Question: Where does Tailgate Alaska happen?
About the article "Snowboarding", section "Big mountain and freeride".

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During the NFL season, Langhorne is a weekly panelist on the local television pre-game show "Tailgate 19", on Cleveland CBS affiliate WOIO. 
The office of sheriff does not exist in Alaska.
Instead the functions that would be performed by deputy sheriffs (such as civil process, court security, and prisoner transport) are performed by Alaska State Troopers. 
Some of the larger snowboarding contests include: the Air & Style, the X-Trail Jam, Burton Global Open Series, Shakedown, FIS world championships, FIS World Cup, the Winter X Games and the Winter Dew Tour.
The TTR world snowboard tour is the largest culmination of independent freestyle events acting under one common Tour Flag.
Officially recognized as the World Snowboard Tour, this culmination of Independent Freestyle Snowboard events has grown substantially over the last four years.
Now in its seventh year, the TTR has a 10-month competition season including snowboarding events over four geographical zones.
The Tour includes events like the TTR 6Star Air & Style, The Arctic Challenge and the US Open of Snowboarding.
In 2012, ESPN's X-Games joined the World Snowboard Tour.
Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark event was created in 1996.
Over 150 of the World's top pros are invited to advance freestyle snowboarding on the most progressive terrain parks.
Tailgate Alaska is one of the sports most recognized and popular events.
It is a backcounty gathering in Valdez, Alaska where riders challenge themselves in the worlds best mountains and snow conditions.
It is a two-week festival held every March–April.
Competition in Alaska was also brought back by Tailgate Alaska founder Mark Sullivan with the World Freeride Championships and is considered the top freeriding event in the world.
Part of Snowboardings unique approach is to ensure maximum fun, friendship and event quality.
Reflecting this perspective of snowboarding, you can find "Anti Contests" including are an important part of its identity including The Holy Oly Revival at The Summit at Snoqualmie, The Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic at Whitefish, the original anti-contst, the World Quarterpipe Championships and the Grenade Games.
One of the more unique and legendary contests is the Mt.
Baker Legendary Banked Slalom.
Since 1985, it has been won by some of the biggest names in the history of the sport and continues to be an event that attracts the top riders from around the world.
Terje Håkonsen and Karleen Jeffery are the riders that have won the most in the race with six wins each.
The North Face Masters of Snowboarding brought a return to competitive big mountain snowboarding in 2008.
This contest has included such notable competitors as Travis Rice, and Rob Kingwill with three stops throughout the western United States.
The North Face Masters also has such luminaries as Tom Burt, Temple Cummins, and Andy Hetzel acting as judges for the event.
The United States of America Snowboarding Association (USASA) features three different divisions which include alpine, freestyle, and boardercross.
Alpine consists of giant slalom and slalom which is a competition in which the agility and ability to make sharp turns of the snowboarders are tested.
Freestyle consists of slopestyle and halfpipe.
In boardercross, the idea is to be the first snowboarder down the mountain where everyone is racing each other through an obstacle course of harsh turns and wipeout potential is very likely.
The USASA has 36 regional snowboard series in which anyone can compete.