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The action will start 140 feet above Fenway Park’s center field, roughly four times the height of the Green Monster. From that breathtaking height (think of the light stanchions that encircle the park), some of the world’s best freeskiers and snowboarders will step onto a snow-covered ramp.

Accelerating to 35-40 m.p.h., they will descend to 52 feet, and it’s there, at roughly the elevation of the upper-deck seats, that Big Air gets its name. Competitors will take flight — flipping, spinning, and twisting multiple times — before coming to rest near what two months from now will be home plate.

Outside of the Olympics and the X Games, the sports don’t generate interest among a diverse audience. Events in the mountains draw fans who already are passionate about skiing and snowboarding. But Big Air at Fenway, from the cityscape to the public-transit accessibility to the concert stage along the third base line, will be dramatically different from most ski and snowboard competitions.

Big Air organizer Eric Webster describes the Fenway setup — the 430-foot-long scaffold jump crammed into the ballpark — as “worth the price of admission.” He expects a combined 25,000 fans to attend Thursday and Friday nights, roughly 10 times the average crowd for freeskiing and snowboarding events at mountain resorts. And he figures most of them will be watching Big Air live for the first time.

Killington’s snow making team are the ones helping with snow

Congratulations to the Collinson siblings for both securing podium finishes at this year’s Red Bull Cold Rush! Angel grabbed first place with a show stealing first run, picking apart a technical cliff band and straight lining out the bottom at a suicidal speed. Brother Johnny, despite bloodying his face with a “knee sando”, laid down some clean lines with massive 360’s and a backflip to earn second place in the men’s division.

Following Angel on the women’s side was Tatum Monod in second and Lexi Dupont in third. Kye Peterson snatched 1st place in the men’s division by throwing the loftiest 360 of the competition. Greg Hope threw down a massive spread eagle on a very technical drop that contributed to his third place finish.

Red Bull Cold Rush made a comeback this year after a three year hiatus. This year’s venue was in Revelstoke BC, a place well known as a regular stop on the Freeskiing World Tour. Unlike the FWT, however, the Cold Rush is invitational only, and the guest list this year included only 16 male and 5 female athletes. Additionally, the competition is peer-judged, on the last day of the competition the athletes viewed highlight reels and voted for who they thought performed best overall.

The terrain at Revelstoke is steep, rocky and big. With plenty of new snow on the ground, athletes were able to push huge airs and difficult tricks throug