News: July 2008 Archives

The AST just announced dates for the innaugural winter Dew Tour. Why do you care? Well for starters the 1.5 million dollars in podium dough is going to attract the biggest names in the sport of skiing including Red Bull's Simon Dumont and...wait for it...Tanner Hall. Yes, Tanner is saying he'll ski the Superpipe portion of the tour at every stop. Last season Simon dominated nearly every Superpipe event he entered except for the Winter X Men's Superpipe--the only Superpipe competition Tanner entered last season. Both Red Bull rider are on top of the sport and finally spectators will get the head-to-head, multi-stop forum they've been wishing for to see who will best the other to dominate the sport.

From the AST: NEW YORK - July 14, 2008 - The AST, the umbrella brand and organization of today's most prestigious action sports events, today announced the host resorts and dates for the three stops of the inaugural AST Winter Dew Tour. The Winter Tour, which will feature freeskiing and snowboarding disciplines for both men and women, kicks off at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge, Colo., Dec. 18-21, 2008 continues at Mount Snow Resort in West Dover, Vt., Jan. 8-11, 2009 and concludes at Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in Lake Tahoe, Calif., Feb. 19-22, 2009.