 24th April 2008
Origone and Tidstrand claim Speed Skiing World Cup titles
The finals of the FIS Speed Skiing World Cup 2007/08 season were held last week in Verbier (SUI).
16th April 2008
Speed Skiing season finals underway in Verbier (SUI)
The finals in Speed Skiing, the only FIS World Cup circuit of the2007/08 season still in progress, are underway at Verbier (SUI).
26th March 2008
Speed Skiing season to continue with Häkki jubilee
The FIS Speed Skiing World Cup will continue in Salla (FIN) this week.
30th January 2008
Speed Skiing season begins in Vars (FRA)
The FIS Speed Skiing World Cup will kick off in Vars (FRA) this weekend, from 30th January – 3rd February 2008. Vars will also host the FIS Speed Skiing World Championships in 2009, just a few days before the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Val d’Isère.
16th November 2007
2007/2008 FIS Speed Skiing Calendar Announced
16th
October 2005
2005 Speed Ski Championships cancelled
Regretfully due to knee deep elephant
snot on the glacier, and insufficient snow cover on Race Line,
conditions were not suitable this year to hold a race at Turoa.
We regret not being able to hold any races in New Zealand due to
the snow condition this year. We would like to thank our sponsors;
Helly Hanson, snow.co.nz, Pukenui Lodge, MST & American Crew.
8th October 2005
2005 Speed Ski Championships
postponed
Due to long term weather forecasts
and the condition of the snow at Turoa we have been forced to postpone
the event to now run from Monday the 17th - Friday 21st October.
We also have the luxury of further bad weather days during the
following week 24th - 28th. Racer meeting and briefing will now
occur at MST, 76 Clyde St, Ohakune at 6:00pm on Sunday 16th October.
15th July 2005
2005 Speed Ski Championships
to be Held at Turoa
Turoa will host the 2005 Speed Ski Nationals
on the Mangehuehu Glacier course from October 10th - 14th. This
track is outside the ski area boundary so cannot be groomed due
to Department of Conservation rules but still offers huge potential
once correctly foot packed.
29th
April 2005
Chris Gebbie becomes first person
in the Southern Hemisphere to exceed 230km/hr.
Chris Gebbie recorded a speed of 232.860km/hr on the final
day of the Mondial 2005 Pro Championships
at Les Arc, France.
23rd
October 2004
Fastest Speeds Achieved on Snow
in NZ for the Last 14 Years
After 15 days of continual bad
weather at Turoa Speed Ski New Zealand Inc. is confident that
the forecast for the next two days (Thursday 21st & Friday
22nd October) will be good enough...
20th
October 2004
Speed Ski Nationals Still On
After 15 days
of continual bad weather at Turoa Speed Ski
New Zealand Inc. is confident that the forecast
for the next two days (Thursday 21st & Friday
22nd October) will be good enough...
04th
October 2004
New Zealand Speed Ski Championships Update
Is on,
the dates we currently are aiming for
are Wed 6th - Friday 8th. The weather
prediction is for mixed weather on Wednesday
and fine Thursday, perhaps with some
luck Friday will clear as well.
22
September 2004
Mangaehuehu
Speed Track 'peeking'.
There is now just 2 weeks to go until the 2004 New Zealand
Speedski Championships. The Mangaehuehu Glacier Speed Track
is looking the best that it has looked in 12 years.
09
September 2004
Speed
Ski Track at Turoa Fastest Natural Track in the World.
Have
you booked your calendar "NZ Speed Ski Champs" October
6th - 10th at Turoa yet. Whether you want to compete or just
watch this year's event will be one not to be missed.
08
August 2004
Speed Ski New Zealand Confirms National
Event for 2004.
The speed track run on the Mangaehuehu
Glacier is steeper than ever after last years massive avalanche
remodeled the run. The national championships are confirmed to
run on the 6th to the 10th of October.
18
October 2003
Speed skiers achieve fastest speeds recorded in New Zealand
for the last 11 years.
Competitors conquered the on-piste backup track at Turoa in
this years National Championships due to huge avalanche destroying the Speed Track on the
Mangaehuehu Glacier the week before the competition.
28
September 2003
The fastest non-motorised sport in the world will again see
the slopes this year at Turoa Ski Area in October and Chris Gebbie will be there to defend
his national title.
02
May 2003
New Zealand Speed Skier takes on World's Best and joins 200K
Club.
Chris Gebbie completed a successful northern hemisphere winter season
and achieved a new personal best of 204.800 and an overall World Cup standing of 22nd.
14
October 2002
New Zealand Speed Ski National Champion's Announced.
Only day one of three days of racing could be held at the 2002 Volkl
New Zealand Speed Ski Champs due to poor weather conditions at Turoa Ski Area.
16
August 2002
Volkl North Island Speed Ski Champs postponed.
The weather beat the event before it started. Three metres of snow
in the Mangaehuehu Glacier Basin postpones event.
14
July 2002
Volkl North Island Speed
Ski Champs update.
The North Island Speed Ski Championships is definitely on. Dates are
confirmed as Wed 15th - Sat 17th August. We have the Sun 18th to Thu 22nd, as bad weather
days.
13
March 2002
I FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED....
After 10 years, the sport of Speed Skiing will be resurrected this year with planning underway
to hold the North Island Speedski Championships at Turoa in August. |
