Events
Events coming up
O'Neill Evolution 2009 5-10 January
No longer just a 6*TTR quarterpipe contest, but now also a 5* slopestyle comp, still in Davos though
Nanshan Open 2009 7-14 January
The Mellow Park crew is famous for delivering perfect Slopestyle courses, which will ensure some awesome performances from the top snowboarders in attendance at this event. With 500 ranking points and $25 000 USD available, this competition is sure to be one that puts China on the map
Winter Dew Tour 09, Mt.Snow 8-11 January
Burton European Open 2009 9-16 January
Its back at Laax for another year
FIS 2009 Snowboard World Championships 14-24 January
parallel slalom and giant slalom, half-pipe and big air competition will all be held at the Sungwoo ski resort
Nissan Russian Adventure, Sochi 20-25 January
The 2009 tour starts in the Russian resort of Sochi
ESPN Winter X Games 2009 22-25 January
The ultimate winter adrenaline junkie contest in back in Aspen featuring Snowboarding, Skiing and Snowmobiles. Will it be yet another Shaun Whitewash?
Burton Canadian Open 2008 2-8 February
Held at CODA's Canada Olympic Park
Red Bull Snowscraper, New York 5 February
16 of the world's best snowboarders in New York City on the banks of the East River February 5th from 3 – 9 pm EST, as they compete to own a piece of a $100,000 prize purse at the 5Star Swatch TTR event
Mountain Dew Tour 09, Northstar 19-22 February
The finale to be held at Northstar-at-Tahoe in California
Nikita Chickita USA 2008 21 February
an open-invite, slopestyle contest which gives every girl the chance to ride with other girls in a really relaxed atmosphere. Held at Mammoth Mountain in California
Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open 2009 24 Feb-1 Mar
ALTS Bandai to host the event once more
Nissan Tram Face, Squaw Valley 27 Feb-5 Mar
Mecca for Big Mountain riding in the USA, perched atop the Sierra Nevada, the Californian resort of Squaw Valley will host the second stop of the Freeride World Tour 2009
Nissan Freeride de Tignes 8-14 March
The fourth contest of the Freeride World Tour will take place at one of the world’s biggest ski domains - the Espace Killy – including Tignes and its surroundings
Burton US Open 2009 16-22 March
In Stratton of course
Nissan Xtreme, Verbier 20-29 March
Since its start in 1996 the 'Xtreme' has been considered the most prestigious event in the freeride world. For the “grande finale” of the Freeride World Tour the elite of freeride will tackle the mythical North Face of theBec des Rosses
Brits 2009, Laax 28 Mar-4 Apr
Celebrating its 20th Birthday next year, Europe's ultimate and longest established winter festival leaves adolescence well behind, as The BRITS prepares to hit, jib and tweak its twenties in style
Snowbombing 2009 29 Mar-4 Apr
No details of the line-up yet, but really all you need are the dates and that its still in Mayrhofen
Altigliss Challenge 2009, La Plagne 29 Mar-5 Apr
800 people from more than 20 countries in La Plagne, one of the biggest resort in France. A week long giant slalom, boardercross, big air and a surprise event
CoverGirl Snow Angels Invitational 09, Aspen 3-5 April
Confirmed riders for this season’s event include: Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah Teter, Kelly Clark, Elena Hight, Torah Bright, Clair Bidez, Paulina Ligocka, Sarah Conrad, Meg Pugh, Ellery Hollingsworth, Mercedes Nicoll, Dominique Valle and Soko Yamaoka
Nikita Chickita 2008 Europe 18 April
an open-invite, slopestyle contest which gives every girl the chance to ride with other girls in a really relaxed atmosphere. Held at Serfaus in Austria
Winter Games NZ 22-30 August
present over 800 elite athletes competing in 20 different disciplines of ice and snow sports in one of the Southern Alps’ most spectacular regions
2010 Winter Olympics 12-28 February 10
Previous events
Winter Dew Tour 09, Breckenridge 18-21 December 08
London Freeze Big Air 2008 25 October 08
First event ever of its kind to be held in London. Live Bands, exhibitions and a gert big purpose built Big-Air ramp at Battersea Power Station
Metro Ski & Snowboard Show 2008, London 22-26 October 08
Promises to be even bigger this year taking up the entire main hall at Olympia. Plenty of stalls, talks, demos & the British Snow Tour Invitational Championship
Icer Air 2008, San Francisco 18 October 08
What do you get if you build a massive (and i do mean massive) Big Air ramp on the Embarcadero waterfront, invite some top pro boarders, chuck in a live band or two, and open it up to 20,000 or so spectators?
