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Hip Hop Legend Ice Cube

(allisports.com)  Iconic rapper, Ice Cube, will perform a FREE concert on the Winter Dew Tour’s music stage Friday, February 11th at 9pm. The concert will be held on the 200 block of Ogden’s Historic 25th Street as part of the Toyota Championship, the third and final stop of the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour season.  The four day event – held February 10-13, 2011 – will feature competitions with the best men and women snowboard and freeski athletes in both slopestyle and superpipe disciplines at Snowbasin Resort in Ogden, Utah

Known to be one of the most important figures in rap history, Ice Cube began his career with the Notorious West Coast Gangsta Rap Group N.W.A two decades ago. At the height of the group’s success, Ice Cube broke away to start his own solo career. His initial release, “Amerikkka's Most Wanted” sold over a million copies. His sophomore solo effort, "Death Certificate" debuted at #1 on the R&B Album chart, #2 on the Top 200 album chart and went on to sell over two million copies. His impressive musical career also includes the multi-platinum success of both his double album “War and Peace,” and hit albums “Lethal Injection,” “Bootlegs & B-Sides,” “The Predator,” and the gold-certified, independently released “Laugh Now, Cry Later.” Ice Cube has sold over 10 million albums to date.
 
Following a triumphant return to the mic after 6 years in 2006 with the critically acclaimed release of Laugh Now, Cry Later, which debuted at #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop sales chart and #4 on the Top 200 sales chart, making it the years highest selling independent release in hip hop, the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Ice Cube is ready to take center stage once again with his ninth solo effort. The highly anticipated new album, titled Raw Footage, will be released on August 19th courtesy of his own independent imprint, Lench Mob Records.

Posted By: Dew  Tour On 27 Jan 2011 AT 2:53 PM | 0 COMMENTS
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Freeskier Russ Henshaw Was Dialed in Slope Prelims

(allisports.com)  Big spins, technical skill and innate style from the international skiers stole the show today at the men’s Freeki Slopestyle Prelims.

Russ Henshaw took home a win for Australia with a first place score of 88.33. Henshaw’s winning run included a right side 900 with a Japan grab, a switch double flip 900 and a double cork 1080. Norway’s Aleksander Aurdal finished second and Henrik Harlaut made his home country of Sweden proud with a third place finish.
The top 9 finishers will join prequalified athletes Alexis Godbout, Bobby Brown and Sammy Carlson (the top three finishers based off Nike 6.0 Open rankings) in Sunday’s ski slopestyle Final – LIVE on NBC from 4-6pm EST.

 
1. Russ Henshaw           88.33
2. Aleksander Aurdal     87.83
3. Henrik Harlaut            86.33
4. Nick Goepper             86.00
5. Jf Houle                       85.17
6. Andreas Hatveit           85.00
7. Elias Ambuhl                83.17
8. McRae Williams           82.67
9. Alex Schlopy                81.00

Posted By: Dew  Tour On 27 Jan 2011 AT 2:50 PM | 0 COMMENTS
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Second Stop of Winter Dew Tour Kicks Off In Killington

(allisports.com)  Killington Resort in Vermont is full of pro skiers and snowboarders right now, hitting up the 22-foot pipe and obstacle-filled slopestyle course to get ready for the Winter Dew Tour prelims, which start tomorrow.

Practice is underway for the second stop of the Tour, and the race for the Dew Cup is heating up with only this event standing between the athletes and their chance to claim the overall title at next month’s Toyota Championship finals in Snowbasin.

Nike rider Elena Hight is coming off a podium finish at last month’s Nike 6.0 Open in Breckenridge, and she’s ranked second overall in snowboard superpipe. After riding the 22-ft. pipe here in Killington, she took a few minutes to refuel in the cafeteria.

“The pipe seems like a good size and it’s definitely got good shape, so the contest should turn out good,” Hight said. “It’s definitely icy so I definitely think everybody’s having a little trouble in it, but hopefully we get some snow tonight and it will be good tomorrow.”

Freeskier Jossi Wells is competing in both slope and pipe at this event, and he was stoked on the setup for the slope course.

 “One of the things that I noticed about the course straight away is that there’s three rail features into three jumps,” Wells said. “So it’s equal rails to jumps, and usually there’s not so many rails. So that’s going to be pretty sweet.”

Tomorrow’s event runs all day, with men’s and women’s snowboard slope prelims kicking off the action. The competitions continue with prelims for freeski slopestyle, and wrap up with men’s and women’s snowboard slopestyle prelims.

After the mountain closes, head over to the Wobby Barn where DJ Cassidy will put on a live set for the fans.

Check out the full event schedule and be sure to tune in for the live NBC broadcast on Saturday for the freeski pipe finals from 4:30-6 p.m. ET and Sunday from 4-6 p.m. for the snowboard slope finals.

Posted By: Dew  Tour On 27 Jan 2011 AT 2:49 PM | 0 COMMENTS
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First Round of Confirmed Freeski Athletes for the Winter Dew Tour’s Nike 6.0 Open

Here are the first round of pre-qualified* freeski athletes confirmed to compete at the first of three stops on the 2010-11 Winter Dew Tour – the Nike 6.0 Open at Breckenridge Ski Resort, Dec. 16-19, 2010. The Winter Dew Tour continues to be the leader in fostering new talent and will hold its Open Qualifiers at the Nike 6.0 Open in Breckenridge to allow spots for emerging talent on the Tour.

Xavier Bertoni Elias Ambuhl
Justin Dorey Anders Backe
Matt Duhamel Bobby Brown
Simon Dumont Sammy Carlson
Banks Gilberti Philip Casabon
Antti-Jussi Kemppainen Ian Cosco
Dan Marion Charles Gagnier
Peter Olenick Banks Gilberti
Tucker Perkins Steffen Hamre
Mike Riddle Elvis Eidsvold Harsheim
Jossi Wells Andreas Håtveit
Colby West JF Houle
Torin Yater-Wallace Sean Jordan

Posted By: Dew  Tour On 27 Dec 2010 AT 12:21 PM | 0 COMMENTS
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Breckenridge

Once again Mountain Dew, founding partner of the Winter Dew Tour, is giving fans a look beyond the competition and into the lifestyle that makes the Winter Dew Tour the best contest series on the Planet.

Only Mountain Dew's Green Label Experience gives you unprecedented access to the athletes and culture behind the Dew Tour. From interviews with your favorite athelests in the Fuel TV studio, to live custom art to all the free Mountain Dew you can handle - the Green Label Experience is the place to be at the Winter Dew Tour.

After the event, Mountain Dew's Green Label Experience TV show highlights the best in music and art from every city exclusively on Fuel TV. Show host, Chris Pastras, brings you the spots, food and people that breathe life into each Winter Dew Tour city.

It's Mountain Dew's way to say thanks to you - the Winter Dew Tour fans - for making the Tour what it is today!

Posted By: Dew  Tour On 27 Dec 2010 AT 12:18 PM | 0 COMMENTS
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