Beijing competition set to soar to new heights

Since the Austria-based Air+Style snowboard competition debuted in Beijing in 2010, the FIS World Cup event has become an annual extravaganza in the capital.

On Monday, the China Ski Association announced the Nov 24-25 event at Beijing Workers' Stadium has officially been upgraded as the Infiniti A+S Beijing FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup.

"Beijing has successfully held the FIS Snowboard World Cup for six years," said Yang Dong, deputy director of Winter Sport Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China.