Not Enough Snow @ Kirkwood, CA = Freeride World Tour Moved to Snowbird, UT In case you haven’t heard: California is having one of its worst snow years on record. It’s so bad that the Freeride World Tour had to ditch Kirkwood and its legendary Cirque for Snowbird, Utah. Snowbird’s terrain isn’t nearly as challenging as the Cirque, but FWT organizers don’t have many options. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, USA (Feb. 14, 2014) – The […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 17, 2014 4 Comments
Squaw Valley Riders Take 1st & 2nd Place at Freeride World Tour in Austria Sam Luebke and Ralph Backstrom took first and second place yesterday at the Freeride World Tour event in Kapl, Austria. Ralphy won it all last year and Sammy is definitely in position to win it all this year. The Squaw boys are representing us well on Snowboards in the Freeride World Tour. […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 4, 2014 0 Comments
Current Freeride World Tour Rankings & Video Highlights: Squaw’s Jackie Paaso in 1st Place The men of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) have gone through 2 stops of the FWT (Courmayer, Chamonix) while the women have gone through one (Chamonix). The FWT’s next stop will be this Saturday at Feiberbrunn, Austria. […] SnowBrains | January 31, 2014 3 Comments
Revelstoke Freeride World Tour Stop Rescheduled Due to Avalanche Danger Organizers of the Freeride World Tour have announced the decision to reschedule the first stop of the 2014 competition calendar in Revelstoke, Canada. The Revelstoke stop, which was originally scheduled for December 18, 2013 has now been moved to March 10, 2014. Although Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) has recently opened for the season with great early season conditions, the competition […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 6, 2013 0 Comments
How To: Compete on the Freeride World Tour | by Griffin Post If you are a TGR fan and have watched their last few movies the name Griffin Post should look familiar to you. Griffin has been scoring bigger and bigger segments with the premier ski movie producers lately along with his frequent travel buddy Todd Ligare. What you might not […] Daryn Edmunds | November 30, 2013 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Teaser for Revelstoke’s Dec. 18th Comp. The Freeride World Tour’s first stop this year is Revelstoke and it’s going down early. This competition is scheduled for December 18th, 2013. Luckily, Revelstoked has been getting good amounts of snow already and the snowpack is looking good. The competition will be located on the legendary 1,644-foot long McKenzie face in the Revelstoke backcountry. Spectators can watch from across the valley and enjoy great views of the competitors. Revelstoke is a magical place so you should consider coming up for the comp. The SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR BY THE NORTH FACE® (FWT) 2014 season will commence on […] SnowBrains | November 27, 2013 0 Comments
Subaru Freeride Series (A FWQ Event) Comes to Squaw Valley It has been over two years since Squaw has hosted a legitimate big mountain competition, but 2014 is set to break that trend bringing the Subaru Freeride Series (a FWQ 2 and 4 star event) to Squaw Valley February 19th-23rd. Registration for the Subaru Freeride Series opens on November 23rd @ 11AM MST, so if you plan to register, be […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 14, 2013 4 Comments
Portillo, Chile 2013 Summer Highlight Video: SnowBrians.com’s newest reporter Andrew Rumph had a great summer in Chile in 2013. He skied all summer in Portillo, then went down to El Colorado, Chile for the Freeride World Tour Qualifier competition. Andrew skied well and stayed on his feet and ended up in 2nd place. Andrew will be making a big run for qualifying for the Freeride World […] SnowBrains | October 26, 2013 0 Comments
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