The X Games at Buttermilk Mountain this weekend were an opportunity for some of the world’s best extreme skiers and snowboarders to show off their moves. For young local athletes, it was also a chance to find inspiration.
Mother Nature and some unfortunate training injuries completely changed the vibe around the women’s halfpipe skiing final on Saturday at X Games Aspen. Still, it’s difficult to get Basalt’s own Hanna Faulhaber too down in.
Faulhaber’s 2022 X Games bronze medal was the “cherry on top” of her debut at the extreme sports competition. But even if she finishes last in this weekend’s superpipe, she’ll still have “the biggest smile” on her face, she says.