Spring is on the way and snow is on the slopes in Jozi

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Joburg has it all, even skiing The piste has come to Jozi, with mountains of snow piling up this weekend, ready for snowboarding, skiing and snowball fights under the warm spring sun. August 31, 2007 By Tabisa Mntengwana IT may be spring across Joburg, but Montecasino promises winter – snow games, snowball fights, snowboarding and skiing are on the cards at the casino all weekend. The Tiffindel Extreme Snow Extravaganza is on until Sunday, 2 September, from 11am daily. "Tiffindel has always been an adventure destination and we have brought the adventure to Joburg," said David Taylor, the chief executive of Tiffindel Ski Resort in Eastern Cape province. There are demonstrations by husky dogs, fireworks and snow burning, as well as the Slope Style and Big Air snowboarding competitions. Participants have to bring their own equipment, however. Entry for each competition is R50, with cash prizes of R25 000 and R15 000 up for grabs. The competitions follow the Quicksnow Games, held at the ski resort in July. The Tiffindel Extreme Snow Extravaganza is on at Montecasino this weekend The extravaganza opened on Thursday, 30 August, with more than 50 schoolchildren turning up. "We are hoping to see more kids in the coming days, as there's plenty to do," said Karyn Theron, the event organiser. Several snow sport champions are also pencilled in to appear - three-times Olympic skiing winner Alex Heath, freestyle skiing champion Bradley Stevenson, and snowboarders Chris Pervical, Matthew Amoretti, Brett Lange and Kat Maponyane. "These successful snowboarders and skiers will perform awesome stunts in an effort to encourage young snowboarders and skiers to [improve] in the sports," Theron said. Taylor explained that the event had been brought to Joburg to encourage people to visit ski resorts in summer and in winter. "This is not a winter sport only as most ski resorts have manmade snow all year round." Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za