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BURTON GLOBAL EVENT SERIES Snowboarding Championships, Presented by MINI

MINI and Burton are geared up and taking an epic summit tour across the globe for 2013. The MINI Space Team is slopeside through it all, bringing you all the action from superpipe acrobatics to urban art installations and other off-piste excitement. Let's kick it!
 

The MINI Media Award

Six snowboard magazines from across the globe competed to blog the gnarliest coverage of the BURTON GLOBAL EVENT SERIES. You cast your ballots and the votes are in:

Congratulations to SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE! Their piece "Open Minded" has won the MINI Media Award and earned them $5,000! Special thanks to each magazine who contributed. Together they penned the sickest coverage around of the BURTON GLOBAL EVENT SERIES.

Shout-outs also go to Jay Sachs, Ticallion, and laurendesigns. Their creative commentary on the MINI Media Award entries earned them a Burton snowboard custom designed by Lu&Lu of The PirateArtCrew!

Learn more about the MINI Media Award.

Open Minded


397 votes

Double Exposed: The Burton US Open at Vail

327 votes

Vertigo at Vail: A Snowy View of the US Open Slopestyle

103 votes

Method Mag's Creative Use of (Outer) Space at the BEO 2013

68 votes

Wintersport Region Status Quo: Laax. A story of parks, powder, bars and summertime cows

68 votes

Unsung Heroes: The Faces That Make the BEO Happen

7 votes
 

NOT NORMAL: A Winter Ride in a MINI Cabrio April 10, 2013

A Winter Ride in a MINI Cabrio
 
As the icicles begin to melt, we throw caution to the wind, drop the top on a MINI Cabrio and give the snowy charms of winter a last hurrah. more
 
Category: MINI 1 comment

Frozen in Time: Meet Snowboard Photographer Lorenz Holder March 22, 2013

Lorenz Holder
 
What's it like to travel the globe in search of the world's most stunning snowscapes? Find out with MINI Space as we sit down with one of the best in the snowboarding photography biz. more
 
Category: Art & Design, Sports 1 comment

King of the Mountain: Winners of the MINI Feature Award March 18, 2013

MINI Feature Award
 
The excitement around the BURTON GLOBAL EVENT SERIES heats up as the MINI Feature Award winners are announced. Scope out the work of some epic ramp sculptors after the jump. more
 
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MINI Media Award Entry by Method Mag: 68 Votes

Method Mag's Creative Use of (Outer) Space at the BEO 2013 March 13, 2013

Method Magazine
 
Ever wonder how many rotations you could do on a snowboard if there
 was no gravity? more
 
Category: Sports, Events, Competitions 28 comments
MINI Media Award Entry by Pleasure Snowboard Magazine: 68 Votes

Wintersport Region Status Quo: Laax. A story of parks, powder, bars and summertime cows March 13, 2013

Pleasure Snowboard Magazine
 
At first glance, the formula for transforming an average sort of ski resort into something a cut above the norm seems simple enough. With the slope groomed and ready, an impressive Alpine panorama and properly chilled beer, most guests are ready to lean back contentedly. But Laax has set itself the goal of being more than merely a decent venue for winter sports - the objective is excellence, as evidenced by a willingness to break with stale routine and venture into new territory. It merges the free-style living of the heart of Switzerland with its vibrant social scene, copious snow and just a few dreams transformed into vivid reality. more
 
Category: Sports, Events, Competitions 26 comments
MINI Media Award Entry by Onboard: 7 Votes

Unsung Heroes: The Faces That Make the BEO Happen March 13, 2013

Onboard Magazine
 
Everyone's used to seeing the hero shot of the rider sending it, hearing them wax lyrical about their runs. They get the adoration - rightly so - but for this we thought we'd take the opportunity to throw some high fives to the people working like dogs behind the scenes to make the BEO happen. Here are but a handful of them... more
 
Category: Sports, Events, Competitions 4 comments

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