A strong field of homegrown talent in the men's slopestyle includes Chris Hutchings, Stef Zeestraten, James Hamilton, Tom Grooten and Nick Hyne.
They face stiff competition from the international scene including World Tour riders Stale Sandbech and Kim-Rune Hansen from Norway, along with United States stars Nick Walters, Jordan Rehrer and Dylan Bidez.
In the women's event Wanaka-based trio Abby Lockhart, Charlotte Trundle and Kendall Brown will be up against Americans Danyale Patterson and Indigo Monk, Czech TTR rider Sarka Pancochova, Great Britain's Claire Frost and a strong team from Norway including Helene Olafsen, currently ranked ninth overall in FIS snowboard events.
As a forerunner to the main event, French world champion snowscoot rider Nico Pillin will wow the crowds with a demonstration of his skills slopestyling, which is a mix between BMX biking and snowboarding.
The New Zealand Winter Games will take place at Coronet Peak, The Remarkables, Cardrona Alpine Resort, Snow Farm, Naseby and Dunedin from August 21-30.
It will feature disciplines of alpine skiing, free skiing, x-country skiing, snowboarding, curling, ice skating and adaptive snow sports as well as the demonstration sports of winter triathlon and natural luge.
