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It was brutally cold this morning for Superpipe qualifying in Breckenridge, CO. The wind was howling and the temps were sub zero by more than a few degrees. It was a feet of strength and a strength of feet to even survive until your qualification run.
After an early morning practice session, multiple delays pushed the day well into the late afternoon and as the sun ducked lower behind the rockies Shaun White dropped into his first run of the day. Blasting huge out of the pipe, a solid combos of 9's and 10's put him into the third place spot and a place in the Finals for Sunday.
But that just wasn't quite the run that Shaun wanted, so on his final qualifying run of the day, with the frigid winds whipping across the pipe, Shaun dropped in and blasted the biggest backside rodeo the crowd had seen all day. Everyone held their breath as he re-entered the earth's atmosphere and put it down right in the transition and wrapped up the rest of his run with some solid combo'd 9s and a 10 at the bottom. That run bumped him into the top spot for qualifications and giving him the last run of the day in tomorrow's Final!
Another Red Bull standout for the day was new gunner, Greg Bretz. New to the Red Bull crew, Greg is looking to make his name in the halfpipe world. Look for Greg's big frontside 900 off of his first hit to come out big tomorrow!
On a typically freezing Breckenridge afternoon Shaun White took home the slopestyle victory to kick off the first Dew Tour of the year. The field of riders today was top notch and the qualifying proved that the level of snowboarding is skyrocketing. Most of the qualifying runs for today's Slopestyle looked like runs from any final last year. People were not messing around; from double corks to 1080's the bar had been seriously raised.
After a last second entry into the event and a jet blast across the world, Shaun pretty much stepped off the plane and into the contest, but that didn't set him back one bit. Staying fluent and going huge, Shaun captured first place yesterday.
More exlclusive photos and updates to come from the Quarterpipe day and Big Air coming up today!
With a last minute entry into the Nissan X Trail, Shaun White is kicking his year off in rock and roll fashion. Just hours before the deadline, Shaun was on a plane and off to Tokyo for a season opener in one of the biggest contests of the year. (Click here to check out some photos from his 2007 victory!)
And although Shaun may be missing out on a few powder turns in Colorado, he is keeping his competition guessing as the year gets into full swing.
It was just two years ago, when Shaun took center stage and the #1 title in front of 70,000 screaming Japanese fans. No doubt he is looking for another victory this time around.
The Nissan X Trail is world renown for its crazed fans! The contest format, which is a Big Air and a Quarterpipe, is held indoor in the Tokyo Dome, so everything is on display!
Check back for all the exclusive photos and updates as Shaun looks to kick his season off in Japan!
Konichiwa!
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Check out some of the footage from Shaun's trip to Japan last year with Red Bull click here!
Travis Rice's new movie, That's It, That's All, has just come back from Summer Break down in the Southern Hemisphere. Hot off the hottest premiere in the world is some video from our friends over at ESPN!
The entire world seems to be captivated by what Travis has accomplished with this film! It will be amazing to see what he has on the plate for this season!
Colorado seems to be one of the only states that is moving fast and furiously into full on winter mode! On top of the last 40 inches in 48 hrs, there was another 10 inches that fell last night. We are talking time for pow! Red Bull shredders from across the globe have been spotted all over Summit County, CO, with Copper Mountain already ripping with their superpipe and the rest of the area mountains putting up big parks and opening more runs everyday.
The Place to Be...COLORADO!
Pat Moore just got into town and is kicking it at the Red Bull House in Mammoth, no doubt teaching some of the new kids what NOT to do! Just joking Pat! Veteran Red Bull shredder, Zach Leach is also kicking some groms around getting them ready for a winter of what we all dream about!
Pictures and Video to come from the Red Bull session in Mammoth Mountain!
Check out this new game for Travis Rice's epic new film That's it That's All. The object is to get Travis down the mountain and save as many people as possible before the huge freaking avalanche closes in behind you.
If you stick a high-score in the top 20% of the day, you're in it to win you're very own DVD of the movie. Better yet, get in the top 20% of the week and you're eligible for a chance to win some sah-weet Travis Rice snowboarding gear.
Check out the EXPN from Travis Rice's new movie, That's It, That's All!
