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Online competitor registration is now open for the first-ever Burton Canadian Open, taking place from December 1-7, 2008 at the Calgary Olympic Development Association’s (CODA) Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. CODA has been providing world-class sport facilities for Olympic development for 20 years and Canada Olympic Park is home to the exact duplicate of the halfpipe that will be built for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The third stop on the 2008/2009 Burton Global Open Series and a SWATCH TTR 5Star event, the Canadian Open will include slopestyle and halfpipe competitions, offering riders the chance to earn a piece of the $50,000 USD prize purse and gain valuable points towards Burton Global Open Series championship titles and the Swatch Ticket To Ride World Tour championship titles.

Here’s how to register to compete:

Head to www.opensnowboarding.com, go to the Canadian Open homepage and click on Registration in order to register online for the Registration Waitlist. Registration will be open until October 20, 2008. If we receive more registrations per format than the number of pre-qualification spots available, riders will be selected from the Registration Waitlist based on their BGOS standings/results and their TTR standings/results, with priority given to the riders with the best standings/results. On or before October 27th, you will be notified VIA EMAIL (and only email) if your registration has been successful and that your entry for the Canadian Open Halfpipe and/or Slopestyle Pre-Qualifiers is confirmed. At that time, your credit card will be charged a non-refundable $75CAD per discipline as applicable. If your name is not selected, you will automatically be added to the waitlist (which shall be selected at random). Top pros will receive special invites to compete. For complete details/rules on the registration process, visit the Canadian Open home page on opensnowboarding.com. 

With events scheduled year-round and in six countries, the Burton Global Open Series boasts the most lucrative cumulative prize purse in snowboarding – over $900,000 – with equal prize money to men and women. All six Burton Global Open Series events offer riders the chance to earn points towards a male and female championship title, each worth $100,000, currently the largest single payout in competitive snowboarding. Following this summer’s New Zealand and Australian Opens, Luke Mitrani (USA) and Jamie Anderson (USA) are in the lead for the $100,000 Burton Global Open Series Championship title.

The Burton Global Open Series is also part of the SWATCH Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns the TTR World Champions at the US Open. The current leaders for the TTR titles are Chas Guldemond (USA) and 2007/08 TTR world champion Jamie Anderson.

For more information on the Burton Global Open Series head to www.opensnowboarding.com  
For more information on TTR, visit www.ttrworldtour 

If you can’t make it to Canada, watch the semi-finals and finals live on Go211.com, where webcasts and highlights of the competitions will also be available for on-demand viewing once the event is over.

Burton would like to thank CODA, Red Bull, Go211.com, Coors Light, Alberta Snowboard Association and Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour for their support of the Canadian Open.

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Burton US Open - finały Halfpipe

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The entire Sun Bowl will be transformed for this first ever post-Open bash with fun menu, music, commemorative gear...  plus more surprises in store.

Stratton spends weeks creating and preparing the US Open venue and now this year the Superpipe and Slopestyle course will be OPEN to all from March 28-April 6 (weather permitting). This park is world-class and is designed for pro & top level riders; expert ski or snowboard skills are essential and so is a Safety Education Session which will be offered at the Sun Bowl Base Lodge. A special park ticket will also be required in addition to your lift ticket.

Everyone's a VIP at the US Open After Party. Stay tuned to www.stratton.com for all the details.

Park Pass Rates:

Day Visitors Park Access Pass - $15 for first day, $10 2nd or half day

College Lift Ticket with Park Access Pass - $49 per day

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2007 Burton Canadian Open Snowboarding Championships Cancelled

BURLINGTON, VT (November 14, 2007) – Burton Snowboards and CODA’s Canada Olympic Park today announced that they have decided to cancel the upcoming Canadian Open Snowboarding Championships due to recent above-freezing temperatures. After careful consideration, all parties agreed that current snow conditions prevent the construction of world-class halfpipe and slopestyle venues, which are required for a Burton Open Snowboarding Championship event.  
 
“Our first goal with any Global Open Series event is to provide riders with the best halfpipe and slopestyle competitions possible,” said Burton Events Director Liam Griffin. “Of course, we’re disappointed that we can’t hold the Canadian Open this year. But we’re also very happy about the excitement this new edition to the Burton Global Open Series generated – both from riders and sponsors. Support from the resort, the industry, the athletes and everybody involved has been huge since we started working on the event.”
 
The inaugural Burton Canadian Open was scheduled to take place from December 3-9, 2007 at CODA’s Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Staff there were also disappointed that this world-class event is unable to go forward this year.  "Unfortunately Mother Nature has not been cooperating with us the last few weeks, to allow us the necessary seven to 10 days of freezing temperatures to ensure the best possible conditions for the athletes," said Jim Younker, acting president, CODA.  "The future of this event here in Calgary is very exciting, and a great addition to our international sports calendar that we host here at Canada Olympic Park."
 
Top riders from over ten different countries were confirmed to compete, including current Burton Global Open Series point leaders Mason Aguirre (USA) and Elizabeth Beerman (USA) as well as four of the top five current Swatch Ticket To Ride Tour male and female current point leaders.   
 
Seasoned pros like Louie Vito (USA), Jussi Oksanen (FIN), Andy Finch (USA), Scotty Lago (USA), Kelly Clark (USA) and Jamie Anderson (USA) all had committed to compete at the event.  Canadians Leanne Pelosi, Dustin Craven, Crispin Lipscomb, TJ Schneider, Brad Martin, Sarah Conrad were also very much looking forward to the first Burton Global Open competition on their home turf.
 
With the cancellation of the Canadian Open, the Burton European Open (BEO) is now the next event in the Burton Global Open Series. Taking place in LAAX, Switzerland from January 11-18, the European Open offers riders a generous prize purse of US $125,000, important points towards the male and female 2008 Burton Global Open Series Championship titles and points towards the Swatch TTR (Ticket to Ride) World Tour Ranking.
 
