For the second year running, Giro (top of the range high-performance protective gear) will be rocking the BRITS by hosting the Giro British Big Air Championships AND presenting The Correspondents at this years BRITS Music and Snow Festival (20th – 27th March, LAAX, Switzerland)
Following on from an inspirational 2010 Big Air Championships, which witnessed the battle of the double corked 1080’s, the first landed double front-flip and showcased riders including, Jamie Nicholls and Katie Summerhayes as future international stars, the 2011 Giro Big Air Championships looks set to impress with style.
Band of the moment, The Correspondents, who took the festival world by storm in 2010, sharing stages with the likes of Basement Jaxx, Bat for Lashes and Dub Pistols and will blow you away when they take to the stage at the Indy Club.
The 3-STAR TTR Giro Snowboard Big Air Championships will take place on Wednesday 23rd March with the Giro Freeski Big Air Championships finishing the week off in style on Friday 25th March. BRITS packages are still available and start from an insanely cheap £255* – including seven nights’ accommodation, seven days’ lift pass, Funi beanie and a festival wristband giving you free entry to club nights and a bevy of resort discounts and event privileges. To find out more go to: www.the-brits.com
Giro, based in Scotts Valley, California, is a worldwide leader in high-performance protective gear and accessories for action sports and active lifestyles. Their mission is to create products on the leading edge of inspired design that look, fit and feel like a part of you, and allow you to be at your best.
Continuing to host the Giro British Big Air Championships and by already sponsoring an elite team of UK snowboarders and freeskiers including, Murray Buchan, Tyler-Jay Harding and Olympian Ben Kilner, and X-Games Gold Medalist Jenny Jones, Giro are really demonstrating their support for the UK scene.
