It's an unseasonably warm afternoon at Beaver Creek in Colorado's Vail Valley, and the conditions on the slopes make it a good day to be in the terrain park, judging from the crowd gathered at the Rodeo.
The terrain park, one of four at Beaver Creek, is a flurry of activity as people slide across rails, and coast off the parks four jumps. A brightly clad skier comes sailing over a sizeable jump, expertly tucking and crossing his skis.
Terrain parks have grown in popularity, and the most recent group to populate the jumps is skiers.
Once the territory of snowboarders, terrain parks have become more popular with skiers, too, said Jason Schetrompf, parks coordinator for Vail Snowsports School.
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