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NEW ZEALAND SKI & SNOWBOARDING MAGAZINE is the leading Ski and Snowboard Magazine in New Zealand. Launched in May 2002 and has led the way ever since.

The North Face Frontier Returns as New Zealand`s Freeride Legacy Continues to Shape the Sport - As freeride skiing and snowboarding edge ever closer to Olympic recognition, one of the Southern Hemisphere`s most respected competitions is preparing to return to the mountains where many of the sport`s future stars first made their mark.

Entries have officially opened for The North Face Frontier 2026, with the event returning to The Remarkables near Queenstown during a weather window from 28 August to 3 September. Featuring both 2-star and 4-star Freeride World Qualifier events, The Frontier remains one of the most important freeride competitions in the Southern Hemisphere and an increasingly significant stop on the international calendar. Full story www.adventuremagazine.co.nz

⭐️ The North Face Frontier 2* Qualifier | 22 - 27 August 2025 | Shadow Basin.
⭐️ The North Face Frontier 4* Qualifier | 23 - 28 August 2025 | Alta Chutes.

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The North Face Frontier Returns as New Zealand's Freeride Legacy Continues to Shape the Sport - As freeride skiing and snowboarding edge ever closer to Olympic recognition, one of the Southern Hemisphere's most respected competitions is preparing to return to the mountains where many of the sport's future stars first made their mark.

Entries have officially opened for The North Face Frontier 2026, with the event returning to The Remarkables near Queenstown during a weather window from 28 August to 3 September. Featuring both 2-star and 4-star Freeride World Qualifier events, The Frontier remains one of the most important freeride competitions in the Southern Hemisphere and an increasingly significant stop on the international calendar. Full story www.adventuremagazine.co.nz

⭐️ The North Face Frontier 2* Qualifier | 22 - 27 August 2025 | Shadow Basin.
⭐️ The North Face Frontier 4* Qualifier | 23 - 28 August 2025 | Alta Chutes.

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Vallon Crossroads™ Goggles
REAL: REVIEW GEAR ⚙️We ran these through proper mountain use, not a carpark test. This is not a repeat of the manufacturer`s details – these goggles were used every day for three weeks nonstop. A three-week shoot split between SilverStar Mountain Resort and Marmot Basin gave us everything you want when assessing eyewear. Flat light, blinding sunlight, wind up high, and clear days that punish your eyes by midday.

The Crossroads sit in that premium performance space. The ZEISS toric lens is not a badge exercise. You notice it early. The field of vision is wide without distortion creeping in at the edges. You are not turning your head to read terrain. It feels natural, which reduces hesitation when conditions are mixed.
Full review www.adventuremagazine.o.nz or follow the bio link
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Vallon Crossroads™ Goggles
REAL: REVIEW GEAR ⚙️We ran these through proper mountain use, not a carpark test. This is not a repeat of the manufacturer's details – these goggles were used every day for three weeks nonstop. A three-week shoot split between SilverStar Mountain Resort and Marmot Basin gave us everything you want when assessing eyewear. Flat light, blinding sunlight, wind up high, and clear days that punish your eyes by midday.

The Crossroads sit in that premium performance space. The ZEISS toric lens is not a badge exercise. You notice it early. The field of vision is wide without distortion creeping in at the edges. You are not turning your head to read terrain. It feels natural, which reduces hesitation when conditions are mixed.
Full review www.adventuremagazine.o.nz or follow the bio link
#adventuremagazine
#vallon
#vallongoggles
#skigear
#snowgear
#backcountryskiing
#skireview
#gearreview
#mountainlife
#skiing
@vallonofficial
@zeissvision
@silverstarmtnresort
@marmotbasin
@snowbrains
@powdermagazine
@freeskiermagazine
@newschoolers
@tetongravity
@backcountryskiingcanada

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Luca Harrington Carries Exceptional Form into 2025/26 Season, Bronze at Secret Garden Big Air World Cup - Secret Garden, China (29 November 2025) – Freeskier Luca Harrington (Wānaka, 21) has carried his exceptional form through from last season, finishing in third place at the opening event of the 2025/26 FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup Tour in China this afternoon.

