Winter X Games Seen by some as the anti-Olympics, the Winter X games are a good place to see more snowboarding in less time than the Olympics take. What, Where, When? The Winter X games take place at the end of January each year, at Buttermilk Mountain, in Aspen, Colorado. On the snowboarding side of things, it features Halfpipe Slopestyle Snowboard cross Big air Links The official web site of the X games Return to Grays on Trays home page.