“In the winter of 2009, deep in the backcountry of Colorado, Shaun White and Red Bull teamed up in a project like nothing the snowboard world had ever seen“.. OK, so what is this all about?

Project-X was born.

Silverton, Colorado is home to some of the best powder in the world. Silverton is not a regular ski resort. There are no similar infrastructure and services as for example in nearby Vail. Silverton is for experienced skiers and riders, and because of that it gets much less traffic than normal ski resorts. Silverton is a perfect spot to keep Shaun’s work under wraps.

Shaun’s giant pipe includes foam pit to which Shaun practices his new tricks. After training Shaun takes his tricks from concept to reality. After couple of months of training Shaun has his bag full of new tricks to be shown to the world.

 Red Bull Project X statistics

• needed 7200 foam blocks to fill the foam pit
• needed 300 man hours to build the foam pit
• 250,000 cubic yards of snow was moved to make the half pipe
• 30 avalanches were created by dropping dynamite to build Shaun’s pipe