Tag: TTR

Competitive Snowboarding to Undergo New Changes, Directions, Greater Transparency as Announced by Ticket to Ride and World Snowboard Federation

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At the annual World Snowboard Federaton (WSF) and Ticket to Ride (TTR) General Assembly held in Kleinarl, Austria, delegates from 22 Nations joined the two-day long meetings, representing National Snowboard Associations, Riders, Event Organizers and Boardsports Media. The idea was to usher in the next phase of snowboarding by continuing to look at the landscape […]

World Championships of Snowboarding in Yabuli, China to Offer $500,000 in Prize Money, Plus the Latest from Ticket to Ride

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TTR and the WSF will host the World Championships of Snowboarding in Slopestyle, Big Air and Halfpipe. Backing up the success of the Oslo World Champs, China is out to prove to the world just what a future they have in their new market of snowboarding especially now that they have the Winter Olympics in […]

Ticket To Ride Pro Snowboarding and World Snowboard Federation Assemble, Create Plans for Yabuli, China, Oslo X Games, and New President

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At their General Assemblies in Vienna on May 29-30, 2015, the World Snowboard Federation and TTR Pro Snowboarding made important decisions to further foster the development of competitive snowboarding. In a move to close ranks the ownership of TTR and the World Snowboard Tour will develop from events-only to include nations and riders. Representatives of […]

Ticket to Ride Pro Snowboarding Publishes World Snowboard Tour Calendar, Plus What’s in Store for New Season

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There has been a great deal of discussion and negotiations since the Ticket to Ride (TTR) General Assembly in Barcelona in May, 2014. Some things have worked out for the snowboarding competition scene, and others have not. First, based on four event categories, Elite, International, National and Regional, the new tour structure provides more transparency […]

Snowboarding Becomes United with Launch of World Snowboard Tour 2.0

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Ticket to Ride (TTR) has announced the successful collaboration between riders, top events, nations and the snowboard industry towards a unified contest series in freestyle snowboarding after their annual general assembly meetings last week in Barcelona. This marks a bright future for the industry and success of the sport. Here’s more: TTR, a non profit […]

Mid-Summer Update on Winter News: TTR World Tour Changes Name to World Snowboard Tour, Giving Cred to World’s Most Significant Snowboard Tour

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The FIS may not agree, but TTR (Ticket To Ride, founded by legendary snowboarder Terje Haakonsen) has never really played by their rules anyway. TTR World Snowboard Tour announced July 3, 2012, a name change from TTR World Tour to the World Snowboard Tour marking yet another stance on the fact that they are the […]

30th Anniversary of Burton’s U.S. Open of Snowboarding Presented by MINI Launches—Featured Riders Shaun White, Kelly Clark

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The U.S. Open of Snowboarding from March 5-11, 2012 at Stratton Mountain, VT continues its tradition moving into its 30th year by attracting the top snowboarders from around the world in what’s known as one of the most prestigious event in the sport. Featured riders in halfpipe and slopestyle  including Shaun White, Kazuhiro Kokubo, Iouri […]