blast-off on Monday 5th Jan with an awesome aerial display on a massive floodlit big air. Other high octane events staged during the action packed week include half-pipe, skiercross and moguls. And as well as the better established freestyle events, audiences will be able to check out some alternative snowsports including mountain bike cross and motorcross.

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Tags: Alternative, Freestyle, Tignes
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Grass Skiing…(Primrose Hill Here We Come)

For all you die hard skiing enthusiasts who can’t wait for the winter, we may have the answer – grass skiing. Believe it on not, the fledgling sport is practised worldwide and the FIS (Fédération International de Ski) World Cup Series is currently underway with fixtures in Austria, The Czech Republic, The Middle East, Italy and Iran. The sport, which has not for some reason quite caught on in the UK, involves strapping caterpillar tracked or wheeled ‘skis’ to your feet. And since grass is not as forgiving as snow, protective pads and a helmet are also essential.

This is how the experts do it:

But there will always be those that improvise:

DONT TRY THIS AT HOME

Tags: Alternative, Grass Skiing, Skiing
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