Westbound Boarder

A few weeks ago, we reported on Shaun White’s private half pipe by Red Bull, deemed “Project X.”  That’s right, Shaun has a secret half pipe in Colorado where he’s throwing down some of the sickest tricks around (okay Red Bull, we know Shaun’s great and all, but when’s the secret Westbound Border pipe coming??)  Red Bull just release a new, exclusive video of Shaun shredding the pipe, and it’s pretty awesome.  Check it out below!

As if snowboarding at 13,487 feet in the back country of Colorado’s San Juan range is not enough, imagine having your own, personal, private, secret halfpipe built there, exclusively for you. Well our dreams just so happen to be Shaun White’s reality as Red Bull is bringing the world Project X.

Project X and Red Bull have given White his very own, private, personal secret halfpipe. White has been hiding out and inventing a plethora of new pipe tricks for the whole world to see on Nov. 3rd at the secret halfpipe home page. Whats not a secret? The pipe is a 550-ft long Superpipe complete with perfect transitions and the first ever on hill foam pit at the bottom – giving White a glorious opportunity to broaden his already extensive resume of pipe tricks – in order to give his very real contender, Kevin Pearce a double cork for his money at the 2010 olympics.

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• Ride With Vito: After a fab debut on TV show Dancing with the Stars, pro snowboarder Louie Vito’s bringing action sports to the living room’s of millions.  Now, Louie will be auctioning off a day of riding with him as a fundraiser plus a whole premium get-up, Lat34 reports.  Girls, get those bidding dollars ready!  The fundraising package will go to benefit the Park City Snowboard team.
• Shaun White is Awesome: Shaun’s so cool that Red Bull built him his own personal half pipe (and Web site to go along with it).  Check out Project X on ESPN.
• Win A Trip To Mammoth: Matix Clothing and Ride Snowboards are giving away an all-expense trip for two to Mammoth Mountain, complete with a set-up from Ride (my second favorite brand of snowboards!)  The contest runs until November 23, so be sure to enter here!
• What Will Tourism Look Like in 2023? One initiative called “Tourism 2023,” recently profiled in Fast Company, is attempting to find out.  What do you think tourism to ski resorts will look like in 2023?