After officially kicking off in France last January, the Burton Park Jam Tour 2012 continued with its second stop in Bialka Tatrzanska (04.02.2012), Poland, with temperatures well below -20° C. Despite the blistering cold, 25 riders gathered at the Kotelnica Białczańska snowpark to give their best in this amateur only Slopestyle Jam Session.

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With the youngest rider aged only 9, none of the riders was intimidated by the extreme weather conditions and the riding level took off immediately. To give the riders the possibility to warm-up in between the scheduled sessions, the contest format consisted of a joined qualification session open to every age category and two final sessions split into Kids and Mens/Womens. Big up to the “Snow Pirates“ park crew who reshaped every feature just before and between the contest sessions to soften up landings and makeconditions a little easier for the riders.

With a kicker line made of 5 and 8 meters tables plus a small roller in between, and a jib-line consisting of a bonk-feature, a straight rail and a down-box followed by a double-kinked-rail, a pipe and abutter-box plus two final obstacles, every rider tried to impress the judges choosing very creative lines. Among the guys, standout rider of the day wasBurton rider Jakub Wolak (POL), with a winning run consisting of a bs 180 over the bonk feature, Cab 5, fs 540 over the second kicker and fs 180 to 50/50 to 180 out on the down-rail in the jib-line. 2nd qualified Marcin Skraba (POL)impressed the judges with jib-tricks and showed a handplant on the bonk-feature, a transfer to 50/50 on the double-kink-rail, 50/50 to 180 out on the butterbox and fs boardslide on the pipe. The girls instead preferred tofocus more on rails, with plenty of fs and bs boardslides.

Men's Podium at the BPJT 2012 in Bialka Tatrzanska

The official Burton Park Jam Tour BBQ reserved to all riders, was definitely well deserved and served Polish food specialties to reload batteries. Big up also to local shop partner ZygZak who provided hot tea and some extra warmth to all participants

BPJT 2012, FINAL RESULTS – BIALKA TATRZANSKA (POL):

Women (15 to 18 years)
1. Marzena Zajak
2. Wiktoria Klin

Kids (14 years and younger)
1. Marcin Kilar
2. Olaf Szadkowski
3. Michal Uroda

Men (15 to 18 years)
1. Jakub Wolak
2. Marcin Skraba
3.Jan Mazgaj

Group shot.

With the Burton Park Jam Tour 2012 stop in Astùn (SPA) being postponed from February 11^th to March 25^th due to poor snow conditions, the focus is now set on Bardonecchia (ITA) for the 3^rd stop of the BPJT 2012 on February 19^th. All amateur riders under 18 can get more info and pre-register through Eclectik.it, +39 338 1562360, btr@eclectik.it or through Burton Rider Service until February 13^th, info@burtonparkjamtour.com or 00800 287 866 13 (toll free).

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The first stop of the Burton Park Jam Tour is on this weekend! In partnership with Red Bull and supported by MINI, this first stop will take place on the 14^th of January in Avoriaz, France, in a one-day Slopestyle Jam Session format.  Being a 2 Star TTR event, it will allow riders to earn points for the TTR World Tour and the WSF World Rookie Rank.

All amateur riders under 18 can register through Burton Rider Service, info@burtonparkjamtour.com or 00800 287 866 13 (toll free), or directly in Avoriaz during the training session on the 13^th of January. Registered riders will be divided into two groups, Girls & Boys (14 years and younger) and Women & Men.

The 15,00 € registration fee will include the lift-card for the day and the official Burton Park Jam BBQ.

Event Schedule:

Training Day: Friday, 13th January 2012 

Registration Opening: 12:00

Slopestyle Training Session: 13:00 – 15:00

Registration Closing: 18:00

Contest Day: Saturday, 14th January 2012 

Riders Meeting: 08:30 – 09:00

Qualification Session 1: 09:30 – 10:45

Qualification Session 2: 11:30 – 12:45

Finals: 13:30 – 14:30

Prize Giving and Farewell: 15:00

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The Burton Park Jam Tour will launch with three stops this season in parks sponsored by Burton, followed by more stops throughout the summer and next winter. The tour is open for all riders male and female, in total 50 riders per stop. Riders will be divided into two age groups – Girls & Boys (14 years and younger) and Women & Men.

All Burton Park Jam Tour events are 2 Star TTR events, which means all riders earn points for the Swatch TTR World Tour Ranking list, the same ranking list their heroes are on. It’s one day events including a free BBQ for all participants, starting off with qualifications (two runs) followed by the finals in a Jam Session format.

Marian Kaeding, Burton Europe’s Marketing Director, says: “The idea behind the Burton Park Jam Tour is to provide a platform for young talents to compete and to gain contest experience, but also to gather, meet like-minded riders and have fun together.”

Riders can inscribe through selected local snowboard shops of each resort starting March 1st. For more information contact Burton Rider Service info.europe@burton.at or 00800 287 866 13 (toll free) or www.facebook.com/BurtonParkJamTour.

TOUR STOPS 2011

March 13th, 2011 - 5ive Alpspitzpark Nesselwang (Germany)

March 27th, 2011 – Burton Park Spitzingsee (Germany)

April 2nd, 2011 – Burton Park Damüls (Austria)

INSCRIPTION FOR RIDERS

Nesselwang event: 5ive Skateshop, Zwingerstr. 1, D-87435 Kempten phone +49 (0) 831-15554, e-mail: 5ive@5ive.de

Spitzingsee event: Planet Sports Flagshipstore München, Oberanger 16, D-80331 München phone +49 (0) 89 – 23225955, e-mail: muenchen.city@planet-sports.com
Damüls event: Altons Skatehouse, Reichsstrasse 45, A-6800 Feldkirch Altenstadt phone +43 (0) 5522 75175 14, e-mail : office@altons-skatehouse.com