Behind The Scnes of Iikka Backstrom's X-Games Real Snow Entry

Snowboarding

By Francis Xavier May 2, 2015 7:41 am

By Francis Xavier | May 2, 2015 7:41 am ET

I always look forward to this portion of the Winter X-Games. Cool to hear the behind the scenes stories of these Real Snow contest entries.

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