This years lineup of X Games music featured a mixed lineup with genre favorites such as EDM darlings Martin Garrix and Marshmello. Also featured were hip hop strongholds Method Man And Redman. Brooklyn dance-rockers LCD Soundsystem also played for the masses who braved cold temperatures. Filled with pyrotechnics, lasers and one oversized disco ball the crowd in Aspen got to enjoy some of the finest. We were on hand to sip some photos of all three days of amazing music. Photos: Austin Voldseth
Your Guide To The Winter X-Games | January 22-25 | Aspen, CO
Aspen, where the beer tastes like...no, just no. That quip was funny circa 1994 and then it wasn't. So please, rule number one for this year's X Games goers: no Dumb and Dumber jokes. Phew, now that we have that out of the way, let's have some fun. So you're going to X games... What do you do? Where do you drink? What do you bring? Who are you? We have all the answers.
First of all, it's going to be cold. Like, brutally cold. so make sure you come prepared with an extra set of gloves.
Yeah, we know what we just did there. That movie's a classic... But really, bring layers: ski coat, long johns, beanies (insert shameless Ultra5280 beanie advertising here), cute clothes underneath all the layers for clubbin' and good shoes. You're standing on snow at the base of a mountain for the most part and you don't want to be the "it's hot when it's 5 degrees" Coloradan wearing webbed shoes or the girl in heels falling all over the place. We like to call this look, snow chic.
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Now that you know how to dress, which we hope most of already knew how to, we'll tell you where to party. This year's concert schedule rivals watching Shaun White do a lot of twists and shit: Thursday night we have Snoop Dogg, Friday night Chromeo and Skrillex are playing and then Sunday we are graced by Wiz Khalifa.
If you are unimpressed by the musical guests then you should probably not be attending X-Games... But there are other options for you to get your drink on. Red Bull will be hosting after parties at Limelight that are sure to fulfill all of your alcoholic dreams and at least break one or two of your New year's resolutions. The top bars as told from the Aspen locals are: Belly Up, Eric's and Esko Bar. But you should plan on bringing a flask of whiskey to stay warm during the games because the best coat you can have in Aspen is always a liquor coat. ;)
Gear and misc. shit that you need:
Camelback if you have one or a water bottle. It is important to stay hydrated. You use energy when your body is cold and shivers which can dehydrate you just as quickly as would a warmer climate. Plus, you need all of your energy for the after parties to help you pick up pro athletes.
Whiskey. We already mentioned it, but it's integral to your survival.
Lotion, it's dry and cold. Nobody likes to touch your sand paper skin.
A portable and rechargeable phone charger. We like to use the Mophie Charger for long festival and event coverage. Because, you don't want to be unplugged when Bobby Brown announces an after party at his Aspen mansion.
And lastly, follow us on Instagram and Twitter for total coverage of events and up to the minute updates. We'll announce after party locations and raffle off some beanies, so stay connected!
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Photo courtesy of ESPN.
X Games Austin | Stadiums & Stampedes
Austin's first (and certainly not last) year as an X Games host was successful, to say the least. The weekend delivered—by hand, foot, two and four wheels, via ramp, a mighty stellar observation tower, by grass and amphitheater—a remarkable lineup, optimal weather (albeit a bit humid, though it's June in Texas), and back-to-back action sports that kept everyone dancin', taking illegal dips in the venue's pond, and on the edge of their seats.
Read MorePhoenix entertains the X Games crowd at Wagner Park (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Winter X Games | Aspen, Colorado | Recap and Photos
We had our chance to take in our first X Games in Aspen this weekend. Some of the world's best athletes descented upon Buttermilk Mountain for some great competion. We had some great surprises and some memorable moments all weekend. Aside from the games, fans got to take in X Fest at Buttermilk, where they had a chance to interact with some of the great sponsors on hand such as Monster Energy, Jeep, Phunkshun, and many more. Down the road at Wagner Park, the city played hosts to two great days of music featuring the likes of Matt and Kim, Phoenix, Axwell and Ti esto. The park was transformed into an all out dance party by fans. The games themselves went along with some memories that we will never forget.
