Vermont Dew Tour Mens Slopestyle final

On Saturday, Norwegian Torstein Horgmo maintained the lead in a close contest against Olympic gold medalist Shaun White in the men' (TM)s snowboard slopestyle finals and Jamie Anderson won the women' (TM)s event. The 21-year old Horgmo took the lead on his first run and the field was unable to best his score of 92.67. His winning run included technical tricks on the rails and the flat box and a cab 900 on the first jump, to a backside 900 on the second jump. He finished with a switch backside 1260 on the final jump.' This means a lot to me,' Horgmo said. ' Winning a contest is fun. I still don' (TM)t feel like I beat anybody here today. I' (TM)m only trying to beat myself at the contest. I got my win now. I' (TM)m super stoked. I don' (TM)t think I really realize it yet.' White, of Carlsbad, Calif. was second at 92.33 and Andreas Wiig of Norway was third at 88.00. White remains the overall point leader in the race for the Dew Cup based on this event and his win at the first stop of the Tour in Breckenridge, Colorado. ' This was a full-on course,' White said. ' We had rails at the top, a rail in the middle, big jumps at the bottom. It was really fun.'

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Red Bull Supernatural holding period begins with riders arriving at Baldface Lodge

Prepare for history to be made.

One more groundbreaking contest in the world of snowboarding begins today outside of Nelson, B.C., Canada at Baldface Lodge. Red Bull and Travis Rice's progressive brainchild, the Red Bull Supernatural contest is the talk of the industry. The first of it's kind, T. Rice is backing it, and a backcountry contest? Snowboarders can't help but be out of their minds with excitement for the opportunity to compete, witness, or be a part of it in any way.

The invited athletes are..