Returning to Vail, Colorado for its fourth year, the 34th annual Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships continue to showcase the world’s best snowboarders on the pristine slopes of Golden Peak.

From Feb 29th – March 5th, 2016, Vail will host over 100 of the world’s best riders to battle it out over four days of intense competition for a chance to be crowned the US Open Halfpipe and Slopestyle Champions. Riders and spectators alike will enjoy world-class snowboarding venues, live entertainment, awesome terrain, and much more at the World’s longest-running snowboarding competition.

Burton would like to thank Vail Resort, Town of Vail, Paul Mitchell, Pacifico, Shisiedo and TTR for their support of the US Open Snowboarding Championships. The US Open is also honored to be a World Snowboard Tour Elite Level Event.

For more information on the US Open, head to: BurtonUSOpen.com

BURTON US OPEN EVENT SCHEDULE

 http://events.burton.com/burton-us-open/event-schedule/

BROADCAST SCHEDULE 

http://events.burton.com/burton-us-open/broadcast-schedule/

RIDER SELECTION

The Burton US Open rider field will consist of 32 men and 16 women from all around the world. These 32 men consist of the top 20 men from the World Snowboarding Points List, and 12 Wildcards based on current form and past performances. For the women, the 16 riders consist of the top 10 women from the World Snowboarding Points List, and 6 Wildcards based on current form and past performances.

FORMAT

Women’s Semifinals

1 heat of 16 Women – Each rider will take 2 runs with the best run counting. Start list order is randomly seeded. Top 6 Women Advance to finals.

 Women’s Finals

1 Heat of 6 women, each rider will take 3 runs – Best Run Counts. Start list order of Run 1: Lowest Semi Final Score to Highest. Run 2: Same as Run one. Run 3 Order based on the first two runs, highest score goes last. Each rider will take 3 runs – Best Run Counts.

 Men’s Semi Finals

1 heat of 32 Men – Each rider will take 2 runs with the best run counting. Start list order is randomly seeded. Top 10 Men Advance to finals

 Men’s Finals

1 Heat of 10 Men, each rider will take 3 runs – Best Run Counts. Start list order of Run 1: Lowest Semi Final Score to Highest. Run 2: Same as Run one. Run 3: Order based on the first two runs, highest score goes last.

JUDGING & SCORING

Judges are hand-selected for their level of expertise and professionalism.  The judges are a diverse group of men and women from various countries across Europe and North America. The Snowboarding Live Scoring System (SLS) will be used.

PRIZE SPLIT

• Men’s Halfpipe & Slopestyle
  • 1^st $45,000
  • 2^nd $20,000
  • 3^rd $10,000
  • 4^th $5,000
  • 5^th $2,500
  • 6^th $1,500
  • 7^th $1,250
  • 8^th $1,000
  • 9^th $750
  • 10^th $500
• Women’s Halfpipe & Slopestyle
  • 1^st $45,000
  • 2^nd $20,000
  • 3^rd $10,000
  • 4^th $5,000
  • 5^th $2,500
  • 6^th $1,500
• Total Prize Purse: USD $343,000