One of California’s best-known contributions to ski culture, Olympic gold medalist Jonny Moseley, will head up the new X Games team based in the state as general manager.
X Games previously announced that as one of its four inaugural X Games League teams, XC Golden State would represent the Bay Area and Lake Tahoe, eventually building a roster to compete this upcoming winter.
The X Games League, a bold reimagination of the X Games’ historical format, borrows from mainstream sports, adding teams and drafts to action sports in a bid to draw more mainstream attention. When it was unveiled, its backers compared it to the format of Formula 1…