Sarah Burke would light up a room when she walked into it. Actually more than that, she lit up an entire sport, and was bound to light up the world in the forthcoming Olympics, before she succumbed to spine injuries sustained while training in Park City on January 10. She passed away yesterday. The world lost an amazing skier and a superstar human being.

I had the amazing opportunity to know and work with Sarah over the course of a decade. During that time I, along with so many others, had the insanely good fortune to watch her change the face of women’s skiing and simultaneously watch her inspire all those around her. The image gallery above is the tip of an iceberg of images I was able to capture of/with Sarah. This tribute isn’t her best work, or mine. It isn’t meant to be. It’s rather a humble historical look back – in some cases looking back more than 10 years – at her first Freeskier skiing cover, her first Smith Goggle ad, her practicing runs at the X-Games, and that amazing smile. Working with her was pure joy. And she will be missed dearly. RIP.

My manager, Christopher Jerard, knew her even better than I did, as he was the publisher of Freeskier and Snowboard Magazine for many years before coming to work at CJinc. Jerard and I got the news of her passing while we were together yesterday. He wrote these words below about Sarah that I think we can all live by. The theme is ‘step up’. Step up to the challenges in your life. Step up for your friends, step up because it’s human to do so….

For my friend Sarah Burke – January 19, 2012

“Step up.”

I met Sarah when she was 16 years old shortly after I joined the staff of the brand new Freeskier magazine. She was already the “it” girl in freeskiing. Actually, in 1999 she was really the only girl in freeskiing. She was incredibly talented and fearless. And there was always that ever-present smile. She was shy early on -but before you knew it she was giving the editors at our magazine shots in the arm, still with that same great smile, and challenging us to get the shot, ski another run, or just have more fun. Her passion for skiing was evidenced by her athletic success – and her passion for life came through like the sun. She was a light for all of us. Just one of those people that is universally loved. For all of those who knew her only through the movies and photos – she was exactly as she seemed. Simply one of the best people you’ll ever meet. Pure love.

It’s impossible to deny, that by the time she was 20, she went from being a cute kid, to being simply drop-dead gorgeous. Suddenly she graduated from profiles in the ski industry standards Freeskier and Powder to being in Maxim, People and one FHM’s sexiest athletes alive. But she played it all off as no big deal with a humbleness rarely found at her level of success – an elegance and grace that was unique to her. And yet, even with all the beauty and the elegance, she was one of the toughest people Ive ever met. She once put me in a head lock. And I am not ashamed to admit I could not break out of it. And I tried. Hard. I think that memory would make her smile.

She could play with the boys. That is for sure. She had to for a lot of years in order to open up the sport for the women behind her. Her will and determination on and off the hill in this regard are legendary. Sarah was an innovator and a leader for women in skiing. Even as Sarah was an inspiration to so many people – but she was especially important for women athletes. She did more for the progression of woman’s freeskiing than any other single person – period. She was a founder of the Association of Freeskiing Professionals and was instrumental in helping to push the disciplines of skiing she loved, halfpipe and slopestyle skiing, into the Olympics for 2014. That will be a lasting part of her legacy forever.

She pushed her sport, her profession, to the next level. And even as she had to fight for women to be considered in competition with the men, when she took her hits, she always smiled through the bruise and the bang. Both on and off the hill. In 14 years of working with Sarah – I never saw her without a smile and a good word. Not once. Ever. No matter what. That smile on the podium, holding the X Games Gold four times? That was the same smile she would give 2 months later if you ran into her on the street in passing. So radiantly genuine.

Sarah will always be around us.Trennon Paynter, her coach and good friend to both Sarah and her husband Rory, sent a message out on twitter yesterday: “She’s in every snowflake, every ray of sunshine, every breeze. More than ever, now and always, #IBelieveInSarah.” She will always be there to remind us to “step up” and be better. No matter if it’s out skiing, at work, at the gym or remembering to smile and give your friend a hug. Do not hold back. Life is simply to precious and too much of a gift. Step up. Its such a powerful idea.