Day one surely belonged to Colten Moore who took gold in Snowmobile Freestyle Finals. Moore, took to the Snowmobile Freestyle course going huge and proving to the judges why he deserved gold – and doing it all for his brother Caleb, who tragically passed last year. With strong tricks including a cliffhanger and superflip, Moore scored a 91.33 on his first run, taking an enthusiastic and emotional victory lap on his second. Joe Parsons showcased what he could do in the 75 seconds of a run, scoring a 86.33 and taking silver. Heath Frisby scored a 86.00 and a bronze.
Day One Results:
Snowmobile Freestyle Final
1. Colten Moore, 91.33 (USA)
2. Joe Parsons, 86.33 (USA)
3. Heath Frisby, 86.00 (USA)
4. Jack Rowe, 85.66 (USA)
5. Sam Rogers, 85.33 (USA)
6. Cory Davis, 81.66 (USA)
7. Willie Elam, 81.33 (USA)
8. Kourtney Hungerford, 76.66 (USA)
Real Snow Video
Gold- Bode Merrill (USA)
Silver- Dan Brisse (USA)
Bronze- Dylan Thompson (USA)
Snowboarder X Women's Qualifiers Group One (Top 8)
1. Dominique Maltais, 55.139 (CAN)
2. Lindsey Jacobellis, 55.341 (USA)
3. Maelle Ricker, 55.428 (CAN)
4. Eva Samkova, 55.935 (CZE)
5. Yuka Fujimori, 56.461 (JPN)
6. Helene Olafsen, 56.850 (NOR)
7. Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, 57.087 (USA)
8. Susi Moll, 57.197 (AUT)
Snowboarder X Women's Qualifiers Group Two (Top 4)
1. Carle Brenneman, 57.291 (CAN)
2. Zoe Gillings, 57.531 (GBR)
3. Simona Meiler, 57.726 (SUI)
4. Deborah Anthonioz, 58.332 (FRA)
Snowboarder X Men's Qualifiers Group One (Top 16)
1. Max Schairer, 53.120 (AUS)
2. Konstantin Schad, 53.509 (GER)
3. Nate Holland, 53.689 (USA)
4. Chris Robanske, 53.727 (CAN)
5. Kevin Hill, 53.844 (CAN)
6. Stian Sivertzen, 53.939 (NOR)
7. Mick Dierdorff, 53.987 (USA)
8. Alex Tuttle, 54.045 (USA)
9. Cameron Bolton, 54.064 (AUS)
10. Trevor Jacob, 54.099 (USA)
11. David Speiser, 54.335 (GER)
12. Jonathan Cheever, 54.365 (USA)
13. Bobby Minghini, 54.381 (USA)
14. Rob Fagan, 54.528 (CAN)
15. Lucas Eguibar, 54.590 (SPA)
16. Anton Lindfors, 54.616 (FIN)
Snowboarder X Men's Qualifiers Group Two (Top 8)
1. Nick Baumgartner, 54.315 (USA)
2. Ross Powers, 54.554 (USA)
3. Jake Holden, 54.793 (CAN)
4. Shaun Palmer, 54.891 (USA)
5. Hagen Kearney, 54.905 (USA)
6. Jussi Taka, 55.349 (FIN)
7. Paul Berg, 55.400 (GER)
8. Alberto Schiavon, 55.500 (ITA)
Snowboard Slopestyle Men's Eliminations
1. Torstein Horgmo, 93.33 (NOR)
2. Mark McMorris, 92.00 (CAN)
3. Stale Sandbech, 91.66 (NOR)
4. Chas Guldemond, 91.00 (USA)
5. Max Parrot, 88.66 (CAN)
6. Emil Ulsletten, 87.33 (NOR)
7. Sebastien Toutant, 85.00 (CAN)
8. Aleksander Oestreng, 84.00 (NOR)
9. Billy Morgan, 71.66 (GBR)
10. Seppe Smits, 71.00 (BEL)
Snowboard Pipe Men's Eliminations
1. Iouri Podladtchikov, 88.00 (SUI)
2. Ben Ferguson, 80.00 (USA)
3. Danny Davis, 77.00 (USA)
4. Benji Farrow, 75.00 (USA)
5. Louie Vito, 72.00 (USA)
6. Scotty James, 70.00 (AUS)
7. Yiwei Zhang, 68.33 (CHN)
8. Greg Bretz, 67.66 (USA)
9. Christian Haller, 64.00 (SUI)
10. Shuhei Sato, 63.00 (JPN)
Day two saw Maddie Bowman and David Wise both walk away with gold in Ski Pipe Finals. Superstar Lindsey Jacobellis made history as she picked up her eighth gold medal, the most by a women at X Games. Jacobellis remained up front most of the final, racing a clean, powerful run and went away a winner. Czech rider Eva Samkova picked up silver with Norway's Helene Olafsen the bronze. (Press Release)
Day Two Results:
Ski Pipe Men's Final
Gold- David Wise
Silver- Kevin Rolland
Bronze- Alex Ferreira
Ski Pipe Women's Final
Gold- Maddie Bowman
Silver- Roz Groenewoud
Bronze- Marie Martinod
Snowboard Big Air Final
Gold- Max Parrot
Silver- Yuki Kadono
Bronze- Stale Sandbech
Snowboarder X Men's Final Results
Gold- Nate Holland
Silver- Alex Tuttle
Bronze- Konstantin Schad
