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Darcy Sharpe qualified 2nd in Men's Slope-style at Burton US Open, Wednesday, in Vail. Finals are Friday.
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Staale Sandbech tweaks out a grab during semifinals slopestyle Wednesday in Vail. Sandbech took third.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott flies over the Gore Range in the women slopesyle semi-finals for the Burton US Open Wenesday in Vail.
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Hailey Langland flies high during the womens slopestyle semifinals for the Burton US Open Wenesday in Vail. Langland avanced to the finals.
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Rakai Tait goes inverted off the tombstone feature for the mens halfpipe semifinals Thursday in Vail. Tait, though hails from New Zealand, graduted from Vail Mountain School in 2017.
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Joey Okesson rides the tombstone during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Kaishu Nakagawa during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Chase Blackwell during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Danny Davis hand plants during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Derek Livingston during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Pat Burgener during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Ben Ferguson during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Liam Tourki during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Joshua Bowman during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Lucas Foster during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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CHase Blackwell during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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Kwang Ki Lee nollie front flips in the pipe during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open in Vail.
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The Burton US Open in Vail is a benefit to many, but not all, of the town's businesses.
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Jake Pates of Eagle boardslides the tombstone feature of the modified halfpipe during the mens halfpipe semifinals for the Burton US Open Thursday in Vail. Pates advanced to the finals Saturday.
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Scotty James hand plants on the tombstone feature of the modified halfpipe for the mens halfpipe semifinals during the Burton US Open Thursday in Vail. James qualified first.
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The Jake Burton Exhibit at the Lionshead Burton store featured all things Jake, including boards from his own personal collection.
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The Jake Burton Exhibit at the Lionshead Burton store featured all things Jake, including boards from his own personal collection.
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The Jake Burton Exhibit at the Lionshead Burton store featured all things Jake, including boards from his own personal collection.
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The Jake Burton Exhibit at the Lionshead Burton store featured all things Jake, including boards from his own personal collection.
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The Jake Burton Exhibit at the Lionshead Burton store featured all things Jake, including boards from his own personal collection.
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Thundercat headlines Thursday night of the Burton US Open to a packed crowd in Solaris Plaza Thursday in Vail. Music continues through the weekend.
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The sun sets over the concert stage at Solaris Thursday in Vail.
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Ryan Wachendorfer from Vail competes in the Halfpipe Semi-Finals but will not compete on Saturday.
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Pat Burgener currently holds second place after Thursday's Halfpipe Semi-finals.
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Yuto Totsuka from Japan flies over the crowd to hold third place after the Men's Halfpipe Semi-finals.
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Yuto Totsuka from Japan flies over the crowd to hold third place after the Men's Halfpipe Semi-finals.
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Jake Pates from Eagle took 4th in Thursday's Halfpipe Semi-Finals.
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Jack Coyne from Edwards competed in the Men's Halfpipe Semi-Finals Thursday.
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Chase Blackwell from Longmont celebrated his 21st birthday in the halfpipe Semi-Finals, and will be competing in the finals on Saturday.
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Chase Blackwell from Longmont celebrated his 21st birthday in the halfpipe Semi-Finals, and will be competing in the finals on Saturday.
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Ruki Tomita competes in the halfpipe semifinals at the Burton US Open Thursday in Vail. Tomita qualified first.
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Anna Gasser grabs during Burton US Open womens slopstyle semi-finals Wednesday in Vail. Gasser took second.
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Dusty Henricksen launches the mid rail section during the mens slopestyle semifinals for the Burton US Open Wednesday in Vail. Henricksen qualified first for finals Friday.
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Edward's Beckett Depriest throws a method during the Burton US Open Junior Jam Tuesday in Vail. It was Beckett's first Junior Jam appearance.
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Fynn Bullock-Womble does a tail grab during the Junior Jam kick off for the Burton US Open Tuesday in Vail. Bullock-Womble took first and will have a spot in the pro semi-finals on Thursday.
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Patti Zhou competes in the Burton US Open Junior Jam Tuesday in Vail. Zhou is only 8-years-old.
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Edwards' Beckett Indy grabs during the Junior Jam Tuesday in Vail.
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Rinka Nishizuka, 14, from Japan took second in the girls Junior Jam Halfpipe competition, Tuesday.
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Cam Melville Ives, 13, from Breckenridge, took 3rd in the Boys Junior Jam Halfpipe competition.
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Fynn Bullock-Womble, 15 took first place at teh Boys Junior Jam Halfpipe competition
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The Burton US Open is back in Vail for the eighth time, celebrating 38 years of exciting snowboarding competition. See the latest shots from the event here.
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