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17 Mar 10 11:17 - Get your gig on at the Altitude Festival
If you like laughing, and you like music, AND you like snow, then the Altitiude Festival has surely got to be for you, check out what's on when with the gig guide 2010
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news/VID
16 Mar 10 13:09 - Video: Put yourself in Finn's ski boots...
If you're missing the snow, then put yourself in the ski boots of Finn Pomeroy, one of our judges at the Workers Challenge Big Air in St Anton last week for a few minutes and you'll be right there...
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news/RACE
15 Mar 10 12:39 - Natives St Anton Big Air race report
Despite picking the worst weather day of the week for the annual Big Air, the gods were on our side last Thursday, as the heavy snow held off and occasional bursts of sunshine gave us hints of the glorious mountains aro...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
13 Mar 10 09:16 - The Winter X Games - it's been a blast
The Winter X Games came, saw and conquered Tignes, entertaining a whopping 67,000 people over its three days. Riders were stoked, the crowd was pumpedand the commentator...
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12 Mar 10 20:28 - IPod wins X Games gold with Shaun White's Double McTwist
A double McTwist wins gold again, as Iouri Podladtchikov wins the Winter X Games snowboarding slopestyle contest with the highest score ever seen in WInter X Games history...
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12 Mar 10 15:32 - Jenny Jones wins her third X Games gold medal
Britain's Jenny Jones made it a hat-trick of X Games gold today when she won her third slopestyle gold medal in Tignes...
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12 Mar 10 09:19 - Eristoff vodka will be taking care of the parties at the Brits
With less than two weeks to go before the Brits Snow and Music Festival returns to Laax in Switzerland, event organisers are pleased to announce that Eristoff will be hosting this year's Après Sessions Stage.....
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
11 Mar 10 18:08 - The 21st Boss des Bosses is on 17th March - let the rivalry commence
The long-standing resort rivalry that is the Boss des Bosses takes place next Wednesday, 17th March, in Chamonix. The inter-resort bump race is now in its 21st year - that's a lot of rivalry over the years...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
11 Mar 10 17:48 - Kaitlyn Farrington beats Torah Bright in X Games superpipe
It was not to be Torah Bright's day - the Olympic gold medal winner from Australian was beaten in the Winter X Games superpipe by Kaitlyn Farrington from the USA, but there were no hard feelings...
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news/RACE
11 Mar 10 17:25 - Natives Big Air - Results
Results from the Natives.co.uk Big Air in St Anton, held today March 11 2010.   Pics  can be viewed here.  Watch out for the race report coming soon.  
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news/RACE
11 Mar 10 17:18 - Pics from the Natives Big Air in St Anton
Check out these pics from the Natives Big Air competition held on Rendl Mountain in St Anton.  This is the third event in the Natives Workers Challenge race series 2010.
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news/VID
11 Mar 10 15:30 - WATCH: Marko Grilc praises the controversial slopestyle X Games course
Bronze medal winner at the X Games snowboarding slopestyle discusses the state of the course at the press conference after the final...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
11 Mar 10 15:12 - Eric Willett takes gold at the X Games snowboarding slopestyle
The tweaks to the slopestyle course paid off - the eight riders in today's slopestyle final threw down some massive lines over the six killer jumps, consistently and continually pulling off double rodeo backflips, 10...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
11 Mar 10 11:48 - Results from the X Games men's skiing slopestyle qualifications - TJ Schiller just makes the final
The Winter X Games slopestyle course has been tweaked and the male skiers had picture postcard perfect conditions for their qualifying round this morning...
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news/ALPINENEWS
11 Mar 10 10:18 - Choosing your next ski or snowboard destination
With the ski season almost at an end, many will be considering where to go for next years adventure on the slopes. Whether theyíre looking for a family holiday to a ski resort or an excursion...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
11 Mar 10 08:35 - Homeboy Kevin Rolland wins gold at X Games skiing superpipe
Local Tarantaise boys took one two in the Winter X Games men's skiing superpipe final last night in front of a crowd of 17,500 in Val Claret. The superpipe was positively glowing under the huge floodlights...
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11 Mar 10 08:05 - Travis Rice scrapes through in 7th to X Games slopestyle finals
The field of 20 men in the snowboard slopestyle qualifier was decisively wittled down to eight as those who could survive the tough course were rewarded with places in Thursday's (today) final...
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news/ALPINENEWS
10 Mar 10 18:05 - Chalet Girl Movie seeks extras in St Anton
While out in St Anton for the Natives Big Air, I noticed a flyer asking for extras to appear in a new movie  ‘The Chalet Girl  ’.  Fancy being an extra?  This could be your big break...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
10 Mar 10 16:51 - Jenny Jones is through to the X Games slopestyle final
Day one of the X Games and the morning dawned a bit grey and flat. But that didn't deter us - elimination rounds for the women's snowboard slopestyle were up first and the girls weren't messing around...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
09 Mar 10 21:20 - Natives teams up with Scratch DJs and Trespass for Brits party night
It's just under two weeks until the biggest event on the British snowsports calendar kicks off - the Brits will be in Laax from Sunday 21st to 28th March, and Natives will be there to bring you all the action...
