Burton New Zealand 2009 Snowboarding Championships

Lake Wanaka

Top riders from around the world are lining up to compete at the Burton New Zealand Open, taking place from August 11 – 15 2009 at Cardrona Alpine Resort, New Zealand. The New Zealand Open will include slopestyle and halfpipe competitions offering riders the chance to earn a piece of the NZD $50,000 prize purse and gain valuable points towards the Burton Global Open Series championship titles and the Swatch Ticket to Ride World Tour championship titles.

Cardrona Alpine Resort is the home to the only 22’ halfpipe in New Zealand, which is the same size pipe that will be featured at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver .

International male and female riders will also face fierce competition from New Zealand home grown talent for other home prizes like the highest air in the quarterpipe and best trick in the halfpipe.

The Open is just as exciting off-snow with action every night including free parties, rider signings and 2 live concerts showcasing some of the biggest names in Kiwi music.

For more information visit

http://www.opensnowboarding.com/

If you cant make it to New Zealand , watch the semi finals and finals live on Go211.com , where webcasts and highlights of the competitions will also be available for on demand viewing once the event is over.

Don’t miss your chance to see Olympic hopefuls fine tune their runs for Vancouver.