Gold Mine / X Games / Day 3

Tucker Hibbert raged to his 3rd straight Snocross Gold. Photo:Zach Ornitz/Shazamm/ESPN ImagesAspen, CO: ESPN's Winter X Games 13 was a Gold Mine. Click the pix to ENLARGE.

Shaun White shows off the Gold in Aspen @ Winter X. Photo: Tomas Zuccarano/ Shazamm/ ESPN Images

Anna Segal (r) was super-stylie to win Gold in Slopestyle. Photo: Flip McCririck/Shazamm/ ESPN Images

Simon Dumont exploded into the sky to win the Gold Medal in Big Air. Photo: Eric Lars Bakke/ Shazamm/ ESPN Images

Dane Ferguson ripped the Gold Medal in Next Trick. Photo: Brian Balsitis/Shazamm/ESPN Images.

Golden Girls, Aspen Style / X Games / Day 2

Burky & A-Party Torah is GoldTwo more Gold Medals were captured at Winter X Games 13 in Aspen. Squamish Superstar Sarah Burke (left, our favorite) 3-peated in the Skiing SuperPipe. She likes to ski, surf and bake cookies.  Sounds good, right?

Knuckle dragger  and clothing designer Torah Bright (right, also our favorite) stomped the Snowboard SuperPipe so hard that she's taking the Gold waaaaay down under to her hometown, Cooma, Australia.

Both Sarah and Torah are super-successful professional athletes, extremely mature young women, fiercely competitive and SMOKIN' HOT!!!.  Is this a dream? naaaa, T.I.A.  This is Aspen.

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Torah Bright wore Gold and won Gold in Aspen: Photo Tomas Zuccareno/Shazamm/Espn images

Sarah Burke 3-peats @ Winter X Games: photo: Zach Ornitz/Shazamm/ESPN Images

Gold Rush / Winter X Games 13 / Day 1.

Day 1 at Winter X Games 13 in Aspen was siiiiiiiiiiiiiiick, as new blood topped the podium. Recently legal, Joe Parsons, 21 from Yakima Washington got the best of favorite Levi LaValle in Snowmobile Speed & Style. In the Snowboard Big Air, Travis Rice went Gold via text message, and the last 5 Golds in Skiing SuperPipe were nullified by stylie Frenchman Xaiver Bertoni. CLICK to ENLARGE.

That's It, That's All: Free boarding legend Travis Rice stomped to Gold in Snowboard Big Air. photo: Eric Lars Bakke/ Shazamm / ESPN ImagesJoe Parsons turned 21 on Wed. He took Gold in Speed & Style on Thur. at Winter X 13. photo: Brian Balsaitis/ Shazamm/ESPN images.Xavier Bertoni of France had to Go HUGE to top dominators Tanner Hall and Simon Dumont in SuperPipe. photo: Eric Lars Bakke/ Shazamm/ ESPN Images 

X Games Aspen / Two More Years

Golden Rules: Torah Bright (boarder) and Levi LaValle (sled head) want more hardware.ESPN hosted a press conference at ButterMilk to kick off X Games 13 in Aspen.   Jack Weinert from ESPN and Mike Kaplan announced a two year extension of the existing relationship between ESPN and Aspen for Winter X.  Aspen will be hosing Winter X for at least 3 more years through 2012 and X Games 16. 

Click the pix to ENLARGE.Board Meeting: Hannah Teter and Kelly Clark both want to go HUGE at X Games. 

 Golden Girl, skier Sarah Burke back in Aspen to 3-peat

TWO MORE YEARS: Mike Kaplan and ESPN's Jack Weinert hug it out to extend Winter X Games in Aspen. Speed: Daron Rahlves (Skier X) and K-J van der Klooster (Mono-Skier X).   The Voice and spirit of X Games for the past 10 years: Sal Masekela ESPN PR pros, Danny Chi and Crystal Yang

SuperStars of Winter X Games 13 in Aspen.

Haber Vision

Foggy Goggles?  Not Us.  We like to see what we ski.

AspenSpin.com just stepped up to Haber Vision, and the Eliminator Goggles and its "no fog" fan technology.  Steve Haber of Denver is the genius behind Haber Vision's exceptional polarized brand of goggles and sunglasses.  Haber himself was instrumental in the development of the Bolle brand in the 80's and is now making his own line of highly technical, polarized, performance eye wear.

The Eliminator is really cool, it's a self contained module that you can slip easily into almost any pair of goggles.  No wires, no external battery pack, just a small, lightweight housing that easily clicks in.  We especially like the "auto mode" that engages the fan only when the humidity rises inside your goggles.  The automatic-fan regulates and eliminates the fog---so you can see what you're shredding.  The Eliminator can be purchased in Aspen, at Optical Optionsright across from the Gondy at 520 E. Durant (above Big Wrap)., or click HABER VISION. The Haber Eliminator;  it'll clear your head for sure.