It was a dear friend of mine, Matt Harvey, the longtime Editor of Freeskier magazine, who reminded me of this playful challenge to step up that Sarah so often conveyed to her fans and those around her – with such obvious joy.

The news of Sarah’s passing hit in the middle of the work day and Matt was onstage hosting a Freeskier magazine sponsored event. He was a very close and personal friend of Sarah’s. To be in public and hurting, gutted with loss, was painful. But he remembered her words, “Step up.” She would tell him this, no matter if she was standing next to him on the hill taunting him to try a jump or rail slide or pushing him to go talk to the girl across the bar later that night – she was always nudging those around her to be better. And she led by example. So when it hurt and he wanted to hide – he smiled and remembered Sarah. He dug deep and stepped up. That’s what Sarah did when organizers told her that girls didn’t have a spot in competition and that’s what she did when she was battered from falls and that’s what she did when there was a line of little girls who wanted an autograph…hours after the last competition run of the day.

Sarah always stepped up. Always.

And that’s what we’re going to do to remember her. Step Up. Thanks Sarah. We will. And we’ll remember you’re smile when we do.

Aspen, Colorado (29 January 2012) –Jossi Wells wraps up the 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado with a bronze in Ski Big Air, becoming a three-time medallist at the world’s most prestigious winter snow sports competition.

NZ’s Jossi Wells (right) takes home bronze in Ski Big Air at Winter X Games 16  Photo Credit: Tim Pierce

Click on above photo to see Jossi in action at the Winter X Games Big Air

It was a big week for Wells, as one of only two freeskiers competing in all three disciplines at the X-Games: Slopestyle, Halfpipe and Big Air.  Things did not quite go to plan in the Slopestyle, and despite excellent amplitude and execution in the Halfpipe and the biggest, styliest last-hit switch 720 of his life, Wells missed the finals by a whisker.

Jossi was building momentum throughout the week and saved his best to last, fired up going into the Big Air night finals.  In the 15-minute jam session, with the two best scores combining for an overall score out of 100, Jossi focussed on having a good time and performing to the best of his ability landing a doublecork 1260 and a switch doublecork 1440, to post a combined score of 83 points. Wells was in it to win it, and in the closing minutes of the session attempted two 1620’s to push for the lead, got close, but was unable to nail the landings, securing third place behind Bobby Brown (first) of the US with 88 points and Kai Mahler (second) of Switzerland scoring 84 points.  Wells impressed the judges with his control in the air, the amplitude he gained over the 110 foot jump, and his trademark smooth landings.

“I couldn’t be more stoked with my skiing tonight, and I’m so happy to be back on the X-Games podium,” said an elated Wells.  “Thanks to my Dad/Coach Bruce – he’s a legend, and our physio Sally for keeping me in one piece this week!”

New Zealand boasted its biggest team to date at the prestigious Winter X-Games with Carl Murphy placing fourth in the Adaptive Snowboard-X, rookie Rose Battersby placing ninth in Freeski Slopestyle and Rebecca Torr placing 10th in Snowboard Slopestyle.

Pictured left to right: Two of NZ’s rising stars, Rose Battersby and Rebecca “Possum” Torr

After falling at the top of the course and then finishing fourth in the head to head six person straight final Murphy was in high spirits.

“It was a great experience to ride such a challenging course,” said Murphy.  “Although my results weren’t what I had hoped for I was still pleased with sections of the course and am feeling confident heading to the World Champs in France next week.”

Carl Murphy in the starting gates at his first-ever Winter X Games

“Coach, Adam Dooney was impressed with Murphy’s ability to adapt to the most intense course he has ever raced. “Qualifying fifth put Carl in a far right gate for the start which was always going to be a challenge,” said Dooney.  “Carl exploded out of the gate passing three riders to the inside of him meeting the top qualifier at the first feature. With such a good start Carl was looking good but unfortunately could not hold it together on the top section of the course going down on a table top feature which saw his chance of a podium disappear. He gathered himself well and managed to pass two riders on the bottom section putting him in fourth at the finish line.”

