Winter X Games rookie Forest Bailey won gold in Snowboard Street at Winter X Games 2012 on Thursday, beating out Ryan Paul and Nick Visconti after making the most of street-inspired features like a metal cargo container, a concrete Jersey barrier, and a set of handrails and ledges.
“It was probably one of the best rail set-ups I’ve ever ridden,” Bailey said. “It was mellow, not super gnarly or super scary, just really fun so everyone could throw down their best tricks. It was weird coming from Baker, where no one was around, to this kind of crowd. Everyone was killing it. It was a great contest.”