The fifth season of the Tignes Airwaves freestyle competition took place this week and some of the best freestyle skiers in the world were in attendance.
Val d'Isere Video Report : Thu 8th Jan 2009
Bonus Report from the Tignes Airwaves Competition
New to this year's competition was "The Riders Cup", a two day competition between a team from America and a team from Europe. The skiers battled it out in the half pipe and on the big air in two consecutive night time events.
With €150 000 prize money in the pot, skiers like Laurent Favre, Candide Thovex and T.J. Schiller competing AND clear blue skies this year's Tignes Airwaves got off to a great start.