TTR World Snowboard Tour: About

About the Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour

The Ticket To Ride (TTR) World Snowboard Tour is managed by TTR Pro Snowboarding, a non-profit organization registered in Switzerland. TTR Pro Snowboarding is a member-based organization, the members being the 3 to 6Star event organizers on the tour.

Through the creation of the TTR World Ranking List and the TTR World Tour, the TTR is the world’s largest collaboration of independent freestyle snowboard events working together to create a global rookie-to-professional tour. Riders of all abilities compete on the tour, earn points and climb the rankings with the goal of becoming TTR Snowboard World Champion. The world’s most respected snowboard events are a part of the TTR World Snowboard Tour. Currently in the tenth season of operation, there are over 350 events operating under the TTR umbrella with a total cumulative purse of over $2.5-million USD.

The TTR is a special kind of governing body in the world of freestyle snowboarding, an organization representing the progression of the sport and the interests of the riders. The TTR keeps an open door when it comes to new formats or innovative course setups to foster the creativity that is inherent in the snowboard community. The ultimate goal of the TTR is to create a networking and exchange platform for events, athletes and the snowboard industry to create the highest-quality competitive freestyle snowboard environment in the world. At the same time, the TTR provides a global communication platform and communication services that feature the riders, events and the tour to further expand awareness and understanding of the sport.

Freestyle snowboarding is a very unique sport that is based on creativity, fun, friends and progression. Keeping this unique aspect of snowboarding in mind, the TTR has worked hard to maintain the fun, creative side of the sport inside the competitive freestyle tour.

ABOUT TTR

Vision, Mission and Directives

A unified global snowboard community under one roof, built upon the sport’s core values and unique culture, and making snowboarding the most recognized and progressive winter sport.

Frequently Asked Questions

The TTR World Snowboard Tour, an industry and rider initiative, has set itself the mission “to create the highest quality competitive snowboard environment in the world, using authenticity, accessibility, innovation as guiding principles”. Since its beginning it has been determined to grow in both size and professionalism to uphold its mandate...

How to get involved

You want to know how to join the TTR movement? As a rider you have a wide range of opportunities available to participate in TTR events across the globe no matter what your level of riding might be. As an event you can become part of the prestigious TTR World Tour. Find out about basic requirements and how to apply in this section.

History

TTR's history reaches back to the summer of 2002. This section is about it's development from handing out tickets to ride for Terje Haakonsen's Arctic Challenge to becoming the TTR world snowboard tour ranking list it is today.

TTR Tour Structure

The TTR is structured so that riders on all levels, from amateurs on up to professionals, can compete on the same global tour. All riders are also ranked on the same TTR World Ranking list currently comprised of over 3500 riders.

Organisation

The TTR World Snowboard Tour is a “Verein”, or non-profit organization, registered as TTR Pro Snowboarding under Swiss law with its operational office based in Innsbruck/Austria. Ownership of the Verein is held by its Members, the event organizers of 3Star to 6Star events on the TTR World Snowboard Tour.

World Snowboarding Championships

The World Snowboarding Championships (WSC) is the collective symbol of the global snowboard community; created by all independent snowboard event organisers, nations and competitive snowboarders together.

TTR Ranking Information

The TTR World Snowboard Tour has updated the tour ranking system in order to recognize how specialized the sport has become and how focused riders are with individual disciplines. The TTR World Tour will now feature separate ranking lists as follows: TTR Slopestyle Tour Rankings, TTR Halfpipe Tour Rankings, TTR Overall Tour Rankings and TTR...

TTR Points Lists & Rider Protocol

The TTR World Snowboard Tour encompasses core respected Independent Freestyle Snowboard Contests worldwide. Each event is owned, organized and run independently, employing their own individual riding, judging and accreditation format(s). As each event maintain their individual character, from small rider field events of 16 or less, to...

Judging & SLS

One of the most unique qualities of the TTR World Snowboard Tour is the wide variety of competition formats that are used at the events all around world. Judges for the TTR judge a wide array of freestyle formats including jams, best run, and best trick that showcase a rider’s creativity and performance at any given TTR competition. The...

Results Database

The following link takes you to a database that provides all events' and riders' results since 1998. This database is one of the most complete yet because it is not limited to only one organization. To use it you must register first (only Name and Email information is required).