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Why take snowboard lessons?
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Words by Tammy Esten – Founder of MINT Snowboarding  As the owner of MINT Snowboarding and having spent the majority of my life in the alps sliding around on snow, I can definitely vouch for the extreme fun in snowboarding. This is a fun that invades snowboarders…
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Earlybird Ski Pass Discounts for the Portes du Soleil
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Winter lift passes for the Portes du Soleil have now gone on sale online. Here is a guide to the earlybird discounts available if you buy them early and where to purchase them from to get these cheap deals. Discounted Morzine / Les Gets ski passes 20% discount on…
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NEW Technical Performance Course
NEW for winter 2015/16 MINT Snowboarding will be offering a Technical Performance Course, running weekly. The Technical Performance Course gives you technical progression in all areas of your riding, such as carving, steeper terrain, off piste, bumps & freestyle. It will change the way you ride and consequently enhance…
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Snowparks in the Portes du Soleil
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 . The Portes du Soleil not only has an abundance of snowparks, but also some of the best parks in Europe. These parks cater for all levels of rider; from complete freestyle novices to world class pros. Here’s a guide to them. Avoriaz Avoriaz Snowzone: Kids Parkway | Arare | La…
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Further lift investments for Avoriaz
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This summer Avoriaz is continuing the investment into modernising its ski lift system with another new chairlift being put in, this time to replace the old Brochaux chairlift. This follows on from two ski lift replacements last summer on the Super-Morzine sector, which had a very positive impact,…
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December Snowboard Camps & Exclusive Accommodation Offer!
Looking for an early season snowboard holiday in Europe? Join us in Morzine / Avoriaz the week of 13th December 2015 and kick start your season with a week of fun and progression. We’ve also organised an exclusive accommodation offer available to the first 10 spaces booked. Snowboard…
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The Avoriaz History Project
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. . Avoriaz has long since been recognised as an crucial hub to the history and development of snowboarding in Europe. The Avoriaz History Project tells the pioneering story of the evolution of France’s first snowpark in Avoriaz. The film explores how the early legends of the scene gave rise to a new generation…
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The Reason Digital launches
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. Black Heart Media – the independent publisher of The Reason Snowboard Magazine – has launched The Reason Digital, an iPad-specific app that offers an interactive, digital version of The Reason Snowboard Magazine. The app is FREE to download, offering a global reach for the print magazine that is…
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Guide to Kids Mini-Shred Snowboarding in the UK
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. Here at MINT Snowboard School we are passionate about getting young kids snowboarding, and we take that responsibility seriously. Having inspired your mini-shredders to get on their snowboards and start sliding around the French Alps, we don’t want to abandon you with a handful of under 7s…
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Local Kids Snowboard Camp – Spring 2015
. THE MINT LOCALS KIDS MOVEMENT! MINT Snowboard School is running a special Snowboard Camp for Local Kids this spring!   It’s been a longtime dream of Tammy Esten, Founder and Director, of MINT Snowboard School, to get local kids snowboarding. And this spring, during the local school holidays,…
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