((A/N: Hello, lovely people! Man, I haven't submitted anything to this site in like… years. Anyway, here's a little disclaimer: I don't own anything that has to do with SSX, so yeah.
Oh, also, this fanfiction is set right before SSX 3, and I'm trying to keep the characters as on-target as I can. I've seen too many docile, fluffy Psymons lately, so I'm keeping him crazy! OO
Please read and review, and I'll answer as many comments as I can!))
Prologue
"This is DJ Atomika coming from you live on EA Radio Big! This just in: SSX competitors have been dropped off early this year for some pre-season powder right here on Big Mountain. That's right. While event officials clean up the tracks and, heh, attempt to put things in relative order, competitors will be tearing up the mountain like there is no tomorrow. I've been told that there will be some unofficial events and preliminary rounds, so make sure you check 'em out. For all your Alpine news, stay tuned to Radio Big."
Big Mountain was getting action early. Locals and tourists alike were already storming up the white slopes and crowding the runs to catch glimpses of the most extreme competitors in the business. The winter season was fast approaching, and it seemed each day left a new layer of crisp, flaky powder sweeter and better than the last. Conditions on Peak 1 were beautiful, Peak 2 was blustery and intense, and the infamous Peak 3, standing over it all, was alive with raging storms once again.
And as for the competitors, they were sure they were living the good life once again. As excitement levels rose towards the coming season, they swarmed the hill with eager anticipation. For now, the rules and boundaries were inconsequential; non-existent, even. They could do as they pleased on the best mountain they could hope for, whether they wanted to grind their boards in half on the slopes or kick back at the lounge. Their condominiums were pre-paid, and 'totally awesome!' as Allegra had put it.
It didn't take much of an imagination to make this place paradise. The gondolas were up and working, and the choppers picked up and dropped off boarders at the most arcane and secluded locations. Big Mountain was ready.