Press Releases from TTR World Snowboardtour (22 total)
SNOWBOARDNG LIVE SCORING SYSTEM TO BE INTRODUCED AT THE BURTON NEW ZEALAND OPEN
Wanaka, New Zealand – August 5th, 2010: Following the successful launch of the Snowboarding Live Scoring System™ at The Oakley Arctic Challenge slopestyle last winter, major events on the Swatch TTR World Tour have agreed to work together to expand and implement the system for all halfpipe, slopestyle and big air competitions for the upcoming 2010/11 season. The Live Scoring System is planned to be introduced across all 6Star…
THE SWATCH TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR PRESENTS THE WINNING TROPHY DESIGN FOR 2010/ …
Swatch and the TTR World Snowboard Tour are proud to present the winning design of the Swatch TTR Trophy “Art Rules” Design Contest. The new statuette look and feel of the trophy was sculpted by the renowned “Coarse” toy artist, Mark Landwehr, and the stylish black, white and red “kiss” color application was designed by Axelle Dorado from Switzerland, the winner of the “Art Rules” contest.
Dorado’s winning…
NEW EVENT APPLICATION FORM & STAR TIER GUIDELINES FOR TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR 0 …
Innsbruck, Austria. The application process for snowboard events to join the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Calendar 07/08 is now open as TTR publishes its revised Star Tier Event Guidelines and Event Application for the upcoming season.
Any freestyle snowboard event that features up to two TTR-recognized formats – Halfpipe, Quarterpipe, Slopestyle, Stadium Slopestyle, Big Air – may apply through the TTR Event Application form for a TTR…
FINLAND’S VILLE UOTILA WINS TTR THREE(3)STAR ABSOLUT PARK SPRING FESTIVAL SLOP …
Flachauwinkl, Austria. In mutable Spring weather, slopestyle snowboarder Ville Uotila (FIN) pulled off a worthy victory at the TTR THREE(3)STAR Absolut Park Spring Battle, Flachauwinkl, Salzburger Land, Austria, 31st March- 1st April, 07.
After postponement of Saturday’s Finals to Sunday due to flat light conditions, the 10-man final, cut from an original line-up of 24, sessioned the Slopestyle set-up built around a 20 metre-long kicker, wallride and corner, to a best-of-two-runs…
SLOPESTYLE SPANISH-STYLE AT THIS WEEKEND’S TTR THREE(3)STAR GRANDVALIRA TOTAL …
Innsbruck, Austria. The TTR World Snowboard Tour turns to the Spanish snowboard scene as Grandvalira, Andorra hosts TTR THREE(3)STAR Grandvalira Total Fight Slopestyle contest, this weekend, 29th-31st March, 07.
Located in the Stadium Park of Grandvalira, the 3rd edition of the Grandvalira Total Fight: Masters of Freestyle gets ready to welcome 30 invitational riders plus up to 70 qualifiers to a Slopestyle/Big Air mixed format. With qualifiers and expression session Finals…
NORWAY THE SETTING FOR TTR THREE(3)STAR EVENT HEMSEDAL NORDIC OPEN PARK ATTACK
Innsbruck, Austria. One of three TTR THREE(3)STAR events in Europe this weekend, the Hemsedal Nordic Open Park Attack Slopestyle contest gets underway at Hemsedal, Norway, 30th March-1st April, 07.
Staged at the infamous Hemsedal Park, one of Europe’s premier snowparks, shaped by Lars Eriksen, the Hemsedal Nordic Open Park Attack 07 brings together the cream of Norwegian riders in one of the last Scandinavian snowboard events of the season. Up to…
SALZBURGERLAND AUSTRIA READY TO HOST TTR THREE(3)STAR ABSOLUT PARK SPRING FESTIV …
Innsbruck, Austria. The fourth Austrian TTR World Snowboard Tour event this month kicks off at Flachauwinkl, Salzburger Land at TTR THREE(3)STAR Absolut Park Spring Battle Slopestyle contest, 31st March- 1st April, 07.
The Absolut Park Spring Battle qualifications and finals are scheduled to take place on Saturday 31st March, as an invited group of male riders join the qualifiers from Austrian ‘friends’ events’ and the open amateurs’ heats. The Slopestyle set-up…
SHAUN WHITE (USA) & TORAH BRIGHT (AUS) - THEIR JOURNEY TO THE TTR WORLD SNOWBOAR …
Innsbruck, Austria. The Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour proudly welcomed two new champions to the wall of glory as the second annual crowning of the Men’s and Women’s TTR World Champions went to snowboard stars, Shaun White (USA) and Torah Bright (AUS).
