Colby James West
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| Home Mountain | Canterbury, New Hampshire Canterbury, New Hampshire Canterbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,352 at the 2010 census. Canterbury is home to Ayers State Forest and Shaker State Forest. On the last Saturday in July, the town hosts the annual .- History :... |
| Date of Birth | April 8, 1985 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 |
| Weight | 170 lbs |
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| Breckenridge Resort Breckenridge Ski Resort Breckenridge Ski Resort, or just Breck, is perenially one of North America's top 2 most visited ski resorts, and is located in Summit County, Colorado in the town of Breckenridge... |
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| Slopestyle Slopestyle Slopestyle is a popular type of competition for winter action sports; which originated as a snowboarding competition format. Today, there are many sports that are considered to have this style of competition, of which skiing and snowboarding are two of the most common... |
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| Big Air Big air Big air is a sports discipline where the competitor rides a vehicle down a hill and perform tricks after launching off very large jumps. It is an extreme version of slopestyle. Competitors perform complex tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance as well, all while securing a... |
Colby James West is an American freestyle skier
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
from Canterbury, New Hampshire
Canterbury, New Hampshire
Canterbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,352 at the 2010 census. Canterbury is home to Ayers State Forest and Shaker State Forest. On the last Saturday in July, the town hosts the annual .- History :...
. A late starter in skiing, Colby took up freestyle skiing when he was 13 years old and broke into the competitive scene with a podium finish in slope style at Winter X Games XII
Winter X Games XII
Winter X Games XII were held from January 24 to January 27, 2008 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 7th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XII was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris...
. Colby has filmed many segments for Matchstick Productions.
Results
- 3rd 2009 Toyota Championship, Superpipe, Northstar at TahoeNorthstar at TahoeNorthstar California is a year-round resort situated near the North Shore of Lake Tahoe in Placer County, California, approximately from the San Francisco Bay Area...
, CA - 3rd 2009 Winter X 13Winter X Games XIIIWinter X Games XIII were held from January 22 to January 25, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 8th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen...
, Slopestyle, AspenAspen Mountain (ski area)Aspen Mountain is a ski area located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen. It is situated on the north flank of Aspen Mountain and the higher Bell Mountain at an elevation of 11,212 ft just to the south of Aspen Mountain...
, CO - 5th 2009 Winter X 13Winter X Games XIIIWinter X Games XIII were held from January 22 to January 25, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 8th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen...
, Superpipe, Aspen, CO - 1st 2008 US Open, Big Air, Copper Mountain, CO
- 3rd 2008 Winter X Games, Superpipe, Aspen, CO
- 4th 2008 Winter X Games, Slopestyle, Aspen, CO
- 3rd 2007 Winter X Games, Slopestyle, Aspen, CO
- 1st 2008 48 Straight, Superpipe Championship, ID