PARA SNOWBOARD NEWS
![Chris Vos, Reinhold Schett and Mike Schultz](/sites/default/files/images/151119105332730_chris%2Bvos.jpg)
Dutch secure double gold at snowboard Europa Cup
World champion Chris Vos and Lisa Bunschoten win banked slalom at the season opening Europa Cup on home snow.
![American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/images/150227020949760_nskiv_ipcas_19_november_2014_89.jpg)
Snowboard stars to hit slopes in Landgraaf
Around 70 athletes from 17 countries, including world and Paralympic champions, will begin the season in the Netherlands from 18-20 November.
![Patrick Mayrhofer of Austria](/sites/default/files/images/150205120754824_Snowboard%2BWC%2BAspen.jpg)
Mayrhofer raises expectations after world title win
The Austrian snowboard banked slalom world champion is now targeting a Paralympic medal.
![IPC Snowboard Media Guide - 2015/16](/sites/default/files/images/151112123638460_media%2Bguide.jpg)
New IPC Snowboard Media Guide now available
A new guide to the 2015-16 season, including athlete biographies, statistics and information about the sport has been published for the first time.
![Cecile Hernandez-Cervellon snowboards down the course at Sochi 2014.](/sites/default/files/images/140424124905041_478667237_0.jpg)
French reveal 2015-16 snow sport teams
Twelve skiers, snowboarders and Nordic skiers will compete during 2015-16, including at competitions on their home slopes.
![Norway Sonar Sailing Team](/sites/default/files/images/120202133601905_82801145_10.jpg)
What to watch: November 2015
Numerous regional Championships get underway in the final push for Rio 2016 qualification spots, as well as the start of the snow sport season.
Oostdijk ‘excited’ to be snowboard Race Director
Dutchman Martijn Oostdijk speaks about his expectations for the coming season.
![Brenna Huckaby of USA competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/150618102923518_150224_LAMOLINA_IPC_2015_HUCKABY_013.jpg)
Riders to watch in 2015-16 named
Sixteen Paralympic champions and World Championship medallists have been listed as Ones to Watch for the upcoming snowboard season.
![American rider Mike Schultz had an incredible debut at the para-snowboard World Cup in Landgraaf, the Netherlands.](/sites/default/files/images/150227020949760_nskiv_ipcas_19_november_2014_89.jpg)
Schultz: Being among the best does not come easy
Despite what many may think after an incredible debut season in snowboard, the USA’s Mike Schultz is working hard behind the scenes.
![Dutch rider Chris Vos won the snowboard-cross men’s SB-LL1 at the 2015 IPC Para-Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain](/sites/default/files/images/150225173658909_Chris%2BVos%2BLa%2BMolina.jpg)
IPC Snowboard gets own website, Facebook and Twitter
In a further step forward in the development of snowboard, the sport now has its own website and social media profiles packed with news and information.
![Chris Vos of the Netherlands](/sites/default/files/images/140314144829570_478610201_1.jpg)
Vos prepared to ‘do everything’ to get on podium
Dutch double world champion eyes a medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
![Manuel Pozzerle competes at the 2015 IPC Snowboard World Championships in La Molina, Spain.](/sites/default/files/images/150925084921911_pozzerle.jpg)
Pozzerle sets high goals for new snowboard season
In February 2015 the Italian snowboarder won World Championships snowboard-cross gold, and now wants to finish on top of the World Cup standings.
Hosts wanted for snow sport Worlds
IPC Alpine Skiing and Snowboard and IPC Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon are looking for bidders for the 2019 and 2021 World Championships.
![Joany Badenhorst on a snowboard at a snowboard-cross event.](/sites/default/files/images/140224113802915_Joany%2BBadenhorst%2BAustralia%2BSnowboard_0.jpg)
Overcoming highs and lows, Badenhorst aims for success
Australian snowboarder has a new prosthetic leg and keeps her determination to continue her rise to the top.
![Snowboarder passing a gate](/sites/default/files/images/150706121727898_150228IPC0213_0.jpg)
Asia and North American Cups added to snowboard calendar for 2015-16
Season calendar features seven World Cups and three Europa Cups between November to March.
![Heid-Jo Duce on her snowboard at a slalom event.](/sites/default/files/images/140224121507043_Heidi%2BJo%2BDuce%2BUSA%2Bsnowboard.jpg)
Duce aiming for improvement in 2015-16
Now a form the 2015-2016 US Paralympics Snowboarding National Team, Heidi Jo Duce aims to qualify for PyeongChang 2018.