Prizes, comps, videos and snow... it's the news

We're taking a quick look at what is and what's been going on in the UK and further afield this week...

Yes! It's the next Great British Ski Movie, and you're in it!

Autumn 2010 will see the release of a new ski movie, showcasing the best British skiing and editing talent. Consisting of a series of short films highlighting British freeskiing, the movie is the culmination of a competition to find the best skiers and editors in the fast-growing British freeskiing scene.

Woven together by Eddie ‘Slavemonkey’ Thelwell the film will feature skiing from dryslopes, indoor domes, European glaciers and parks, as well as backcountry freestyle and freeride sessions. Extras will include footage of secret invite-only ‘after-hours’ sessions at Snozone, some of the UK’s top freestyle events, and trailers for other UK ski movies.

From July onwards, edits will be entered in to the competition on the ‘Britain’s Got Skiers’ Facebook site, with the best edits being chosen at the end of August. This site will be available to view with all the entries, as the competition progresses. Once the best edits have been selected, the movie will be produced for release at the London Olympia Ski Show, starting 20th October, where the overall winning entry will be selected by a panel of judges and awarded a £500 prize.

For further information visit www.Facebook.com/BritiainsGotSkiers

UK slopes & stuff

Chillfactore have launched a competition to find the wintersports stars of the future. It’s part of a drive to get more people skiing and snowboarding. The Snow Stars Talent Contest is inviting eight to 14 year olds to enjoy a free taster session in either snowboarding or skiing, with the most promising taking part in a further two day beginners’ course with tuition.

The best three skiers and snowboarders will then scoop an amazing prize of more than £1,000 worth of free coaching and development from qualified instructors and some equipment to help them on their way.

Mystery prizes at the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series

The first person to register for all three competitions at the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series will win themselves a mystery prize. All you have to do is…

Step one:  Go to http://snowflexseries.westbeach.com/register/ and register for ALL 3 COMPS

Step two: Log in to facebook and search for the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series group… join it!

Step three:  Write on the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Series group wall!

The combined prize purse for the competition series is currently standing at £25,000!

Legendary skateboarder

Tony Hawk is going to be hitting up the Old Paddling Pool in Brighton tomorrow afternoon, tickets are £15 from www.ticketmaster.co.uk if you can’t make it stay connected at www.quiksilverlive.com.

Loads of equipment is arriving into Ellis Brigham

Eliis Brigham have loads of next year's stock at their Xscape and Snowdome stores (Milton Keynes, Tamworth, Castleford and Braehead) they’ve got 2010/2011 model skis from Salomon, Head, Atomic, K2, Scott and Line, plus boots from Salomon, Head and Atomic. The best thing about the slope-side stores is you can demo equipment!

SKIS include:

Salomon – X Wing 8, X Wing Storm, X Wing Tornado Ti, Lord, ProPipe, Select Touch and Vital Touch

K2 – AMP Rictor, AMP Shockwave, T9 One Luv, T9 Free Luv, T9 Burnin Luv, T9 Lotta Luv, MissConduct, ObSEThed, Kung Fujas, Revival and Silencer

Line – Prophet 100, Blend, Sir Francis Bacon and Celebrity 90

Head – Supershape Magnum

Atomic – Nomad Blackeye Ti, Nomad Smoke Ti, Panic, Cloud 9 and Cloud 6

Scott – Mission, Punisher and Maya

BOOTS include:

Salomon – Mission RS8, Impact 8 CS, Impact 10 CS, X3 RC CS, Kaos, Quest 10, Divine RS CF, Divine RS8, Idol 8 CS, Instinct CS and Quest W, plus a selection of kids boots.

Atomic – LF 80, M80, Hawx 80, Hawx 100, Hawx 110, LF 70W, M80W, Hawx 80W, Hawx 90W and Hawx 100W

Head – Edge+ 10.5, Edge+ Ltd, Vector 100, Edge+ 10.5W, Edge+ 11W, Dream 10.5

Green Planet

Rip Curl have launched a website all about going green (question is: are they running on green servers?)

The Rip Curl Planet Foundation also drives a host of mainstream initiatives, such as energy consumption reduction, material recycling and waste reduction. These initiatives are addressed through a variety of ways, including Rip Curl Pro events, beach clean up days, product design and product recycling.

Snow reports

Skiinfo reports heavy snow in Australia while the Alps get a battering from the sun. Although most of the Austrian and Swiss glaciers are still open the snow is looking slushy.