Beginning tomorrow (Saturday, February 2, 2013) the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championship Qualifiers will be live and online from Pennsylvania’s 7 Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania.
Watch talented riders from around the world compete to earn the right to move on to the next round of competition at the prestigious 31st annual Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships presented by MINI, taking place at Vail Mountain from February 25-March 2, 2013. In addition to scoring a spot at the US Open, qualifying riders will earn a piece of a $20,000 prize purse.
Coverage begins at 5:45 AM PST (8:45 AM EST). For a complete schedule of events, follow the jump.Watch the Burton US Open Qualifiers on Burton.com/USOQuals Starting Tomorrow
WHAT: The Burton US Open Snowboarding Qualifiers, presented by MINI, is now underway in Seven Springs, PA, and live webcasts of slope style and half pipe qualifiers are scheduled to begin tomorrow on www.burton.com/USOQuals. In addition to coverage of the competitions, here you can also find live scoring, live chats, live standings, tour rankings and rider bios.
WHO: Watch talented riders from around the world compete to earn the right to move on to the next round of competition at the prestigious 31st annual Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships presented by MINI, taking place at Vail Mountain from February 25-March 2, 2013. In addition to scoring a spot at the US Open, qualifying riders will earn a piece of a $20,000 prize purse.
WHEN: The entire event goes LIVE with webcasts on www.burton.com/USOQuals during the following times:
LIVE WEBCASTS: U.S. Time Zones (EST) Start Time:
Saturday February 2 8:45 am – 3:45 pm (EST)
Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Qualifiers
Sunday, February 3 8:45 am – 3:45 pm (EST)
Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Qualifiers
LIVE WEBCASTS: Central Europe Time Zone Start Time:
Saturday February 2 2:45 pm – 9:45 pm (CET)
Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Qualifiers
Sunday, February 3 2:45 pm – 9:45 pm (CET)
Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Qualifiers
LIVE WEBCASTS: New Zealand Time Zone Start Time:
Sunday, February 3 12:45 am – 7:45 am (NZDT)
Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Qualifiers
Monday, February 4 12:45 am – 7:45 am (NZDT)
Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Qualifiers
LIVE WEBCASTS: Japan Time Zone Start Time:
Saturday February 2 – Sunday, February 3 10:45 pm – 5:45 am (JST)
Men’s and Women’s Slopestyle Qualifiers
Sunday, February 3 – Monday, February 4 10:45 pm – 5:45 am (JST)
Men’s and Women’s Halfpipe Qualifiers
Also remember to tune in to the Universal Sports Network on the following dates to watch the US Open Qualifiers:
Saturday, February 23rd at 2:00pm (EST)
Sunday, February 24th at 3:30pm (EST)
Tuesday, February 26th at 6:30pm and 9:30pm (EST)
Thursday, February 28th at 10:30am (EST)
Tuesday, March 5th at 10:30pm (EST)
(NOTE: Times subject to change based on weather or other unforeseeable incidents)
For more information and for anyone who misses the live webcasts, highlights of winning runs and full webcasts will be available for on-demand viewing after the event on www.burton.com/USOQuals.
About Burton
In 1977, Jake Burton Carpenter founded Burton Snowboards out of his Vermont barn and has dedicated his life to snowboarding ever since. Burton has played a pivotal role in growing snowboarding from a backyard hobby to a world-class sport by creating groundbreaking products, supporting a team of top snowboarders and pushing resorts to allow snowboarding. Today, Burton designs and manufactures industry-leading products for snowboarding and the snowboard lifestyle, including snowboards, boots, bindings, outerwear and layering as well as year-round apparel, packs/bags and accessories. Privately held and owned by Jake and his wife, Burton President Donna Carpenter, Burton’s headquarters are in Burlington, Vermont with offices in Austria, Japan, Australia and California. For more information, visit www.burton.com. Follow our line at: facebook.com/burtonsnowboards, twitter.com/burtonsnowboard and @burtonsnowboard on Instagram.
About MINI
MINI is involved in action sports around the world through cooperation and sponsoring activities. As a partner of trend-conscious sports, MINI supports young and creative sports people and, in so doing, promotes the development of their sport. MINI has been the official presenting partner for the Burton Global Event Series since 2011.
About Seven Springs
Seven Springs Mountain Resort, located in Seven Springs, Pa., is the perfect place for family vacations that create lifelong memories. Each year the family-friendly resort hosts more than one million overnight and day guests. Located within 200 miles of the major metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland and Washington D.C., Seven Springs is easily accessible from either exit 91 or 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Since 2004, Seven Springs has been committed to developing and growing its Terrain Parks, half pipes and Olympic-size super pipe. Now, Seven Springs has seven terrain parks of varying difficulty and progressions with more than 80 features in all. Changing the game of urban snowboarding, Seven Springs Mountain Resort is proud to present The Streets at Seven Springs – a park dedicated to urban snowboarding, featuring an on-mountain replica of urban riding at its best. Pulling inspiration from the surrounding area of Pittsburgh, The Streets brings a whole new meaning to urban snowboarding. The resort’s hard work and dedication towards these efforts have been nationally recognized for three consecutive years including the 2012-2013 selection as the #1 parks and pipe on the East Coast by TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine.
For the latest in additions to available slopes and trails, please stay tuned to the Snow Report at www.7springs.com or by calling (800) 523-7777. Or follow Seven Springs on Facebook or Twitter!