“With very limited training opportunity it was great to see Carl attacking such a technical course.”

“As always, there were major performance breakthroughs at this event,” said Tom Willmott, Head Park and Pipe Coach for NZ’s Winter Performance Programme.  “The bar just keeps getting raised and it will continue to be very exciting to see the progression of our sports over the next few years in the build up to the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014 and beyond.  Our athletes are performing well, and it’s great to see Jossi back at the cutting edge.  At the mid-way point of the season we are sitting in a strong overall position with solid world rankings across freeski and snowboard, slopestyle and halfpipe, men and women.”

Upcoming events in February include the Adaptive Snowboard Cross World Championships in France, the Burton Canadian Open, the third Winter Dew Tour in Snowbasin, Utah, followed by this year’s pinnacle event for snowboarding – the TTR World Snowboarding Championships in Oslo, Norway.

Media release
23 January 2012

Aurora Expeditions are proud to partner with London’s Natural History Museum on their new exhibit, Scott’s Last Expedition.  Discover the extraordinary expedition that sparked a legacy which continues to resonate in the public’s imagination 100 years later. Scott’s Last Expedition will look at this landmark journey into the unknown from different angles including everyday life in the base-camp hut, examining the different tales of human endurance and revealing the remarkable scientific achievements of the expedition, a story largely untold until now.  Aurora Expeditions are proud to be offering visitors to Scott’s Last Expedition and online visitors to the Museum the chance to win an expedition cruise to Antarctica to experience the icy continent first hand.

At the time of the Terra Nova expedition, 1910–1913, there were still many unanswered questions about Antarctica. Scott brought with him the largest team of scientists that had ever visited the continent in an attempt to find the answers. The expedition returned with jars and bottles containing thousands of zoological and geological specimens. They also collected a rich record of data, fundamentally contributing to what is now known about the continent. Today, more than 40,000 specimens collected by Scott’s Terra Nova expedition are held in the Natural History Museum’s collections.

Elin Simonsson, the exhibition curator at the Natural History Museum who led the exhibition development, says ‘Our mission is to share this fantastic and inspiring story of Scott’s last expedition with the world, and for the first time tell it from a broader perspective. One hundred years on, we want people to know that Scott’s last expedition was not just a journey to the South Pole, it was also an important scientific expedition that carried out work across many fields. ‘

Running from 20 January – 2 September 2012, this exhibition reunites for the first time real objects used by Scott and his team together with the scientific specimens collected on the 1910–1913 expedition. Visitors can also walk around a life-size representation of Scott’s base-camp hut, which still survives in Antarctica. The exhibition includes:

The death of the Polar party – starting at the expedition’s most dramatic point, with the deaths of Scott and the Polar team, the exhibition will revisit the entire expedition with a look at the many different tales of the powers of human endurance and exploration.

The hut – visitors will be able to enter a life-sized representation of the base-camp hut, which formed the centre of the Terra Nova expedition. In a space that contained a photographer’s dark room, a laboratory, a bread-making oven and a gramophone, the expedition members achieved a surprising level of domesticity. As one of the survivors explained, ‘Whatever the conditions of darkness, cold and wind might be outside, there was comfort and warmth and good cheer within’.

The science – the thousands of scientific specimens brought back from the Terra Nova expedition represented 2,109 different species of animals and plants. More than 400 of these were new to science. The scientists studied Antarctic wildlife, both on land and in the water, surveyed new terrains, studied glaciology, geology and the effects of atmospheric electricity. They also produced the longest unbroken record of Antarctica’s meteorological data, which remains the baseline for modern records today.

