Otago's two golden boys of the ski slopes shared the limelight at the Snow Sports New Zealand 2007-2008 Awards in Wanaka on Saturday night. Adam Hall (20), of Outram, and Jossi Wells (18), of Wanaka, are the organisation's joint overall athletes of the

Adrenalin-fuelled design work for extreme sports brands ends up influencing the entire industry, as mainstream brands borrow the authenticity of creativity pushed to the limit.

Lisa Kosak, right, stays on oxygen because of rare genetic lung disease she was recently diagnosed with. Kosak and her sons Paul, 14, center, and R.J., 17, are moving to Florida where she can breath more easily.

As we head off into a summer filled with prospects of ice packs, bandages and liniment, it’s encouraging to know that the majority of the most dangerous of outdoor pursuits are reserved for winter.

When the final numbers were crunched from three days of boarding competition, Aaron Astorga of Carlsbad, Calif., was named Ultimate Boarder of the inaugural tri-sport event.