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Para snowboarder Carl Murphy is keeping his focus on achieving top results at the Paralympic Winter Games next March following two top 10 results at his first World Cups of the season.

With just under four months to go until the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea, New Zealand Para athletes are back in race mode for the first events of the Northern Hemisphere season. Para snowboarder Carl Murphy is in Landgraaf, The Netherlands to compete in the World Para Snowboard Europa Cup banked slalom

Freeski brothers Jossi and Byron Wells have been named to the New Zealand 2018 Olympic Winter Games Team.

Snow Sports NZ member Heather Clay recently travelled to Chuncheon-Si in South Korea to attend the Paralympic Winter Sports Development Workshop.

A team of four exceptional Para athletes has been selected by Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) to compete at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games next March. The team will include a mix of experience and youth headlined by Paralympian Adam Hall who will be attending his fourth Paralympic Games.

Fifteen-year-old freeski halfpipe athlete Nico Porteous is set to become New Zealand's youngest Winter Olympian next February as he joins his brother Miguel (18, freeski halfpipe) as one of the...

The Snow Sports NZ Junior Ski & Snowboard National Championships took place at Cardrona Alpine Resort near Wanaka, NZ from 3-6 October 2017.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (6 October 2017) – The final day of competition in the 2017 Snow Sports NZ Junior Ski and Snowboard National Championships wrapped up at Cardrona Alpine...

With FIS points, World Rookie Tour and national titles all up for the grabs, there was plenty to play for in the Smith Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle on day three of the Snow Sports NZ Junior Ski and Snowboard National Championships at Cardrona Alpine Resort today.

Junior Nationals continues tomorrow at Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ with the SMITH NZ Ski and Snowboard Slopestyle. The schedule is: Lil Bucks Slopestyle 8:30am - Lifts Open 8.

The Salomon Ski & Snowboard Halfpipe and Buff Headwear Dual Giant Slalom were on the schedule at Cardrona Alpine Resort today for day two of the Snow Sports NZ Junior Ski and Snowboard National Championships. 

The Snow Sports NZ Junior Ski and Snowboard National Championships got underway at Cardrona today with over 200 competitors aged five to 18 competing in the Buff Headwear Snowboard Dual Giant Slalom, Salomon Boarder-cross and K2 Skis Freeride. 

WEDNESDAY October 4 *Please check the daily snow report at Cardrona. com or ph.

Due to Monday's postponement, the revised schedule for the Junior Nationals is: Tuesday Snowboard Dual Giant Slalom Snowboard Cross Ski Freeride  Wednesday Ski Dual Giant Slalom Halfpipe – Ski & Snowboard  Thursday Slopestyle – Ski & Snowboard Friday Ski Cross Snowboard Freeride...

Lake Wanaka, NZ – (1 October 2017) – The Snow Sports NZ Annual Awards Night were held last night (Saturday 30 September 2017) at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

Lake Wanaka, New Zealand (18 September 2017) – Snow Sports NZ is pleased to announce the nominees for its Annual Awards: Instructor of the Year sponsored by NZSIA Kim Cosman (The Remarkables) Lorna...

The Mt Olympus Freeride Open held  on Wednesday 14 August saw an amazing turnout of 54 riders from 12 different countries frothing for some special conditions.

The Adaptive Sports Committee is made up of a maximum of seven members, one of whom is a Snow Sports NZ employee. Two positions on the committee are available and these two positions to be filled via election. 

Kiwis shine on their home mountain at The North Face Frontier 4* competition, led by an all New Zealand podium in the Men’s Ski Category, and a final tally of...

Today, many schools and businesses across New Zealand will show their continuing support for our New Zealand Paralympians by ‘going gold and giving a gold coin’ as part of the...