For more information on the Burton Global Open Series, head to opensnowboarding.com.
 
Media Contact:
Janice Callado
Burton Snowboards
janicec@burton.com
(949) 789-1841
 
About the Burton Global Open Series
The Burton Global Open Series events are the pinnacle snowboarding events of the season. Founded by Jake Burton, the Opens have grown from grassroots events to global spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and riders from around the world. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders’ needs over the years. With events held in Europe, Japan, the United States, New Zealand and Australia, the Opens set the standard for snowboarding events around the globe. For more information, visit opensnowboarding.com

About the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour
The Burton Global Open Series is part of the Swatch Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour (TTR), the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns a TTR World Champion at the US Open. For more information on the Swatch TTR World Tour, visit www.ttrworldtour http://www.ttrworldtour/

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www.33mag.com/ wrapped up their 2007 season of 6 snowboard shows. Their shows include some tight editing mixed with different snowboarding footage mostly from the Quebec  area. If you understand French they have numerous informative interviews with different people from within the industry.

Pee the 6 shows at 33 WEB TV.

The 6th show covers the Telus World Ski and Snowboard festival.
The 5th is an interview with Brendan O'Dowd on the 2007 Empire Shakedown.
The 4th is am interview with event organizer Ben Ouellete, event coverage of contest “Snow Mission” in Rimouski, and a veteran’s pipe jam at Mt Tremblant.
The 3rd episode has an interview with 2006 Empire Shakedown winner Seb Touts and event coverage of Snowboard Jamboree; Qubec’s most notorious street rail.
The 2nd has an interview with photographer Mathieu Couture, event coverage of Stonehame’s Rumble competition, and Vermont’s 2007 US Open.
The 1st show features an interview with Mathieu Cowan from Sunset films on his standpoint on producing a snowboard video, event coverage of the Golden Bowl with Patrick Bernier, a Ride contest and much more.

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Don’t miss out on The Collection autograph signing and giveaway on Friday March 2nd 2007 at 4pm!  The Collection is going to be rolling through Lake Tahoe in their RV and stopping by at Porters Sports in Truckee, CA as they make their way to The Vans Tahoe Cup.  The Collection is comprised of the top snowboarders in the world.  Team members include:

 
•     Kelly Clark: 2002 Olympic Half pipe Gold medalist and Olympian in 2006
     
 
•     Ross Powers: 2002 Olympic Half pipe Gold medalist and 1998 Olympic Half pipe Bronze medalist.
   
 
•     Andy Finch: Member of the 2006 Olympic Half pipe Team and 2005 Winter X Games Silver Medalist
   
 
•     Mason Aguirre: Member of the 2006 Olympic Half pipe Team and 2007 Winter X Games
      Bronze medalist.
  
 
•     Kevin Pearce: 2007 Toyota Big Air, Japan and 2006 3rd 2006 Burton US Open Quarter pipe
   
 
•     Luke Mitrani: 2004 Burton European Open Junior Jam Champion

Team members present for the signing will be Kelly Clark, Andy Finch, Ross Powers and Luke Mitrani.  Mason and Kevin will be participating in the Arctic Challenge in Oslo, Norway.  The team will be hanging out at Porters along with their killer traveling RV.  Porters Sports and The Collection will be stoking out a lucky guest with a signed autographed snowboard by The Collection team.  So come on out to Lake Tahoe and join us for some fun, and who knows, you may be the recipient of a brand new snowboard.

Mark in on your calendar:  Friday March 2nd 2007 at 4pm

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Confirmed dates and locations are listed below for the upcoming Burton Global Open Snowboarding Championships, the international event series that gives local, amateur and pro snowboarders an equal shot at a world class title. This season, the contest series will crown its first male and female Global Open Champions at the Burton US Open, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2007.

Burton Global Open Snowboarding Championship Dates:

"We're expanding the Burton Global Open series to give more people the chance to witness some of the best snowboarding in the world," says Bryan Johnston, Vice President of Global Marketing at Burton. "Each of the Burton Opens will take it to the next level in terms of event execution, TV coverage and podcasting to give riders, spectators and viewers at home the best possible experience."

In addition to having a shot at the Global Open Champion title, the male and female winners of each Open competition will receive airfare and accommodations at the next contest in the Burton Open event series.

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The Burton Open started off Friday night with the Quarter Pipe.  It was a night session which meant that the spectors stood out in the freezing cold to cheer on the riders. Danny Davis won it for the mens and Hana Beamen for the females.  Pat Moore and Junko Asazuma grabbed the highest air to take home $2,500 each.

Men's Quarter Pipe

Woman's Quater Pipe
©2006 Robb Farrington

©2006 Robb Farrington

Saturday was halfpipe contest with something over 15,000 spectators out helping the vibe for the riders.  Shaun White looking like he was still in Torino took home first place and Torah Bright winning her first ever US Open medal took home first for the females.

men's pipe  ©2006 Robb Farrington

Sunday, the last day of the championships, hosted the final contest.  Slopestyle was once again taken down by Shaun White.  Chaz Guldemond almost gave Shaun a run for his money placing second and Jussi Oksanen won the Snickers Best Trick for $5,000 as well as placed third.  Young 17 year old Spencer O'Brien did a repeat of last year to finish just behind Hana Beamen for second place and super young 15 year old Jamie Anderson took home third place.  Tara Dakides won the Snickers Best Trick with a backflip melon grab for $5,000.

Men's Slopestyle left-right Chas, Shaun and Jussie

Woman's Slopestyle left to right - Spencer, Hana, Jamie
©2006 Robb Farrington

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