February 13 will be an important day for Italian snowboard. For the first time in Italy an official sporting event open to adaptive snowboarders -riders with physical disabilities- will be held, on the occasion of the Italian Ski Championship for Disabled Athletes, hosted in Val Torta (province of Bergamo). On the opening day, February 13,…
The Canadian Snowboard Federation will host the first ever Adaptive Snowboarding National Championships at Grouse Mountain from January 27 – 29, 2009. The National Championships will be held in a sling-shot (single rider) format, on a specially designed snowboardcross course. All participants should have previous competitive experience in Adaptive Snowboarding. Canadian Adaptive Snowboard Program National…
December 22nd, 2008 (Italy) – The organizing committee for the 2009 Adaptive Snowboard World Cup, scheduled to take place in Trentino, Italy in March 2009, announced today the cancellation of the event. The economical situation in Europe does not allow us to fund the requested budget to ensure the necessary infrastructure and services are in…
A joint effort of the Johan Cruijff Foundation and the VGW has resulted in the first national meeting of adaptive wintersport instructors. The day was attended by instructors from several Dutch organisations as well as well-known Dutch adaptive sportsmen like Bibian Mentel , KJ van der Klooster and Kjeld Punt. After the opening of the…
As a result from the successful clinics organized last year, again four clinics will be organized this autumn at the indoor snow hall Snowworld Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Snowboard and Ski Clinics by the VGW at Snowworld Zoetermeer, The Netherlands As a result from the successful clinics organized last year, again four clinics will be organized…
In 2007 Italy started to test snowboarding for blind riders. The results were great from the first try and, in 2008, the clinics saw 10 new blind youngs trying snowboard for their first time. Follow a short story and some pictures from the Blind Snowboard Clinincs 2008 in Italy Ski Club Fanano Adaptive Section organize…
On April 1st, Adaptive snowboarders from around the globe came to Copper Mountain to compete in the first ever WSF Adaptive Snowboard World Championships hosted by Adaptive Action Sports (AAS) and the United States of America Snowboard Association (USASA). The riders couldn’t have asked for a better day to race Snowboardcross for World Championship. The…
The Canadian Snowboard Federation and the World Snowboard Federation are pleased to announce the first ever Adaptive Snowboard World Cup will be held in Whistler, BC on March 14, 2008. Ian Lockey and Tyler Mosher competing at last Adaptive PSL Competition in Canada Check out the first ever Adaptive Snowboard World Cup Whistler Blackcomb to…
Few weeks before the first ever WSF Adaptive World Cup here is ready an update on adaptive project supported by WSF: the TV special from Canadian Snowboard Adaptive Program, the upcoming Adaptive Camps at Windells by Adaptive Action Sport and the first ever Adaptive World Snowboarding Championship in USA. We strongly raccomand to to promote…
WSF and Canadian Snowboard Federation announce the first ever adaptive snowboarding World Cup in Whistler, BC and a full international adaptive snowboarding activities calendar including training camps, competitions and information seminars taking place this season around the World, culminating in the first Adaptive Snowboard World Championship in USA. WSF ADAPTIVE SNOWBOARDING WORLD CUP Whistler Blackcomb,…