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Where to Catch the Action: 2023 Freeride World Tour Calendar

The Freeride World Tour ‘FWT’ is coming into its 16th season in winter 22/23. The tour will have five stops: Canada, Spain, Andorra, Austria, and Switzerland. Here are the dates if you are keen to watch some of your favorite freeride athletes, like US snowboarders Blake Moller or Erika Vikander. January 13-18, 2023 Kicking Horse, BC, Canada The tour kicks […]

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Julia Schneemann | October 13, 2022
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Andorra the Latest in Europe to Close its Ski Resorts Until January

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Scheduled to start their season on Friday 4th December 2020, Andorra has decided to postpone the reopening of its ski resorts until early January 2021. “It is a difficult and painful decision, but from a health point of view, it is better to postpone the opening of ski resorts to January.” – head of Andorran government Xavier Espot The government […]

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SnowBrains | December 8, 2020
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Freeride World Tour 2020 Dates Have Dropped

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SnowBrains | October 5, 2019
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British Snowboarder Died Following Tree Strike on World Cup Run at Popular Andorra Resort

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A British snowboarder has died after hitting a tree at a popular ski resort in Andorra, Europe. The 59-year-old was pronounced dead after being rushed to the base station with life-threatening injuries following the accident but his heart stopped and he could not be revived. His wife is understood to have been on the ski slopes with him although he was […]

SnowBrains | March 29, 2019
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Riders to Watch for the Freeride World Tour in Ordino Arcalís, Andorra

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Adrian Dolatschko | March 1, 2019
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Avalanche Claims Life of Freeride World Tour Mountain Guide in Andorra

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Competitive big mountain skiing carries with it a pretty heavy amount of inherent risk. And unfortunately, tragedy unfolded Thursday morning at the Vallnord-Arcalís stop on the Freeride World Tour (FWT) when one of the mountain guides in charge of competitor safety died in an avalanche at the Andorran resort, according to TGR. In a short Facebook post announcing the passing […]

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AvyBrains | March 2, 2018
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Three Weeks Left for First 2017 Freeride World Tour Stop | Full Calendar & Riders

5 events. 50 riders. Only three weeks left and Freeride World Tour riders will be hiking up in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc again, battling for the first win of the season. “The FWT is the worldwide circuit of freeride snowboarding and skiing with the best riders in the world competing on the most legendary and challenging alpine faces and the most renowned ski resorts across the world”. Freeride […]

Matias Ricci | January 8, 2017
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VIDEO: USA’s George Rodney WINS 3rd Freeride World Tour Stop

George Rodney form the USA just won the 3rd stop of the Freeride World Tour in Andorra. This win plus being 4th in the last stop (also in Andorra) puts him in 1st place overall on the tour right now. Nice work, George. Scary stuff, though. Like Sam Smoothy’s run last week, there were some critical no-fall zones… “After seeing Sam’s run last week I was inspired to go into some no-fall zones.” – George Rodney […]

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