The X Games Aspen have begun! They run from Thursday, January 25 to Sunday, January 28. But there's more to the event than what you see on TV, and ESPN takes you behind the scenes of what it's like to spend a day on the grounds of Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, CO.
From practices to qualifying events, to music, there is non-stop action. Here is a typical day on the slopes.
Behind the scenes in the air
This is the view an X Games athlete has as they're riding up a snowmobile toward Men's Snowboard Slopestyle.
Experience the view for an X Games athlete
USA's Brandon Davis preps for the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualifier.
Davis preps for Slopestyle qualifier
Snowboarder and X Games host Jack Mitrani teams up with Special Olympics athlete Anthony Davis in the Special Olympics Unified Snowboarding Final.
Mitrani teams up with Special Olympics athlete for Unified Snowboarding Final
An athlete's view of the SuperPipe
The view looking down before the Women's Ski SuperPipe Final is pretty high for athletes before they take off.
Ever wonder what it looks like to snowboard down the course for snowboard slopestyle? Jack Mitrani follows Hailey Langland during practice.
Shredding the snowboard slopestyle course
Behind the scenes on the ground
One perk of the athlete's lounge? Haircuts. Multiple athletes come in on a daily basis to get a trim.
Unusual X-Games athlete's lounge perks
Another perk in the athlete's lounge? Theragun. It's used to loosen muscles.
Athletes get to experience Theragun in lounge
Christy Prior uses the bikes in the athlete's lounge to warm up for the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final.
Prior warms up for Snowboard Slopestyle Final
Slopestyle snowboarder Hailey Langland leads us into the wax tent, where skis and boards receive a fresh coat of wax before their event.
