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While perusing online publication Plastics News  (you mean you don't read it??) I found a report that Burton Snowboards is moving producton of its premium snowboards from the US to Austria.The company is shutting the Burton Manufacturing Center in South Burlington, Vermont in June and moving production to Austria - where it ha

You might have seen in the news in the last week that Snowsports GB (SSGB), the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding in the UK, has gone into administration.As a result, the British Snowboard Association (BSA) has been resurrected to give direction to the sport.

Adidas recently held a competition to find a design for the goggles that will be worn by British adidas eyewear sponsored athletes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Young designers were invited to send in their creations based on the new iD2 goggle to the Talenthouse contest - with a tidy $20,000 prize fund up for grabs. Members of the public voted for their favourite designs and adid

There are less than six weeks left to get your entries in for the second Red Bull Illume Image Quest.The contest aims to find the world's best action sport photographers.

What happens when Volcom Brand Jeans teams up with the National Coalition for the Homeless?

Nikita is looking for a few good performers. They're hosting a happy hour at Leela's Cafe in downtown Denver during SIA, the big snowsports industry show. Niktia is inviting bands, DJs and performers to submit entries to win a chance to perform during a Nikita Happy Hour January 28-30, 2010.You'll get to strut your stuff in front of the whole snowboarding industry...as long as you're a girl.

Westbeach have put together a book exploring the roots of the brand and snowboarding in Canada.

A while back we told you that Nikita is opening its first store in the Icelandic capital Reykjavik. There'll be a party to mark the opening of the store and music mavericks Gus Gus will be joining the shindig too to mark the launch of their new album 24/7 and will play a live set in Nikita's back yard.