NZsnowboard.com

26th July 2007

LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (July 26, 2007) ? The Burton New Zealand Open announces the world premiere of the latest Burton Team DVD at Lake Wanaka Centre at 7pm on Monday August 6, preceded by a public rider signing session featuring some of the world?s top pro snowboarders.

?With the world?s top riders in town, what better time to launch the latest Burton Team DVD and have the audience meet the stars of the movie, hang out and get some autographs?? said event organizer, Reuben Yeoman. ?Lake Wanaka may be small but this week it?s the epicentre of snowboarding and the eyes of the world will be watching the action at Snow Park NZ and downtown with the DVD world premiere and Gravis Open Sessions.?

Riders present at the session will include ?06 World Superpipe Champion Mason Aguirre, ?02 Olympic gold medalist Kelly Clark and Keir Dillon, ?05 World Superpipe Champion, as well as representatives from the New Zealand Burton Team including Olympic athlete, Juliane Bray.

The Burton New Zealand Open is free to watch for spectators and takes place on August 7 to 11 at Snow Park NZ. For more information on the Burton New Zealand Open visit www.opensnowboarding.com.


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About the Burton Global Open Series
The Burton Global Open Series events are the pinnacle snowboarding events of the season. Founded by Jake Burton, the Opens have grown from grassroots events to global spectacles attracting tens of thousands of spectators and riders from around the world. Since the beginning, the Opens have been driven by riders, for riders evolving with snowboarding and riders? needs over the years. With events held in Canada, Europe, Japan, the United States, New Zealand and Australia, the Opens set the standard for snowboarding events around the globe. For more information, visit opensnowboarding.com

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