The Banff Mountain Film Festival is currently touring around the country with a few dates left on the tour calendar. The selection of seven films is rumoured to be one of the best ever so it's well worth coming along to see for yourself, and to support the New Zealand Alpine Club.
Festival Details
Hamilton
The eighth annual Naseby 12 Hour Day/Night Challenge takes place on Saturday 14 April. The loop track is approximately 10km long and is designed to suit riders of all levels. The loop is made up of water race, single track and 4WD tracks within the Naseby Forest and Larchview Holiday Park.
Last week saw the Export 33 Xtreme Competition return to Whakapapa, and with fine weather for most of the comp there was some great big mountain skiing, including a 50m+ drop by Sam Smoothy!
Sam Smoothy went on to take out the top prize of $10,000 US cash and qualified for the World Freeride Tour. American Chantelle Heroux won the female skiing title.
In the snowboarding competition New Zealander Colin Boyd won the male title, with Wanaka's Abby Lockart taking out the female snowboard title.
5th – 11thSeptember – Whakapapa, Mt Ruapehu
This four star Freeride World Tour Qualifier put Mt Ruapehu on the map in the Big Mountain Freeride World.
Competitors ride the gnarliest terrain Whakapapa Ski Area can offer and are judged over several days to claim stake to bragging rights and massive winnings, including USD$10,000 Men’s Ski First Place.
The Skiing will be held on the first 3 fine days from the 5th of Sept, with the last available day being on Sunday the 11th of Sept.
Marmot is proud to continue its support of the Motatapu for 2011!
Motatapu - New Zealand’s premier MTB and off-road running event!
12 March 2011
Whether you run, ride or walk you'll be blown away by the magnificent landscapes of the Motatapu and its surrounding valleys. There’s something for everyone with four different events - 47km Mountain Bike, 42km Off-Road Marathon, 49km Adventure Run and the 15km Miner's Trail.
The Export 33 Xtreme is back and bigger than ever with a $10,000 US cash first prize for Men's Ski first place up for grabs!
Some of New Zealand’s and the World’s best names in big mountain skiing and snowboarding are expected to descend on Mt Ruapehu next month for the Export 33 Xtreme skiing event, and the Mother Snowboard Challenge at Whakapapa.
Dust off your cameras! The New Zealand Alpine Club Photographic Competition is now open. This is your chance to win part of a $6000 prize package courtesy of Marmot, Scarpa, Imagelab and Alpine Recreation. You could also see your winning photograph feature in the NZAC Climber, the NZAC Journal or the club calendar!
3 - 4 July 2010 - Lower Hutt
