“Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies, Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies, It’s time to leave this town, It’s time to steal away, Let’s go get lost.” In a great, grey industrial estate in Germany… is what the ‘Chili Peppers would have been chanting out of the stereo if only I had taken CDs with me for the journey….The journey began in the mountain city of Innsbruck. The sun was like a shiny yellow button in a woolen sweater depicting a mountain scene, knitted by your granny for Christmas of course. Spirits were high. I was part of the elite grommie mission unit code-named “TTR Car Recovery And Purchase.” Our task was the following; To navigate the Austria-German border by public transport, gain control of TTR 1, 2, and 3, and return to mission HQ safely. Simple; Or so we thought. Read the rest of this entry »

Given the fact that the TTR office is located in the snowboarding capital of Europe (better known as Innsbruck, Austria), It seems pretty ridiculous not to take advantage of the abundance of terrain that surrounds us.

This past Saturday provided Head Honcho Drew Stevenson with the perfect opportunity to take the TTR crew up to Mayrhofen for a full day of powder glory and fresh track extravaganza. It was the first day of riding for many of us and we foreigners certainly weren’t used to massive mounds of powder in November. It was embarrassing to say the least as Drew gave slight reconsideration to why he hired us interns in the first place. A note of caution: If you ever hear the words “It’ll be fine, just follow me” on the first run of the season in the Alps, take a step back and ask yourself, “is it really worth hiking all the way back up again from the depths of the Mayrhofen valley?” Don’t say we didn’t warn you… Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to the official online blog of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour! The purpose of this blog is to let all you keen readers in on all the behind-the-scenes action of the tour. We’ll have weekly updates of new and interesting info and happenings, from office shenanigans to big tour announcements. So keep looking every week for new and exciting info brought to you by the hard workers of the TTR World Tour.

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For four years some of Europe’s finest and most talented rookies have taken part in the Boot Camp 2007 in Kaprun. No other than TTR’s CEO, Drew Stevenson, himself drove to the Kitzsteinhorn (Kaprun, Austria) and mutated to the RSM (Regimental Sgt Major) and was primarily responsible for maintaining the discipline and standards of snowboarders from all round the globe.

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