The first ever Winter X Games to be held outside of the US will take place in the French resort from 10th to 12th of March 2010, in collaboration with ESPN, CANAL+ Events and Tignes resort.

Some of the world's top winter action sports athletes will be invited to France to compete in the event which includes eight different competitions over three days, including ski and snowboard superpipe, men's and women's slopestyle and a snowmobile demo.

Rick Alessandri, ESPN Senior Vice President commented on the expansion of the event into Europe. "Drawing on more than 10 years experience of running the Winter X Games in the United States, we are excited to bring winter action sports fans in Europe the best action sports event they will see in 2010. This first event outside the US reflects the continued global growth of the X Games franchise as well as the progression of action sports in Europe."

CANAL+ Events CEO, Jean Louis Dutaret explained how they will be covering the event. "As for soccer, rugby and many sports, CANAL+ Group will consider X Games as a global project, including TV, Internet and mobile. In a Winter Olympic year, and only a few weeks after athletes have competed in Vancouver, fans in Europe will again be able to watch the top names in the world compete head to head."

Event details and a list of scheduled athletes will be posted on www.canal-plus.fr. 

Information Source: www.skiclub.co.uk