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Roz Groenewoud and Jamie Anderson, competing in the Breckenridge Dew Tour in 2010. Courtesy of Alli Sports and ESPN

So, my buddy and colleague Christian Murdock was wondering out loud why we wouldn't see women skiers in the pipe at the Dew Tour's stop in Breckenridge this week.

I found the answer at ESPN:

For the first time at the Dew Tour, female skiers will be receiving equal prize money as the men and they'll now be eligible for the annual Dew Cup award at the end of the tour, but the overall award will be a point average from their finishes at just two stops. Female skiers will compete at the Killington and Snowbasin contests. Female snowboarders are invited to Breckenridge and Snowbasin.

"After every season, we look at every discipline and decide what is best to grow the sport," explains Dew Tour General Manager Chris Prybylo.

Apparently there wasn't strong participation in all disciplines by women athletes, particularly the top-tier athletes, so they weren't invited to compete at every event.

Read the complete ESPN article.