Key scientific specimens on display include the geological specimens found with Scott’s body at the last camp, the extinct plant fossil Glossopteris indica, which proved that Antarctica had once been part of the supercontinent Gondwana, and the emperor penguin eggs that three men risked their lives to collect on the notorious Winter Journey.

Terra Nova’s legacy – The epic tale of Scott and the Terra Nova expedition continues to inspire new generations of scientists, historians and explorers.

During his final days, Scott wrote, ‘Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale.’

As these words show, the story of Scott’s last expedition is one of adventure, bravery and human endeavour.

Dates and times: 20 January – 2 September, 10.00–17.50
Visitor enquiries: Monday–Friday +44 (0)20 7942 5000,   Saturday–Sunday +44 (0)20 7942 5011
Admission: Adult £9*, child and concession £5.50*, family £26*
Website: www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/scott
www.nhm.ac.uk/scott

For further information please contact:
Fiona Twyford – fiona@auroraexpeditions.com.au
Rebecca Wood – rebecca@auroraexpeditions.com.au

Aurora Expeditions on +61 2 9252 1033 or visit www.auroraexpeditions.com.au.

Media Release                                                      Thursday 8th September 2011

THE MAGAZINE COVER OF THE YEAR AWARDS SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED!

Auckland (8th September 2011) – NZ rugby player, Sonny Bill Williams, stares down the competition second year running, while Dan Carter catches his first kingfish on the cover of New Zealand Fishing World.

A brightly-coloured butterfly made of lamb flies off the plate to welcome Spring and a plate of pastel-coloured macaroons beckons to us to “get festive” as they battle it out for Best Food & Wine Cover, while the piercing eyes of the male model on REMIX competes with Drew Barrymore’s bright red pout.

These are just some of the images that are in the running to win the Best Magazine Cover in their respective categories, plus the coveted Magazine Cover of the Year Award in this year’s 2011 consumer awards, The Maggies.

New Zealand’s leading online magazine and newspaper subscription business, iSUBSCRiBE, today announced the shortlist for its annual publishing awards. This national poll celebrates and awards the best covers over the next eight weeks as the voting goes live at www.themaggies.co.nz

A panel of industry heavyweights gathered to select a shortlist of 5 covers per category from the nominated entries. This panel included:

John McClintock, Executive Director of the Magazine Publishers Association New Zealand and chair of the judging panel, said, “The Maggies (NZ) 2011 once again has shown that the skill and talent existing within the magazine category, for the production of outstanding front covers, is as strong asever. Brilliant photography integrated with extraordinary design skills ensures that New Zealand titles rank with ‘world best’. The judges debated at length to agree on the finalists from a wide range of high calibre entrants.”

The overall winner and individual category winners will be announced early November 2011.

The public will be incentivised to vote for their favourite magazine cover with a reward of a $5 iSUBSCRiBE gift voucher. The voucher may be redeemed against iSUBSCRiBE’s entire range of over 280 magazine subscriptions. In addition, $1 from every subscription sold using the iSUBSCRiBE gift vouchers will be donated to children’s charity, Cure Kids.

The shortlist consists of:

Business & Trade
Idealog (Jan/Feb 2011)
Landscape Architecture NZ (Summer 2010)
New Zealand Doctor (1 June 2011)
ProDesign (July 2010)
Threaded Magazine (March 2011)

Lifestyle
Good (Dec/Jan 2011)
MindFOOD (Sept 2010)
No Magazine (Autumn 2011)
No Magazine (Winter 2010)
Remix (Autumn/Winter 2011)

Sports
Curl (June 2011)
New Zealand Adventure Magazine (Jun/Jul 2011)
New Zealand Fishing World (May/Jun 2011)
New Zealand Golf Magazine (Jun/Jul 2011)
NZ Rugby World (Dec 2010)

Food & Wine
Cuisine (Sept 2010)
Dish (Dec/Jan 2011)
Dish (Feb 2011)
Healthy Food Guide (Dec 2010)
New Zealand’s Best Dining Guide (Winter 2011)

Specialist
AA Directions (June 2011)
IRL Solutions (Summer 2011)
NetGuide (July 2009)
New Zealand Geographic (May/June 2011)
New Zealand Weddings (Autumn 2011)

ENDS.

