Snowboarders Shape the Future of Their Sport.Sports Editors/Snowboarding Writers & Columnists SANTA FE SPRINGS Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 Snowboarders are taking their sport back to its roots. Led by two rider-owned events and a strong coalition of industry players, snowboarders are shaping the future of their sport by creating a unique global tour concept. Launching the movement with an exciting qualifying system to The Arctic Challenge, a contest developed by legendary snowboarder snow·board n. A board resembling a small surfboard and equipped with bindings, used for descending snow-covered slopes on one's feet but without ski poles. intr.v. Terje Haakonsen, the alliance establishes a joint effort never seen before in the snowboarding snowboarding: see under skiing. snowboarding Sport of sliding downhill over snow on a snowboard, a wide ski ridden in a surfing position. Derived from surfing and influenced also by skateboarding as well as skiing, snowboarding began to burgeon scene. Called "Ticket to Ride" (T.T.R.), this coalition of the world's best independent events will earn qualification, or a "Ticket to Ride," at The Arctic Challenge. Snowboarding is a genuine athlete-driven sport. The riders who shaped the history of snowboarding in the '80s and early '90s are now strongly influencing the development of different kinds of riding, rule books, events, companies, product development and communication about their sport. Younger riders learn from their peers and demand a say in the decision-making. With the respect, competence and finances of the companies supporting snowboarding, the new tour is a strong force in the rider-driven era of snowboarding. The companies supporting this initiative from the beginning are Burton, Billabong bil·la·bong n. Australian 1. A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river. 2. A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season. 3. A stagnant pool or backwater. , Quiksilver, Vans (Nasdaq:VANS), Volcom and O'Neill. Other board and apparel companies will be invited to the coalition as the concept develops and grows into years two and three. Riders have developed and own two of the events on the new tour. Burton pro rider Terje Haakonsen is in charge of the season-ending snowboarder's dream week of The Arctic Challenge in the stunning surroundings of Lofoten, Norway. Swedish pro rider Jacob Soderquist organizes one of the most innovative snowboard snow·board n. A board resembling a small surfboard and equipped with bindings, used for descending snow-covered slopes on one's feet but without ski poles. intr.v. events in Falun, Sweden, called "The Battle." The other events on the tour are a selection of the finest from the snowboard scene: Burton US Open (USA), Vans Triple Crown (USA), Quiksilver Slopestyle Pro (France), Burton European Open Sporting events called the European Open include:
 This article or section is an autobiography, or has been extensively edited by the subject, and may not conform to Wikipedia's NPOV policy.Please see the relevant discussion on the . holds a key position in the Nissan X Trail Jam, Tokyo Dome Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム Tōkyō Dōmu , Japan. These events will each have one to three qualifying spots to The Arctic Challenge representing a Ticket to Ride with the World's best snowboarders. |
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