The Burton High 5 Tour

If you’ve not yet heard then pay attention as your not going to want to miss out on the freshest snowboardcomp to ever hit the UK! 

The Burton High5 Tour is less than a month away and things are starting to look pretty exciting: five shiny new rails have been built and will be making their way around the UK’s indoor snow slopes on a mission to amp up the autumn competition circuit. 

Each slope has total freedom to get creative and install the obstacles anyway they feel. They will also have to build a one off obstacle of their choice to complete a ‘6 hit’ slopestyle course with two lines, one intermediate and one pro (three features on each).

With a new judging format we are changing the traditional practice, qualifiers, and final routine instead opting for an open 2 hour judged session that will follow the 90 minute practice. From this a panel of three judges will score each rider on their creativity, amplitude of tricks, variety and general knarliness. 

Each judge’s scores will then be collated and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be decided from each category.

The age categories are:

Kids: 5 – 12 years

Youth: 13 – 16 years

Senior: 17+

The competition won’t just be out on the slope but behind the scenes, as each shaping team will battle to see which fridge wins the coveted Golden Shovel Award, a Burton snowboards unique package for 5 of the shapers and the chance to house three of the lovely new rails. This will all be down to the riders and what they thought of the set-up and will be based on the following criteria:

 • Fun 

• Creativity 

• Experience 

• Value 

• Stoke

So if your looking for a new concept of snowboard comp that’s open to all ages and abilities make sure you get yourself along to one of the dates below. The emphasis on the evening events will be all about fun and will have something for everyone. 

In the meantime stay tuned for regular updates on all things High5.