The eighth annual Burton New Zealand Open Halfpipe finals took place under blue skies at Cardrona Alpine Resort with Swiss snowboarder Iouri Podladtchikov sealing first place in the men's event.
Travis Rice picked up yet another prestigious backcountry title recently, taking the overall snowboard honors at the World Heli Challenge in Wanaka, New Zealand.
The Red Bull Snowboarding Performance Camp is underway in New Zealand, with riders like Greg Bretz, Pat Moore, Sebastien Toutant and Iouri Podladtchikov putting in work for the upcoming season.
Lindsey Vonn won Best Female Athlete and Best Olympic Female Athlete; Shaun White won Best Olympic Male Athlete and Best Male Actions Sports Athlete.
For the first time in over ten years, the legendary King of the Hill contest returned to Alaska, and Travis Rice emerged as the undisputed ruler.
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