Innsbruck/Austria – December 1st, 2008: The Swatch TTR World Tour is set to detonate over the coming weeks with both the 6Star Nissan X-Trail Jam and the 6Star Roxy Chicken Jam firing up and getting the season underway in the Northern Hemisphere. The Roxy Chicken Jam is taking place from December 12–13, 2008 in Kaprun, Austria and, as always, the world’s top female athletes will be pushing women’s snowboarding to new heights. Meanwhile, around the other side of the globe, some of the most progressive male athletes will be gathering in Japan from December 12–14 for the Nissan X-Trail Jam, a battle of style and amplitude in the Colosseum that is the Tokyo Dome.

The women’s Roxy Chicken Jam has the reputation for being one of the female athletes’ favorite Swatch TTR events. Many of the women have been training hard over summer, putting in the hours, and are now keen to get out there to step it up. This year, Europe’s big guns Sina Candrian (SUI), Conny Bleicher (GER), and Silvia Mittermüller (GER) will throw down on the Slopestyle course looking for those early season points, but it’s definitely not going to be a walk in the park with previous TTR Champions Torah Bright (AUS), Cheryl Maas (NED) and Jamie Anderson (USA) in the mix.

The men’s Nissan X-Trail Jam in Japan is in its ninth year running and has grown to be one of the most anticipated events of the year. If history is any indicator, the 30,000+ fans are sure to witness a showdown of epic proportions when some of the world’s top male riders go head-to-head in both Quarterpipe and Big Air formats. Current World No.1, Chas Guldemond, will be out in force, especially after his successful Southern hemisphere season, and he’s excited for the event. “It’s pretty crazy, everybody’s got some pretty crazy tricks and when you get us on huge big jumps it’s going to be nuts”, he says. Also, keep an eye out for Sebastien Toutant (CAN) and Travis Rice (USA) as they attempt to stomp variations of the trick everyone is talking about: the always spectacular Double Cork.

TTR will deliver updates from both events on a daily basis with news, interviews and blogs. Daily X-Trail Jam coverage begins Thursday, December 11th 2008 only on www.ttrworldtour.com. For a tease of what’s to come for the 2008 Nissan X-trail Jam, check: http://stream.ttrworldtour.com/mov.php?mid=204&aid=204&cat=00001&br=256