In 1982 a small group of snurfers and snowboarders held the first National Snowboard Championships at a mountain called Suicide Six in Vermont. Jake Burton was at the first event and now he brings the US Open to Stratton Mountain in Vermont on March 16 to 22 for its 27th year of competition and celebration.

The US Open is the final stop on the Burton Open Global Series and the final stop on the TTR World Snowboard Tour so all the best snowboarders in the world will be there.

All events are free to the public but after watching the tricks that the world's top riders pull off, you're gonna want to buy a lift ticket and hit the  slopes yourself.

For more information go to opensnowboarding.com/

And to help get you pumped, check out these clips from last year:

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 didn’t 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.

Men’s Slopestyle Results

1st Place: Shaun White

2nd Place: Tim Humphreys

3rd Place: Charles Reid

Women’s Slopestyle Results

1st Place: Kjersti Oestgaard Buaas

2nd Place: Jamie Anderson

3rd Place: Jenny Jones

Men’s Halfpipe Results

1st Place: Shaun White

2nd Place: Mason Aguirre

3rd Place: Kevin Pearce

Women’s Halfpipe Results

1st Place: Torah Bright

2nd Place: Kelly Clark

3rd Place: Gretchen Bleiler

Men’s Big Air Results

1st Place: Tim Humphreys

Women’s Big Air Results

1st Place: Cheryl Maas

World-class athlete, Shaun White, put on a world-class performance in last night’s Snowboard SuperPipe Men’s Final to close out Winter X Games 12 in true X style. Despite the snow storm that moved into Aspen during the competition which slowed down riders and lessened their visibility, White still found a way to throw down one of the best runs in X Games history to win the gold with a score of 96.66.

White’s final run included a huge Lean Air, a flawless McTwist, a clean Frontside 1080 into a Fakey to Forward 1080, Front and Backside 900s, and – to finish it off – a Frontside 1260 at the bottom of the pipe. In true X games fashion, White went bigger than ever before by ending his run with an improbable 1260. White admitted later that he had been practicing the four spins since last season and knew he was ready to throw it down for the fans.

White’s gold medal in last night’s SuperPipe tied him up with Tanner Hall, one of the most influential skiers of his generation from Kalispell, Montana, with seven first place finishes at the X games.

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final

Winter X Games 12

Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. - Jan. 27, 2008

Name / Bib # / Hometown / Score

1. Shaun White / 347 / Carlsbad, Calif. / 96.66

2. Ryo Aono / 324 / Matsuyama City, Japan / 88.00

3. Kevin Pearce / 343 / Norwich, Vt. / 85.66

4. Mason Aguirre / 300 / Mammoth, Calif. / 84.33

5. Kazuhiro Kokubo / 377 / Sapporo, Japan / 83.00

6. Antti Autti / 329 / Rovaniemi, Finland / 82.00

7. Danny Kass / 337 / Portland, Ore. / 81.00

8. Iouri Podladtchikov / 384 / Zurich, Switzerland / 73.66

9. Gary Zebrowski / 388 / Papeete, Tahiti / 65.00

10. Elijah Teter / 385 / Belmont, Vt. / 52.33

Don’t be surprised if you see skiers and snowboarders wearing pink tickets on the slopes this year. Mountain High, Southern California’s closest winter resort, has teamed up with Revlon to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. This season, guests at the resort will have the option to upgrade their normal lift tickets to a customized “Pink Ticket” for just $1 more.  Mountain High will match every dollar and the proceeds will go to the Revlon Run/Walk for women, one of the largest events for cancer research. Mountain High hopes to raise over $100,000 this season for the cause and has added a pink terrain on the mountain to further promote and raise awareness for the cause.

It’s really great to see two different sports—skiing and running--come together for one great cause. I’m definitely going to head up to Mountain High for a “Pink Ticket” this winter. 

Here are some links for more information:

Revlon Run/Walk

Mountain High Resort