2 March 2011 | European News, Event News, News, | Comment
Take the chance to spend an entire day together with snowboard star Gigi Rüf & friends at the Diedamskopf – this dream will come true for 24 boys and girls on March 19th 2011!
On 5 March 2011 popular Swiss retail chain Beach Mountain will hold a mini shred contest in the mini park at Lenzerheide. Apart from a low-key shred session there will be a raclette tent, a punch bar and juicy beats!
The Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships, held at Stratton Mountain Vermont every March, has been home to the best competitive riding for 29 consecutive years – longer than any other snowboard event in the world. And this year’s Open, taking place March 7-13, is shaping up to be all that and more.
Regular readers of this website will know that Analog wrapped up their Design Unlikely Features contest a month or so back, with Sylvain Vidal’s stairset setup selected by the judging panel as the one that would be made in real life and sessioned the hell out of at the DUF contest on March 19. Check the info…
For the 9th time now, the Absolutpark in Flachauwinkl is preparing to welcome Europe’s shred elite for the 4Star TTR Quiksilver Spring Battle from March 30th – April 2nd, 2011.
While Peetu Piroiinen just won his 3rd TTR title in as many years, Finland found it time to push the girls side a bit more as well and upgraded their only all girls event to a 4Star TTR event and changed the name to Catfight.
The event season is in full progress at the moment and the snowboarders are already getting ready for their big showdown in Lenzerheide. On the 12th of March, it’s game on for the second part of the Freestyle Madness 2011, the slopestyle snowboard contest of the year in the Snowpark Lenzerheide!
24 February 2011 | Event News, Events, Featured Content, News, Videos, World News, | Comment
TTR confirms Peetu Piiroinen as 2010/11 TTR World Champ after Oakley Arctic Challenge. It’s Peetu third TTR crown in as many years and goes to show that when it comes to contest riding, Peetu is on another level of both skills and consistency.
24 February 2011 | Movers and Shakers, News, | Comment
Snowboard phenomenon Victor De Le Rue joins his eldest brother the pioneering freerider Xavier De Le Rue, star of both Relentless’ Lives of the Artists films, as the latest rider to be proudly sponsored by Relentless Energy Drink.
22 February 2011 | Event News, News, World News, | Comment
As you may have gathered, Mini are sponsoring Burton’s Global Open Series of events this season and have come up with a pretty sweet kinda side-event-type thing – the Creative Use of Space award
22 February 2011 | Comps, News, World News, | Comment
Attention, design-types. The TTR have just kicked off their second annual trophy design contest where one of you will be able to have your concept featured on the TTR World Tour trophy that’s intensely coveted by the finest riders on the planet.
22 February 2011 | European News, Event News, News, | Comment
Burton have just announced a new event series kicking off this March. Taking the lead from the Burton AM Tour which was a huge success throughout Europe, the Burton Park Jam Tour follows the same mandate: providing a great gateway for young amateur riders to gain their first experiences of contest riding.
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