The 34th Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships are being held in Vail, Colorado this week! The world’s best in snowboarding are competing for the US Open title in Halfpipe and Slopestyle. Competitions start today, Wednesday, March 3rd and continue through Saturday, March 5th. The competition is being held at “Golden Peak” in Vail.
Golden Peak Park in Vail is the largest Terrain Park at Vail Resorts. This park caters to all ability levels with small, medium and large features. Home to the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships, it showcases a 22’ superpipe, a mini pipe as well as a pro slope-style course. Golden Peak is accessible from the River Bahn Express (Chair #6) and can be accessed by foot by going through Vail Village.
The Burton US Open first took place in 1982 and is the longest-running snowboarding competition in the world. Returning to Vail, Colorado for its fourth year, the 34th annual Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships are hosting 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. Winners of the competitions in both categories are competing for $45,000.
Riders and spectators alike can catch Olympic-level slopestyle and halfpipe snowboarding competitions by day, and enjoy free live concerts from headliner acts and more by night. All Burton US Open Snowboarding Championship events, including competition viewing, Solaris concerts and the USO Closing Party (presented by Leafly) are free and open to the public! Complimentary tickets will be required to enter the US Open Closing Party at Dobson Arena on Saturday night; tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis at Vail’s two Burton stores and the US Open Sponsor Village.
To enjoy the 34th annual Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships in Vail, you can follow this schedule of events:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND
Women’s Slopestyle Semi Finals
10am Competition (Cancelled, competition moved to strait finals Friday, March 4th at 10:45 am)
Men’s Slopestyle Semi Finals
12pm Competition
US Open Broomball Tournament
4pm to 7pm @ Solaris Ice Rink
Live Concert/Junior Jam Awards
7pm to 9:30pm @ Solaris Concert Stage
Chill Party / Fundraiser
8:30pm @ Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum
THURSDAY, MARCH 3RD
Women’s Halfpipe Semi Finals
10am Competition
Men’s Halfpipe Semi Finals
12pm Competition
US Open Broomball Tournament
4pm to 7pm @ Solaris Ice Rink
Live Concert
7pm to 9:30pm @ Solaris Concert Stage
FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH
Women’s Slopestyle Finals
11:20am Competition
Men’s Slopestyle Finals
2pm Competition
Burton Girls Tent in Sponsor Village
1pm Burton Girls Ride and Apres
4pm Lynx Live in Concert
Shaun White and Chole Kim
Autograph session from 4-6pm @ Burton Lionshead store
Live Concert/Slopestyle Awards
6pm to 9:30pm @ Solaris Concert Stage
SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH
Women’s Halfpipe Finals
11:20am Competition
Men’s Halfpipe Finals
2pm Competition
Sponsor Village @ Golden Peak
11am Anon Team Rider Autograph session
4pm Burton Team Rider Autograph Session
Live Concert/Halfpipe Awards
6pm to 9:30pm @ Solaris Concert Stage
USO Closing Party
10pm to 1am @ Dobson Ice Arena
Featuring DJ Cre8, DJ Numark & DJ Crazy
For more information about the events, entertainment, parking and how to get to Golden Peak at the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championship visit the Burton US Open website.
