The first few lines are incredibly beautiful, floating down into the clouds on huge powder, awesome POV footage
Archive for the ‘Skiing’ Category
The fifth stop of the year on the Freeskiing World Tour went down last weekend at Kirkwood, California. Incidentally, Kirkwood is the home of The Tower Bar and Grill, which is, without a doubt, the home of the biggest, gnarliest plate of nachos on earth. Try it, I dare you, the thing is like three feet tall. The two day FWT competition was preceded by two days of qualifier rounds and a new and impromptu “last chance qualifier” where those riders who were on the bubble of being cut from competition were given a second chance, head-to-head with the other bubble-boys. Why give this second chance? Because it’s actually hard to judge when your qualifier is being held under bluebird skies on two feet of fresh … Details & Pictures
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X Games Europe Wrap-up
X-Games Europe wrapped up today passing out the last of medals in Snowboarding and Freeskiing, Slopestyle and Superpipe competitions in the first X-Games ever held outside the United States. The event was held in Tignes, France and the Europeans came out in droves to witness the spectacle of snowboarders and skiers hucking and spinning their way down the mountain.
In Women’s Snowboarding Slopestyle, runner-up in the Dew Cup Championship race … Details & Pictures