HANO SLOPESTYLE PRO #4 – PRESENTED BY QUIKSILVER

HANAZONO STOMPING GROUND, NISEKO, JAPAN
¥200,000 PRIZE MONEY UP FOR GRABS
MARCH14th 2009

EVENT SCHEDULE
Entries close at 4pm Friday 13th March.

NOTE:- a maximum of 60 men SB + 60 women SB, Skiers and Grommet’s will be taken, so please be quick to enter to avoid disappointment.

Saturday
March 14th. 7:45am 9:00am Registration & Bib distribution- Hanazono Restaurant
9:00am 9:15am Park/ Course Inspection (Side slipping only, no fast riding)
Warm-up 9:15am 9:55am Park/ Course Open for Training (Speed/ Landing Checks etc.)
10:00am Riders Meeting (Riders Area, bottom of Hanazono Stomping Ground)

QUALIFYING 10:30am – 11:30am Heat # 1 (Womens SB + All Skiers)
11:40am Heat #1 Qualifying Results Posted at Riders Area
11:40am – 12:40pm Heat # 2 (Mens SB)
12:50am Heat #2 Qualifying Results Posted at Riders Area
12:50pm – 1:20pm Park/ Course Open for Training (Speed/ Landing Checks etc.- Final
Qualifiers Only)

FINALS 1:30pm – 1:40pm Women SB Final- “1st Run”
1:42pm – 1:56pm Men’s SB Final- “1st Run”
1:58pm – 2:08pm Skiers Final- “1st Run”
2:15pm – 2:25pm Women SB Final- “2nd Run”
2:27pm – 2:41pm Men’s SB Final- “2nd Run”
2.43pm Skiers Final- “2nd Run”
4pm Presentations- Outside “Hanazono 308”

*Note – all times are subject to change according to competitor numbers, weather and course maintenance.

*Note – Riders area will be set up at the base of the park – please check this area for updates to event information.

LOCATIONS
Event registration FUSION Retail Store- Hirafu, Hanazono- Hanazono 308
Stomping Ground Event
Event presentation Hanazono 308 – Outside

DIVISIONS
Open Men Snowboard Grommet SB Boys ENTRY FEES 2,500 yen
Open Women Snowboard Grommet SB Girls
Open Skiers Grommet Skiers

FORMAT

* Riders will be split into 2 heats which will each run for 60 minutes
* Heat #1 Skiers & Female SB
* Heat #2 male Snowboard
* Top 6 Open Female SB & Top 4 Female Grommet SB + Top 6 Open Skiers & Top 4 Grommet Skiers
will advance to the Finals from Heat #1
* Top 10 Male Snowboarders & Top 4 Male SB Grommet’s will advance to the Finals from Heat #2
* Finals will consist of 2 judged runs with their best scored run only being taken for final placing
* Riders will be cleared to drop by the starter only.
* Lowest Bib number will drop first at start of heat. In the finals, start order for the 2nd run will be reversed.

PRIZE POOL Total Cash Pool of ¥200,000
Men’s Snowboard winner- ¥70,000
Women’s Snowboard winner- ¥60,000
Skiers winner- ¥70,000
Grommet (1994 or later) Boys / Girls- Quicksilver Products

ENTRY
Download Adult Entry Form
Download Junior Entry Form
Fusion @ Hirafu
NISS Desk @ Hanazono 308
NHR Office – Phone 0136 21 6655 Fax 0136 21 66 57
events@harmonyresorts.com