From May 19th to 22nd, the TTR Board Members met in New York City, USA to determine what measures are necessary to best help progress the sport of snowboarding. The most notable changes for the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour are as follows:

• The last 6STR events of the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour will be the Tour Champion Crowning Events: Burton US Open (Men) and the Roxy Chicken Jam (Women). The Tour Champion will be determined at those events.
  
• The Tour Champion Crowning Events will have 1000 Swatch TTR points up for grabs. The 25% point bonus will no longer be available.
  
• Tour Prize money will be paid out to the riders according to their rank at the conclusion of the Burton US Open (to Top 10 men) and the Roxy Chicken Jam (to Top 5 women)
  
• All riders ranked on the final Swatch TTR Ranking List will carry over his / her final TTR ranking points (as of April 30, the last day of the TTR event calendar) into the next season, which shall automatically count as the first result of the new season´s ranking list.
  
• A rider’s final ranking will be determined by the average of 8 results. Riders carrying over their last season points, need to post 7 results in 08/09.
  
• The amount available at each Star level has been modified to create a clear separation between the 1 – 2Star, 3 – 4Star and 5 - 6Star while maintaining integrity within the tiers.

Current World Rankings Top 10 Men 1. Peetu Piiroinen 963.81 2. Iouri Podladtchikov 880.24 3. Markus Malin 779.38 4. Gjermund Braaten 760.37 5. Janne Korpi 756.57 6. Stale Sandbech 746.56 7. Marko Grilc 746.27 8. Roope Tonteri 737.69 9. Christian Haller 734.52 10. Mikkel Bang 732.55 Top 5 Women 1. Enni Rukajärvi 841.39 2. Sina Candrian 840.58 3. Lisa Wiik 819.97 4. Sarka Pancochova 813.63 5. Cilka Sadar 741.50

Current UK Rankings Top 10 UK Men 1. 31. Jamie Nicholls 513.82 2. 120. Lewis Courtier-Jones 269.13 3. 147. Dan Wakeham 240.07 4. 151. Jack Shackleton 236.72 5. 233. Cody Hierons 176.78 6. 244. Richard Hooks 173.02 7. 282. Rowan Coultas 159.59 8. 287. Gary Greenshields 158.06 9. 301. Jake Terry 149.56 10. 303. Andy Nudds 149.33 Top 10 UK Women 1. 14. Aimee Fuller 531.78 2. 38. Claire Frost 378.11 3. 47. Lesley Mckenna 339.77 4. 95. Katie Ormerod 260.82 5. 115. Samantha Rogers 216.09 6. 125. Lynsey Ashdown 192.04 7. 138. Nathalie Silkstone 177.30 8. 171. Sophie Nicholls 154.38 9. 195. Gilly Seagrave 134.02 10. 196. Kathryn Miller 133.71