British Snowboard Tour heads to Milton |Keynes

Tue 23 September 08

Its Milton Keynes next on Saturday 27th September to host the hugely anticipated Quiksilver Big Air Championships. Stopping off at two local schools along the way the on the 25th & 26th September, the Tour continues its quest to inspire more newcomers, give away 100 FREE lessons, offer FREE demo testing and display some the best Snowboarding and Freeskiing in the UK

The British Snowboard and Freeski Tour heads to Milton Keynes, SNO!zone on Saturday 27th September to host the hugely anticipated Quiksilver Big Air Championships. Stopping off at two local schools along the way the on the 25th & 26th September, the Tour continues its quest to inspire more newcomers, give away 100 FREE lessons, offer FREE demo testing and display some the best Snowboarding and Freeskiing in the UK.

This is the first 2-STAR TTR Big Air Championship Event to take place in Milton Keynes and over the past three weeks SNO!zone have been busy stockpiling snow in preparation for the event. The 9m all snow jump is being hand crafted as we speak and promises to elevate riders including; Jack Shackleton, James Carr and 2008 Freeski Slopestyle Champion, James Webb to new heights.

Big Air Champs

Quiksilver British Big Air Championships Schedule:

Saturday 27th September, Milton Keynes SNO!zone
• 9am - 3:30pm: Quiksilver Snowboard Big Air Championships
• 12noon – 7:30pm: Quiksilver Freeski Big Air Championships
• 12noon - 4pm: FREE Beginner Ski & Snowboard Lessons with the Quiksilver Snowboard Academy
• 7pm - 10pm: FREE Demo testing, courtesy of K2, Ride and DC snowboards and LINE and K2 skis

The competition is based on open entry for all abilities and ages. To compete, all riders must pre register online. So to secure your spot to compete, check out further information about the FREE lessons, demo kit and the unmissable Utah Saints gig that SNO!zone are hosting after the Quiksilver Championship Event go to: www.britishsnowtour.com

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27 September 08

Held in the Xscape centre in Milton Keynes

XSCAPE Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Great for a freestyle fix but very expensive

Freestyle: 60% - Some rails & jumps on a good day
Pistes: 10% - 10 seconds and you're down

Main headlines

TTR Tour Standings

SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP10 MENS
1. Braaten Gjermund 326.82
2. Iouri Podladtchikov 280.76
3. Christian Haller 275.69
4. Mark McMorris 268.30
5. Tore Holvik 246.55
6. Roope Tonteri 228.56
7. Stale Sandbech 221.95
8. Kevin Backstrom 221.72
9. Sebastien Toutant 220.89
10. Ulrik Badertscher 200.91
SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP5 WOMENS
1. Candrian Sina 260.73
2. Enni Rukajärvi 256.20
3. Rana Okada 231.79
4. Silvia Mittermueller 210.23
5. Jamie Anderson 210.03
SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP5 MENS
1. Burton (435.59)
3. Oakley (338.54)
4. Nike6.0 (287.27)
5. Flow (252.52)
6. DC (141.32)
SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP5 WOMENS
1. Burton (511.47)
2. Flow (428.44)
3. DC (296.18)
4. Voelkl (94.67)
5. Zimtstern (45.17)