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Here at MINT we make every effort to help make your snowboard holiday in Morzine, Avoriaz or Les Gets a success… from the booking process, organising groups of level that work and, of course, providing you with the highest level of tuition and coaching on offer in the Portes…
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WIN a holiday to the coolest music festival in the Alps!
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. Pierre & Vacances launches competition to win a trip to Avoriaz for the ‘Go Wild Music Festival’ Pierre & Vacances and P&O Ferries have teamed up to offer a fantastic holiday for four to ski and snowboarding resort Avoriaz to for the coolest new music event in the Alps.…
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Jenny Jones on the X-Games podium… again!
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The Brits In America – X Games With Jenny Jones from Tim Ackroyd on Vimeo. The Brits in America is a documentary following a number of British skiers and snowboarders who have moved to America to train in freestyle. In this episode Jenny Jones runs us through her experiences…
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Iouri “IPod” Podladtchikov Joins Quiksilver Team
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Huntington Beach, CA (January 27, 2011) – Quiksilver is pleased to announce the addition of Iouri Podladtchikov to the brand’s global snow team. When the Russian-born, Swiss-national rider searches out another Winter X Games podium, he’ll be previewing 2012 Quiksilver outerwear and accessories in the halfpipe. Iouri, or “IPod” to…
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Herd Headwear supporting Just 4 Girls snowboard camps!
We are stoked to announce a new partnership for the Just 4 Girls snowboard camps… and to introduce you to Herd Headwear! Herd Headwear is a local Whistler grassroots company created by a Norwegian snowboarder who came to Whistler, B.C. in 2001. From the love of the Canadian Mountains and…
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MINT coaching on the Roxy Snowboard Camp, March 2011
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MINT Snowboarding will be instructing on the Roxy snowboard camp being held in Morzine 20th – 27th March 2011. MINT instructor, Tammy Esten, will be coaching all aspects of intermediate / advanced level snowboarding… along with UK Roxy Pro Riders. For more info: www.starskichalets.com/roxy/index.htm
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Free Avoriaz music festival announces line up
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The hotly anticipated inaugural Avoriaz Festival des Concerts Sauvages (Wild Concerts Festival) 2-9 April 2011, has announced a preliminary line up comprising some of Warner Music’s most exciting talent. Kézia Jones, BB Brunes, Guillaume Grand, Joyce Jonathan, Jamaïca, Inna Modja, Irma and Madalena and others soon to be announced will…
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James Stentiford gears up for the Freeride World Tour
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UK freeride legend and experienced big mountain rider, James Stentiford, gears up for this seasons Freeride World Tour, with his eye on the podium. After last years wild card invite and surprise third place finish at the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix, Stentiford has been invited to attend the full tour…
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Just Snowboard Camps, December 2010
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On 11th December, 25 snowboarders rocked up on the doorstep of our two chalets in Morzine for the Just Performance Lab and the Just 4 Girls snowboard camp. Having been blessed by great snow and then cursed by rain the week before the camps we were slightly unsure of what to…
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Sliding with Bluebird!
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MINT are stoked to add Bluebird wax to their list of supporters… so if you see our instructors zooming past on the slopes, now you know our secrets! Bluebird Wax was started in 1996 from a kitchen table in Jackson, Wyoming (USA) and produces a variety of wax for snowboarders.…
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