NISSAN X-TRAIL NIPPON OPEN 2007 SNOWBOARDING CHAMP

20-25 February 07

This event will be held at Alts Bandai in Fukushima from 20th~25th February 2007 supported by NISSAN X-TRAIL and the event will be named "NISSAN X-TRAIL NIPPON OPEN 2007 SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS" (hereinafter called NIPPON OPEN).

NISSAN X-TRAIL has been special sponsor since 8th annual event for 7 consecutive years. With the support from NISSAN X-TRAIL which has great support from many athletes, action sports fans as well as snowboarders; this event will evolve even more with snowboarders.

NIPPON OPEN has 13 years of history and is one of world's largest snowboarding event "Open Snowboarding Championships" along with New Zealand, Australia, Europe and USA. This event has been influencing snowboarding scene with high level of performance from amateur to professional riders. The number of spectators has been increasing each year and expanding event's dimension as Japan's representing outdoor event.
EVENT GUIDELINE

EVENT NAME: NISSAN X-TRAIL NIPPON OPEN 2007 SNOWBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIP

DATE: 20th(Tue)~25th(Sun) February 2007
VENUE: Alts Bandai Resort, Fukushima
DECIPLINE: Superpipe / Parkstyle / Rail Jam / Kids Jam
HOST: Nippon Open Snowboarding Championships Head Office
SPECIAL SPONSOR: Nissan X-TRAIL
SPONSOR: Burton Snowboards, Alts Bandai Resort

Schedule

February 20th Tuesday: SuperPipe Pre-Qualification Open competition
February 21st Wednesday: SuperPipe Qualification
February 22nd Thursday: ParkStyle Qualification & Semi-Final
February 23rd Friday: SuperPipe Semi-Final
February 24th Saturday: ParkStyle Final & Rail Jam
February 25th Sunday: SuperPipe Final & Kids Jam

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