FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The North Face Masters of
Snowboarding 2009 Tour Dates Announced by The North Face and Mountain Sports
International
The North Face Masters of
Snowboarding is the largest big mountain snowboarding tour in the country, with
a prize purse of $45,000 and two new world-class venues
Registration is now open on www.thenorthfacemasters.com
Salt Lake City, Utah, December 17, 2008 – Now in its sophomore year,
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding (TNF Masters) has become the largest
cohesive competitive big mountain snowboarding tour in the country. A
three-stop tour, TNF Masters is designed to cater to the motivation, talent and
skill of world-class big mountain snowboarders. The 2009 tour visits Snowbird,
Utah, Crested Butte, Colorado, and culminates at the ultimate big mountain
competition venue of Kirkwood, California.
“The North Face Masters tour is going to be off the chain this year,”
said TNF Masters Alyeska, Alaska, 2008 champion Rob Kingwill. “I am excited to
be a part of the movement toward giving big mountain snowboarding competition
the recognition it deserves. All three 2009 venues are world-class, and I can't
wait to see what happens.”
TNF Masters features a $45,000 cash prize purse and serves as a
qualifier event to the Freeride World Tour. Winners from the Snowbird and
Crested Butte TNF Masters events will have the opportunity to compete in the
Nissan Tram Face at Squaw Valley, California.
"Freeriding, the use of natural terrain, fall line, and innovation
from riding style is the essence of big mountain snowboarding,” said TNF
Masters Head Judge Tom Burt. “The TNF Masters series is designed around this
and that is the reason why I agreed to become the head judge. The terrain will
be delivered by Snowbird, Crested Butte, and Kirkwood. All have different
flavors of terrain so each will bring its own challenges for the riders, and
every rider will bring their own style and innovation to each venue. When the
two mesh the best freerider will emerge.“
TNF Masters gathers big mountain snowboarding tribes from all around the
world. All male and female snowboarding competitors above age 18 are welcomed
to participate. Registration is now open on www.thenorthfacemasters.com .
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding 2009 Series Schedule
Stop #1 – Snowbird, Utah.
January 29-February 1, 2009
Stop #2 –Crested Butte, Colorado.
February 12-15, 2009
Stop #3 –Kirkwood,
California March 5-8, 2009
Fans of big mountain snowboarding can catch same-day coverage of the
Semi-Final and Final rounds of each TNF Masters event on www.thenorthfacemasters.com where there are
complete videos, photos, athlete profiles, detailed event schedules,
registration information and more.
For more information please visit www.thenorthfacemasters.com .
Special Thanks To:
The North Face
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Kirkwood Mountain Resort
Primaloft
Snowboard Magazine
Mountain Sports International
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND ATHLETE INQUIRIES CONTACT
Sara Pinsoneault
Athlete Communications
Mountain Sports International
801.349.4650
sarap@mtsports.com
MEDIA INQUIRES AND FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Cara Williams
PR, Communications &
Media Manager
Mountain Sports International
801.349.4608
cara@mtsports.com
Pamela Bennett
Communications Manager
The North Face
510.618.3654
pamela_bennett@vfc.com
About MSI
Mountain Sports International (MSI) is a private company, founded in
1997, to develop and produce action/adventure sports events and programming in
North America. MSI owns and produces the U.S. Freeskiing Series, the U.S.
Skiercross Series, and the Freeskiing World Tour, in addition to several other
properties and concepts.
MSI provides event management services for Burton, Salomon, and Red Bull
and has provided infrastructure and expertise for the NBC Gravity Games and
ESPN Action Sports Projects, including the Tony Hawk Gigantic Skatepark Tour.
MSI specializes in matching clients with events for brand penetration into
target demographics, developing product identification and loyalty. MSI matches
brand and culture, company and credibility to create sought-after events that
help to define the action sports culture.
About The North Face
The North Face, a division of VF Outdoor, Inc., was founded in 1968.
Headquartered in San Leandro, California, the company offers the most
technically advanced products in the market to accomplished climbers,
mountaineers, snowsport athletes, endurance athletes, and explorers. The
company’s products are sold in specialty mountaineering, backpacking, running,
and snowsport retailers, premium-sporting goods retailers and major outdoor
specialty retail chains.
