TTR World Snowboard Tour

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The Ticket to Ride was established in 2002 by Terje Haakonsen, with the aim to become the most innovative and grass-roots tour connecting the most prestigious independent snowboard events worldwide.

The TTR brings together independent freestyle snowboard events under one umbrella and provides a world ranking system for riders competing at TTR events.

Swatch TTR tour events are divided up by a “Star” system ranging from 1Star events to 6Star events making for a clear division between amateur/rookie level events and professional level events. The TTR Star accreditation denotes the significance of the event on a global scale, quantity of TTR Ranking points obtainable, overall quality of the event and the level of competition. 6Star is the highest star rating an event can get.

Each season begins in the Southern Hemisphere kicking off in New Zealand and Australia in August and moves to the Northern Hemisphere each November. Linking the Southern Hemisphere winter directly to the Northern Hemisphere winter allows for riders to compete in a full 10-month competition schedule that runs through the following April of each year.

The men’s Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion is crowned at the 6Star Burton US Open at the end of each season in March. The women’s TTR World Tour Champion is crowned at the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam, an all-women event, in March. The rider with the highest amount of TTR Ranking Points after the last 6Star event of any given season is awarded the TTR World Champion title.

For more information on the tour visit www.ttrworldtour.com

Events coming up

Event news

Toutant and Anderson take 2012 US Open slopestyle
2012 US Open slopestyle winner Sebastian Toutant The slopestyle finals at the 30th anniversary of the US Open are now history, with Jamie Anderson (USA) and Sebastien Toutant (CAN) claiming all three major titles on the line today, including the 2012 US Open Slopestyle title (worth $25,000), the 2012 Burton Global Open Series Slopestyle Championship title (worth $25,000) and the TTR Slopestyle World Tour Championship title -11Mar12

White and Hight win 2012 US Open halfpipe comps
2012 US Open mens halfpipe winner Shaun White Shaun White (USA) and Elena Hight (USA) won the 30th annual Burton US Open halfpipe competition today, taking home $25,000 each and one of the most coveted titles in snowboarding -11Mar12

TTR INTRODUCES WORLD RANKING SYSTEM
TTR 2011 logo Hot on the heels of the World Snowboard Championships TTR has released the plan to introduce a universal world ranking system to break down barriers in freestyle snowboarding. -21Feb12

World Snowboarding Championships Feb 2012
TTR 2011 logo Running from Feb 10th to 19th The World Snowboarding Championships (WSC) is the first championships run directly by snowboarders since 1999. -9Feb12

Peetu Piiroinen wins the 2012 Innsbruck Air&Style
2012 Air and Style in Innsbruch P2 was throwing his Backside 1260 mute grabs all night and earned himself first place in the 6Star Billabong Air&Style. Belgium boy Seppe Smits took 2nd place and the overall 2012 TTR Big Air Tour Trophy -5Feb12

Results from the 2012 Canadian Open
TTR 2011 logo The 4th Annual 2012 Burton Canadian Open presented by MINI ended the week with Ryo Aono and Queralt Castellet winning the halfpipe competition, and Chas Guldemond and Jamie Anderson taking the slopestyle titles -5Feb12

RIDERS BATTLE FOR SHOT AT O'NEILL EVOLUTION FINALS
HEAVY HITTERS BATTLE IT OUT UNDER HEAVY SNOW FOR SHOT AT O'NEILL EVOLUTION FINALS -8Jan12

O'NEILL EVOLUTION RESULTS 2012
MARK MCMORRIS & SPENCER O'BRIEN CLAIM O'NEILL EVOLUTION TITLES -8Jan12

O'NEILL EVOLUTION BIG AIR 2012, HALFPIPE CANCELLED
Due to the widespread lack of early season snow, organizers regret to announce the cancellation of the Halfpipe contest. The Big Air event will continue. -22Dec11

Norwegians sweep up in Beijing
2011 Oakley Air & Style in Beijing 13,000 spectators in the world famous Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium experienced a night of thrills, as Ulrik Badertscher, Torstein Horgmo and Staale Sandbech took all podium spots in the 6* TTR Oakley and Shaun White Air & Style -4Dec11

Laax Burton European Open 2012 postponed
TTR 2011 logo Innsbruck (AUT) 15.11.2011 - Burton Snowboards and LAAX have decided to postpone the Burton European Open from January 2012 to the end of February due to the current weather conditions. -16Nov11

Winter Games NZ snowboard slopestyle results
Torgeir Bergrem wins the 2011 Winter Games NZ Mens Snowboard Slopestyle The ninth day of competition at the 100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games saw some of the world's top ranked freestyle snowboarders battle it out under picture perfect blue skies at Snow Park -21Aug11

Eric Willett wins first TTR event of new season
2011Billabong Ant eUp winner Eric Willett American rider, Eric Willett, took the first 5Star Big Air title of the 2011/12 TTR World Tour season at the second annual Billabong Ante Up competition held atop Whistler Mountain in Canada -4Jul11

Results from 2011 World Rookie Finals from Ischgl
Female winner Vojackgava Katerina at the 2011 World Rookie Finals Ischgl, Austria and its impressive park setup played host to the 4Star Protest World Rookie Finals on Saturday April 9th, 2011. As the final stop of the World Rookie Tour, the event had attracted the crème de la crème of rookies and groms -15Apr11

Seppe Smits wins the Spring Battle in Flachauwinkl
Absolute Spring Battle 2011 Winner Seppe Smits The 8th edition of the 4Star Quiksilver Spring Battle in Flachauwinkl, Austria saw the Belgian rider, Seppe Smits, take home the slopestyle victory on Friday, April 1st, 2011 -10Apr11

Busy week at the Brits in Laax
Brits 2011 mens slopestyle rider: Billy Morgan Laax in Switzerland was once again the location for the biggest week in British snowboarding, the Brits 2011. Snowboardcross, Big Air, Halfpipe and Slopestyle competitions as well as plenty of messy parties completed the week. -26Mar11

Jamie Nicholls wins the Ride Shakedown in Garmisch
Ride Shakedown 2011 from Garmisch winner Jamie Nicholls 17year old British rider Jamie Nicholls continued his fantastic season by picking up the top spot in this 4*TTR event in Garmisch, Germany -14Mar11

Clark & Kokubo win US Open 2011 Halfpipe finals
2011 Burton US Open halfpipe womens winners podium In a re-run of last years finals, Kelly Clark & Kazu Kokubo both retained their Burton US Open halfpipe titles in a thrilling climax to the 29th Open -13Mar11

Enni Rukajärvi & Eric Willet win USOpen Slopestyle
2011 US Open slopestyle Mark McMorris The miserable pea soup weather, with a bit of rain thrown in, may have put the spectators off, but it didn't stop the riders throwing down some huge moves in the 2011 slopestyle finals in Stratton -12Mar11

Buaas & Reid Win the crazy jam at the US Open 11
Kjersti Buaas wins the US Open 2011 Jam In the evening at the US Open, 43 men and 14 women threw down in a unique setup never before seen in competitive snowboarding. With features like a bridge and tunnel combo, double quarterpipes, an urban wallride and plenty of rails. -12Mar11

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