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Après X was as good as the main event. Musical acts ruled the night: a large crowd gathered in anticipation of Nas, the weekend’s first show.
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Snowboarders find motivation while taking in moments of the men’s slopestyle final from the ski lifts.
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"You grab his legs and I'll stuff his head in the snow. The old whitewash. He'll never see it coming." Max the Moose and Perry the Panda, conspiring.
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Intermittent weather had little affect on show-goers. They're used to it in the Rockies.
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The party doesn't start for the athletes until it's done and dusted. A snowboarder makes the long trudge to the top of the Slopestyle course during practice.
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A skier reps the all-important rail line at the top of the course during practice. Rail work was key to a good run when it counted.
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So this is why they had to shorten the men's Superpipe event Saturday.
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Sunday fans were prepared for the weather. This particular fan sports her finest Aspen wear.
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The women’s snowboard Superpipe final, unlike the men’s the night before, went the traditional three rounds.
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After a blizzard dumped 10-12 inches of snow Saturday night, the crews begin the arduous task of digging out Sunday morning.
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Part of the production crew, with a peace out from the top of the last slopestyle jump.
The X Games is so many different things to so many different people. Young shredders come to watch their heroes go huge. Mothers, moms and boyfriends nervously watch their people compete. While others could actually care less about the athletes: they show up at Aspen’s Buttermilk Resort for the music. Ryan Wallerson gives us a walk through his X Games experience.