For more information please contact Paula Vinogradov, iSUBSCRiBE Pty Ltd on telephone +61 2 9251 3500, mobile +61 404 862 933, or email paula@themaggies.co.nz

The Maggies © iSUBSCRiBE Pty Ltd

Oakley took over Mt Hotham last Saturday!! Punters got the chance to ride alongside Oakley Pro Team Riders MITCH ALLAN and RYAN TIENE for the afternoon and managed to score some of their pro tips for pulling off some pretty RAD tricks.

The fun continued at night with a party in true Oakley style at Swindlers with THE FADERS on the decks and a special performance by hip hop trio POLAR NATION which saw hundreds of snow kids frothin out!

The festivities were hosted by Oakley’s own winner of ‘The Job’ KRISTEN FAMULARO who gave away tonnes of Oakley prizes all day and night.

Make sure you get down to the Queenstown event!

Date: August 20^th

Venues: The Remarkables/ Revolver – Queenstown

Time: 12pm at The Remarkables/ 9pm at Revolver

HALFPIPE DOMINATED DAY TWO AT THE 2011 BURTON NEW ZEALAND OPEN

WANAKA, New Zealand (10^th August, 2011)  The action at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open presented by MINI (BNZO) continued on day two in the 22-foot Olympic sized halfpipe.  Another perfect day on the mountain made for great conditions in the pipe as 56 men and 26 women battled it out for advancement to the semi-finals. Those that made the cut today will compete against halfpipe greats and invited riders, Danny Davis (USA), Queralt Castellet (ESP), Hannah Teter (USA), Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) and Kelly Clark (USA) in the semi-finals on Friday and Saturday.

Starting the day off, Men’s pre-qualifiers were split into two exciting heats where the top 25 men advanced to the qualifiers later in the day.  Kazuumi Fujita (JPN) and Brett Esser (USA) stayed strong throughout pre-qualifiers and qualifiers as they were both top five in their first heats and continued on to the top two seats in the qualifiers.  Esser dominated the day coming out in first place overall with a strong second run that scored 81.58 points.  Starting with a Frontside 1080 Tail Grab, he then moved into a Cab 720 Lien, Frontside 900 Tail Grab and Backside 900.  Fujita was not far behind in second place with a second run that scored him 80.98 points.  He earned the high score with a Crippler, Backside 540, Frontside 720, Cab 720 and Frontside 900.  In third place was another strong Japanese rider, Ikkou Anai, who scored 80.70 points in his last run of the day.  Others that made the cut today were Tore Holvik (NOR), Sato Shuhei (JPN) and Dylan Bidez (USA).

The women’s halfpipe qualifiers kept the action in the air as 26 women competed for 5 spots that will advance to Friday’s semi-finals.  Japanese riders killed it in the pipe today with Haruna Matsumoto winning first and Hikaru Oe closing out the top three.  Matsumoto’s second run earned her first place with a scoring run of 83.65 and included a Frontside Air, Method Air, Frontside 540, Backside 540 and Frontside 720.  In second place was New Zealand’s own Rebecca Sinclair who scored 82.53 points in her second run with a Frontside 720 Melon Grab, Cab 360, Frontside 540, Backside 540, Stalefish and Method Air.  Rounding out the top 5 today was Xuetong Cai (CHN) and Holly Crawford (AUS).

Based on feedback from global coaches and team managers earlier in the week, the SLS system was used in pipe qualifiers for the first time ever with a modified system where two judges (rather than one, used previously) looked at each hit in the pipe.