British Indoor Snowboardcross 2008 4 October 08
Hosted in the XScape centre Braehead just outside Glasgow
British Indoor Big Air Championships 2008 27 September 08
Held in the Xscape centre in Milton Keynes
Freestyle.ch 2008 25-28 September 08
On the lake in Zurich, this 3 day event featuring Snowboarding, Freeskiing, BMX & Skateboarding. They will be building a huge kicker for the Big Air snowboarding comp
British Indoor Slopestyle Championships 2008 20 September 08
The first event in the tour that moves into the fridges
LG FIS Snowboard World Cup Halfpipe 08, Cardrona 6-7 September 08
The first stop on the 2008/09 LG FIS Snowboard World Cup tour will take place on 6 September with over 100 athletes from 18 countries competing in the Southern Hemisphere’s only 22-foot halfpipe at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
FIS Continental Cup Slopestyle 2008, Cardrona 3 September 08
Snowboarding takes another step up for the 2008/2009 season with introduction of the first LG FIS ANC Continental Cup Slopestyle
Burton Australian Open 2008 2-6 September 08
The event has a long-standing history that never disappoints. Run over 5 days the BAO consists of Slopestyle and Halfpipe categories and fits in with the Burton Global Open Series history and style
Boost Sno Sho 2008 28-29 August 08
one night, under lights, big air and rail showdown. The Boost Sno Sho is held at Perisher Blue in NSW and boasts the Worlds Longest Rail event
Australian Oakley Stylewars 2008 24-28 August 08
This event launched the newly designed TTR World Tour in 2005 and has a long history for pushing the boundaries of slopestyle and rider endurance
Billabong Snowstock 2008 8-18 August 08
This new event on the Tour features a Straight Jump and Quarterpipe competition and offers a prize purse of $ 10 000 USD
Burton New Zealand Open 2008 29 Jul-2 Aug 08
Held at Snowboarding's holy ground, Snowpark, The Burton New Zealand Open has a long history and the park builders from Snowpark never disappoint. With one of the worlds best halfpipes, a perfect slopestyle set up and a massive quarter pipe the event is always a must
British Snowboardcross Championships 19-20 July 08
British Slopestyle Championships 2008 12-13 July 08
Returns to Chatham again this season
British Big Air Championships 2008 5-6 July 08
A new venue for the 2008 British Snow Tour
Snickers Classic & Popcorn Wallride 08 17-20 April 08
The 4*TTR European season closer event is back at Saas-fee and presented by Freddie Kalbermatten and Marco Schwab
Snowbombing 2008, Mayrhofen 31 Mar-6 Apr 08
There's pretty much a consensus that last years event was a classic, and they're promising 2008 will be even better.
The Brits 2008 29 Mar-5 Apr 08
Showcasing the top UK talent. Big Air, Slopestyle, Skier/Snowboardcross & Halfpipe hosted in Laax, Switzerland
US Roxy Chicken Jam 28-30 March 08
Last 6*TTR ladies tour event of the season, and being held at Mammoth, California
Vans Dawn of the Shred II, Cairngorm 22 March 08
For the second year running Vans will hold their Dawn of the Shred snowboard jam at the Vans Terrain Park in association with Cairngorm Snowboard Club, Scotland.
Burton 2008 US Open 17-23 March 08
Stratton Mountain plays host as always
Nissan O'Neill Xtreme Verbier 08 14-23 March 08
Since its start in 1996 the
Nissan Freeride de Tignes 8-13 March 08
The fourth contest of the Freeride World Tour will take place at one of the worlds biggest ski
domains; the Espace Killy
Nissan 2008 X-Trail Nippon Open 25 Feb-2 Mar 08
This year being hosted at the ALTS Bandai, Japan
King of Quarters, Apsen Mountain 25-26 February 08
This new invitational event will feature some of the worlds best male skiers and snowboarders competing under the lights for a total of $30,000 in cash and prizes.
Big Mountain Pro 2008 24 Feb-2 Mar 08
Tour across the Vallée Blanche, Chamonix and 2 more destinations yet to be decided
Oakley Artic Challenge 2008 18-23 February 08
The Oakley Arctic Challenge, set to hit Oslo, Norway with an onslaught of insane riding from February 18th to 23rd 2008, is sure to be an event of legendary status
Main headlines
- TTR heads to China -5Jan09
- 6*TTR O'Neil Evolution days away and watch live! -5Jan09
- Whistlers Excalibur Gondola ready to re-open -24Dec08
- White & O’Brien win the Slopestyle at Breckenridge -20Dec08
- 10th Burton European Open Confirms Top Riders -18Dec08
- Zoe to begin Europe leg of the boarder-X World Cup -18Dec08
- Excalibur gondola tower collapses at Whistler -17Dec08
- Roxy Chicken Jam cancelled due to high winds -15Dec08
- Big Air at the 6Star TTR X-Trail Jam in Japan -15Dec08
- Peak to Peak opens at Whistler -15Dec08