Harrington explained; “On the first day of training it became apparent that the level of riding was really high and it was a battle just to get through to the finals. Today didn’t play out exactly as I had planned, but I played my cards well and I couldn’t be happier to be back on the podium.” - full stropy www.skiandsnow.co.nz @lucaharrington6 @nzski @snowsportsnz

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Luca Harrington Carries Exceptional Form into 2025/26 Season, Bronze at Secret Garden Big Air World Cup - Secret Garden, China (29 November 2025) – Freeskier Luca Harrington (Wānaka, 21) has carried his exceptional form through from last season, finishing in third place at the opening event of the 2025/26 FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup Tour in China this afternoon.

Harrington explained; “On the first day of training it became apparent that the level of riding was really high and it was a battle just to get through to the finals. Today didn’t play out exactly as I had planned, but I played my cards well and I couldn’t be happier to be back on the podium.” - full stropy www.skiandsnow.co.nz @lucaharrington6 @nzski @snowsportsnz

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Another South Island Ski Field Shuts Its Lifts for 2025 - 🏔️The South Island’s ski season has taken another blow. Just a week after Temple Basin confirmed it wouldn’t be opening, Mt Cheeseman has followed suit, pulling the pin on winter 2025. The reason is as blunt as it is obvious—there’s simply not enough snow.

Cheeseman, sitting about 60 kilometres from Temple Basin, made the announcement on August 24. Despite a few passing systems and a dusting earlier this month, the mountain still has only 40 centimetres up high and a meagre five at the base. Their last decent fall was eight centimetres on August 19, and nothing has stuck since.

In a statement on Facebook, management said that while there’s always the chance of a last-minute storm, operating with such thin cover isn’t safe or sustainable. “We’ve had to make the hard call to shut for this season. It’s about looking after staff, keeping the books balanced, and focusing on being here for the long run—including our 100th birthday in 2029.” - full story www.adventuremagazine

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Another South Island Ski Field Shuts Its Lifts for 2025 - 🏔️The South Island’s ski season has taken another blow. Just a week after Temple Basin confirmed it wouldn’t be opening, Mt Cheeseman has followed suit, pulling the pin on winter 2025. The reason is as blunt as it is obvious—there’s simply not enough snow.

Cheeseman, sitting about 60 kilometres from Temple Basin, made the announcement on August 24. Despite a few passing systems and a dusting earlier this month, the mountain still has only 40 centimetres up high and a meagre five at the base. Their last decent fall was eight centimetres on August 19, and nothing has stuck since.

In a statement on Facebook, management said that while there’s always the chance of a last-minute storm, operating with such thin cover isn’t safe or sustainable. “We’ve had to make the hard call to shut for this season. It’s about looking after staff, keeping the books balanced, and focusing on being here for the long run—including our 100th birthday in 2029.” - full story www.adventuremagazine

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Local Legends and Global Talent Shine in High-Stakes Showdown at The North Face Frontier 2 - check out the full report at www.skiandsnow.co.nz or follow the bio - @snowsportsnz #snowsportsnz

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Local Legends and Global Talent Shine in High-Stakes Showdown at The North Face Frontier 2 - check out the full report at www.skiandsnow.co.nz or follow the bio - @snowsportsnz #snowsportsnz

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Wānaka’s Craig Murray has won the inaugural Yeti Natural Selection Ski event, held in the incredible Tordrillo mountain range in Alaska.

“I feel incredible, today has been something out of a dream, this whole setup being out here in the Tordrillo’s is crazy…I honestly can’t believe I ended up in the finals and ended up taking it out, it’s surreal. I am so happy and I would like to thank everyone for all the support, it means so much.” – Craig Murray.

The invite only event saw legends of freeride take on some of the biggest names in the park & pipe world on the formidable ‘Priority 1’ face in the Alaskan ranges. Utilising a knock out format, over and over again Murray delivered his trademark huge, fluid lines for which he is so well known and respected for in the international ski community. full story follow the bio or go to www.adventuremagazine.co.nz @naturalselectionski @yeti_au

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Wānaka’s Craig Murray has won the inaugural Yeti Natural Selection Ski event, held in the incredible Tordrillo mountain range in Alaska.

