TTR Burton New Zealand Open 2011 - Slopestyle Wrap Up

http://www.ttrworldtour.com Snowboarding is now bigger than ever, firmly established in mainstream culture. Snowboarders have become household names and and popularity of snowboarding has surpassed the more traditional winter sports. Most mainstream attention has, up until now, been focused only on a small part of snowboarding – the Halfpipe – leaving out Slopestyle, which is often more accessible to the general snowboarder population. With Slopestyle’s inclusion in the 2014 Sochi Wint...

TTR Tricks - Stale Sandbech slopestyle snowboarding tricks at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open. The best snowboard tricks!

After an interesting start, the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour heads to Laax, Switzerland for the 12th Burton European Open 6Star snowboarding event. With young guns Seppe Smits and Sebastien Toutant upping the ante it's sure to be a great competition. So sit back and watch as we get you up-to-date with the story so far...

Finnish snowboarder Roope Tonteri (FIN), 19, has defeated a field of more than 50 international riders to claim the Open Men’s division of the Billabong Slopestyle 4Star TTR World Snowboard Tour event which wrapped up at Snow Park near Lake Wanaka, New Zealand yesterday.

The reigning European Open Champion dominated Qualifying on Friday and then did everything necessary on his first finals run to ensure the top-spot on the podium ahead of the USA’s Sam Hulbert (USA), 2nd, and fellow Fin, Ant...

TTR Tricks - Sebastien Toutant slopestyle snowboarding tricks at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open. The best snowboard tricks!

TTR Tricks - Mark McMorris slopestyle snowboarding tricks at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open. The best snowboard tricks!

TTR Tricks - Jamie Anderson slopestyle snowboarding tricks at the 2011 Burton New Zealand Open. The best snowboard tricks!

The 2011 TTR Burton New Zealand Open (BNZO) started off on a high note with the men’s and women’s Slopestyle semis finished and the pipe semis to come. The course and the pipe are both in perfect condition and it will be exciting to see what the world class riders will thrown down. Seppe Smits, Mark McMorris and Fredrik Austbo walk you through the course, talk about TTR's new ranking system and show show you why New Zealand is always a good time! Don't miss the live webcast - http://www.t...