The 2011 BNZO marks the first stop on the prestigious Burton Global Open Series and is also a 5Star event on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. Full details and updates are available via www.opensnowboarding.com and semi-finals and finals of the event will be webcast live on www.redbull.tv and www.opensnowboarding.com

2011 BURTON NEW ZEALAND GETS UNDERWAY WITH SLOPESTYLE PRE QUALIFIERS TODAY

WANAKA, New Zealand (9th August, 2010)

The 2011 Burton New Zealand Open (BNZO) started off on a high note with the men’s and women’s Slopetyle pre-qualifiers and qualifiers taking place under perfectly bluebird skies at Cardrona Alpine Resort.

A field of 56 men and 25 women battled it out for just 10 and 5 spots, respectively, to join invited riders in the semi-finals, which will take place on Thursday, August 11th.  The course, custom-built and in in pristine condition, started with the Burton bonk tank, then moved into two rail features- a flat down box and a down flat down rail.  Following that was the custom-made MINI Creative Use of Space feature, a cannon rail to gap jump. Finishing up the course was the double jump line measuring in at 45-feet and 55-feet.

Leading in the men’s competition was Tim Humphreys (USA) with a second run score of 89.17 points which he earned with a Cab Millerflip, Cab Gap 50-50, 50-50 Backside 360, Frontside 900 and Cab 900. Tyler Flanagan (USA) was close behind with 88.17 points, on his first run which started with Cab 540, Gap Indy Lipside , 50-50 180 out, Backside 900 and Backside 1080.   Rounding out the top three was Stale Sandbech (NOR) with a score of 87.00 points. Others riding strong and advancing to semi-finals included Aleksander Ostreng (NOR), Morton Kleivdal (NOR) and Ben Ferguson (USA).

Next up were the women who took to the course later in the afternoon.  Miyabi Onitsuka (JAP) came out on top with an impressive second run of 89.00 points that began with a 360 Tap and moved into a Noslide, 50-50, Melon and Frontside 720.  Right behind her was Charlotte Van Gils (NED) with a score of 87.83 on her first run of the day that included a Tap, 50-50, Backside 360 and Indy.  Rounding out the top five and advancing to the semifinals are Urska Pribosic (SLO), Tomoko Kikuchi (JAP) and New Zealand’s own Stefi Luxton.

Moving over to the Halfpipe, riders were able to get in some good practice today in Cardrona’s 22-foot super-pipe to prepare for tomorrow’s men’s and women’s pre-qualifier and qualifier rounds.

The 2011 BNZO marks the first stop on the prestigious Burton Global Open Series and is also a 5Star event on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. Full details and updates are available via www.opensnowboarding.com and semi-finals and finals of the event will be webcast live on www.redbull.tv and www.opensnowboarding.com

ski shot of the day travis rice

WORLD CLASS RIDERS ARRIVE IN WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND FOR

2011 BURTON NEW ZEALAND OPEN

WANAKA, New Zealand (August 8, 2011)

More than 240 athletes are preparing for snowboarding’s premier event in the Southern Hemisphere, the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open (BNZO), as they make their way to the Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wanaka.  Presented by MINI and taking place from August 9-13, the event will give snowboarding’s top riders a chance to compete in slopestyle and halfpipe events. A live webcast will be showing all the exciting action from the final two days of the BNZO at Redbull.tv and Opensnowboarding.com

Now in its ninth year, the BNZO is offering a NZ$50,000 prize purse for top-placed riders in both events. MINI will also launch this season’s ramped up version of the Creative Use of Space Award (CUOS) that started for the first time at last year’s BGOS events. Worth a total of $85,000, this year’s CUOS will include three key elements: most creatively built slopestyle feature, most creative trick utilizing the CUOS slopestyle feature and most creative halfpipe trick.  If riders didn’t have enough to look forward to, they now have the opportunity to compete for this unique prize roundup kicking off at the BNZO.

