Burton expands U.S. Open events

By scott miller

VAIL — Unless there’s a world championship ski event in the valley, the Burton U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships is about the biggest on-snow show around. That show is going to get a big bigger.A team from Burton Snowboards Tuesday presented the Vail Town Council with an update on the 2016 event, scheduled for Feb. 29 through March 5. This will be the fourth running of the open in Vail, following 30 years in Burton’s home state of Vermont.Burton representative Ian Warda told council members that the snowboard company believes it’s found “a great home in Vail,” and intends to keep …

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