Construction Underway For 'Big Air' At Fenway Park

BOSTON (CBS) -- The Red Sox are still months away from taking the field, but there's a lot happening inside Fenway Park this winter.

Construction is underway for the "Big Air" event at the ballpark on Feb. 11 and 12. Workers spent Tuesday setting up a 140-foot-high snow ramp that will stretch from the bleachers to home plate.

Renderings for "Big Air" at Fenway (Image credit: USSA, Fenway Sports Management)

The competition is expected to attract some of the best winter freestyle athletes in the country.

"Big Air Snowboarding" will become an Olympic event in 2018.

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