Shaun White tells CNN Sport that he’s hoping to bring about a new age for winter sports with the introduction of The Snow League.

He retired from competition after the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but now he’s on a mission to transform the sport in a different way. He has founded a new tour for halfpipe snowboarders and freeskiers called The Snow League, debuting this weekend in Aspen, where he dominated the Winter X Games from 2003 to 2013.

The just-launched professional winter sports league has a brand-savvy founder in the former Olympian Shaun White. Attendees at the first event held Friday and Saturday at Buttermilk at Aspen Snowmass watched the competitors race down the mountain,

At the debut competition in the legend’s Snow League startup, snowboarders envision a future that includes sustainable careers.

The Snow League, which debuts on Friday in Colorado, is the first ever professional snowboarding league. The league will focus on halfpipe snowboarding and freeskiing. A 36-athlete global competition

Launching a new sports league is never easy, but Snow League has a more impressive pedigree than most — its founder is Shaun White, who holds a number of records in snowboarding. (He’s also long had a foothold in the skateboarding world.

Snowboarding great Shaun White brought the once outsider sport into the mainstream as a competitor and is now looking to carve a path for the next generation of professional riders with the launch of his Snow League.

The first event of Shaun White's new Snow League is in the books. His bold vision includes an innovative format and the largest prize purse in skiing and snowboarding.