GRAVITY COMPETITORS CATCH MAMMOTH AIR.Byline: Bill Becher Special to the Daily News MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN Mammoth Mountain is a large lava dome complex[1] that lies to the west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest. Mammoth Mountain is home to the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area which is notable in that it gets an unusually large amount of - Watching some of the snowboarders who will be competing at the upcoming Winter Gravity Games Gravity Games is a multi-sport competition originating from Providence, Rhode Island that is broken down into Winter and Summer adaptations. These feature a variety of extreme sports such as , skateboarding, Freestyle Motocross, BMX freestyle (during the summer) and snowboarding in Colorado, it seems a more descriptive name Written indication on maps and charts, used to specify the nature of a feature (natural or artificial) shown by a general symbol. might be the Anti-Gravity Games. They get huge air. Amanda Mourant, 21, usually lives and rides at Whistler whistler: see marmot. See Windows XP. in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . But she has joined other top young snowboarders practicing in the Eastern Sierra because of the great snow conditions at Mammoth and June mountains. She'll be competing in the half-pipe and slope-style events. Another top snowboarder, Tyler Emond, moved to Mammoth from Vermont a few years ago. Emond, 20, started snowboarding when he was 4. He is looking forward to the competition and the fun at the Winter Gravity Games. ``It brings out everyone's good riding and I'm excited to get to go,'' he said. The Winter Gravity Games at Copper Mountain, Colo., will air on Outdoor Life Network from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. March 27 and from 9 to 11 p.m. March 28-30. Events include men's and women's snowboard halfpipe half·pipe or half pipe n. A smooth-surfaced structure shaped like a trough and used for stunts in sports such as in-line skating and snowboarding. , boardercross, snowboard slopestyle, ski halfpipe and skiercross, as well as men's ski slopestyle. OLN's coverage of the Winter Gravity Games will include competitive action and profiles of the personalities, music and lifestyles of people who are passionate about winter action sports. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Winter Gravity Games competitor Tyler Emond, 20, from Dorset, Vt., moved to Mammoth Mountain a few years ago. Bill Becher/Special to the Daily News (2) no caption (snowboarder) (3) MOURANT |
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