Skiing News June 2007

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SATURDAY, 30 JUNE 2007
	Non-Traditional Areas Increase Helmet Effectivenes
	Since traumatic brain injury is one of the leading causes of death in skiing accidents, helmet use should be the logical decision. Yet helmet use is low among skiers, especially adults. The protection helmets offer is also a debated issue. Industry standards have made the helmet effective only until about 15mph, while skiers easily reach 25-30 mph on the open slopes. A recent study, thou Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 29 JUNE 2007
	Bassingbourn Placed Second in Summer League
	Bassingbourn claimed second place in this year's Eastern Region Ski Association Summer League. The competition was held at their home turf, Bassingbourn Snowsport Centre. The event had drawn more than 130 participants from Welwyn Garden City, Hemel Hempstead, Norwich and Ipswich. Six Bassingbourn team members got medals in the individual slaloms. Bagging the gold medals are Peter Read Full Story
THURSDAY, 28 JUNE 2007
	Ski Federation Introduces New Partner
	The International Ski Federation (FIS) introduces their new partner, Halti last Tuesday. The Finnish outdoor brand is the FIS new official clothing supplier. Halti will be supplying the FIS officials with complete outfits, from underwear to headgear, come the 2007/2008 season until the 2009/2010. The said outfits will be part of an exclusive FIS season collection, which will become availa Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 27 JUNE 2007
	Best Ever Opening At Snow Park NZ
	Snow Park NZ’s 2007 season kicked off in Lake Wanaka this weekend with a record number of skiers and snowboarders turning out to enjoy their first tracks on fresh snow. Since last Thursday three weather systems have hit the region delivering over 40cm of natural snow to the terrain park, the only Wanaka ski field currently open. Snow Park NZ received a good number of visitors, over 800, Read Full Story
	Hulbert and Farrington Bags Titles
	Sam Hulbert and Kaitlyn Farrington bag the titles for slopestyle at the Snowboarding's 2007 Chevrolet Revolution Tour. The competition was held at the Windells at Timberline Ski Area. The Project Gold Camp was held simultaneously with the competition, where the country's top junior snowboarders were invited to workout with US Snowboarding coaches like Mike Jankowski and Rick Bower. Progr Read Full Story