THE URBAN Ride 2009

The Urban Ride 09 was an event series that took place at the UK’s leading snowsport venues to showcase Britain’s top freestyle ski talent.  The event successfully ran from the 5th to the 9th October at SNO!zone Castleford, Tamworth Snowdome, Chill Factore, SNO!zone Milton Keynes and the Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead.

Each year on these tours we are always blown away by the level of riding that takes places.  Kids from 8 years old up to guys and girls 20+ throw down incredible tricks to try and win the places on offer for the London Ride.  This year was no exception.  It was without a doubt the best riding we have seen to date on the UK indoor snow scene.

Not only was the riding exceptional but also the quality of the snow and freestyle constructions at these venues.  The indoor real snow scene in the UK is giving bigger and better scope for freestyle skiing.  Some of the venues had better snowparks than some European resorts!  With the combo of incredible riding and amazing venues, the Urban Ride 09 was a great success and has given us 5 awesome riders to compete at the London Ride on the 24th October: Castleford winner - Liam Beardsmore, Tamworth winner - Sissy Herant, Chill Factore winner - Joe Tomlinson, Milton Keynes winner - George Walton, Hemel winner - Tom Coe.

Myself and Pat Sharples would like to thank everybody that came along to the events either to ride or to help out.  We’re all looking forward now to a busy week in London with the Ride Freesport Film Festival on the 19th October and the London Ride 09 on the 24th October.  See you all in London

Warren Smith
Event Director