PRESS RELEASES
EVE OF COMPETITION
LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (August 6, 2007) – Ideal conditions greeted the 230+ athletes as they tested out the Snow Park NZ halfpipe in preparation for tomorrow's qualifiers for the 2007 Burton NZ Open. Blue skies and crisp dry snow made for perfect riding conditions as youngsters vying for success in the qualifiers rode side by side with the big guns such as Kelly Clark, Keir Dillon and Mason Aguirre.
The competition kicks off tomorrow with 80 men and 40 women competitors taking part in the pre-qualifiers and qualifiers, followed by the women's qualifiers. By the end of tomorrow these 120 riders will be whittled down to 10 men and five women who will join the high-ranked invited riders in the halfpipe semifinals on Saturday.
Behind the scenes, work continued putting the finishing touches to the slopestyle course and massive quarterpipe in preparation for Thursday’s and Friday’s competition.
09 Sep 10 AUSTRALASIAN SUCCESS AT BURTON NZ OPEN 09 Sep 10 BURTON NZ OPEN GOES OUT IN STYLE 09 Sep 10 HALFPIPE FINALS POSTPONED 09 Sep 10 WIND CUTS SHORT BURTON NZ OPEN SLOPESTYLE 09 Sep 10 BURTON NZ OPEN GOES LIVE! 09 Sep 10 SLOPESTYLE ACTION ON DAY TWO OF BURTON NZ OPEN 09 Sep 10 BURTON NEW ZEALAND OPEN KICKS OFF 09 Sep 10 EVE OF COMPETITION 09 Sep 10 COUNTDOWN TO BURTON NZ OPEN 2007 09 Sep 10 BURTON TEAM DVD PREMIERE AND RIDER SIGNINGS 09 Sep 10 QUARTERPIPE GUEST APPEARANCE ANNOUNCED 09 Sep 10 BURTON GLOBAL OPEN SERIES DATES ANNOUNCED 09 Sep 10 RECORD NUMBERS REGISTERED FOR BURTON NZ OPEN 09 Sep 10 TOP NZ BANDS TO PLAY AT GRAVIS OPEN SESSIONS 09 Sep 10 TOP LINE-UP OF PRO ATHLETES ANNOUNCED 09 Sep 10 BURTON NZ OPEN RETURNS TO SNOW PARK NZ |