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news/SNOW
09 Mar 10 15:43 - Winter Park gets 16 inches of snow - our Rep goes wild
Averages of 16 inches of snow overnight happens all the time on the West coast of the continental USA, yet 1,000 miles inland, the Rocky Mountains lie. By the time storms arrives the moisture content is generally a quart...
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news/resortnews
09 Mar 10 15:00 - All the latest madness from Serre Chevalier
Time to breath a sigh of relief. The frightful month of February is finally drawing to a close. The tourists are making their way back to more suitable habitats, and the queues are finally starting to disperse. To...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
08 Mar 10 19:08 - Follow the Winter X Games with Natives and ESPN live from Tignes
The Winter X Games are being held for the first time ever in Europe this week, and Natives will be there reporting from the side of the superpipe, the lip of the slopestyle course and the centre of the celebrations...
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news/SLT
08 Mar 10 13:59 - The Jekyll plays host to the latest Show Love Tour party in Chamonix
It's to the foothills of Mont Blanc this week for the latest installment in the Natives Show Love Tour. Daisy B and Tom bring on a storm in the Jekyll...
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news/UKNEWS
08 Mar 10 12:06 - Natives launches early bird chalet cookery course
The early bird catches the worm and all that, so the early job applicant secures the best resort jobs, which is why we've introduced our new Easter chalet cookery course...
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news/SLT
05 Mar 10 10:55 - A trip down memory lane in Alpe d'Huez for the Show Love Tour
It's back to back parties for our events manager Simon - this time it's a trip down memory lane for him in the latest stop of the Show Love Tour in Alpe d'Huez...
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news/resortnews
04 Mar 10 13:45 - WIN free tickets to Sophie Ellis Bextor at the Little World Festival in Meribel
Win a pair of tickets to see Sophie Ellis-Bextor at the Little World festival in Meribel - For seven, fun-filled days in the magnificent French Alps, the Feeling will curate more than 30 separate events...
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news/UKNEWS
03 Mar 10 16:55 - WIN free tickets to the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
Love adventure? Love films? Then get yourself along to the Showroom cinema in Sheffield from 12 to 14 March for the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival...
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news/resortnews
03 Mar 10 14:15 - How to keep your job in St Anton
Our Natives Rep in St Anton Duncan has had a busy month - here, he shares his wisdom on upping your chances on still having a job by the end of the season...
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news/SNOW
03 Mar 10 11:02 - Over 1000 metres of vertical now possible in Scotland
It's now possible to notch up over 1000 metres of vertical at Nevis by riding back to the car park. Our Scotland reporter Jamie Gunn reports from the epic weekend...
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news/RACE
03 Mar 10 09:54 - Workers Challenge Big Air in St Anton next week
Put down your scrubbing brush, stop your hard work - the Workers Challenge is coming to St Anton next week, Thursday 11 March. Following the team dual slalom in Meribel and the Mini Olympics...
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news/SLT
02 Mar 10 15:51 - The Show Love Tour packs out Les Deux Alpes
Our events manager Simon battles the weather to bring the Show Love Tour to the southern Alps - first stop, Les Deux Alpes...
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news/SLT
02 Mar 10 11:07 - Chamonix hosts the Show Love Tour tomorrow
The Show Love Tour rocks up to Chamonix this week - if you're yet to experience one of our fabulous free parties, here's your chance. It costs nada to come along, and there's freebies and fun throughout the ...
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news/SNOW
26 Feb 10 11:26 - Dump alert in Scotland - all 5 areas snowed in
An epic dump overnight Wednesday into Thursday has provided over half a metre of fresh for each of Scotland's five ski areas, says our Scotland reporter Jamie Gunn...
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news/ATHLETE
26 Feb 10 10:18 - Emily Sarsfield - from Alpe d'Huez World Cup to Olympic disappointment
The new Olympic sport Ski Cross has taken the world by storm and drawn in new snowsports fans thanks to its pace, open competitiveness and rollicking courses. One of Britain's best
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news/ALPINENEWS
25 Feb 10 18:29 - Pt 2 of Brand spanking new gear for 2010/11 fresh from ISPO
18 exhibition halls – each one about the size of a SNO!zone – 18 halls all filled with GEAR… and not just any gear – brand-spanking never-been-seen-before not even available in the shops yet gear...
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news/ALPINENEWS
25 Feb 10 16:21 - Brand spanking new gear for 2010/11 fresh from ISPO, pt 1
18 exhibition halls – each one about the size of a SNO!zone – 18 halls all filled with GEAR… and not just any gear – brand-spanking never-been-seen-before not even available in the shops yet gear...
