Welcome back, Danny!

With a few days off from the travel circuit, Tahoe local Danny Davis stopped by this week to shred and film at Northstar. Take a look at his "maneuvers!", lapping jumps, jibs and rails in a few of the resorts newly-opened parks. DD also sessions the brand-new, all-snow 22-Foot superpipe as he prepares for the Winter Dew Tour this weekend in Ogden, UT.

Danny has fun shredding anywhere no matter what. Just watch and see.

Sixteen of the world's best superpipe riders laced up their boots and set out to do work today in Aspen's famed 22' superpipe. The men's snowboard pipe eliminations kicked off this afternoon under sunny skies and warm temps on the last day of Winter X Games 16.

The goal for every rider was to put down at least one solid run that would earn them enough points to move unto tonight's highly anticipated final. That proved difficult for many as today's eliminations were plagued with uncharacteristic falls from some of snowboarding's best. Danny Davis, who looked strong throughout practice, fell on both of his runs ruining his chance for finals. This is the sixth time in a row DD has failed to make finals at X. Also missing out on the chance to compete under the lights were Scotty Lago, Jack Mitrani, Kazu Kokubu, Steve Fisher, Peetu Piiroinen, and Kohei Kudo.

While many of these top guys were unable to put it down, Shaun White was on fire and easily took the top spot with his first run. White pulled out of Friday's slopestyle competition citing an ankle injury, but it didn't seem to affect his riding today. When asked about how he was feeling, White said he was much better and noted that he tied his boots extra tight for today's event. That must have been a heck of a lace-job because White stomped a run that included a huge backside air, and two perfect 1080's which earned him an 88.66. That's actually a relatively low score for White, so look for him to amp up his tricks and intensity in tonight's finals.

Rumors around Aspen are that both Shaun White and Iouri Podladtchikov may be unleashing new, never-before-seen tricks, which means tonight's final is going to be one of the most progressive to date. It's gonna go off in Aspen.

See who made the cut. Top 8 are locking into finals.

Mark McMorris is getting extreme.

He's in Aspen gearing up for Winter X Games 2012 and recently dropped this awesome edit of him and a few other athletes crushing the slopestyle course at Buttermilk Mountain. Forget the ESPN course previews, Mark's edit takes you straight to the mountain and shows you the behind-the-scenes antics from a rider's perspective. Jack Mitrani and Danny Davis make hilarious cameos as they break down the features on the massive course. From the looks of the tricks stomped in this video, this year's slopestyle competition is guaranteed to be one hell of a show.

X gon' give it to ya.



X from Mark McMorris on Vimeo.

The Frends crew is at it again. This time, they've teamed up with Alli Sports for a new webisode series that delves into who the Frends are and what makes them tick.

The first episode of The Frendly Times hit the internet today, and gives a glimpse into how the crew started, and what their vision for this season is. While training in Breckenridge, the boys hang out and make of list of all their goals and projects they hope to accomplish throughout the next couple of months. From shredding to skits and beyond, the Frends have quite a few tricks up their sleeve this season.

Check it.

Turns out that sometimes there is an "I" in Frends. Check out the latest Frendsvision from the Copper Mountain Grand Prix as Scotty Lago takes a competitive edge against fellow Frend Luke Mitrani and really spices up his morning.

Get ready to giggle.