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A bit bummed that you missed the racers at Beaver Creek, the high-flying pipe demons at Copper?
No worries. Just head to Breck Thursday through Sunday for a stop on this year's Dew Tour - you'll see plenty of the best skiers and riders in the world!
The Winter Dew Tour will feature snowboarders and freeskiers in the superpipe and slopestyle to the mountain.
Watch an interview with snowboarder Kevin Pearce, who rode for the first time Tuesday since he was critically injured in a halfpipe accident two years ago, at noon Satuday on NBC Saturday during snowboard superpipe finals.
Here's what the Dew Tour folks say we can expect this week:
Louie Vito starts the season eager to repeat his championship performance in the superpipe. He'll find stiff competition in Shaun White and Danny Davis, who both return to the Dew Tour this year after a competitive hiatus.
Sage Kotsenburg will take to the slopestyle course intent on reclaiming the Dew Cup he won in 2010 from 2011 winner Torstein Horgmo, redeeming his 13th place finish at the end of last season.
Freeskiing game-changer Simon Dumont has come up short in his goal of winning the superpipe Dew Cup, landing in 2nd place since the Winter Dew Tour’s inception. He comes to Breckenridge with visions of the elusive title in his future, competing against Justin Dorey, Kevin Rolland and young phenom Torin Yater-Wallace, who dominated in the Gatorade Free Flow Tour before moving up to the pro ranks in 2010.
The freeski slopestyle course will heat up with the technical expertise of Bobby Brown, Alex Schlopy and Sammy Carlson.
Kelly Clark dominated the women’s superpipe contest circuit last season and expects this year to be no different. Elena Hight and Ellery Hollingsworth will be among the young competition, along with veterans Gretchen Bleiler and Hannah Teter aiming to bump her off the top of the podium in Breckenridge.
The slopestyle course will also be lighting up with young female talent, as Spencer O’Brien and Enni Rukajarvi face a wide field of up-and-coming qualifiers to begin an exciting competitive season.
Nike will host the first stop of its Winter Chosen Tour with a rail jam competition down at the Riverwalk Center Saturday night. The action leads into the Winter Dew Tour concert series featuring Yelawolf.
Thursday, Dec. 15th – Festival Village Opens at 9:00AM
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9:15 AM – 1:15 PM
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Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifier
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11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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Men’s Freeski Superpipe Qualifier
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2:15 PM – 4:00 PM
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Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifier
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Friday, Dec. 16th – Festival Village Opens at 9:00AM
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9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
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Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Semi-Final
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9:45 AM – 12:00 PM
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Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Semi-Final
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10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Semi-Final
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1:45 PM – 4:00 PM
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Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Semi-Final
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Saturday, Dec. 17th – Festival Village Opens at 9:00AM
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10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Semi-Final
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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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Men’s Freeski Superpipe Final
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2:00 PM – 2:40 PM
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Women’s Snowboard Superpipe Final
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Men’s Snowboard Superpipe Final
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5:00 PM – 11:00 PM
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Nike Chosen One Rail Jam / Yelawolf Concert at the River Walk
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Sunday, Dec. 18th – Festival Village Opens at 9:00AM
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9:30 AM – 10:10 AM
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Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final
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10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
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Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Final
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12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
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Men’s Freeski Slopestyle Final
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