Last night's ski big air was simply out of this world, a great night for skiing. Bobby Brown ended up winning the thing on the backs of a Switch Double Misty 12 and Switch Double Misty 14, both of which earned him perfect 50-point scores, for a total of 100. Perfection. Schiller snagged silver on the back of a 16, the first ever thrown in competition. Jossi Wells (who didn't deserve to win, but still got absolutely jobbed on a few jumps) was stomping switch landings like he was hopping off a curb. Nonetheless, after last night, Bobby Brown is the new face of freeskiing.

This was one of those events where words fail to really capture what went on though... the intensity and excitement was palpable. If you've ever been to the X Games, you know that the crowd is, for the most part, not exactly deafening or bursting with energy (I am still convinced they pipe in crowd noise on the TV broadcasts, but never mind that). But last night you could feel the energy bursting out of the TV. Mike Douglas sounded like he was on the verge of orgasm throughout the event. The jam format was a stroke of raw genius... non-stop raw action for 15 minutes, just the best of the best going absolutely huge with no breaks or awkward pauses. Whoever thought of it at X Games headquarters deserves a raise, especially after the Big Air text-voting debacle.

I think the best thing you can say about last night was that it was the kind of spectacle that you could show to people who don't get skiing at all, and they would have to be impressed. It was awesome. Just awesome. Watch all the action (God bless ESPN360) right here: http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/player?gameId=7766&sportCode=

Name Bib No. Hometown Score

1. Bobby Brown 592 Breckenridge, Colo. 100

2. TJ Schiller 510 Vernon, BC, Canada 95

3. Elias Ambuhl 561 Laax, Switzerland 90

4. Russ Henshaw 540 Jindabyne, Australia 89

5. Jossi Wells 536 Wanaka, New Zealand 89

Photos: FlipMcCrick/Shazamm/ESPN