As the first event in the Burton Global Open Series and a 5star event on the TTR World Tour, the BNZO attracts a crowd of top riders from around the world to compete. On the men’s side, the confirmed list includes Canadians Mark McMorris and Charles Reid; Americans Louie Vito, Jarret Thomas, Benji Farrow, Danny Davis and Jeremy Thompson; Japanese riders Kudo Kohei, Murakami Daisuke, Ryo Aono and Taku Hiraoka; Norwegians Ulrik Badertscher, Tore Holvik, Torgier Bergrem, Gjermund Braaten, Stale Sandbech and Torstein Horgmo; BNZO’s 2010 Slopestyle Champion Christian Haller (SUI), BNZO’s 2010 Halfpipe Champion Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI), plus Manuel Pietropoli (ITA) and Marko Grilc (SLO), as well as top local riders from New Zealand and Australia, including Mitchell Brown and Scotty James.

The women’s list is fully loaded with champions and Olympians including: 2010 BNZO Halfpipe Champion, 2011 BGOS Overall Champion and three-time Olympian Kelly Clark; 2010 BNZO Slopestyle Champion Jamie Anderson, 2011 US Open Slopestyle Champion Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) and two-time Olympians Hannah Teter, Gretchen Bleiler and Elena Hight, as well as Olympians Queralt Castellet (ESP), Soko Yamaoka (JAP), Sarka Pancochova (CZE), Ursina Haller (SUI) and Cilka Sadar (SLO). Also competing are Kaitlyn Farrington (USA), Spencer O’Brien (CAN), Silvia Mittermuller (GER), andNew Zealand’s own Rebecca Torr.

For the final two days of the event, viewers can watch all of these riders battle it out with an action-packed live webcast hosted on http://www.redbull.tv andwww.opensnowboarding.com Up-to-the-minute live scoring, live chat, commentator interaction and real-time ranking, among other features, will all be available when viewers tune in on August 11^th and 12^th in the Northern Hemisphere and on August 12^th and 13^th in the Southern Hemisphere.

In addition, the BNZO will offer a live scoring service, accessible with any mobile phone or web browser. For iPhone users, the Efan iPhone app is available on the App Store free of charge at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/efan/id346147348?mt=8 Or you can go to  http://live.eim-solutions.com/nzo2011 for start lists, results, live scores, live standings, athlete profiles and event details as available.

The entire event goes LIVE with webcasts on http://www.redbull.tv and www.opensnowboarding.com during the following times:

New Zealand - NZST:

Friday, Aug 12

Men’s & Women’s Slopestyle Finals

9:00am – 1:00pm

Saturday, Aug 13

Men’s Halfpipe Semi-Finals

8:30am – 11:00am

Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Finals

11:00am – 3:00pm

US – EST:

Thursday, Aug 11

Men’s & Women’s Slopestyle Finals

5:00pm – 9:00pm

Friday, Aug 12

Men’s Halfpipe Semi-Finals

4:30pm – 7:00pm

Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Finals

7:00pm – 11:00pm

EUROPE - CET:

Thursday, Aug 11/Friday, Aug 12

Men’s & Women’s Slopestyle Finals

11:00pm – 3:00am

Friday, Aug 12/Saturday, Aug 13

Men’s Halfpipe Semi-Finals

10:30pm – 1:00am

Saturday, Aug 13

Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Finals

1:00am – 5:00am

JAPAN - JST:

Friday, Aug 12

Men’s & Women’s Slopestyle Finals

6:00am – 10:00am

Saturday, Aug 13

Men’s Halfpipe Semi-Finals

5:30am – 8:00am

Men’s & Women’s Halfpipe Finals

8:00am – 12:00pm

There will also be a VNR available to all press on Friday for slopestyle finals and Saturday for halfpipe finals via http://www.4msports-server.com/ under the section: Current News/Webclips

Username: bnzo2011_ftp

Password: cardrona2011

Full details and updates for the BNZO are available via www.opensnowboarding.com