Legendary TTR SIX(6)STAR event, the 25th Burton US Open Snowboard Championships hosted by Stratton/Vermont, provided the platform for the declaration of Shaun White (USA) as the new…
TORAH BRIGHT (AUS) WINS WOMEN’S TTR WORLD TOUR CHAMPION CROWN AT TTR SIX(6)STA …
Park City, USA. Bathed in golden light and title glory, an elated Torah Bright (AUS) was proclaimed the second Women’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion 06/07 at TTR SIX(6)STAR Roxy Chicken Jam, 22nd-25th March, 2007, in Park City/Utah, USA.
Perfect spring conditions prevailed at Park City as the Slopestyle contest of the 3rd Annual Roxy Chicken Jam became the deciding TTR point-earning event for the women’s Champion title. With one of…
STEVE GRUBER (AUT) WINS SLOPESTYLE TITLE AT TTR FIVE(5)STAR EVENT AESTHETIKER WA …
Mayrhofen, Austria. Local hero Steve Gruber (AUT) pulled off an inspiring Slopestyle win at TTR FIVE(5)STAR event Aesthetiker Jam Waengl Taengl, Mayrhofen, Austria, 22nd-25th March, 07.
After bad weather threatened to postpone the Aesthetiker Jam Waengl Taengl schedule, Sunday’s reserve day delivered broken sunny skies and a chance to run the 30-rider Finals. In a best 2-out-of-3 run format the creative slopestyle course, built by the infamous Aesthetiker crew in…
TTR THREE(3)STAR WORLD ROOKIE FEST FINALS DECLARES LAPUSHKIN (RUS) & GSPONER (SU …
Kuehtai, Austria. Last weekend saw the rookies take over the Slopestyle Kuhtai’s K-park as TTR THREE(3)STAR event, the World Rookie Fest 07, as young Russian rider Sergey Lapushkin (RUS) & Nicole Gsponer (SUI) claimed the titles, 14th-18th March, 2007.
Nine nations of male and female rookie teams, defined by birthdate 31st August 1988 or over, were represented at the World Rookie Fest 07. Sergey Lapushkin (RUS) won the boy’s section with…
SHAUN WHITE (USA) IS CROWNED MEN'S TICKET TO RIDE (TTR) WORLD SNOWBOARD TOUR CHA …
Stratton, Vermont. Based on his first place position at today’s Halfpipe Result in the TTR SIX(6)STAR 25th Burton US Open Snowboard Championships, Shaun White (USA) is the new Men’s TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07 Champion.
Shaun White (USA) was crowned at 17.30 U.S. EST at base camp in front of a mass of spectators to huge applause and hundreds of flashing cameras. Hannes Schoenegger, TTR Sponsorship Manager, presented the TTR…
LOCAL RIDERS PATRICK HUBER & JULIA BAUMGARTNER WIN TTR THREE(3)STAR AUSTRIAN MAS …
Kuehtai, Austria. Sunny skies backdropped the slopestyle finals at TTR THREE(3)STAR Austrian Masters this Sunday as in front of a local crowd Patrick Huber (AUT) and Julia Baumgartner (AUT) claimed victory at the K-Park snowpark in Kuehtai, 8th-11th March, 2007.
Bad weather originally forced Austrian Masters’ organizers to postpone Saturday’s Semi’s and Finals but bluebird conditions rewarded the decision. The park, consisting of a double kicker line followed by a…
LIVE Webcast & Broadcast Schedule Announced, US Open 25th Anniversary celebratio …
Newly-released rider line-up befitting a world-class snowboard event, the TTR SIX(6)STAR 25th Burton US Open Snowboard Championships announces its live online and broadcast schedules for Slopestyle & Halfpipe between 16th-18th March, 2007 from Stratton/Vermont, USA.
Check out top performance snowboard action and the ultimate crowning of the Men’s Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Champion on www.burton.com webcast or through a 90-minute US Open Highlights show on NBC.
The Webcast schedules…
TTR FOUR(4)STAR BUDWEISER BUDRIDERS’ RIVERJUMP
Livigno, Italy. TTR FOUR(4)STAR event, the 2nd Edition Budweiser Budriders’ Riverjump, set the scene for Yale Cousino (USA) to display his Slopestyle skills blowing the field away to win the contest title and 700 TTR Ranking Points at Livigno, Italy, 8th -10th March, 2007.
