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It's that time of year again. ESPN once again brings one of the greatest extreme sport competitions back to Buttermilk in Aspen this weekend and, though you probably already knew that, we want to give you some essential information for the weekend. X Games marks some of the greatest talent and achievements to ever happen in extreme sports. From the first attempts and lands of various tricks to back-to-back medal wins by athletes you can expect to see something huge this year in Aspen. Thankfully, after a little more money than they first wanted, Aspen was able to bring the games back to Buttermilk after ESPN sent out bids last year for new host cities. This has become a tradition here and something winter sports enthusiasts look forward to every year. After Aspen the games with be visiting 5 other cities around the world but it all starts this weekend.
We've rounded up the information you need to catch all of the action and fun going down this weekend. The competitions started today at 10:30 with the Ski Superpipe Men's Elimination. Here's the schedule for the rest of the weekend:
Thursday, Jan. 24
10:30 - 12pm | Ski Superpipe Men's Elimination |
1pm - 2:30pm | Snowboard Jeep Slopestyle Men's Elimination |
7pm - 8:30pm | Snowboard Superpipe Men's Elimination |
7:30pm - 9pm | Snowboard Freestyle Final |
Friday, Jan. 25
1pm - 2:30pm | Ski Jeep Slopestyle Men's Elimination |
1:30pm - 3pm | Snowboard Street Round One & Final |
6:30pm - 7:45pm | Ski Superpipe Women's Final |
8:30pm - 10:30pm | America's Navy Snowboard Big Air |
8:45pm - 10pm | Ski Superpipe Men's Final |
Saturday, Jan. 26
11am - 11:30am | Snowmobile Speed & Style Seeding |
12pm - 1:15pm | Snowboard Jeep Slopestyle Men's Final |
1:30pm - 2:45pm | Snowboard Jeep Slopestyle Women's Final |
2:45pm - 4pm | Snowmobile Speed & Style Final |
4:30pm - 5:30pm | X Games Music: Calvin Harris |
7pm - 9pm | Ski Big Air Round One & Final |
7:15pm - 8:30pm | Snowboard Superpipe Women's Final |
Sunday, Jan. 27
11am - 12pm | Snowmobile Snocross Seeding |
12pm - 1:15pm | Ski Jeep Slopestyle Men's Final |
1:15pm - 1:15pm | Snowmobile Snocross Adaptive Final |
1:30pm - 2:45pm | Ski Jeep Slopestyle Women's Final |
2pm - 4pm | Snowmobile Snowcross Round One, LCQ & Final |
4:15pm - 5:15pm | X Games Music: Major Lazer |
7pm - 7:45pm | GoPro Snowmobile Best Trick Final |
7:45pm - 9pm | Snowboard Superpipe Men's Final |
If you're trying to view in from home the events will be covered on ESPN during their respective times listed above. For the concerts however, you can find those at XGames.com. If all of these FREE events aren't enough for you, The Belly Up are bringing in Tyler The Creator on Friday from 7pm - 10pm followed up by Calvin Harris from 10:30pm - close. These are paid shows but you can find out information about tickets on their website: http://www.bellyupaspen.com/events/. Unfortunately Calvin Harris has already sold out but grab Tyler The Creator tickets ASAP!
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