Over 300 of the world’s elite junior snow sports athletes from some 30 nations will arrive in Lake Wanaka this week to compete in the inaugural joint FIS Snowboard & Freestyle Junior World Championships which run from 19th-31st August.

Marking the first time...

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The Southern Hemisphere leg of the Swatch TTR World Tour moves on to Australia next week where the 4Star Stylewars competition will take place at Falls Creek from August 23^rd to the 25^th, 2010.  A selected number of riders will be making the trek from New Zealand where the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open just wrapped up.  Among those riders is current TTR Tour leader, Gjermund Braaten (NOR), who will register his fourth result of the 2010 season.  Stylewars features...

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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 TTR events in an effort to break down barriers posed by the current Overall Impression system and...

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Winter is in full swing down in the Southern Hemisphere and riders from around the globe are making the journey to Lake Wanaka, New Zealand for the 2010 Burton New Zealand Open.  A 5Star event on the Swatch TTR World Tour, the New Zealand Open is set to take place August 10-14, 2010 at Cardrona Alpine Resort and will feature halfpipe and slopestyle formats.  This will be the second 5Star event of the 10/11 TTR Tour season giving riders another chance to collect some early season points...

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The WSF World Rookie Tour is ready to kick off the season 2010.11 with the firsts international events and national series. In july and august 2010 the tour will land in Europe, Oceania and South America, from Northern to Southern Hemisphere. Next months calendar includes Swatch TTR slopestyle events, training camp and freeride trip to start searching the next snowboarding future stars.

The World Rookie Tour 2010.11 “The Future is STILL here”, announce today its kick off events...

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Believe it or not, the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is getting ready to kick of the 2010/2011 season with the 5Star Billabong Ante Up big air event going down at Camp of Champions on June 26^th, 2010 in Whistler, B.C. Canada.  The inaugural 5Star event has a premiere lineup of riders trekking from across the globe to compete for a share in the $50,000 prize purse and the first batch of 850 Swatch TTR points.  As an added bonus, the man who takes the first place podium spot...

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The annual TTR General Assembly 2010 took place from May 21^st to 22^nd, with a great turnout of snowboard sport representatives from around the globe who came together in Barcelona, Spain, to discuss the future of competitive snowboarding.  For the second consecutive year, the annual meeting was held together with the World Snowboard Federation (WSF).  Open workshops and meetings were held over a two day period in which a multitude of important topics were discussed...

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World Snowboard Federation (WSF) and TTR Pro Snowboarding today announce the creation of the World Snowboarding Championships.  A new world-class snowboarding event, the World Snowboarding Championships will be held every four years and will feature men’s and women’s halfpipe and slopestyle disciplines.  The first event is planned in Oslo, Norway, for the 2011/2012 season and will create an environment  for the best freestyle riders to compete for world snowboard...

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Again over 50 snowboard legends from the U.S., Japan and Europe have applied for the 11^th Longboard Classic in Stuben – the biggest “Chinese Downhill” and old school snowboard event in Europe. Among them Terry Kidwell, the „Godfather of Freestyle“ – 4 times...

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It is the end of snowboarding season and we are having our nationals… If you want to join our best riders on the slope or on the afterparty book your accommodations asap, places are limited.

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We’re counting down to 10^th April when the next edition of Nikita Chickita Europe hits the slopes at Serfaus, Austria.  The quiet resort will be awash with friendly female snowboarders looking to ride on the groomed slopestyle course, in order to win the top prize of 1000 Euros, a one-year Nikita team rider sponsorship and a whopper bag of goodies.  Pre-registrations have been coming in and will continue to be open until Thursday 8^th April 2010, but you can still just...

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You have been kept on suspense quite long – but now the secret is lifted: The Grand Final of the Quiksilver Wir Schanzen 2010 will take place on April 24^th 2010 on the HINTERTUX GLACIER.

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We are happy to present you another short clip of Nis Arvidsson and Anton Bilare riding some runs in Tanderdalen.
Also integrated are some impressions of the Oxborn Session from last weekend. Read more

With men’s TTR World Champion crowned, all eyes are on the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam taking place at Mammoth Mountain, California from March 26^th to March 27^th, 2010.  This is the last major Swatch TTR Tour stop for the women and will be the event that will decide who claims the women’s 2009/2010 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Champion title.  After some top-notch riding at the US Open last weekend there were drastic changes in the TTR ranking that has setup opportunities...

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4Star TTR event going to be held in spring-like temperatures

April 1st ­– 3rd, 2010 | Absolut Park (Flachauwinkl)

The hero is calling and they are all showing up… It´s time for the Spring Battle in the Absolut Park!

For the eighth time international snowboard pros like Ville Uotila, Matti Kinnunen, Ludwik Lejkner, Seppe Smiths, Kevin Backström, Absolut Park rider Marc Swoboda and Air & Style youngster Werni Stock...

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