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Check out this chance that Roxy is offering to win the adventure of a lifetime; get the chance to live your dream and experience the life of a Roxy pro athlete! Check out the video and follow the link below for details to enter:

Enter for your chance to Live the Dream of a Roxy Girl: Sea for Yourself (see official rules for details).

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A few weeks ago we ran a competition to win one of five Roxy beanies. All you had to do was ‘like’ the Mint Snowboarding Facebook page and answer the following question:

What dates is the Roxy snowboard camp in Morzine running this winter?

Answer: 18th to 25th March 2012

Congratulations to the 5 lucky winners of a rad Roxy beanie:

• Alex Heffler
• Kate Mackay
• Sue Mason
• Louise Martin
• Debbie Wright

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Fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton has teamed up with Brit rider, and Mint shred buddy, Will Hughes for a film/photo shoot with a bit of a twist. This electrifying short film sees Will shredding the slopes of Tignes by night lit up in a custom built suit, created by designer and electronics whizz John Spatcher, that completely covers him from head to toe in LEDs. Awesome!

Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer on Nowness.com.

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Here at Mint Snowboard School we have 5 Roxy hats to giveaway and it couldn’t be easier to enter…

Mint founder & Roxy ambassador, Tammy Esten, will be coaching on the Roxy snowboard camp in Morzine this winter. To enter check out the poster below and answer the following question & ‘like’ the Mint Snowboarding Facebook page:

What dates is the Roxy snowboard camp in Morzine running this winter?

Email your answer to info@mintsnowboarding.com and put ‘Roxy’ in subject line. Closing date is Friday 17th February.

For more information on the Roxy girls snowboard camp click here!

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If you haven’t already read the current edition of The Reason snowboard magazine, then here is the interview with Tammy, founder of Mint Snowboard School…

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As everyone should know by now, this is Europe’s winter for big snowfall and we have indeed been making the most of it! The latest off-piste snowboard adventure from the Mint team was a hike up the Tête du Géant (2228m), in Pré la Joux, Chȃtel, to ride a fantastic couloir starting just below the summit. The couloir, visible from the ‘Les Combes’ chairlift in Linga, is north facing, about 250 m in length, 45 – 50̊ steep & very narrow in parts… just what we like!

Here are some photos to tell the tale:

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We have had a fun few weeks with some great mini-shredders out in resort. It is great to be getting kids into the sport at a younger age and proving that the old wives tales, preaching that you must be 8 years or older to snowboard, are nothing but false! We have a full fleet of mini kids Burton snowboard equipment, with snowboards starting at 80 cm, and recently we have been making the most of it!

Daisy, age 8, and Mila, age 6,  Blackwell spent a week having lessons with Mint instructor Dave Gladwin (aka Mr Mint), forming the new snowboard posse ‘Team Snowflake‘. This is what their dad David had to say: ‘Amazing job by Dave, the girls had a great time, improved faster than we could have ever imagined (thanks to all Dave’s ingenious tips) and just loved the whole experience. I can’t recommend you guys highly enough, we are very proud and happy parents.’

The next new snowboard team to be formed was ‘Team Shred‘, when Mint instructor Tammy headed over to Chamonix to teach the McNab girls, Manon, age 7, & Loren, age 4, and their friends Izzie, age 9, & Maddy, age 6. The Les Houches ski area is perfect for mini-shredders and a great place to introduce the littler ones to snowboarding! Big smiles all round!

Check out some very cute pictures of mini-shred as well as a funny video clip of 4 year old Loren’s first go on a snowboard!

For more info on children’s snowboard lessons follow this link.

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With the rebirth of splitboarding over the last few years we are getting more and more requests for splitboard backcountry guiding. And we are stoked with this! There have been great improvements in the equipment since the first splitboards were manufactured over a decade ago, making both the ascent easier and the ride down better.

Last Tuesday, Mint Snowboarding coach Tammy and Dev took the easier approach of getting to the summit of the Pointe de Chésery… by splitboard! The Pointe de Chésery, 2251 m, is a peak situated between the ski areas of Avoriaz and Chatel / Linga in the Portes du Soleil and makes for a great half day tour.

Both Dev and Tammy were on new boards, a K2 and a Jones, with Dev testing his out for a splitboarding trip to Norway later in the winter. They got fresh tracks down the narrower left-hand couloir on the NW facing slope into Pre la Joux.  Again a lack of riding shots due to too much fun, but they did get some cheesy summit shots!

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Well, what an epic start to the season we have had with almost a month of continuous snowfall. The sun finally came out a week ago and, although it has been bluebird conditions ever since, it has not stopped us finding great backcountry lines to ride.

Here are some photos from a fun afternoon hike up the Pointe de Chésery which sits between the ski areas of Avoiraz and Chatel / Linga. The group consisted of Tom and Hamish along with Mint snowboard instructors David and Tammy. They got first lines down the left-hand couloir on the NW facing slope of the Pointe de Chésery, with epic snow conditions. As with so many days out, there are no riding shots as everyone was having too much fun!

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In the December issue of Yodel Magazine, published in Morzine, Avoriaz & Les Gets, Mint Snowboard School offered you the chance to win a load of Quiksilver and Roxy goodies. We have received lots of great competition entries and the winners have been announced! Here are the results and their entries:

1st Prize: Paul Chlopas

Runners-Up: Polly Baker & Rob Youblind

Well done to everyone who entered!

Entries for the competition had to include the imaginative use of Minty, the Mint Snowboarding mascot and all of your efforts have been amazing! So amazing in fact that we thought we’d post them below… so here they are, in no particular order.

Let us know which is your favourite in the comment box below…