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Aspen’s four-time Olympian Casey Puckett raced despite a two-week-old shoulder injury, and came in a close second to Czech powerhouse Tomas Kraus, the world’s top-ranked ski-cross racer. Daron Rahlves, a local favorite to win, didn’t make it out of the quarterfinals. He had a poor start in his final race, and couldn’t catch Puckett on this year’s replica Rolex 169623-WSO Ladie's watch shortened course. The course is usually carved into the mountain 10 days before 48Straight hits town, but winds exceeding 150-miles and poor weather made it impossible. So, instead, they carved it out in less than two days. It still proved to be a challenge to skiers though, as more than one of them wound up rag dolling it down the slope. —Christina Erb
When Kipp Nelson says that sleep is overrated at 48Straight, it’s an understatement: He jam packed at least 36 hours this weekend with elite snowboard and ski cross racing, halfpipe competitions, fashion and art displays, and high-profile bands rocking out at nearly all hours of the day. It’s an insane non-stop party, and it’s only growing. replica Rolex 179174-WRJ Ladie's watch This summer, 48Straight and Jeep King of the Mountain will host a variety of music festivals and summer-sports competitions as well as another trio of skiing and snowboarding-charged parties this coming winter. Nelson started 48Straight last year to celebrate mountain culture and sports, and provide outdoor aficionados like himself with a place to celebrate top athletes as well as jam out to killer bands like The Roots, The Crystal Method, and Macy Gray. He’s doing a damn fine job too. Check out Def Jam’s The Roots right here. —Christina Erb
