The Swatch Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour is a non-profit organization aimed at establishing snowboarding as a major global sport while providing quality competitive experiences for snowboarders.
Through the creation of the TTR World Ranking List and the TTR World Tour, the TTR is the world’s largest collaboration of independent freestyle snowboard events working together to create a global rookie-to-professional tour. Riders of all abilities compete on the tour, earn points and climb the rankings with the goal of becoming TTR Snowboard World Champion. The world’s most respected snowboard events are a part of the TTR World Snowboard Tour. Currently in the eighth season of operation, there are over 180 events operating under the TTR umbrella with a total cumulative purse of over $2.5-million USD.
The TTR is not a governing body in the world of freestyle snowboarding, but an organization representing the progression of the sport and the interests of the riders. The TTR keeps an open door when it comes to new formats or innovative course setups to foster the creativity that is inherent in the snowboard community. The ultimate goal of the TTR is to create a networking and exchange platform for events, athletes and the snowboard industry to create the highest-quality competitive freestyle snowboard environment in the world. At the same time, the TTR provides a global communication platform and communication services that feature the riders, events and the tour to further expand awareness and understanding of the sport.
Freestyle snowboarding is a very unique sport that is based on creativity, fun, friends and progression. Keeping this unique aspect of snowboarding in mind, the TTR has worked hard to maintain the fun, creative side of the sport inside the competitive freestyle tour.
The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, an industry and rider initiative, has set itself the mission “to create the highest quality competitive snowboard environment in the world, using authenticity, accessibility, innovation as guiding principles”. Since its beginning it has been determined to grow in both size and professionalism to uphold...
You want to know how to join the TTR movement? As a rider you have a wide range of opportunities available to participate in TTR events across the globe no matter what your level of riding might be. As an event you can become part of the prestigious TTR World Tour. Find out about basic requirements and how to apply in this section.
TTR's history reaches back to the summer of 2002. This section is about it's development from handing out tickets to ride for Terje Haakonsen's Arctic Challenge to becoming the Swatch TTR world snowboard tour ranking list it is today.
The TTR is structured so that riders on all levels, from amateurs on up to professionals, can compete on the same global tour. All riders are also ranked on the same TTR World Ranking list currently comprised of over 3500 riders.
The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is a “Verein”, or non-profit organization, registered as TTR Pro Snowboarding under Swiss law with its operational office based in Innsbruck/Austria. Ownership of the Verein is held by its Members, the event organizers of 3Star to 6Star events on the TTR World Snowboard Tour.
Meet the team that keeps the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour running smoothly. A highly skilled and accomplished band of Journalists, Marketeers, Video Editors, Organizers, Managers and Public Relations Personnel gleaned from the four corners of the world.
Overview of the TTR Tour's snowboard world champions since 2006. These snowboarders competed in the global contest tour and finished the season on top of the world ranking list: Mathieu Crepel & Cheryl Maas, Shaun White & Torah Bright, Kevin Pearce & Jamie Anderson, Peetu Piiroinen & Kelly Clark.
The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour pays out $200,000 USD to the Top5 Men and Top3 Women based on the ranking at the conclusion of the last 6Star event on the tour (in 08/09: the US Open for Men/ the Roxy Chicken Jam for Women). The ranking position is determined by the average of the Top 7* points earning results at events on the 08/09 Swatch...
The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour encompasses core respected Independent Freestyle Snowboard Contests worldwide. Each event is owned, organized and run independently, employing their own individual riding, judging and accreditation format(s). As each event maintain their individual character, from small rider field events of 16 or less,...
One of the most unique qualities of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is the wide variety of competition formats that are used at theevents all around world. Judges for the TTR judge a wide array of freestyle formats including jams, best run, and best trick that showcase a rider’s creativity and performance at any given TTR competition. ...
Find out how the TTR World Ranking Points are calculated and what the points breakdown by Star level looks like. Want to know how a rider´s ranking score is calculated? Click here to find the points breakdown for events on every star level down to the 100th rider.
The Swatch TTR Industry Partner Ranking is yet another feature added to the Tour last year. Tested during the 06/07 season, the Swatch TTR Industry Partner Ranking is open to any TTR industry partner who have taken a Silver, Gold or Platinum TTR Partnership, creating the closest possible relationship between a company and the riders they...
The TTR Movers & Shakers is a new feature which was added to the World Snowboard Tour at the end of the 07/08 season. It gives rookies the unique chance to bring their name to the front page even if they only win a 2 or 3Star local event and also shows which professional snowboarders were rocking up the lower ranks during a week. Another step...
Want to know what country breeds the best riders? New for 2008, the Swatch TTR Homepage has introduced a new ranking feature called “Top Nations” to add even more depth to the World Snowboard Tour. Many nations are represented on the World Tour by high-profile snowboarders and this new feature highlights what nations currently have the best...
World No. 1
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Podladtchikov, I | SUI | 802.50 | |
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Grilc, M | SLO |  |
703.58 |
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Malin, M | FIN | 692.26 | |
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Haller, C | SUI |  |
691.91 |
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Autti, A | FIN | 683.32 | |
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Sandbech, S | NOR |  |
669.82 |
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Korpi, J | FIN | 626.84 | |
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Smits, S | BEL | |
623.45 |
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Holvik, T | NOR |  |
608.37 |
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World No. 1 NOR 798.91 |
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Pancochova, S | CZE |  |
796.79 |
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Candrian, S | SUI | |
793.00 |
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Rukajärvi, E | FIN | 762.75 | |
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Sadar, C | SLO | 741.50 | |
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