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news/ATHLETE
25 Feb 10 15:56 - Ghana's first ever pro-skier competes in the Olympics this Sunday
History will be made this Sunday at the Winter Olympics when the first Ghanaian skier in the history of the games, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong takes to the starting gates of the men's slalom...
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news/resortnews
25 Feb 10 12:15 - Ski Club launch new mountain event in Tignes
Our friends at the Ski Club are running a Dual Slalom race in Tignes on Wednesday 7 April - their events are always great fun with the chance to wear fancy dress and to catch the racing bug...
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news/ATHLETE
25 Feb 10 11:27 - CR Johnson in fatal fall at Squaw Valley
We're sad to report that CR Johnson, the first ever skier to pull a 1440 on skis, has died following fatal head and neck injuries sustained after a fall in a rocky section in Squaw Valley. He was 26.
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news/ukevents
24 Feb 10 15:38 - First ever Oakley Grom Games to take place at Chill Factore
The first ever Oakley Grom Games is taking place on 17 April at the Chill Factore in Manchester and it promises to bring together British skiers & snowboarders for a freestyle slopestyle event like no...
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news/UKNEWS
24 Feb 10 11:25 - Natives joins the Snow Camp graduate programme
Back in January Jim Duncombe, our recruitment manager hit the slopes at the Milton Keynes SNO!zone with the Snow Camp crew to let the youngsters involved with the charity...
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news/ALPINENEWS
23 Feb 10 14:24 - Greycoat Placements and Lumleys to visit the Swiss Alps
GREYCOAT PLACEMENTS & LUMLEYS VISIT TO THE SWISS ALPS Are you tired of seasonal work? Perhaps you are ready to settle down and find a permanent job?
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news/resortnews
23 Feb 10 12:53 - Val d'Isere - halfway through the season and still incredible
Val d'Isere has been buzzing this month, from the deluge of families on Half Term Holidays to the University trips descending upon the resort. The fantastic snow and the fantastic weather could only be tainted by the...
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news/SNOW
22 Feb 10 13:27 - Win a holiday to Whistler and £500 spending money
Whether you're a keen amateur or a seasoned snapper, if you've got the talent, creativity and eye for a breathtaking image or a piece of film, then we want to see your photos and videos of skiing and snowboarding
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news/ATHLETE
22 Feb 10 12:40 - IOC threaten UVEX over congratulating Vonn's win
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) over-zealous? Surely not - but the latest story of its lawyers interpretation of intellectual property law suggests otherwise.
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news/ATHLETE
22 Feb 10 11:25 - Olympic snowboarder Scotty Lago in trouble over 'racy' pictures
Scotty Lago, the American bronze medal winner in the halfpipe has gone and got himself in trouble after celebrating his win a little too closely with a female fan - tut tut...
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news/ATHLETE
19 Feb 10 17:25 - Latest podcast from the British Freestyle Snowboard Team
Here's the next video podcast of the season from the British Freestyle Snowboard Team. In this edition you can check out plenty of pipe action as well as some slopestyle goodness
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news/SLT
19 Feb 10 13:44 - It's double whammy time for the Show Love Tour
Returning after a break for Half Term, the Show Love Tour is back with a bang next week with a double bill in the Southern French Alps, hitting up both Alpe d'Huez and Les 2 Alpes...
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news/ALPINEEVENTS
18 Feb 10 17:45 - Winter Olympics - the Brits, the Tomahawk and the battles
It’s been an eventful week, to say the least, and the Games aren’t yet halfway through. Highlight so far? Is it too obvious to say Shaun White’s Tomahawk ?
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news/SNOW
18 Feb 10 14:18 - Epic envy-enducing powder in Japan
We just had to share the latest blog from the Warren Smith Ski Academy with you - there's an insane amount of powder in Japan and the coaches and clients on the course...
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news/usnews
18 Feb 10 13:25 - Road trip to Jackson Hole
Our Natives Rep in Colorado, Jesse Howe, has had an eventful season so far, getting caught in an avalanche a few weeks ago and now jetting off to Jackson Hole. Would it live up to his expectations?
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news/UKNEWS
17 Feb 10 17:01 - Enthusiasts call to reinstate lifts at CairnGorm
A group of ski and snowboard enthusuiasts have called for the Coire na Ciste and West Wall chairlifts at CairnGorm to be brought back into service. The chairlifts, which have lain dormant
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news/UKNEWS
17 Feb 10 16:34 - Super U to play London gig this Saturday
See the band for yourself when they play a free gig at the Glad in London this Saturday (20th February), or check out their MySpace, FaceBook and YouTube pages...
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news/ALPINENEWS
16 Feb 10 14:53 - Are you covered? Wise words we all need to know
Skiers and snowboarders beware – if you’re going to tear down some powdery slopes this winter then be sure you have the right level of cover on your travel insurance policy...
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