“I feel incredible, today has been something out of a dream, this whole setup being out here in the Tordrillo’s is crazy…I honestly can’t believe I ended up in the finals and ended up taking it out, it’s surreal. I am so happy and I would like to thank everyone for all the support, it means so much.” – Craig Murray.

The invite only event saw legends of freeride take on some of the biggest names in the park & pipe world on the formidable ‘Priority 1’ face in the Alaskan ranges. Utilising a knock out format, over and over again Murray delivered his trademark huge, fluid lines for which he is so well known and respected for in the international ski community. full story follow the bio or go to www.adventuremagazine.co.nz @naturalselectionski @yeti_au

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Manon Loschi pow turns Camp in Zermatt, Switzerland image by Loris Poussin / Red Bull Content Pool

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Harrington and Barclay Make NZ Snow Sports History, First Time Two Kiwis Have Shared a Park & Pipe World Cup Podium

Stoneham, Quebec, Canada (23 February 2025) – Wānaka athletes Luca Harrington (20) and Ben Barclay (23) have made history for New Zealand snow sports in Canada this morning. The two freeskiers finished in second and third place respectively at the FIS Freeski Slopestyle World Cup, marking the first time two Kiwi athletes have ever shared a Park & Pipe World Cup podium.

Harrington was thrilled to share the podium with Barclay, saying; “It was extremely special, we have put so much work in together - we train together every day, we travel together, so it was amazing to stand together on the podium.”

Barclay was equally stoked, saying; “If there is one person I’m not to fussed bumping me down [from second into third] it is Luca. Luca has been on a tear this season, so to join him on the podium is a dream come true, it was amazing.”

The course in Stoneham encouraged the athletes to get creative. With two jumps at the top of the course and then three rail pads providing numerous line options, it was a competition that showed the diversity of the rider’s skillsets.

Barclay opted for a technical run to show off his skills, including back-to-back double corked 1620’s on the jumps and a bio 810 out of the first rail feature. Dropping at the start of the field, Barclay was initially positioned in first place, before Matej Svancer of Austria and teammate Harrington leapfrogged him with their final runs.

Harrington, a big air specialist, made the most of the jumps putting down a switch right double corked 1800 Japan grab into a switch left double 1620 safety grab. He then laced together a technical rail section that included a gravity defying 450 gap between two rail features.

Svancer remained in the lead to take the win, with Harrington in second and Barclay in third with just 0.54 points separating the two Kiwi men. For both athletes this is their career-second Slopestyle World Cup podium.

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Harrington and Barclay Make NZ Snow Sports History, First Time Two Kiwis Have Shared a Park & Pipe World Cup Podium

Stoneham, Quebec, Canada (23 February 2025) – Wānaka athletes Luca Harrington (20) and Ben Barclay (23) have made history for New Zealand snow sports in Canada this morning. The two freeskiers finished in second and third place respectively at the FIS Freeski Slopestyle World Cup, marking the first time two Kiwi athletes have ever shared a Park & Pipe World Cup podium.

Harrington was thrilled to share the podium with Barclay, saying; “It was extremely special, we have put so much work in together - we train together every day, we travel together, so it was amazing to stand together on the podium.”

Barclay was equally stoked, saying; “If there is one person I’m not to fussed bumping me down [from second into third] it is Luca. Luca has been on a tear this season, so to join him on the podium is a dream come true, it was amazing.”

The course in Stoneham encouraged the athletes to get creative. With two jumps at the top of the course and then three rail pads providing numerous line options, it was a competition that showed the diversity of the rider’s skillsets.

Barclay opted for a technical run to show off his skills, including back-to-back double corked 1620’s on the jumps and a bio 810 out of the first rail feature. Dropping at the start of the field, Barclay was initially positioned in first place, before Matej Svancer of Austria and teammate Harrington leapfrogged him with their final runs.

Harrington, a big air specialist, made the most of the jumps putting down a switch right double corked 1800 Japan grab into a switch left double 1620 safety grab. He then laced together a technical rail section that included a gravity defying 450 gap between two rail features.

Svancer remained in the lead to take the win, with Harrington in second and Barclay in third with just 0.54 points separating the two Kiwi men. For both athletes this is their career-second Slopestyle World Cup podium.

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