Winter X Games winners

Snowboard
Women's SuperPipe: Torah Bright
Women's Snowboarder X: Joanie Anderson
Women's Slopestyle: Jamie Anderson
Men's Snowboarder X: Nate Holland
Men's Slopestyle: Andreas Wiig
Men's SuperPipe: Steve Fisher
Best Trick: Andreas Wiig

Ski
Men's SuperPipe: Tanner Hall
Men's Skier X: Casey Puckett
Women's Skier X: Ophelie David
Women's SuperPipe: Sarah Burke
Men's SuperPipe: Tanner Hall
Mono Skier X (Men's & Women's Combined): Tyler Walker
Men's Slopestyle: Candide Thovex

Snowmobiling
Snowmobile Freestyle: Chris Burandt
Snocross: Tucker Hibbert

Top Ten Snowboards

Here are the top ten snowboards from Epinions:

1. Salomon Prospect Snowboard
2. Burton Canyon
3. Palmer Circle Carbons
4. Palmer Classic Snowboard
5. Burton Custom
6. Arbor Freeride
7. Salomon 450 Snowboard
8. Burton Rush
9. K2 Push Snowboard
10. Ride Fleetwood

All aboard the Ski Train

If you want a hassle free way of getting to the mountains without having to drive up I-70, consider the ski train. The ski train departs at Union Station in the heart of Denver on 17th and Wynkoop and arrives at Winter Park/Mary Jane.

Departs Denver 7:15 AM (Boarding begins at 6:30 AM) and arrives in Winter Park at 9:30 AM

Departs Winter Park: 4:15 PM and arrives in Denver at 6:30 PM

Fares: $49 for an adult, $44 for seniors/children (coach) and $74 (club)

Winter X Games January 25 - January 28th

The eleventh, yes 11th, Winter X Games will be taking place January 25th to January 28th in Aspen, Colorado. Coverage will be on ESPN and ABC.

Here are the scheduled events:

Thursday, January 25, 2007
8 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. [Skiing SuperPipe Men's & Women's Practice]
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. [Snowmobile Freestyle Practice]
9 a.m. - 12 a.m. [Skiing Skier X Men's & Women's Practice]
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Men's & Women's Practice]
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. [Skiing SuperPipe Men's Elimination]
12 p.m. - 3 p.m. [Snowboard Snowboarder X Men's & Women's Practice]
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Practice]
12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. [Skiing Slopestyle Practice]
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Practice]
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowmobile Freestyle Practice]
6 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Women's Practice]
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. [Snowmobile Freestyle Elimination]
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Women's Final]

Friday, January 26, 2007
8 a.m. - 12 a.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Practice]
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. [Snowboard Snowboarder X Men's & Women's Practice]
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Practice]
9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Practice]
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Elimination ]
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Practice]
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Practice]
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. [Skiing Skier X Men's & Women's Practice]
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Elimination]
1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m [Skiing Skier X Men's & Women's Qualifying*]
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowboard Best Trick Showdown Practice]
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Skiing SuperPipe Women's Practice]
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Practice]
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. [Skiing SuperPipe Women's Final]
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. [Skiing SuperPipe Men's Practice]
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Round 1]
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. [Skiing SuperPipe Men's Final]

Saturday, January 27, 2007
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Practice]
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Men's & Women's Practice]
9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. [Snowboard Snowboarder X Men's & Women's Practice]
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Practice]
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Final]
11 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. [Snowboard Snowboarder X Men's & Women's Final*]
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Practice]
12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m. [Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Final]
12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Round 2]
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. [Skiing Slopestyle Practice]
2 p.m. - 4 p.m. [Sit-Skier X (Men's & Women's Combined) Final]
4 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Practice]
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowboard Best Trick Showdown Practice]
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Practice]
6 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Elimination]
8:15 p.m. - 9 p.m. [Snowmobile SnoCross Final]

Sunday, January 28, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. [Skiing Slopestyle Practice]
9 a.m. - 11 a.m. [Snowmobile Freestyle Practice]
9 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. [Skiing Skier X Men's & Women's Practice]
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. [Skiing Slopestyle Elimination]
12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. [Skiing Skier X Men's and Women's Final*]
12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. [Skiing Slopestyle Practice]
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. [Snowboard Best Trick Showdown Practice]
1:15 p.m. - 3 p.m. [Skiing Slopestyle Final]
2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. [Snowboard Best Trick Showdown Final]
4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. [Snowmobile Freestyle Practice]
5 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Practice]
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. [Snowmobile Freestyle Final]
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. [Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final]

Snowboarding Terms

Here are some common snowboarding terms:

• Backside: The backside of the snowboard is the side where the heels rest; and the backside of the snowboarder is the side to which his/her back faces.