Snowboarder X Women's Final Results
Gold- Lindsey Jacobellis
Silver- Eva Samkova
Bronze- Helene Olafsen
Day three was one for the record books. Henrik Harlaut defended his X Games gold with a winning run that included a nose-butter triple cork 1620; a trick he has done only once before, at X Games last year. Canada’s Vincent Gagnier picked up silver and Switzerland's, Kai Mahler, earned bronze. At her fifteenth X Games, Kelly Clark earned her ninth gold medal after scoring 95.00 on her first run, landing a frontside 10, cab 7, and frontside 9 to secure her the win. At her first X Games showing, 13-year-old Chloe Kim, landed major tricks including a frontside 9, McTwist, Crippler 7, and cab 7. She became the youngest Winter X Games medalist ever, winning a silver with her score of a 94.33. Team USA member, Kaitlyn Farrington took bronze. (Press Release)
Day three results:
Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Final
Gold- Max Parrot
Silver- Mark McMorris
Bronze- Stale Sandbech
Snowboard Slopestyle Women's Final
Gold- Silje Norendal
Silver- Jamie Anderson
Bronze- Spencer O'Brien
Snowmobile Long Jump
Gold- Levi LaVallee
Silver- Cory Davis
Bronze- Colten Moore
Snowboard Pipe Women's Final
Gold- Kelly Clark
Silver- Chloe Kim
Bronze- Kaitlyn Farrington
Ski Big Air Final
Gold- Henrik Harlaut
Silver- Vincent Gagnier
Bronze- Kai Mahler
The final day brought the X Games total number of spectators to over 108,000 that got to see Danny Davis take Gold in Men's Snowboard Superpipe. Davis pulled off a rather flawless run that edged out Louie Vito and Greg Bretz. Aways the staple event of the games, this year Superpipe favorite Shaun White bowed out of the competition to focus on the Winter Olympic games in Sochi in a few weeks. That didn't stop the crowds for packing in the base of buttermilk for the games; final event. All in all we had a great time and we are already looking forward to covering again next year.
Snowboard SuperPipe Men's Final
Gold- Danny Davis
Silver- Louie Vito
Bronze- Greg Bretz
Ski Slopestyle Men's Final
Gold- Nick Goepper
Silver- McRae Williams
Bronze- Andreas Hatveit
Ski Slopestyle Women's Final
Gold- Kaya Turski
Silver- Maggie Voisin
Bronze- Kim Lamarre
Snowmobile SnoCross Adaptive Final
Gold- Mike Schultz
Silver- Garrett Goodwin
Bronze- Doug Henry
Snowmobile SnoCross Final
Gold- Tucker Hibbert
Silver- Kody Kamm
Bronze- Justin Broberg
X Games fans enjoy great music from Matt and Kim and Phoenix)
Matt and Kim brought crazy energy to the fans at X Games 2014 (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Rocking out to Matt and Kim (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Matt and Kim (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
The X Games brought live music out to Wagner Park (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
The beauty of the X Games (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Kim taking ot to the crowd (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Matt and Kim in a sing-a-long of their indie electro goodness (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Aspen sure knows how to party (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
The most energetic duo in music (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Onlookers enjoy great music at the X Games (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Thomas Mars of Phoenix getting things started (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
From the mess to the masses.....(Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Phoenix heating things up at Wagner Park (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)
Great crowds at Wagner Park for X Games Music (Photo Credit: Robert Castro)