Winter X-Games might be heading to Whistler in April 2013.

They burst on the scene in the 1990s — brash, risky new sports and older activities done with a high-octane twist. Snowboarding, extreme skiing in winter and wakeboarding, dirt biking in summer, the X-Games have infuse a counterculture credo of making up rules and pushing the limits.  Continue reading ‘Whistler shortlisted to become World Capital of Extreme Sports in 2013′

The Winter X Games are headed off to Tignes, France next March.

After the success of the inaugural event last winter, Tignes has announced that the new European version of the Winter X Games, which has been a mainstay in the US for more than a dozen years, most of them at Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, will be back in the French resort for its second staging this coming winter. Continue reading ‘Winter X Games returning to Tignes next March’