• Backside Air: Any air performed on the backside wall of the halfpipe.


• Backside Rotation: A rotation in which your back the first thing to cross the vector in which you're traveling. i.e. clockwise for a regular-footer, and counter-clockwise for a goofy-footer.


• Backside wall: If you ride straight down the pipe the backside wall is the wall that your back faces.
  Bindings: The device that connects you to your snowboard.


• Freestyle board: A soft flexing board used for tricks. Mostly containing a wood core or a mixture between.


• Freeriding board: A board with a flex pattern that falls in between a freestyle and race board. Those board make a better line in the snow and floats better on the powder.They are also great for other types of riding.


• Freestyle boots: A soft shell boot made from leather or synthetic material used for freestyle or freeriding boards and soft bindings.


• Front Hand: The hand closest to the nose of the snowboard. In other words, the left hand for regular footers and the right hand for goofy footers.


• Front Foot: The foot mounted closest to the nose of the board


• Frontside Air: A true Frontside Air is performed on the toeside wall of a halfpipe with a grab to the toeside edge between the feet. A frontside air can be any air performed on the toeside wall of the halfpipe.


• Frontside Rotation: Rotating the direction your front heel points.


• Frontside Wall: The wall that your toes point to when you're riding straight down a halfpipe. For goofy-footers it's the left wall, for regular footers it's the right.


• Goofy Footer: To ride with the right foot forward on your board.


• Hard bindings: Usually for free carving or racing. Made mostly from a combination of lightweight metal and plastic.


• Hard boots: A hard shell boot made from plastic like a ski boot. Used for racing , carving, and freeriding.


• Heelside edge: The edge of the snowboard where your heels are. Also called the "backside edge".


• Regular Foot: To ride with the left foot forward on your board.


• Race board: A stiff flexing board used for racing.


• Soft Bindings: Usually used for freestyle or freeriding boards. Made mostly from plastic.


• Step-ins: Boot and binding system that does not require straps or binding down to put on - you simply 'step-in' to it.


• Switch Stance: To ride backwards.


• Toeside edge: The edge of the snowboard where your toes are. Also called the "back heelside edge".

Colorado Ski Map

1. Arapahoe Basin
2. Aspen Highlands
3. Aspen Mountain
4. Beaver Creek
5. Breckenridge
6. Buttermilk
7. Copper Mountain
8. Crested Butte
9. Echo Mountain Park
10. Eldora
11. Howelsen
12. Keystone
13. Loveland
14. Monarch Mountain
15. Powderhorn
16. Purgatory
    
17. Silverton Mountain
18. Ski Cooper
19. Snowmass
20. SolVista
21. Steamboat
22. Sunlight
23. Telluride
24. Vail
25. Winter Park/Mary Jane
26. Wolf Creek Ski Area

Top Ten Snowboard Resorts

Top Ten Snowboard Resorts (Extreme Pro Sports)

1. Lake Tahoe, California
2. Sugarloaf, Maine
3. Snowbird, Utah
4. Summit County, Colorado
   
   This fine county claims the highest altitude resorts in the state. Of the three major resorts, Copper Mountain has the best territory and exposure for the late season. Neighboring Arapahoe Basin is a spring legend. Snow stays on the steep Palivaccini long into the summer; some Aprils have four feet of snow, and May sometimes adds another two to three feet of powder. The scene at the base area is amazing, with hundreds of riders enjoying tailgate parties. Close-by Loveland is a springtime contender too.
   
   
5. Whistler/Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada
6. Mammoth Mountain, California
7. Stevens Pass, Washington
8. Sunshine Village, Banff, Alberta, Canada
9. Killington, Vermont
10. Crested Butte, Colorado