ok, now I can speak........
I am betting that it has to do with the sponsors for this event. It's time to announce events because the calendar slots are filling up. I am thinking the Park Logic crew came onto BB tooo late to hit up new sponsors along with welding all those rails so they went with thier established supporters from years past.
Also - correct me if I am wrong, while snowboard sales are flat and twins are gaining market share. doesn't boarding still have the biggest part of FS sales?
I bet if someone approached them and said we will fund a trip to Breck for the open category but you have to change your format, they would. Hello Nestors? LOL. hahahaha, no that won't work cause when Thomases are all getting on thier flight, everyone will say the comp was rigged!
shop teams, but only snowboarders doesn't seem right.
Footnote and slightly off topic, but to back up Justo: and a possible glimpse into the future or just a strange phenonemon. NextSnow.... at the various qualifiers, riders out number skiers at least 2 to 1, at MC last year it was 34 to 1 LOL.... NOW.. at the finals in killington. Skiers out numbered riders at least 2 to 1.