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Heading into Sunday’s men’s ski superpipe final, Jon Sallinen is feeling a confidence boost as he looks to his first X Games Aspen. He is a 2020 graduate of Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale....

Gu ran a time of 1:41:07 on July 24 after “spontaneously” signing up for the race.

Aspen’s Alex Ferreira found himself safely into finals after finishing seventh in the men’s halfpipe skiing qualifier at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday night — Thursday afternoon in China — as he looks to defend, if not improve upon, his silver medal from Pyeongchang in 2018.

Aspen’s Alex Ferreira found himself safely into finals after finishing seventh in the men’s halfpipe skiing qualifier at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday night — Thursday afternoon in China — as he looks to defend, if not improve upon, his silver medal from Pyeongchang in 2018.

Winter Park freeskier Birk Irving has become a consistent presence on the biggest stages, and his Winter Olympic debut on Wednesday night — or Thursday afternoon in China — went as well as he could have hoped.

Like all the kids these days, Jon Sallinen really built his reputation through social media. The Finn’s skiing antics created quite the following for himself on apps such as TikTok and Instagram and it turns out he’s much more than just a gimmick on snow.

Aspen, you’re beginning to look a lot like you should. Those pretty leaves are being replaced by white mountain tops, those chairlifts will soon be spinning and with glee winter will be upon us again. So get prepped with the top local storylines entering the winter sports competition season.

Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times When Tristan Feinberg made his first World Cup final this past winter at Buttermilk Ski Area, he finally had the proof he’d been chasing that showed he belonged. The Roaring Fork Valley has a long, and very present, history of producing elite halfpipe skiers, and Aspen’s Feinberg has added his name to a list that already includes the likes of Alex Ferreira and Cassidy Jarrell. “I just wanted to show Aspen who I was,” Feinberg said. “It was very ...

Hanna Faulhaber airs out of the halfpipe during the women’s freeski qualifications during the FIS World Championships at Buttermilk in Aspen on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Faulhaber finished fifth and will compete in the finals on Friday. (Tamara Susa/Aspen Snowmass) Fresh snowfall overnight made for a sticky superpipe in the morning, but it wasn’t enough to slow down Basalt’s Hanna Faulhaber in her world championship debut on Wednesday at Buttermilk Ski Area. The 16-year-old was fifth in ...