The 2010-2011 Burton Global Open Series (BGOS) is officially underway! The BGOS is kicking off with the New Zealand Open at Cardrona. Top riders from around the globe are here in Wanaka, New Zealand to show off their latest tricks at one of the first major event of the season. From here the series will travel to Switzerland, Canada, and end at Stratton, Vermont, where the BGOS champions will be crowned. Here is where you will find all of the latest info on registrations, schedules, formats, videos, photos, webcast/tv broadcast times, as well as info for spectators and media. Each event microsite will come online as each event approaches, so be sure to check back frequently.The 2009-2010 Burton Global Open Series (BGOS) is officially underway! The BGOS formally kicked off with next level riding at the New Zealand Open. Riders from around the globe converged on Cardrona to show off their new bag of tricks at this first major event leading up to the Olympics.


The BGOS is one of the most progressive competitive snowboard series in the world. With events scheduled year-round and in four countries, the BGOS boasts the most lucrative cumulative prize purse in the sport – over $800,000 – with equal prize money to men and women.

The BGOS is comprised of four of the best snowboard events around the world, attracting the world’s best pro riders and amateurs alike – all throwing down for top honors in the slopestyle and halfpipe competitions. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders' needs over the years.

All four BGOS events offer riders the chance to earn valuable points towards a male and female BGOS championship title and a piece of the US$200,000 cash purse.  BGOS will pay the top 3 men and women finishers on the tour. Prize money will be awarded as follows:

1st place Male and Female: US$50,000
2nd place Male and Female: US$30,000
3rd place Male and Female: US$20,000

Earning points is simple: riders are awarded points based on their final ranking in slopestyle and/or halfpipe at each of the individual BGOS events. A rider’s top four results are then added together to create their final BGOS standing. The male and female rider with the most points will be crowned Global Open Champion at the 2011 US Open at Stratton, Vermont.

The Burton Global Open Series is also part of the Swatch Ticket To Ride (Swatch TTR) World Snowboard Tour, the largest group of independent freestyle snowboard events in the world. Swatch TTR ranks riders based on their results at participating competitions and crowns the Men’s Swatch TTR World Champion at the US Open. For more information on Swatch TTR, visit www.ttrworldtour.com