The eighth annual Burton New Zealand Open Halfpipe finals took place under blue bird skies today at Cardrona Alpine Resort with Iouri Podladtchikov (SUI) taking first place in the men’s event and Kelly Clark (USA) winning the women’s competition. Podladtchikov and Clark both finished the day $6,000 (NZD) richer for their efforts.

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Iouri Podladtchikov

Red Bull Snowboarding Performance Camp at Snow Park NZ - Rookies (part 1).

The Burton New Zealand Open Slopestyle finals took place today at Cardrona Alpine Resort, with Burton rider Christian Haller (SUI) taking first place in the men’s event, and Jamie Anderson (USA) winning the women’s competition. Haller and Anderson both walked away $6,000 (NZD) richer for their performance on the challenging Slopestyle course, which was even trickier with today’s variable weather conditions.

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Gjermund Braaten - Second place in the men’s slopestyle

Day 4 highlights from the Red Bull Snowboarding Performance Camp at Snow Park NZ.

The 2010 World Heli Challenge from Mt Aspiring National Park, New Zealand.