With a bunch of sick riders, a jam packed contest schedule and early season signs of an epic winter the Swatch TTR World Tour is set to be one of the best yet!  Behind the scenes we have a crew of riders hailing from all corners of the globe who are going to put in the hours to ensure that this season will be the most banging ever!

Heading up the PR department we have translating superstar Verena, who will be joined by Viola from Finland, who also doubles as a professional bowler in her spare time.  Working alongside the two Vs in PR will be Canadian Rich and Aussie Mark who will be striving to provide the best written material possible, in between embarrassing themselves at the bar of course.   Of course with so many TTR events going down all over the world we need to have a bunch of international connections and that’s where Arnaud and Matt come into the picture, these two will sitting up late at night, ensuring that all events from France and U.S get the coverage they deserve.

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This is part 3 of the interviews with the Pro’s from Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam.  Here are some of the highlights of their summers and winters.

The Swiss youngster Mario Käppeli  has been riding and competing most summer bouncing around the globe. This kid has got a lot of energy saved up for the winter and his agenda is jam packed with events and riding. His Finnish Forum team-mate Niki Korpela (picture on the right) had spent a traditional Finnish summer hidden away in the Finnish forest, skipping between a sauna and the lake. He did get a few months riding in Hintertux with his buddies from the Finnish national team, and is now super motivated for the up and coming winter season. We are waiting with excitement hoping to see some more of his one footed miracle tricks! Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s part 2 of the interviews from Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam. To remind you, this is what we asked our snowy heroes:
1. What did you get up to in the summer?
2. What are your plans this winter?

Ville Uotila (FIN)
1. In the summer I was back home in Finland and did a lot of sports to keep fit, like biking. And to balance it all out I did a lot of partying with my friends. Then I spent 2 months in New Zealand and Australia as well as two weeks in Hintertux this fall. So there was also a lot of riding this summer.

2. I’m not 100% sure about my plans for this winter, I recon I’ll tour a lot of competitions, and for sure do some photoshoots with my sponsors. I’ll probably go to the States at some point for one month and then Canada, but mainly I’m gonna be based in Europe this winter. Read the rest of this entry »

We caught up with some of our favourite pro’s at the Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam
First up are the winners of the competition. Stay tuned for a whole bunch of interviews!

We asked our snowy heroes:
1. What did you get up to in the summer?
2. What are your plans this winter?

Men’s Winner:
Andreas Wiig, (NOR) who was all smiles after he had stomped a perfect run and took home his first TTR title of the season!!

1. My summer was really good, went to Mount Hood for 10 days and had a snowboard camp with High Cascade. It was fun riding with a lot of kids.  Then I went to Norway, where I have been off and on all summer, and barbequed, skated and had a good time. Then I went to Croatia for 2 weeks on a sail boat trip…party time!!…dancing every night! Then I went to Argentina for some riding and from there to Freestyle CH and Hintertux. Read the rest of this entry »

INNSBRUCK, AUT (26 Sep, 2008) The Burton AM Tour, one of Europe’s largest amateur freestyle snowboarding contest series, has launched into its fourth season. This winter, the tour will shake twelve resorts in twelve different countries. The Swatch TTR 2-star events give young riders born 1989 or later the chance to show their freestyle skills and put themselves on the map of European snowboarding. With the new main sponsor Volvo Cars the contest series will step up the quality and maintain the unique atmosphere of the past years.

The first three stops of the tour will be indoor events, the first taking place on 15 November 2008 in Bispingen, Northern Germany. All 2009 stops will see sunlight, starting on 24 January 2009 in Flachauwinkl, Austria. Read the rest of this entry »

September 6th, 2008: The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour welcomes its new brand partners for the 08/09 season aboard. The Industry Partner program works in partnership with the most trusted and dynamic brands of the snowboard industry to further push the development and progression of snowboarding.  Opportunities for our Industry Partners range from permanent brand visibility via the TTR advertising campaign, TTR video products and their own partner bio page on www.ttrworldtour.com.We would like to thank all of our industry partners for supporting the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour and wish them a successful winter season 08/09! Check out the bio pages of our partners to find more information on the companies, wallpapers and season stats of their team riders on the Swatch TTR World Tour. Read the rest of this entry »

New super-pipe at the Kitzsteinhorn Mellow Park
Three snow parks plus super-pipe at the „Kitz“ • Glacier Park to open in October

A super-pipe is the newest addition to the Kitzsteinhorn Mellow Park in Kaprun, Salzburg County, Austria. Additionally, in the 2008/09 season the three snow-parks DC Central Park, Roxy Park and Glacier Park will be optimised and the Easy Cross will be installed at a new location.

As soon as the snow conditions allow, from late December 2008 or January 2009 the freestyle set-up at Kitzsteinhorn will be enriched by another highlight: then, a 150-metre super-pipe with 5.5-metre walls will be built at the Sonnenkarbahn slope. Apart from the altitude (2,650 m), snow cannons will guarantee for enough snow. The pipe is exposed to the North to keep down solar radiation and to ensure the same conditions at both walls. The pipe will be prepared with a Zaugg PipeMonster. Read the rest of this entry »

Lifestyle telecommunications company Boost Mobile is proud to announce the list of the world’s best pro snowboarders who will be making their way to Perisher Blue’s front valley for the fourth-annual Boost Mobile Sno Sho presented by Samsung.

The exclusive invitational event, running from August 29-30 and boasting $30,000 in prize money, offers a world-class field of 22 invited snowboarders a chance to compete in the premier event on the Australasian snowboard calendar.

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Wanaka, New Zealand (Friday 15th August 2008):  Canadian snowboarder Sebastien Toutant has claimed both the Open Men’s and Junior Men’s divisions of the Swatch TTR 3Star Billabong Big Air event at Snow Park in Wanaka, New Zealand.  

2007 Swatch TTR Champion and current World No. 1 Jamie Anderson (USA) also joined Toutant on the winners list after dominating the Open Women’s division to retain her number one spot on the current tour ratings.

After early qualifying rounds were postponed on day one of the Billabong Snow Stock festival, light winds and intermittent cloud set the scene for the second day, allowing organizers to complete the Billabong Big Air and the Nixon Quarter Pipe Throw Down.

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Wanaka, New Zealand (Thursday 14th August 2008): OVER 70 Snowboarders from 12 countries have descended on Snow Park in Wanaka, New Zealand to contest day one of the Billabong Snow Stock.

Early clear skies set the scene for Qualifying in the 3Star Swatch TTR Billabong Big Air event, before strong winds blew in and forced a postponement of the opening round.

54 of 60 riders in the open men’s division completed their first of two runs but gale force NW winds made it impossible for the final four riders to complete their opening runs.  Read the rest of this entry »