That means a huge chunk of cash and prizes over the weekend to fearless halfpipe and snowboardcross athletes out there. The Canadian Open Snowboard Tour (COST) is hitting Mont Tremblant this weekend. Up-and-coming Freestyle and Snowboardcross athletes will be competing on January 27th and 28th in the TELUS Halfpipe and Right Guard Extreme Snowboardcross events, with $7,500 up for grabs for the winners.

More details after the jump…

Snowboard fans won’t want to miss Saturday’s TELUS Halfpipe event, which will be held on Tremblant’s Super Pipe, which was the first to open in the East on Wednesday.

WHAT: Canadian Open Snowboard Tour (COST)
TELUS Halfpipe
Right Guard Extreme Snowboardcross

WHERE: Mont Tremblant, Québec

WHEN: Saturday January 27th – TELUS Halfpipe (Northside Snowpark)
9:00 am – 2:00 pm – Training and Qualification Heats
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm — Finals

Sunday January 28th – Right Guard Extreme Snowboardcross (Southside)
10:30 am – 1:00 pm – Qualifications
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Finals
Awards will be on the Main Plaza, Plaza St. Bernard immediately following the events

WHO: Local athletes including Amy Irdale and Simon Bonefant
2006 NorAm Champion Don Schwartz
Members of Project 2010, a CSF initiative that develops athletes with the potential to excel in the 2010 and future Olympic Winter Games.
Top Up-and-coming Freestyle and Snowboardcross athletes from Canada, USA, Japan, Australia, and other countries around the world