Skiing at 2010 Winter X Games
Skiing at the 2010 Winter X Games will feature a host of action-packed events, and offer exhilarating stunts and tricks not often seen on the slopes - especially not on your average ski holiday. Scheduled to be held in Aspen/Snowmass in Colorado, which has been the host resort since 2000, skiing at the Winter X Games brings together extreme athletes, who compete in typically 'no rule' daredevil sports and activities. Catering to the youth culture, skiing at the 2010 Winter X Games offers an alternative to the more mainstream Olympics, with the games generally perceived as the most important winter action sports even in the world.
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Skiing at 2010 Winter X Games - Plenty of action scheduled for Aspen, Colorado
The events scheduled to take place during the games have developed and evolved over the last decade, with skiing at the 2010 Winter X Games requiring skills that have generally only been shown by snowboarders. Skiers are now developing aerial techniques and skills in terrain parks, and the sport of freeskiing allows skiers to show off their individuality and creativity. Skiing at the 2010 Winter X Games includes events such as skier X, slopestyle and superpipe. Skier X involves completing a downhill course filled with tabletops jumps, turns, and rollers and is described as 'the motorcross of skiing', requiring speed and agility, whereas skiing slopestyle involves skiers displaying their freestyle skills on a course filled with rails, kickers and gaps. Skiing at the 2010 Winter X Games also includes skiing superpipe, featuring a huge pipe generally used just by snowboarders, where skiers can show off aerial skills and manoeuvres.
Skiing at 2010 Winter X Games - Skiers and riders showcase thrilling moves and jumps
In addition to skiing at the 2010 Winter X Games, the event includes plenty of snowboarding action. Riders compete in snowboarder X, superpipe and slopestyle events, as well as best trick showdown. Other events include snowmobiling freestyle and snocross. Ski holidays at the 2010 Winter X Games has increased the popularity of these extreme action sports, with the event often showcasing never-before-seen tricks and moves. Read about 2010 ski holidays.
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