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The Other X Games—Because it’s A Lot More than Superpipe and Slopestyle

The offbeat moments are even better.

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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.

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 othersĀ 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.