TTR - Ticket To Ride

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Founded by Terje Håkonsen and industry innovators in 2002, the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour is a rider-driven organisation that aims to represent the progression of snowboarding. The TTR World Snowboard Tour is based on global grass root and key independent freestyle snowboarding events. Events are rated via a 1-through-6 Star system, with points allocated accordingly, a 6 Star event holding the highest. Any rider participating in these events, from up-and-coming to professional, will earn TTR Ranking Points and a position on the TTR Ranking List presented by Swatch. The top male and female rider is crowned Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour Champion.

The TTR official website contains basically all anyone would want to know about the tour. The site includes rankings, schedules, pro rider bios, news, and a media section, among other things.

[edit] Ranking

[edit] TTR Men's TOP 3

Season	1. Place	Points	2. Place	Points	3. Place	Points
2007/08	Shaun White -  United States	998,72	Kevin Pearce -  United States	973.84	Peetu Piiroinen - Template:FIN	946.75
2006/07	Shaun White -  United States	986.23	Antti Autti - Template:FIN	964.73	Travis Rice -  United States	948.98
2005/06	Mathieu Crépel - Image:Flag of France.svg France	858.91	Risto Mattila - Template:FIN	853.31	Antti Autti - Template:FIN	790.69

[edit] TTR Women's TOP 3

Season	1. Place	Points	2. Place	Points	3. Place	Points
2007/08	Jamie Anderson -  United States	981.62	Torah Bright - Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	969.77	Kelly Clark -  United States	956.06
2006/07	Torah Bright - Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	977.20	Jamie Anderson -  United States	933.35	Cheryl Maas - Template:NED	908.87
2005/06	Cheryl Maas - Template:NED	426.79	Jenny Jones - Template:GBR	381.13	Natasza Zurek - Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada	373.84

[edit] Tour Explanation

The Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is a collection of Independent Freestyle snowboarding Events acting under one common Tour Flag. The Swatch Ticket To Ride World Snowboard Tour, or simply 'TTR' has witnessed rapid growth since its inception, revitalising competitive snowboarding whilst establishing its credibility as a globally recognised tour. The TTR Tour spans a 10-month competition season including top rated Snowboarding events taking place across four geographical zones. The 2006/2007 tour, launched at the TTR FOUR(4)STAR Abominable Snow Jam, Timberline, Mt. Hood, USA, included an expanded Southern Hemisphere leg before heading back into the Northern Hemisphere’s winter.

The original TTR format, started in 2002, has been solidified through a combination of refinements, and additions including the 05/06 season's introduction of the TTR Star Tier system, its own Ranking System, the launch of the TTR Web Site, and a Women’s specific tour. With these additions in place, 91 results were recorded from 4 formats: Slopestyle, Halfpipe, Quarterpipe, and Big Air. 1435 riders from 37 Nations competed, each receiving World ranking recognition for the 2005-2006 season. The two TTR World Tour Champions, Shaun White (USA), and Torah Bright (AUS), both of whom laid claim to historical inaugural titles, increased tour interest across the board resulting in increased media exposure, increased rider applications, and more events applying for accreditation.

[edit] The Star Tier system

The star tier system changed from a pyramid structure to its current linear model. The change allowed more events to enter the Tour in TTR ONE(1)STAR through TTR SIX(6)STAR accreditation levels. Initially three TTR SIX(6)STAR events were accepted, one per Northern Continent, the Tour now features an enlarged programme though all Star Tiers. See 2007-2008 Contest Season

[edit] Star Tier Place Points Allocation

All Event Formats at the same star tier carry the same points value.

For the Men's tour, the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships has 25% more points available than the other 6 Star events. For the Women's tour, the Roxy Chicken Jam has 25% more points available than the other 6 Star events.

[edit] TTR Ranking Score

Ranking score is based on:

Average of Best Six(6) Posted Results in One Season.

If a rider has less than six(6) results:

Their total Ranking Points from posted results are added and divided by six(6) to generate their TTR Ranking Score.

If a rider has posted more than six(6) results:

The results with the lowest TTR Ranking Points are dropped. The top six(6) results are added and divided by six(6) to create the riders TTR Ranking Score.

