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Welcome to the Brown Bear Ski and Snowboard blog! Here is where you'll get the inside word on what's hot on the slopes, and who's been doing what – and when, and where.

Canterbury Ski Areas Fully Operational

All you snow-bunnies out there have certainly heard of the massive earthquake that shook Christchurch and Canterbury on the weekend. The silver lining to this disaster is however that all of Canterbury’s ski areas and 98 percent of accommodation providers and tourism attractions are fully operational.[......]

BASE Triple Comp at Treble Cone

Are you the next King or Queen of the Mountain? On Saturday 11 September, Treble Cone Ski Area will hold the iconic BASE Triple Comp to challenge snowboarders and skiers in three events and ultimately crown the Kings and Queens of the Mountain. [......]

Junior World Champs Big Air

Yesterday Cardrona Ski Area saw the last day of the 2010 FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships. [......]

Private Intense Programme at Treble Cone

This year Treble Cone Ski Area has launched the brand-new snow sports programme, Private Intense Programme, and yesterday one of the world’s top freeskiers signed up for it! [......]

100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games 2011

Brown Bear is thrilled to see a top winter event, the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games confirmed for 2011. The games will be held from 13 August to 28 August 2011 and feature a whopping 16 days of ice and snow sports.[......]

FIS Junior World Championships Update

The new week begins with an update from your furry personal FIS Junior World Championships reporter, Brown Bear. After snowboard heroes stole the show, this weekend the focus was on young skiers.[......]

2010 Junior World Championships

Brown Bear’s mission is it to always keep you on track with what’s happening in the New Zealand snow world, so here’s another update.[......]

New Zealand Skiers Train With World’s Best

New Zealand skiers are stoked to be training with the world’s best alpine stars as many international teams are training at New Zealand’s Cardrona Alpine Resort.[......]

Snowboard Junior World Champs Announced

Brown Bear is pleased to announce that New Zealand earned its first medal of this year’s Championships. Yesterday the Junior Snowboard Halfpipe World Champions were crowned at Cardrona Ski Area. [......]

Snowboard Halfpipe Qualifiers at Cardrona

Yesterday 84 junior snowboarders took to the massive 22-feet halfpipe at Cardrona Ski Area to try for a spot in today’s semi finals and the great chance to snowboard for the 2010 Junior World Championships title. [......]