TUNE IN: Watch the Burton New Zealand Open on GO211.com August 14 - 15, 2009

WHAT: Live event webcasts on GO211.com. Webcasts will feature the men's and women’s halfpipe and slopestyle semi-finals and finals taking place on August 14 – 15 at Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand. GO211.com will be providing cool interactive technologies (live scoring, live standings, competition rankings and rider bios) that will allow the viewer to take a more active role.

WHO: Mitchell Brown, James Hamilton, Stef Zeestraten, Kendall Brown and Shelly Gotlieb are just a few of the top Kiwi riders who plan to compete for a piece of the NZ$50,000 prize purse.

WHEN: Catch the entire events as they go down with LIVE webcasts on GO211.com during the following times:

LIVE WEBCASTS: New Zealand Time Zone
Friday, August 14
Morning Show 9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. (NZST)
Slopestyle Semi-finals: Women 9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. (NZST)
Slopestyle Semi-finals: Men 11:20 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (NZST)
Slopestyle Finals 1:50 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. (NZST)
End Show 3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. (NZST)

Saturday, August 15
Morning Show 9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. (NZST)
Halfpipe Semi-finals: Women 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (NZST)
Halfpipe Semi-finals: Men 11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (NZST)
Halfpipe Finals 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (NZST)
End Show 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (NZST)

(NOTE: webcast times subject to change based on weather or other unforeseeable incidents.)

For anyone who misses the live webcasts or the daily replays, both highlights of the winning runs and the full webcasts will be available for on-demand viewing after the event is over on www.GO211.com. A replay of the slopestyle webcast will take place at 9:00 a.m. NZST on Friday, August 21st and a replay of the halfpipe webcast will take place at 9:00 a.m. NZST on Saturday, August 22nd.

For more information on the New Zealand Open, visit www.opensnowboarding.com

 

About the Burton Global Open Series
The Burton Global Open Series events are the pinnacle snowboarding events of the season. Founded by Jake Burton, the Opens have grown from grassroots events to global spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and riders from around the world. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders’ needs over the years. With events held in New Zealand, Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States, the Opens set the standard for snowboarding events around the globe. For more information, visit www.opensnowboarding.com.

About the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour
Founded by Terje Haakonsen and industry innovators in 2002, the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is a non-profit, rider-driven organization with the mission to create the highest quality competitive snowboard environment in the world, using authenticity, accessibility and innovation as guiding principles. Since its foundation, the Swatch TTR Tour has been developing into the most respected snowboard tour worldwide featuring global grass root and key independent freestyle snowboarding events over a ten-month period from Southern to Northern Hemisphere locations. Events are rated via a 1-through-6Star system, with points allocated accordingly, a 6Star event holds the highest (1000 Swatch TTR points). Any rider participating in these events, from up-and-coming to professional talent, earns ranking points and a position on the Swatch TTR World Ranking List. The top male and female rider at the end of the season are crowned Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion.

About GO211.com
GO211.com is the leading community and video site for action sports created for and by athletes and enthusiasts. It’s the place to go for behind-the-scenes videos, blogs, and photos from pro athletes and featured contributors along with other action sports fans. GO211.com is proud to offer a broad range of exclusive content submitted directly from the athletes and is proud to host interactive live webcasts of the top events in surf, skate, snow and BMX. The current GO211 Pro Team roster includes: Hannah Teter, Nate Yeomans, Torah Bright, Mikes Losness, Kelly Clark, Jack Mitrani, Andy Finch, Donny Robinson, Christian Hosoi, and Holly Beck, among others.

About Cardrona Alpine Resort
CARDRONA is located in the Crown Range between Queenstown (57kms/60mins) and Wanaka (34kms/35mins) in the South Island of New Zealand. With consistently good weather and reliable snow conditions Cardrona offers superb terrain suited to all ability levels. Cardrona is renowned for its wide open, undulating terrain that is perfect for beginners and intermediates, whilst the Arcadia and Tulips chutes offer extra challenge for more advanced riders. Cardrona is home to New Zealand’s premier terrain parks, with up to four half pipes, a gravity cross and a range of beginner freestyle features. For more information, visit www.cardrona.com