A 15-year-old snowboarder miraculously avoided injury after falling down an 8m waterfall hole lined with sharp rocks and icicles on

Ruapehu Alpine Lifts also faced an uncertain future in 2016 due to a persistent decline in skier numbers and falling profitability. Video / Alan Gibson 2016

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Prime minister John Key was a guest of the French President, Francois Hollande at the Bastille Day commemorations in Paris Chris Froome was allowed to keep the yellow jersey after the Tour de France race jury ruled he lost his bike in unfair circumstances.

The beginner slopes at Whakapapa and Turoa are open in time for the school holidays.

Victor Daviet explains the difficulty of backcountry snowboarding in the movie Comfort Zone

The Level 1 crew getting creative as usual in their latest film Small World.

Niall McCann crashes during a speed flying descent in the movie Arctic Air.

An epic crash compilation from the movie Stratospheric

Laurent Duhalde suffers from a severe back injury in the snowboarding movie No One Knows

John Key announces his policy that will require councils to open up new land to housing and a street has been cordoned off in South Auckland after the death of a child in a property there.

What to do when the whole family is geared up for a family ski trip and you're cringing...

A video of a snowboarder being chased by a bear down the slope in Japan has divided internet opinion. Source: YouTube / Kelly Murphy

Victor De Le Rue having the best time of his life in Alaska, as seen in 'Alive and Kicking".

Having fun in Japan isn't only about the perfect powder! From the snow film 'Gum'.

Sunset ski sessions on the incredible slopes of Hokkaido, Japan. As seen in "Signatures".

Snowmobile crash compilation from "Crusty 11 Chaotic Chronicles".

Warning: Strong language. Chris Fuschlberger gets caught in an avalanche in snow film "The List".

Sunset sessions with the PVS crew in French ski film "Made in France".

A cringe-worthy compilation full of heavy stacks from the ski film "Long Story Short".

The driving force behind the economic development of the Cardrona Valley, John Lee has today been appointed a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

The boys at 'Think Thank' show off some new age urban snowboarding.

Stack compilation from snowboard movie "Strange Life".

First hand view of skier Chris Cardello getting caught in an avalanche, from ski movie 'DOWN DAYS'.

Ski athlete legends show us how to shred in ski movie, "IN DEEP".

Epic crash compilation from French Snowboard film "1000 Miles".

Police have named the man who fell to his death on a popular South island mountain yesterday in condition say to have been "quite icy".

Basti Rittig cemented his name in snowboard history by setting a new world record for the longest rail slide ever completed. The rail was custom built, over a meter high, a single round bar and 84 meters long. A rail so long that the riders’ bases were literally melting, due to friction.

There are high hopes for snow on Mt Ruapehu this weekend. Some forecasters have predicted up to 30cm of snow will fall.