{"id":23077,"date":"2020-05-26T15:03:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T21:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=64809"},"modified":"2020-05-26T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T21:03:27","slug":"burton-cancels-2021-us-open-snowboarding-championships-in-vail-over-coronavirus-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/burton-cancels-2021-us-open-snowboarding-championships-in-vail-over-coronavirus-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Burton cancels 2021 US Open Snowboarding Championships in Vail over coronavirus concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pat Burgener gets inverted during the men’s halfpipe semifinals for the 2020 Burton US Open in Vail. Burton Snowboards announced Tuesday that is has canceled the 2021 event in Vail.<\/strong>
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Burton Snowboards on Tuesday announced that due to ongoing uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships<\/a>, which was slated to take place March 1-6 at Vail Mountain\u2019s Golden Peak.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a difficult call to make since we\u2019re so many months away from the next Burton U.S. Open, and we\u2019re not sure what will be happening with the pandemic nine months from now,\u201d said Burton CEO John Lacy in a news release. \u201cAfter playing out multiple options for the 2021 event, we realized there is too much at stake due to the potential public health risk and the financial risk for Burton to invest millions in an event that could end up being canceled.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships is the world\u2019s longest running snowboard event, and Burton has owned and run the event since 1983. Nearly every iconic rider in the sport of snowboarding has at one point competed at the U.S. Open, and a title is one of the most coveted in the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is disappointing for everyone. The riders, crowds, brand partners and crews who work the event are all what has made the Open the favorite event of the snowboarding community for 38+ years,\u201d Lacy said. \u201cIt\u2019s more like a snowboarding family reunion than anything else, and the impact of this decision is widespread throughout the snowboard community. But as disappointing as it is, protecting the long-term health of this community is what\u2019s most important. If we need to miss a year of the Open to help slow the spread of COVID-19, we\u2019ll get through it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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