Snowmass, CO – Thanksjibbing will once again bring together invited skiers and riders to help kick off the events season at Snowmass Base Village in Colorado this Friday. The rail jam will take place starting at 2 p.m. Thanksjibbing will consist of a 45-minute jam session with both skiers and snowboarders, followed by a 20-minute final. … Continue reading Thanksjibbing Friday at Snowmass
Burlington, VT – Burton Snowboards has announced a new traveling snowboard tour called the Burton Qualifiers, an all-new contest series debuting this winter with seven stops throughout North America. This free series will be open to all riders with a $10,000 cash purse up for grabs, as well as the opportunity to win a spot to compete in the … Continue reading Burton Announces New Qualifiers Snowboard Contest Series
Los Angeles, CA – Playboy Enterprises, Inc. and Burton Snowboards this week announced the latest Burton x Playboy snowboard collection, featuring vintage Playboy centerfolds and artwork by acclaimed tattoo artist, Chris Nunez, now available worldwide in stores and on Burton.com. The collection includes three of Burton’s Process snowboards designed with select Playboy centerfolds from the 70’s and 80’s … Continue reading Burton Snowboards and Playboy Reunite for 2016 Collection
Tokyo, Japan – This past weekend, Canadian rider Darcy Sharpe took the win at the 5th annual Burton Rail Days presented by MINI in Tokyo. Burton kicked off winter with an action-packed weekend of progressive street snowboarding in front of a crowd of almost 6,000 at Roppongi Hills Arena in the heart of the city, with 17 … Continue reading Canadian Snowboarder Wins Burton Rail Days in Tokyo
Alta, UT – After hearing oral arguments on Tuesday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver is expected to take several months to decide whether or not a U.S. District Court Judge in Salt Lake City erred when he tossed out a lawsuit in September 2014. That lawsuit, filed by four snowboarders against Alta Ski Area … Continue reading OPINION: Alta is Well Within Its Rights to Exclude Snowboarding
Denver, CO – An appeals court is set to hear oral arguments today in a case of four snowboarders who filed suit against Alta Ski Area. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will hear the case of Drew Hicken, Rick Alden, Bjorn Leines, and Richard Varga. Banding together under the banner Wasatch Equality, the Plaintiffs … Continue reading Appeals Court to Hear Arguments Over Alta Snowboard Ban
New York, NY – With the demise of Universal Sports Network, NBC Sports has acquired the U.S. television rights to World Cup skiing and other winter sports. The signal from Universal Sports shut down today, leaving many U.S. ski racing fans in the dark. NBC Sports Group announced today that it has formally acquired Universal Sports Network … Continue reading NBC Picks Up World Cup TV Coverage
