VANS HI-STANDARD GRAND FINALE | MT. SEYMOUR
All good things must come to an end. And Mt. Seymour has the honour of hosting both the final stop of the 2019 Vans Hi-Standard tour along with the Grand Finale. MVP winners from all other stops will congregate in North Vancouver, March 29th & 30th, to show "Style is Everything". Full press release and details below. More details HERE.
2019 Vans Hi-Standard Series Tour Announces Grand Finale at Mt. Seymour in British Columbia on March 30
Montreal, QC. (March 1, 2019) – The 2019 Vans Hi-Standard Series is excited to announce the final stop of the 2019 tour season. On March 29-30, the celebrated snowboarding event series will culminate at Mt. Seymour in British Columbia, Canada, to determine the official 2019 Hi-Standard Series winners. The finale will close out the series with a live musical performance by a surprise guest, Vans prizes, giveaways and free waffles for all!
Following an international eight-stop tour around the world seizing the best mother nature has to offer and honoring the slogan of “Style is Everything”, the Hi-Standard Series grand finale at Mt. Seymour will bring together all the regional men and women MVPs from Canada, South Korea, Russia and the United States to ride alongside the Vans global snow team and local BC talent for their last chance to claim the ultimate 2019 Series MVP title.
The final event will also award the “2019 Hi-Standard Best Creative Obstacle” to the winning park crew for the most creative design execution of a flat box, a mail box and a Sidestripe rail, utilized for the event’s Vans Doren Best Trick. The park crew winners will be outfitted in 2019/20 Vans snowboard boots, and Vans MTE footwear and apparel.
In addition to the snowboard jam, Vans will present a shoe customization workshop hosted by a different featured artist in each city. Spectators and family members can enter their personalized designs to win a pair of their very own customized Vans. Fans and competitors can also expect to see familiar faces from the global Vans Snow team throughout the tour.
Vans Hi-Standard Grand Finale at Mt. Seymour Schedule
March 29
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Hi-Standard Series Final Round
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Shoe Customization Workshop, Free Waffles and Boot Preview
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Hit Run - Pros and MVPs join together to combine skills and style to earn cash on a custom hit run
March 30
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: DJ spinning on the mountain
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Free Waffles and Boot Preview
10:00 am - 12:00 PM: MVP and Pro Expression Session + Cash for Tricks
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Creative Session with rewards for creative lines and tricks + Van Doren Best Trick - Winner Take All
2019 VANS HI-STANDARD SERIES OFFICIAL DATES
January 12 – Horseshoe Mountain - Ontario, Canada
January 19 – Mont Avila, Quebec Canada
January 19 – Nanshan Mellow Parks, Beijing, China
January 26 – Phoenix Snow Park GW, South Korea
February 2 – Mount Snow , Vermont, United States
February 16 – Norquay, Alberta, Canada
March 9 – Kaht, Moscow, Russia
March 23 – Brighton Ski Resort, Utah, United States
March 29-30 – GRAND FINALE – Mt. Seymour, British Columbia, Canada
The 2019 Vans Hi-Standard Series is one of the largest amateur snowboarding contest series in the world, welcoming competitors of all ages and levels to express style and creativity on a global stage. Free and open to the public, the Vans Hi-Standard Series fosters creativity on and off the board with hands-on workshops, creating new and engaging opportunities to showcase emerging local talent. For Vans Hi-Standard Series event information, series recaps, and contest rules and regulations, visit Vans.ca/HiStandardSeries.