It may not have been exactly how he planned it, but Louie Vito is now the proud owner of the Dew Cup for men’s snowboard Superpipe. Louie was a man on a mission at the first two stops of the Winter Dew Tour, winning both events and putting himself in the driver’s seat for the overall championships this weekend in Utah. However, the Toyota Championship did not go according to script for Louie. After falling on his first run, Louie threw down a solid, but not incredible run, to land in 7th place, which was just enough to get him the coveted piece of hardware
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A bright sunny day welcomed the 55 international snowboarders competing in the 5Star Burn Slopestyle finals to the world renowned Swatch Mottolino Snowpark in Livigno, Italy. The slopestyle course featured a Burn can for jibbing as a starter, followed by the choice of a Burn can to bonk or a 2 meter gap box leading in to the massive kicker line made out of a 20 meter kicker, a 19 meter gap jump and a 22 meter kicker at the end.
The three run final saw a high level of riding throughout the day, even though snowy grey clouds came in during the last run, but riders powered through the visibility issues with determination. In the end, it was … Pictures & More
ANGEL FIRE, N.M. — What goes up must come down — in wild, blazing speeds at the 2011 Snow Shovel Races.
Adrenaline junkies and curious first-timers fly by the seat of their pants on metal grain snow shovels, legs up, steering with their hands pressed in the snow down a 1,200 foot-long mountain track, vying for the best time out of two runs.
Part whacked-out sledding, part unconventional luging, this extreme sport came to be from ski resort workers using shovels as sleds to get from one place to another in the 1970s. It evolved to become an intense competition, with tricked-out shovels and high speeds leading the way  … More