The Brits 2010

21-28 March 10

The BRITS, Europe’s longest established winter festival and number one event on the British Snowboarding and Freeskiing calendar is back! Returning to the award-winning Swiss resort of Laax from the 21st - 28th March 2010 at a head-turningly unbelievable £230 per person!

The BRITS is a unique, week-long winter festival that everyone should experience. Combining eight British Snowboard and Freeski Championship events including the Animal Slopestyle, SNO!zone Halfpipe and Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross and a musical juggernaut set to shake the pretty little Swiss resort to its very foundation.

This year we’re offering packages at rates that would make a backpacker double-take. Starting from as little as £230* per person, packages include - seven nights accommodation, seven days lift pass and an event pack containing an exclusive BRITS Ignite beanie and BRITS festival wristband, providing FREE entry to all of the club night shenanigans plus a bevy of discounts and event privileges. With its choice of hotels or apartments including the stylish Riders Palace and the brand new design hotel, Rocks Resort, the BRITS 2010 is offering champagne taste for beer money, and we’re bracing ourselves for an almighty lock-in.

As well as saving you a tidy packet, The BRITS also unites the UK’s top athletes such as X-Games Gold medallist, Jenny Jones and Olympic hopefuls Ben Kilner and Zoe Gillings with budding amateurs, kids and rookies. Giving all-comers the chance to compete for British titles and World-ranking points. All standards are welcome and competitors can pre-register online for any one or more disciplines.

For 2010 we’re adding even more to the Après Sessions, so hold tight for some Home Run adrenaline-fuelled antics, Air Bag bravado, Highest Ollie posturing, free Demo Testing, plus some banging Live Acoustic Sets. The evening music menu will be covering all bases, with melodic flavours coming courtesy of internationally acclaimed solo artists, live bands and DJs that cross a spectrum of musical genres and styles.

Snowboard Cross

The Trespass Snowboardcross and Skiercross Championships witnessed the largest number of entrants to date at The BRITS 09 with over 200 competitors, ranging from novice to pro stepping up to the start gates to race against the clock and each other down the challenging 700m course. Team GB, and in particular Zoe Gillings and James Foster will be looking to get amongst the medals, where victories will secure them a third consecutive Trespass British Snowboardcross Championship each.

Brits 09 Zoe Gillings boarder-x
Photo: Soulsports

Gillings, who is considered one of Britain’s best hopes for a medal at the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, will be back at the BRITS in March to defend her current British title. Hopefully we’ll discover a few more future stars, inspired by her performance and looking to follow in her footsteps.

The Trespass Snowboardcross Championships will kick start the snowboard competition schedule on Tuesday 23rd March, with the Trespass Skiercross Championships taking place on Thursday 25th March 2010. The BRITS welcomes all ability levels and is served up across five age categories, Kids, Youth, Junior, Senior and Masters. Competition registration will be live from the 1st January 2010, for more event information and to register to compete, check out: www.brits10.com

Halfpipe

An impressive display of World-class Halfpipe riding was witnessed during the 2009 SNO!zone Halfpipe Championships, with riders, Ben Kilner, Sam Cullum, Dom Harington, Dan Wakeham and James Foster setting the standards and raising the bar in the men’s snowboard final. It was younger skiers, Katie Summerhayes and Tyler Jay-Harding who were pushing up through the ranks in the Freeski Halfpipe Championships whilst experienced skiers, James Machon and Emma Lonsdale dominated the top spots.

Brits 09 Halfpipe competition
Photo: Soulsports

Laax’s pristine and perfectly shaped 20ft superpipe will set the stage for the 2010 SNO!zone Halfpipe Championships and with potentially the largest number of British Halfpipe riders to date qualifying for the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics, the SNO!zone British Halfpipe Championships is definitely one not to be missed!.

The SNO!zone Freeski Halfpipe Championships will get the weeks Freeski Competition started on Tuesday 23rd March, whilst the Snowboard Halfpipe Championships, which is also a 3-STAR TTR World ranking event will take place on Thursday 25th March 2010. Competition registration will be live from the 1st January 2010, for more event information and to register to compete, check out: www.brits10.com

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Nicholls & Berry take Gold at Brits Slopestyle 10
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Photos from the Brits halfpipe competition 2010
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The Bankes take Gold at the boardcross at Brits
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Morgan & Blundell take big air at the Brits
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Laax, Switzerland

Excellent snowsure resort with a good long season. The slopes are great for freestylers and freeriders alike, as well as suiting beginners. The resort can be slack at opening lifts and the off-piste gets tracked out within hours of a dump.

Freeriding: 80% - Trees & some good off-piste
Freestyle: 85% - 2 terrain parks & huge halfpipe
Pistes: 80% - Great condition & variety

British Snowboard Tour

Read all about the British Snowboard Tour, past events, news, and what is coming up

Next events in series

British Dryslope Championships 2010 11-12 September
British Dryslope Championships, Norfolk Snowsports Centre. Featuring Giro Big Air, Protest Slopestyle & Trespass Snowboardcross Championships
British Indoor Championships 2010 - Snowboardcross 18 September
Trespass Snowboardcross Championships & Rail Jam, Glasgow SNO!zone
British Indoor Championships 2010 - Big Air 25 September
Giro Big Air Championships, Milton Keynes SNO!zone
British Indoor Championships 2010 - Slopestyle 9 October
Protest Slopestyle Championships, Castleford SNO!zone
British Invitational Championships 2010 22 October
Held during the London Ski & Snowboard Show in Olympia

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2*TTR Slopestle and Big Air competition in Hotham, Australia
Australian Rookie Fest 2010 28-30 July
2 Day Junior Snowboard Festival including competition and training
Dew Hut Jam 2010 31 July
3*TTR Slopestyle event held in Mt. Buller, Australia
Burton New Zealand Snowboard Open 2010 10-14 August
the 2010 event will again be hosted at Cardrona Alpine Resort in the Cardrona Valley of Wanaka NZ
FIS Snowboard Junior Championships 2010 19-31 August
The event, scheduled for 19-31 August, marks the first time a FIS World Championship will be staged in New Zealand, and also marks the first time that snowboarding and freestyle skiing will share the same stage in a World Championship.