Set in one of Europe’s best Slopestyle parks, built with top Italian craftsmanship, the Mottolino Livigno snowpark consisted of one car to slide/to bonk, two rails…
TTR FOUR(4)STAR BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR PRO
Leysin, Switzerland. Unexpected stormy winds finally forced organizers of TTR FOUR(4)STAR 4th annual Billabong World Junior Pro to cancel the Slopestyle Finals at the Mont de Chaux Snowpark, Leysin, 6th-11th March, 2007, and take the semi-final results to announce the Franck April (CAN) and Marie Hucal (USA) the Billabong World Junior Champions.
Bad weather affected Saturday’s original schedule so Billabong World Junior Pro organizers and riders postponed the Finals to a…
COUNTDOWN COMMENCES TO CROWN TTR WORLD SNOWBOARD CHAMPIONS AT BURTON US OPEN & R …
Innsbruck, Austria. The bets are on as the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour rapidly edges closer towards crowning the season’s TTR World Snowboard Tour Champions at upcoming Tour-defining super-events, TTR SIX(6)STAR Burton US Open Snowboard Championships, 13th-18th March, 2007 at Stratton/Vermont, USA and TTR SIX(6)STAR Roxy Chicken Jam, 22nd-25th March, 2007, Park City/Utah, USA.
As the last SIX(6)STAR contests on the TTR World Snowboard Tour 06/07, the Burton US…
INTRODUCING HOT NEW TTR FEATURES: MYSPACE, MEDIA FRIENDS, BRAND PARTNER & TTR TO …
Innsbruck, Austria. On the quest to progress, Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour launches brand spanking new features on the official website www.ttrworldtour.com, including TTR Brand Partner Ranking & Media ‘Friends’ sections and TTR’s very own myspace community.
Sure to shake the industry is a team manager’s dream – the Men & Women TTR Brand Partner Top 5. Composed of official Platinum and Gold TTR Brand Partners, the ranking is…
TTR FIVE(5)STAR OAKLEY ARCTIC CHALLENGE
SENSATIONAL NEWS FROM TTR FIVE(5)STAR OAKLEY ARCTIC CHALLENGE AS TERJE HAAKONSEN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR HIGHEST AIR & KEVIN PEARCE WINS TITLE TO BECOME THE NEW TTR TOUR LEADER
Oslo, Norway. The TTR FIVE(5)STAR Oakley Arctic Challenge 2007 goes down as one of the most important chapters in snowboarding history as Terje Haakonsen (NOR) sets a new World Record for the Highest Air at an incredible 9.8-metres – whilst Kevin Pearce…
TTR FOUR(4)STAR X-BOX BIG DAY OUT ORGANISERS ANNOUNCE: LET THE SNOWBOARDING & MU …
Val D’Isere, France. Top snowboard and vinyl action gets underway today in the TTR FOUR(4)STAR event Xbox Big Day Out as European riders strap in to showcase their riding skills in Slopestyle qualification rounds to the tunes of world-renown DJs in Val D’Isere, France, 25th February- 01st March, 2007.
Already a decade old, the Xbox Big Day Out is going large to celebrate its longevity. To the beat of best of…
TTR FIVE(5)STAR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open
TTR FIVE(5)STAR EVENT NISSAN X-TRAIL NIPPON OPEN CLOSES WITH VICTORIES FOR AMERICANS SHAUN WHITE, KEVIN PEARCE, HANA BEAMAN AND STAND-OUT AUSSIE TORAH BRIGHT
Fukishima, Japan. The largest snowboard contest from the land of the rising sun, TTR FIVE(5)STAR Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open, finished with an exciting line-up of results as both Superpipe and Slopestyle formats delivered both dramatic and delicate changes to the TTR Ranking List presented by Swatch, between…
TTR THREE(3)STAR Rip Curl Sea Fun Invitational
Sweden’s one-and-only TTR THREE(3)STAR event, the 7th edition of the Rip Curl Seafun Invitational presented by DVS & Matix, was won last weekend by Norwegian all-rounder Per Iver Grimsrud (NOR).
Hosted by top Swedish resort, Kungsberget, between16th-18th February 2007, the Rip Curl Seafun Invitational presented by DVS & Matix created the perfect slopestyle park for the 30 invited and 10 qualified snowboarders. With a super-high level of riding, the judges had…
