The Burton New Zealand Open Media Alert: Calendar Listings
by Brown Bear - June 2nd, 2009. Filed under: Events, Latest News, Ski Areas, South Island.The 2009/2010 Burton Global Open Series will kick off in New Zealand this winter. Cardrona Alpine Resort is the home to the only 22’ superpipe in New Zealand, which is the same size halfpipe that will be featured at the 2010 Winter Olympics. This year’s New Zealand Open expects to draw Olympic hopefuls fine-tuning their runs for Vancouver.
Below are details in brief for the New Zealand Open Snowboarding Championships.
When: 11-15 August 2009
Time: Varies daily
Venue: Cardrona Alpine Resort, Cardrona Valley
Town: Lake Wanaka
Tickets: Free to spectators
With events scheduled year-round and in five countries, the Burton Global Open Series boasts the most lucrative cumulative prize purse in snowboarding. All five Burton Global Open Series events offer riders the chance to earn points towards male and female championship titles, which are awarded at the US Open in Stratton, Vermont.
The event also brings exciting off-snow entertainment to Lake Wanaka with a launch and wrap party planned, as well as the Gravis Open Sessions featuring top Kiwi acts.
About the Burton Global Open Series
The Burton Global Open Series events are the pinnacle snowboarding events of the season. Founded by Jake Burton, the Opens have grown from grassroots events to global spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and riders from around the world. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders’ needs over the years. With events held in New Zealand, Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States, the Opens set the standard for snowboarding events around the globe. For more information, visit www.opensnowboarding.com.
