The 26th annual Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships were held March 17-23 at Stratton Mountain Resort. The US Open is the final stop on the Burton Global Series and the spot where the best male and female riders are crowned, as determined by their best 5 results in the previous stops. This year Peetu Piiroinen of Finland and Torah Bright of Australia each took home the crown along with a cash purse of $100,000.
In case you didnt catch the worlds best riders compete for the largest single payout in pro snowboarding last week, ESPN put together a highlight video for you with interviews and footage. Check out the video below and the results from the 2008 U.S. Open.
The 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards are quickly approaching and will take place April 11 in Anaheim, California. There was an enormous amount of big wave rides this year so the competition will be tough. Check out the video below to see the nominees and let us know how you would rank them.
This is the order of nominees in the video:
2008 BIGGEST WAVE NOMINEES
Grant Baker (South Africa)
Cortes Bank (off California)
January 5, 2008
Tyler Fox (California)
Ghost Tree, California
December 4, 2007
Brad Gerlach (California)
Ghost Tree, California
December 4, 2007
Vincent Lartizen (France)
Belharra Reef, France
January 4, 2008
Mike Parsons (California)
Cortes Bank (off California)
January 5, 2008
RIDE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
Michael Brennan (Australia)
Shipstern Bluff, Tasmania
January 14, 2008
Carlos Burle (Brazil)
Ghost Tree, California
December 4, 2007
Shane Dorian (Hawaii)
Teahupoo, Tahiti
November 1, 2007
Manoa Drollet (French Polynesia)
Teahupoo, Tahiti
November 1, 2007
Ian Walsh (Hawaii)
Teahupoo, Tahiti
November 1, 2007
What do you think? How would you rank the nominees?