Flims is a village in Grisons, Switzerland. Grisons or Graubünden (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...

It is famous for winter sports (mainly Skiing and Snowboarding) and is part of the Weissarena resort which combines the formerly separate resorts of Flims, Laax and Falera. It is regular host to international competitions such as the FIS World Championship in skiing and the Burton European Open in snowboarding. In 2004 the resort was featured in the popular Xbox snowboarding video game, Amped 2, and then in 2005 in the sequel Amped 3 on the Xbox 360. Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest An alpine skier Deep powder skiing Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder trail entry Snowboarding is a boardsport on snow similar to skiing, but inspired by surfing and skateboarding. ... Laax is a commune in the circle of Ilanz in Grisons, Switzerland. ... The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) is the main international organisation of ski sports. ... Burton Snowboards Founded by Jake Burton, some guy, in 1977, Burton Snowboards has grown to become one of the leaders in the snowboard market. ... The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console first released on November 15, 2001 in North America and Puerto Rico, then released on February 22, 2002 in Japan, and later on March 14, 2002 in Europe. ... For the list, see list of computer and video games. ... Amped 2 is the successful followup to Microsofts Amped. ... Amped 3 is the third installment of the Amped sports game franchise, developed by Indie Built/2K Sports. ... The Xbox 360 is Microsofts second video game console, the successor to their original Xbox. ...

External links

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