Winter X Games 12 – Aspen January 24 – 27, 2008
The annual Winter X Games is the premier winter action sports event in the world and showcases more than 250 of the world’s top athletes. Buttermilk Mountain at Aspen/Snowmass will continue to host the Winter X Games through 2010. Winter X Games 12 is free to the public—woohoo!
Catch snowboarding slopestyle, superpipe, freestyle and the newly added Big Air contests for both male and female competitors. Big Air contests were added to the Winter X pillars of Skiing and Snowboard, featuring only four competitors in each contest, the scoring of every run will be fan interactive: 50% of each competitor's score will come from live fan text voting and the second half will be judged by the analysts calling the competitions live on TV. Should be fun!
With the addition of new disciplines to the competition schedule, all events will be held at the base of Buttermilk Mountain. No spectator events will be held in downtown Aspen or Wagner Park. 'It is always our goal to present our viewers and spectators with the best event and experience possible.” said Rick Alessandri, senior vice president, ESPN consumer products and X Games managing director. “The concert venue at Wagner Park has been a great location and we hope to possibly return to the venue in the future. However, this year we have decided to move all of our events and our music stage to one venue. We invite all spectators, fans, and the Aspen community to join us at Buttermilk Mountain.' So go, venture out and have a good time watching these pro athletes take on the mountain!
Keep an eye out for Boost Team athletes Andreas Wiig, Danny Kass and Alexis Waite!
Live on ESPN and ABC in High Def!
COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND EVENT INFO