Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)

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company_name = TTR World Snowboard Tour
company_nickname = (TTR)
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foundation = 2002
location_city = flagicon|AUT Innsbruck
location_country = Austria
key_people = flagicon|NOR Terje Håkonsen, Founder
flagicon|AUS Drew Stevenson, Founder
flagicon|SUI Reto Lamm, President
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industry = Snowboard
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homepage = [http://www.ttrworldtour.com/ www.ttrworldtour.com]

Founded by Terje Håkonsen and industry innovators in 2002, the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour is a rider-driven organisation that aims to represent the progression of snowboarding. The TTR World Snowboard Tour is based on global grass root and key independent freestyle snowboarding events. Events are rated via a 1-through-6 Star system, with points allocated accordingly, a 6 Star event holding the highest. Any rider participating in these events, from up-and-coming to professional, will earn TTR Ranking Points and a position on the TTR Ranking List presented by Swatch. The top male and female rider is crowned Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Champion.

The [http://www.ttrworldtour.com TTR official website] contains basically all anyone would want to know about the tour. The site includes rankings, schedules, pro rider bios, news, and a media section, among other things.

Ranking

TTR Men's TOP 3

For the Men's tour, the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships has 25% more points available than the other 6 Star events. For the Women's tour, the Roxy Chicken Jam has 25% more points available than the other 6 Star events.

TTR Ranking Score

Ranking score is based on:

Average of Best Six(6) Posted Results in One Season.

If a rider has less than six(6) results:

Their total Ranking Points from posted results are added and divided by six(6) to generate their TTR Ranking Score.

If a rider has posted more than six(6) results:

The results with the lowest TTR Ranking Points are dropped. The top six(6) results are added and divided by six(6) to create the riders TTR Ranking Score.

07/08 TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion:

The rider with the highest TTR Ranking Score is declared TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion. This will occur when a rider has created an unassailable lead on the Tour. [http://www.ttrworldtour.com/ranking/star-tier-points-breakdown.html]

Required Results

The amount of results required to achieve maximum points earning potential is 6 posted results. Due to many events offering multiple formats, riders may be able to maximise their points earning potential at as few as 3 events.

The TTR points accumulation system attempts to respect and support rider and industry needs, allowing top tiered contestants to fulfill film/photo, and sponsorship commitments during the season whilst still enabling riders to compete for the World Title.

Geographical Reach

The Tour's geographical reach expanded in the 2005/2006 season. Additional events in the Southern Hemisphere, Asia, Europe, and North America has provided increased exposure for the Tour, and the opportunity for more riders to compete.

2007-2008 Contest Season

Part of the remit of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is to try to ensure that the standard, and diversity of events represented on the Tour remains consistent, and appropriate to each star level rating. To fulfill this objective, every event wishing to participate must apply for accreditation each year it wants to be included. The 2007/2008 tour has granted accreditation to six SIX(6)Star events, eight FIVE(5)Star events, and nine FOUR(4)Star events, including the three major Southern Hemisphere events.

TTR SIX(6)STAR

TTR FIVE(5)STAR

TTR FOUR(4)STAR

* Garnier Fructis Australian Open Snowboarding Championships 2007, Perisher Blue, Australia
*Canadian Open 2007 Snowboarding Championships, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, Canada
*6th Red Bull Nanshan Open, Nanshan Nokia Mellow Park, Beijing, China
*Rock The Spot, Bardonecchia, Italy
*Quiksilver Natural Selection, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
*Crans-Montana Open Championships presented by Rip Curl, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
*Grandvalira Total Fight, Andorra
*Snickers Classic & Popcorn Wallride, Saas-Fee, Switzerland

2006-2007 Contest Season

TTR SIX(6)STAR

* Air & Style, Munich, Germany
* X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan
* O’Neill Evolution, Davos, Switzerland
* Burton European Open, Laax, Switzerland
* Burton US Open, Vermont, USA

TTR FIVE(5)STAR

* O’Neill Pro Freestyle, Avoriaz, France
* Chevrolet Grand Prix, Mt Bachelor, Oregon, USA
* Crans Montana Champs Open, Switzerland
* Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open, Japan
* The Arctic Challenge, Oslo, Norway
* World Superpipe Championships, Park City, USA
* Ästhetiker Jäm, Wängl Tängl, Mayrhofen (Zillertal), Austria

TTR FOUR(4)STAR

* Abominable Snowjam, Timberline, USA
* Burton New Zealand Open, Wanaka
* Burton Australian Open, Falls Creek
* Stylewars, Falls Creek, Australia
* X-Box Big Day Out, Val-d’Isère, France
* Billabong World Junior Pro, Leysin, Switzerland
* Budrider’s River Jump, Livigno, Italy
* Slopestyle Alts, Japan

Competitors

Snowboarders who have competed in the tour include:
Men:
Andy Finch

Antti Autti

Danny Davis

Danny Kass

Keir Dillon

Kevin Pearce

Mason Aguirre

Mathieu Crépel
Nicolas Müller
Pat Moore

Risto Mattila

Scotty Lago

Shaun White
Steve Fisher

Terje Håkonsen

Torstein Horgmo

Travis Rice

Women:
Cheryl Maas
Elena Hight,
Ellery Hollingsworth

Gretchen Bleiler
Hana Beaman

Jamie Anderson

Jenny Jones

Kelly Clark

Kjersti Østgaard Buaas

Torah Bright

References

* [http://www.ttrworldtour.com Official Homepage of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour]