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Norfolk Host’s Brand New British Artificial Championships!

British Artificial Championships and Schools Tour Programme

Tuesday 11th August - The 2009 British Snow Tour kicks off its nationwide tour in Norwich next month, with the brand new British Artificial Snowboard & Freeski Championships and dedicated Schools Tour Programme. The action-packed tour will stop off at The Hewett and Earlham High School on the 10th & 11th September before heading over to Norfolk Snow-sports Centre on the 12th & 13th September.

Over 300 of the UK’s top snowboarders and skiers, including local rippers, 16 year old Tom Coe and Brothers Jamie & Robbie Debbage will descend upon Norfolk Snow-sport Centre to compete in the British Big Air, Animal Slopestyle and Trespass Snowboard & Skiercross Championships. The inspirational schools tour programme which runs alongside the Snow Tour and holds high impact presentations at each school will dish out 200 FREE beginner lessons, display breathtaking aerial tricks on the trampoline and hopefully inspire more local youngsters to get active with snow-sports.

British Artificial Championship Schedule:
Saturday 12th September, Norfolk Snowsports Centre:

• Trespass Snowboardcross Championships

• Snowboard Big Air Championships

• Animal Freeski Slopestyle Championships

• FREE Beginner Ski & Snowboard Lessons

Sunday 13th September, Norfolk Snowsports Centre:

• Trespass Skiercross Championships

• Freeski Big Air Championships

• Animal Snowboard Slopestyle Championships

• FREE Beginner Ski & Snowboard Lessons

With a massive local scene and arguably one of the best equipped and well kept dryslopes in the UK, Norfolk and the British Artificial Championships looks set to be an epic first event and new addition to this year’s Tour. The British Snow Tour is open to all ability levels and is served up across five age categories, Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Master. To pre-register to compete and keep up to date with event details go to: www.britishsnowtour.com

The British Snow Tour and Schools Tour programme would not be possible without its highly supportive sponsors: Animal, Trespass, SNO!zone, Cushe, Snow+Rock. Demo partners: DC, Ride, K2, Line and Volkl Ski’s. Media partners: Whitelines, Dark Summer, Skiclub.co.uk, Natives.co.uk, Metrosnow.co.uk, Extreme Sports Channel, Spiked and Snowboardclub.co.uk.

Don't forget to check out Snowboarding ace and Spiked Blogger Jamie Nicholls on the British Snow Tour, he will be keeping us upto date on his Spiked blog.