Watch Burton NZ Open 09 highlights!

Sat 15 August 09

We've got some highlights of the Burton NZ open halfpipe & slopestyle finals

Tourists to Benefit from NZ One Pass Co-operative
Tourists are set to be the big winners now eight of New Zealand’s top ski fields have joined forces to create the largest commercial ski network in the country. -26Apr12
Toutant and Anderson take 2012 US Open slopestyle
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
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
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
Running from Feb 10th to 19th The World Snowboarding Championships (WSC) is the first championships run directly by snowboarders since 1999. -9Feb12

11-15 August 09

After three years at Snow Park NZ, the Burton NZ Open will step back across the valley to where it all began

Okay all round resort

Freeriding: 55% - No trees & some good off-piste
Freestyle: 80% - 2 Terrain parks & 4 pipes
Pistes: 55% - Some okay slopes

SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP10 MENS
1. Braaten Gjermund 581.08
2. Seppe Smits 468.76
3. Sebastien Toutant 395.30
4. Stale Sandbech 360.36
5. Mikkel Bang 337.94
6. Marko Grilc 337.74
7. Tore Holvik 331.37
8. Roope Tonteri 323.22
9. Iouri Podladtchikov 320.87
10. Christian Haller 315.08
SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP5 WOMENS
1. Rukajärvi Enni 364.22
2. Silvia Mittermueller 346.21
3. Sina Candrian 297.98
4. Rana Okada 264.90
5. Shelly Gotlieb 263.62
SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR TOP5 MENS
1. Burton (686.66)
2. Oakley (509.13)
3. Nike6.0 (381.79)
7. DC (234.21)
9. Sweet (198.82)
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)