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The best run from each of the four pro athletes, freeride skiers Christian Sirianni (Melbourne) and USA Superstar Chris Benchetler versus snowboarding freestyle kings Ryan Tiene (Port Macquarie) and Max Cookes (Melbourne), will be edited into thirty-second MPEGs and placed online at www.planetx.com.au on Saturday the 12th of August. The Braun CruZer3 Rail Jam videos will also be featured on Planet X TV on Channel Nine with the viewers sent to the website to vote for their favourite rider and which sport they thought had the stand-out performance. Voting closes on September 30th, and the winner will be announced online. The winner of contest will score $1000. Voters must sign up for a free membership to the Planet X Newsletter, and they can only vote once.

The feud between freestyle skiers and snowboarders has been in existence since the early 90’s, when snowboarding first took over the snow sports arena and pushed ski aside to became the only perceived “cool” winter sport, comparable to the age-old argument between skateboarding versus rollerblading, or even surfing versus bodyboarding.

Recently there has been a huge resurgence of skiers in the action sports world, with the increasing amount of Rail Jams and freestyle competitions. But can it sustain its position as acceptably cool among the masses of Australian snow enthusiasts?

The Planet X Winter Games also hosts two other new events including a world first quarter-pipe tow-in using a high-powered winch system, and a back country huck-and-chuck. This year sees a carefully selected field of only twelve elite athletes, six for each sport. The final line-up is to be announced soon.

Once again, several musical acts will perform at the Station Resort in Jindabyne on Saturday August 11th, to celebrate the return of the Planet X Winter Games, including prog punk act Mammal.

The Planet X Winter Games will be broadcast on WIN TV (commencing August 26th 2007 at 1.30pm), Fuel TV, Fox Sports and TVNZ.

www.planetx.com.au