Another year of Winter X-Games is here, and the fans of action sports and winter sports can once again come together in harmony. At least we hope.

With star after star trying to push the envelope with every trick, this year’s event will be the wildest in the storied history of the X-Games.

Where: Aspen, Colorado

When: Thursday, January 26, 11:00 a.m. EST-Sunday, January 29

Watch: ESPN, ESPN 2 and ABC

Live Streaming: ESPN3 or XGames.com for certain events (Full list here)

Listen: ESPN Radio

 

What To Watch For

Snowmobile Freestyle Final (Thursday)

Anytime you get a snowmobile going full speed, I’m already sold on the event. Add in tricks and you have a dangerous enough event that the whole family can enjoy.

It’s hard enough to imagine controlling the motor vehicle at those high speeds, but making these giant machines do flips and tricks in the air is something that's too cool to miss.

 

Snowboard Big Air Final (Friday)

Now, I first fell in love with this event at the summer X-Games with the skateboarders, but something about doing it on snow makes this even cooler (see what I did there).

With huge trick after huge trick, this is the kind of event that could get even non-fans of the sport watching as athlete after athlete hits mind-rattling moves.

 

Men and Women's Ski SuperPipe Final (Saturday)

While I have never been a fan of skiing, when those athletes get on their skis and hit that superpipe, they are something to watch.

As cool as the halfpipe looks when the snowboarders shred it up, the skiers have a whole different bag of tricks worth keeping an eye on.

 

The Whole Sunday Lineup

ESPN was smart to set up all the best events and their finals on the final day of the tournament so that fans at home could make sure they were safely secured by their television. Nothing says Sunday like extreme sports.

Not only will X-Games fans have two skiing finals on Sunday, they will also have two superpipe snowboard finals as well as the best trick competition for the snowmobiles. I know where I’ll be on Sunday.

 

Full Schedule

Thursday, January 26

TIME (EST)       EVENT

12:30 PM        Men's Ski Slopestyle Elimination

3:30 PM          Women's Ski Slopestyle Final

4:30 PM          Snowboard Street Elimination

9:00 PM          XCast: Winter X Games Live XGames.com

9:00 PM          Snowmobile Freestyle Final

9:45 PM          Men's Ski Slopestyle Final

 

Friday, January 27

TIME (EST)       EVENT

1:30 AM          X Center        

2:30 AM          2012 Winter X Games Aspen (Day 1 Late Night)    

12:30 PM        Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Elim    

3:30 PM          Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final

8:30 PM          Men's Ski SuperPipe Elimination

10:30 PM        XCast: Winter X Games Live

10:30 PM        Snowboard Big Air Final

10:45 PM        Women's Snowboard SuperPipe Final 3

 

Saturday, January 28

TIME (EST)       EVENT

1:00 AM          X Center        

2:00 AM          2012 Winter X Games Aspen (Day 2 Late Night)    

1:00 PM          Women's Ski SuperPipe Final

2:00 PM          XCast: Winter X Games Live XGames.com

2:00 PM          Real Snow

2:30 PM          Men's Ski SuperPipe Final

4:00 PM          Men's & Women's Snowboarder X Final      

4:15 PM          Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Elimination     

9:00 PM          XCast: Winter X Games Live XGames.com

9:00 PM          Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Final

9:30 PM          Ski Big Air Final

 

Sunday, January 29

TIME (EST)       EVENT

1:00 AM          X Center        

2:00 AM          2012 Winter X Games Aspen (Day 3 Late Night)    

2:00 PM          XCast: Winter X Games Live XGames.com

2:00 PM          Men's & Women's Skier X Final

2:15 PM          Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final

2:15 PM          Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Elimination

4:45 PM          Mono Skier X Final

5:15 PM          Snowboard Street Final

9:00 PM          XCast: Winter X Games Live XGames.com

9:00 PM          Snowmobile Best Trick Final

9:45 PM          Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Final

 

Monday, January 30

TIME (EST)       EVENT

1:00 AM          X Center        

2:00 AM          2012 Winter X Games Aspen (Day 4 Late Night)

 

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