[TALK SKIING & BOARDING IN THE SIX STATES FORUM]

11.03.08
Good Times
Wanna know where to be and when to be there? Here's your guide to the best rail jams, races and parties at resorts this winter.

November 20-23
Boston Globe Ski & Snowboard Expo
Bayside Expo Center
Boston, Massachusetts
Check out the Boston area's greatest ski & snowboard season kickoff event. Exhibitors from mountain resorts from near and far will be on hand, as well as tour operators and ski & snowboard equipment manufacturers with the latest info on this year’s best gear. There will be high flying action at the Freestyle Aerial Spectacular and DNA Rail Jam.

November 29
What I Learned This Summer Rail Jam
Okemo
Ludlow, Vermont
Showcase the tricks and style you learned this summer on a brand new Rail. Open to Skiers and Snowboarders of all ages. $15 entry fee. Registration 8-10am in the Base Lodge Mezzanine. Event starts at 11am. $500 in cash prizes plus lots of swag!

December 20
No Bib Jib
Sunday River
Bethel, Maine
No Bib Jib is back for another season! Teams of 4, no bibs, tons of prizes and some new rules will be added to the mix.

January 8-11
AST Winter Dew Tour
Mount Snow
West Dover, Vermont
Freestyle skiing and snowboarding’s elite athletes will converge in southern Vermont as Mount Snow hosts the only East Coast stop of the AST Winter Dew Tour. After several years of successful summer tours, this is the Dew Tour’s inaugural winter series. The event features slopestyle and superpipe disciplines in both skiing and snowboarding, with top athletes like Simon Dumont, Kelly Clark, Hannah Teter and Jen Hudak expected to compete. It will be televised live on NBC.

January 24, February 21, March 8
U Go Girl Series
Attitash
Bartlett, New Hampshire
This one's just for the ladies. This women-only competitive series with events throughout the winter features rail jams, grand slalom and big air competitions.

January 26-30
White White World Week
Sugarloaf
Carrabassett Valley, Maine
This week is all about stamina. Nightly themed parties, apres events, daytime competitions and prizes make this week simply unexplainable until you've experienced it for yourself. Continue the fun during the day with $35 lift tickets.

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February 14 & 15
The Main Event
Sugarloaf
Carrabassett Valley, Maine
East coast amateur and professional riders compete in the premiere snowboard series of the season.

March 14
Spread Eagle World Championships
Attitash
Bartlett, New Hampshire
This old school jump competition is bound to bring you back a few decades. Open to the public, anyone can break out their best spread eagle for the judges.

March 14 & 15
US Snowboarding Grand Prix
Killington
Killington, Vermont
More than 100 of the top snowboarders in the world compete in Slopestyle and Superpipe at Bear Mountain, plus live entertainment! http://www.ussnowboarding.com/grandprix/.

March 20-22
The Mount Snow Freeski Open
Mount Snow
West Dover, Vermont
Carinthia at Mount Snow will play host to this huge freestyle ski only event again. This year's event will take place in the infamous terrain park, INFERNO, as freestyle skiers take to the entire park to showcase their jib and jumping style.

March 27-29
Bud Light ReggaeFest
Mount Snow
West Dover, Vermont
A weekend full of reggae music all over Mount Snow during the day and at night. This year's Bud Light ReggaeFest will feature bands performing on Cuzzin's Deck both Saturday and Sunday.