Regan Mertz

Make some noise for Sarah Shibizu.

Japan's Sarah Shimizu took first place in the women's finals.

This was the 16-year-old's first snow league event, and she had the highest score of the weekend.

For the men, Japan's Raisu Yamada took first.

These athletes will next head to Switzerland, where the overall women's and men's champions will be named.

For NPR News, I'm Regan Mertz in Aspen.

Ferreira's gold medal completes his own Olympic set after he earned a bronze and a silver at the past two games.

His win also gave the U.S.

its 10th gold medal during this year's Games.

The last time the U.S.

won this many Winter Olympic gold medals was in Utah in 2002.

After watching Ferreira's performance, his old Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club coach, Eric Knight, recalled teaching the Olympian as an eight-year-old.

At 31, Ferreira is now the oldest man to win gold and ski halfpipe at the Olympics.

For NPR News, I'm Regan Mertz in Aspen, Colorado.

This year, 1,200 birds were counted across 41 species.

Rebecca Weiss with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies says there are usually way more.

An unusually dry and warm winter is causing birds to behave differently, making it more difficult for birders to find them.

Snowmass ski area ski patrollers came through, though.

They spotted the ptarmigan, a rare high alpine bird that Rebecca Weiss describes as camouflaged.

The Snowmass ski patrollers are some of the only patrollers in the world that participate in the bird count.