Where can you drop a choice line into beautiful Velocity Basin (without hiking), and land switch off a heroic 50-foot cliff into the arms of a cheering crowd? At Red Bull’s “Cold Rush,” that’s where. From March 5-7, some of the top free skiers on the planet competed in big mountain and slopestyle events held within the alpine compounds of Silverton Mountain. Two cineflex aerial HD cameras, three A-star helicopters, NBC, a DJ and the on-site meat smoker all tied the event together. You can catch the Cold Rush on NBC at 11 a.m. March 24.
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- America’s future poster boys.
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- Triggering a cascade of snow while jumping a cliff is sure to win points with the judges
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- Ripping trough sunlit powder on the warmest day of the season thus far in Velocity.
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- The bird shuttles another group to the top.
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- Ground Zero.
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- Another 60-footer.
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- Ryan Snyder honeys up his buns.
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- Athlete Rachael Burkes smiles after a digger.