07/08 TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion:

The rider with the highest TTR Ranking Score is declared TTR World Snowboard Tour Champion. This will occur when a rider has created an unassailable lead on the Tour.[1]

[edit] Required Results

The amount of results required to achieve maximum points earning potential is 6 posted results. Due to many events offering multiple formats, riders may be able to maximise their points earning potential at as few as 3 events.

The TTR points accumulation system attempts to respect and support rider and industry needs, allowing top tiered contestants to fulfill film/photo, and sponsorship commitments during the season whilst still enabling riders to compete for the World Title.

[edit] Geographical Reach

The Tour's geographical reach expanded in the 2005/2006 season. Additional events in the Southern Hemisphere, Asia, Europe, and North America has provided increased exposure for the Tour, and the opportunity for more riders to compete.

[edit] 2007-2008 Contest Season

Part of the remit of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour is to try to ensure that the standard, and diversity of events represented on the Tour remains consistent, and appropriate to each star level rating. To fulfill this objective, every event wishing to participate must apply for accreditation each year it wants to be included. The 2007/2008 tour has granted accreditation to six SIX(6)Star events, eight FIVE(5)Star events, and nine FOUR(4)Star events, including the three major Southern Hemisphere events.

[edit] TTR SIX(6)STAR

Event	Venue	Discipline	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Nokia Air & Style	Munich	BA	Kevin Pearce  United States	Mikkel Bang Template:NOR	Torstein Horgmo Template:NOR
Nissan X-Trail Jam	Tokyo	BA	Risto Mattila Template:FIN	Travis Rice  United States	Mathieu Crépel Image:Flag of France.svg France
		QP	Travis Rice  United States	Andy Finch  United States	Kevin Pearce  United States
O'Neill Evolution	Davos	HP	Andy Finch  United States	Risto Mattila Template:FIN	Janne korpi Template:FIN
		QP	Kim Rune Hansen Template:NOR	Risto Mattila Template:FIN	Peetu Piiroinen Template:FIN
Burton European Open	Laax	SS	Shaun White  United States	Chas Guldemond  United States	Tim Humphreys  United States
		W-SS	Jamie Anderson  United States	Jenny Jones Template:GBR	Silvia Mittermueller Template:GER
		HP	Kevin Pearce  United States	Shaun White  United States	Peetu Piiroinen Template:FIN
		W-HP	Kelly Clark  United States	Torah Bright Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Hannah Teter  United States
Oakley Arctic Challenge	Oslo	QP	Kevin Pearce  United States	Shayne Pospisil  United States	Peetu Piiroinen Template:FIN
Burton US Open	Vermont	HP	Shaun White  United States	Mason Aguirre  United States	Kevin Pearce  United States
		W-HP	Torah Bright Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Kelly Clark  United States	Gretchen Bleiler  United States
		SS	Shaun White  United States	Tim Humphreys  United States	Charles Reid Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada
		W-SS	Kjersti Buaas Template:NOR	Jamie Anderson  United States	Jenny Jones Template:GBR

