WINTER X GAMES 11 SNOCROSS COMPETITION KICKS OFF TOMORROW AS 32 POWERSPORTS SNOWMOBILE TOUR RACERS HIT ASPEN

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Snocross action from Winter X Games 11 begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. MST with Round 1 of qualifying from Buttermilk Mountain. The event will be telecast on ESPN, beginning at 9:30 p.m. EST.

Round 1 will pit the 32 invited WPSA PowerSprots Snowmobile Tour athletes against each other in four heats of eight riders each. The top-two finishers in each six-lap heat will transfer to the final.

The next six finishers in each heat will move to Round 2 of qualifying being held Saturday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. MST. Round 2 consists of two heats with 12 riders. The top-two finishers of each heat will also receive one of the 12 spots in the final. Coverage from Round 2 will be telecast on ABC beginning at 1 p.m. EST.

The 20-lap final is scheduled to take the green flag 8:15 p.m. MST on Saturday. The final will be telecast on ESPN on Saturday, beginning at 9 p.m. EST.

ESPN's Winter X Games, the world's premier winter action sports event, will be showcased on a wide variety of media platforms within ESPN and ABC, from nightly X Center highlight shows to daily Mobile ESPN content and more. The 11th annual event will be held January 25-28, 2007 in Aspen/Snowmass, Colo.

ESPN and ABC will feature 15 hours of live programming January 25 - January 28. ESPN2 will present daily late-night highlight programs from January 26 - January 29, resulting in 19 total hours of original programming for Winter X Games 11. Additionally, the Winter X Games will also be televised on ESPN's International networks to more than 121 countries and territories in Latin America, the Pacific Rim, Middle East, Africa and Israel.

SportsCenter, ESPN's flagship daily news program, will report from Aspen/Snowmass starting Thursday, January 25 through Sunday, January 28. Each of those nights, the 11 p.m. ET SportsCenter will contain event coverage from Winter X Games 11.

About the PowerSports Snowmobile Tour
The PowerSports Snowmobile Tour is North America's leading snowmobile racing tour and features the greatest show on snow. The Tour is North America's premier form of Snocross racing, with its high-flying aerial displays, jumps, jolts and high-speed runs on short tracks throughout the United States and Canada. The Tour is sanctioned by the World PowerSports Association, North America's largest and most respected organizer and promoter of snowmobile and ATV racing on both the regional and national level. For more information, please visit PowerSportsTour.com.