Fourth Annual Burton Abominable Snow Jam at Mt Hood to launch 07/08 TTR title race

The snowboarding mecca of Mt Hood, Oregon, will host the opening competition of the TTR World Snowboard Tour 2007/2008 season at the Fourth Annual Burton Abominable Snow Jam at the High Cascade Snowboard Camp and Timberline Resort over July 10-12th.

An International ‘who’s who’ field of Snowboarding’s elite riders will descend on the resort for the first TTR FIVE(5) STAR event of the season. Both Men and Women vying for 850 ranking points in the Halfpipe and Slopestyle formats, creating the possibility of posting 2 high value early season results towards their 07/08 Tour Title aspirations.

The Burton Abominable Snow Jam will be offering over $140,000 USD in prizes including a Volvo C30, two 2007 Harley-Davidson XL 1200N Nightster™ motorcycles and plenty of cold hard cash. The female or male rider with the best overall performance throughout the entire event will win the Volvo Overall Rider Award and drive home in a new Volvo C30. The Harley-Davidson “Inspired Ride” Award winners will be selected from those that have competed in all events of the ASJ and have shown the award committee the combination of the following: original tricks and combinations, creativity in blending unique riding, and a singular style that is dynamic and vibrant. In addition, male and female Best Trick prizes for the Quarterpipe, Halfpipe and Slopestyle events include a Rolex watch, a MacBook Pro and a Sony HDV video camera respectively.

The elevation of the Fourth Annual Burton Abominable Snow Jam to a TTR FIVE(5) STAR level event reflects not only its growing reputation as a high value event property, but further demonstrates the determination of the TTR World Snowboard Tour to increase geographical access to riders globally.

Confirmed riders for the Fourth Annual Burton Abominable Snow Jam are:

Men:

Danny Kass, Colin Langlois, Keir Dillon, Lucas Magoon, Ross Powers, Mikkel Bang, Yale Cousino, Cody Rosenthal, Jussi Oksanen, Fumiyuki Murakami, TJ Schneider, Aaron Bittner, Kazu Kokubo, Scotty Lago, Luke Mitrani, Chas Guldemond, Peter Line, Wyatt Caldwell, Brock Waring, Bj Leines, Eddie Wall, Chris Rotax, Sammy Lubke, Ikka Baakstrom, Jake Blauvelt, Louie Vito, Keegan Valaika, Lauri Heiskari, Takaharu Nakai, Lane Knaack, Tim Humphries, Lonnie Kaulk, Shota Suzuki, Jack Mitrani, Jeremy Cloutier, Andreas Wiig, Takumi Suzuki, Dustin Craven, Takahiro Ishihara, Torstein Horgmo, Mason Aguirre, Trevor Jacobs, Dylan Bidez, Matt Ladley, Ben Watts, Jeremy Thompso, Kevin Pearce, Michael Goldschmid, Kohei Kudo, Pat Moore, Wille yli luoma, Seb Toutant.

Women:

Silvia Mittermueller, Marie France-Roy, Leanne Pelosi, Tricia Byrnes, Junko Asazuma, Jordie Karlinski, Gabi Viteri, Erin Comstock, Yuki Furihata, Cheryl Mass, Laura Hadar, Hana Beaman, Claire Bidez, Jaimie Anderson, Janna Myen, Priscilla Levac, Ellery Hollingsworth, Meg Pugh, Elena Hight, Gretchen Bleiler, Kimmy Fasani, Kelly Clark.

The 07/08 Tour focuses on a genuine 10 month season, giving riders the best opportunity to post the required results to challenge reigning Men’s Tour Champion, Shaun White (USA), and reigning Woman’s Tour Champion, Torah Bright (AUS), for the prestigious 07/08 TTR World Tour Champion Title.

The TTR World Snowboard Tour continues to the Southern Hemisphere with high profile events this August and September. Check ttrworldtour.com for regular updates.

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