[edit] TTR FIVE(5)STAR

Event	Venue	Discipline	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Burton Abominable Snow Jam	Mt. Hood	HP	Danny Kass  United States	Kevin Pearce  United States	Scotty Lago  United States
		W-HP	Gretchen Bleiler  United States	Kelly Clark  United States	Claire Bidez  United States
		SS	Torstein Horgmo Template:NOR	Chas Guldemond  United States	Dan Brisse  United States
		W-SS	Erin Comstock  United States	Hana Beaman  United States	Megan Ginter  United States
Burton New Zealand Open	Snow Park	HP	Mitchell Brown Template:NZ	Scotty Lago  United States	Ryo Aono Template:JPN
		W-HP	Torah Bright Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Kelly Clark  United States	Manuela Pesko Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
		SS	Mason Aguirre  United States	Alessandro Boyens Template:GER	Dan Brisse  United States
		W-SS	Jenny Jones Template:GBR	Claudia Fliri Template:AUT	Hana Beaman  United States
Billabong Air & Style	Innsbruck	QP	Kevin Pearce  United States	Scotty Lago  United States	Peetu Piiroinen Template:FIN
Honda Session	Vail	SS	Andreas Wiig Template:NOR	Torstein Horgmo Template:NOR	Chas Guldemond  United States
Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open	ALTS Bandai	SS	Mikkel Bang Template:NOR	Kazuhiro Kokubo Template:JPN	Jaakko Ruha Template:FIN
		W-SS	Jenny Jones Template:GBR	Jamie Anderson  United States	Izumi Amaike Template:JPN
		HP	Keir Dillon  United States	Kazuhiro Kokubo Template:JPN	Janne Korpi Template:FIN
		W-HP	Torah Bright Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Gretchen Bleiler  United States	Manuela Pesko Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
Ästhetiker Jäm, Wängl Tängl	Mayrhofen	SS	Andreas Gidlund Template:SWE	Elias Elhardt Template:GER	Wolle Nyvelt Template:AUT
World Superpipe Championships	Park City	HP	Shaun White  United States	Mason Aguirre  United States	Janne KorpiTemplate:FIN
		W-HP	Torah Bright Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Kelly Clark  United States	Soko Yamaoka Template:JPN
Chevrolet Grand Prix	Killington	HP	Louie Vito  United States	Gregory Bretz  United States	Peetu Piiroinen Template:FIN
		W-HP	Kelly Clark  United States	Ellery Hollingsworth  United States	Clair Bidez  United States
		SS	Janne korpi Template:FIN	Brandon Reis  United States	Peetu Piiroinen Template:FIN
		W-SS	Claudia Fliri Template:AUT	Mary Sallah  United States	Jamie Anderson  United States

[edit] TTR FOUR(4)STAR

• Garnier Fructis Australian Open Snowboarding Championships 2007, Perisher Blue, Australia
• Canadian Open 2007 Snowboarding Championships, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, Canada
• 6th Red Bull Nanshan Open, Nanshan Nokia Mellow Park, Beijing, China
• Rock The Spot, Bardonecchia, Italy
• Quiksilver Natural Selection, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
• Crans-Montana Open Championships presented by Rip Curl, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
• Grandvalira Total Fight, Andorra
• Snickers Classic & Popcorn Wallride, Saas-Fee, Switzerland

[edit] 2006-2007 Contest Season

[edit] TTR SIX(6)STAR

• Air & Style, Munich, Germany
• X-Trail Jam, Tokyo, Japan
• O’Neill Evolution, Davos, Switzerland
• Burton European Open, Laax, Switzerland
• Burton US Open, Vermont, USA

[edit] TTR FIVE(5)STAR

• O’Neill Pro Freestyle, Avoriaz, France
• Chevrolet Grand Prix, Mt Bachelor, Oregon, USA
• Crans Montana Champs Open, Switzerland
• Nissan X-Trail Nippon Open, Japan
• The Arctic Challenge, Oslo, Norway
• World Superpipe Championships, Park City, USA
• Ästhetiker Jäm, Wängl Tängl, Mayrhofen (Zillertal), Austria

[edit] TTR FOUR(4)STAR

• Abominable Snowjam, Timberline, USA
• Burton New Zealand Open, Wanaka
• Burton Australian Open, Falls Creek
• Stylewars, Falls Creek, Australia
• X-Box Big Day Out, Val-d’Isère, France
• Billabong World Junior Pro, Leysin, Switzerland
• Budrider’s River Jump, Livigno, Italy
• Slopestyle Alts, Japan

[edit] Competitors

Snowboarders who have competed in the tour include:

Men:
Andy Finch
Antti Autti
Danny Davis
Danny Kass
Keir Dillon
Kevin Pearce
Mason Aguirre
Mathieu Crépel
Nicolas Müller
Pat Moore
Risto Mattila
Scotty Lago
Shaun White
Steve Fisher
Terje Håkonsen
Torstein Horgmo
Travis Rice

Women:
Cheryl Maas
Elena Hight,
Ellery Hollingsworth
Gretchen Bleiler
Hana Beaman
Jamie Anderson
Jenny Jones
Kelly Clark
Kjersti Østgaard Buaas
Torah Bright

[edit] References

• Official Homepage of the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour
• Wikipedia article [2]