The Resort that established freestyle sports in NZ, created unique children’s development programmes, supported disabled snowsports and saw humour where others saw serious racing now brings you the best of each.
2008 Events are still subject to change. Entry forms will be ready closer to the start of the season.
| Event Calendar 2008 |
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| Coke Zero Cardrona Games |
17-18 July |
New Zealand's biggest international snow sport event, see www.cardronagames.co.nz. Snowmobile, FMX, Ski and Snowboard Big Air, live bands makes this more than a snowsports event and more of one large party on the slopes. Details tbc. Two night event (with two reserve nights in case of bad weather). |
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| MAC Champs |
23 July |
Mt Aspiring College (Wanaka) snows sports champs. Enter through MAC. |
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| Adaptive Snow Sports Festival and Disabled National Championships |
27 July - 1 Aug |
Festival celebrating snowsports for people with disabilities. Racing by the best disabled athletes in NZ. 27th Training Day. 28-30 Comp Days. 31 Team Day. 1 Aug is the Fun Day.
See www.disabledsnowsports.org.nz for registration details. |
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| FIS Ski Race |
4-5 Aug |
GS and Slalom |
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| Otago/Sthld Sec Sch |
12-13 Aug |
Otago / Southland Secondary School snows sports |
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| Special Olympics |
14 Aug |
Special Olympics comp with a some training beforehand. |
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| Interfields |
tbc |
Part of the Interfields series for younger skiers in the Lakes District region. |
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| Cardrona Uni Snow Games |
24-29 Aug |
Official University Games with Uni Sport NZ. Humorous, fun, and social event with some serious racing for uni students in their mid term break. Included are ski and snowboard GS, Slalom, boarder/skier X, slopestyle, and half pipe. Wanaka social progamme apre ski. |
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| Snowboard Continental Cup |
1-3 Sept |
TBC. Snowboard Continental Cup Slopestyle. 3rd is the weather day. |
| Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup |
5-8 Sept |
TBC. Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup - male and female snowboard half pipe with $58,000 of prize money up for grabs. 8th is the weather day. |
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| Ski Masters |
12-13 Sep |
An over 30 years race series, a bit of fun for some, somewhat serious for others.
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| Blue Hogs (ski and board) |
16th-19th Sept |
TBC 16-17 Ski. 18-19 Snowboard. Police race event for the boys and girls in blue from NZ and Australia.
Please enter through your Police Snowboard or Ski Club
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| Snowboard Masters |
20 Sep |
For the old fellas of snowboarding.
Dual Slalom in the AM, and in the PM will be two timed runs in the Boarder X course, and then for the more adventurous there will be 4 person races in normal boarder x style. |
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| Kids Festival including Junior Nationals |
28 Sep - 1 Oct |
We´ve got a huge range of activities for all your kids, from toddlers to teens.
Pengy will be organising someting everyday from 10.30am for all the younger kids from obstacle courses, treasure hunts and lolly scrambles to face painting and street performers. We will also be holding Mini Games for those aged 5-14.
On the competitive side we'll also have New Zealand's kids nationals the NZSBA Junior Snowboard Nationals and the FSANZ Junior Freeski Nationals. To enter the Junior Nationals and for more info please email Snow Sports NZ joforbes@xtra.co.nz or ring 03 443 4085.
Results for NZSBA Snowboard Junior Nationals 2007:
GS
Half Pipe
SBX
Slopestyle
Results for FSANZ Freeski Junior Nationals 2007:
All Results |
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