Park City Mountain Resort is hosting the world’s best snowboarders, including Shaun White and Torah Bright in the sixth annual World Superpipe Championships on Saturday, March 8, 2008. This year, the invited skiers and snowboarders will all compete on the same day for a piece of the $90,000 prize purse in Park City Mountain Resort’s Eagle Superpipe, North America’s largest superpipe and the site for the 2002 Winter Games.

“The 2008 World Superpipe Championships is going to be the biggest single-day snow event of the year with both skiing and riding taking place in one day,” said Jim Mangan, director of action sports marketing for Park City Mountain Resort.

Here is a look at athletes currently scheduled to compete:

Men’s Snowboaders
Shaun White – Winner ‘07 - USA
Mason Aguirre – Winner ‘06 - USA
Kevin Pearce – USA
Jack Mitrani – USA
Danny Davis – USA
Luke Mitrani – USA
Xaver Hoffman – Germany
Kier Dillon – USA
Luke Wynen – USA
JJ Thomas – USA

Women’s Snowboarders
Torah Bright – Winner ‘06 & ‘07 – Australia
Kelly Clark – USA
Hannah Teter – USA
Soko Yamaoka – Japan
Junko Asazuma – Japan
Shiho Nakashima – Japan
Juliane Bray – New Zealand
Andrea Shuler – Switzerland
Leslie Glenn – USA
Kendall Brown – New Zealand
Kjersti Buaas –Norway
Paula Mitchell – New Zealand

The 2008 World Superpipe Championships is free to the public and will include live music, food, and giveaways. The event is held in Park City Mountain Resort’s Eagle Superpipe, which is located just above the First Time and Three Kings Lifts. Park City Mountain Resort’s World Superpipe Championships is a Swatch TTR FIVE(5)STAR Event. For more information or to apply for media credentials visit www.worldsuperpipe.com.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
WOMEN’S SNOWBOARD WARM UP

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
WOMEN’S SNOWBOARD COMPETITION - 12 WOMEN, 3 RUNS, BEST RUN

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
MEN’S SNOWBOARD WARM UP

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
MEN’S SNOWBOARD COMPETITION - 16 MEN, 3 RUNS, BEST RUN

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
MEN’S SKI WARM UP

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
MEN’S SKI COMPETITION - 16 MEN, 3 RUNS, BEST RUN

3:00 PM
AWARDS