Burton U.S. Open looks to extend Vail deal

By scott miller

VAIL — Burton Snowboards made a big move three years ago, shifting its annual U.S. Open Snowboard Championships from the company’s home state of Vermont to Vail. Company officials seem to want to make that move a long-lasting one.Burton is now in the midst of a five-year agreement for Vail Mountain to host the U.S. Open. At a Tuesday meeting with the Vail Town Council, Nick Sargent, Burton’s vice president of global business alliance, told the council that the company expects to announce another five-year commitment to Vail sometime in the next year or so. The desire for a longer-term …

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