The Burton Australian Open, featuring Slopestyle and Halfpipe competitions, offers riders a sizable prize purse, top level competition and more TTR ranking points than ever as the event has been assigned 5 Stars on the TTR Tour for 08/09. The Australian Open is the second Global Open Series event and as such will give local and amateur riders the chance to compete against the best pros in the sport. Prize money will be awarded equally to male and female competitors.