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Athlete Lineup Announced for 2021 Freeride World Tour

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 23, 2020
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VIDEO: Could This be the Best-Ever Save on the Freeride World Tour?

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Freeride World Tour (@freerideworldtour) on Oct 18, 2020 at 5:32am PDT Could this be one of the greatest-ever saves in a big mountain freeride contest?! This video of skier Torgrim Vole was provided by Freeride World Tour. Related: VIDEO: Candide Thovex Has Close Call After Huge 360º Spin Off […]

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Origins: The Freeride World Tour

In this week’s edition of Origins, we will look deep into how the largest big mountain competition tour formed! If you missed last week’s edition on Ski Racing, you can find it here: Related: Origins: Ski Racing The Freeride World Tour (FWT) recently released their schedule and format for the 2021 competition season. Exciting news for all who were anxious […]

Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | October 2, 2020
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Freeride World Tour Announces 2021 Season

The Freeride World Tour is one of the biggest skiing and snowboarding slopestyle competitions of the year.

Snow has started to fall in parts of Europe and North America, and that means that winter is not far off. In a normal year, freeskiers also know that means the announcement of the Freeride World Tour. This was not a normal year, to say the least. There was a lot of mystery this year surrounding the tour and if […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | October 2, 2020
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VIDEO: Cut Short – A Season Edit From Ray McDermott

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | September 18, 2020
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A Look at the 2021 Freeride World Tour

The global pandemic has put a wrench in the plans of almost everything out there, including the Freeride World Tour (FWT). As most know the tour had to cancel the Verbier Xtreme, the last stop on the tour, last season due to the ramp-up of COVID-19. With major US sports leagues coming back to play there is hope that there […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | August 21, 2020
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Will Big Mountain Skiing Ever Make It To The Olympics?

Athletes can change teams if they change their citizenship.

Slopestyle, pipe, and big air are all already in the Olympics, so why have we not yet seen big mountain skiing introduced to the world’s biggest sporting event? Will it ever make it to the top? These are questions that I have asked myself the past eight or so years. Related: Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From […]

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Avatar photo Ryan Flynn | August 20, 2020
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Freeride World Tour Athlete Hugo Hoff Killed in Accident on Mont Blanc Massif

The Freeski community lost an incredibly talented skier yesterday. Freeride World Tour contender and Volkl Skis athlete Hugo Hoff was killed in a tragic accident in the Mont Blanc Massif. He was 18 years old. The Freeride World Tour released a statement to the skiing community today in regards to Hoff’s sudden death. The organization wrote: “It is with a […]

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VIDEO: Top 10 Tricks Thrown Down at the 2020 Freeride World Tour

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The riders were throwing down this year! Check out the top 10 tricks from the #FWT20 Related: VIDEO: Ouch! Top 10 Crashes From the 2020 Freeride World Tour Which is your favorite?

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VIDEO: “The Top 10 Sends of the 2020 Freeride World Tour”

  Although the 2020 Freeride World Tour was cut short this year due to a pandemic, things still got pretty wild at the tour’s destinations. Enjoy this video provided by FWT20. RELATED: VIDEO: Jackie Paaso Sends One of the Most Badass Airs in FWT History RELATED: VIDEO: FWT20 Kicking Horse, BC | Ski Highlights

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 3, 2020
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9 Reasons Why You Need to Ski Kicking Horse, BC Right Now

Brought to you by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Nestled in the northernmost region of The Powder Highway, just outside the mountain town of Golden, British Columbia sits Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. This ain’t yo’ mama’s ski mountain unless of course, she likes to shred the gnar. What was once only an option via a helicopter ride is now a lift-served […]

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Robin Azer | March 14, 2020
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How to Ski Kicking Horse, BC Like a Local

Brought to you by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort How to Ride and Ski Kicking Horse Like a Local: Outside the unpretentious ski town of Golden, British Columbia, sits Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Among its 2,800 acres, you’ll find plenty of terrain for the beginner and intermediate to explore, but this resort is best known for its hair-raising steeps and bounty […]

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Robin Azer | March 3, 2020
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Pro-Skier, Yu Sasaki Shares Why Hakuba Valley, Japan Should Be On Our List

Brought to you by HAKUBAVALLEY Welcome to beautiful, serene Hakuba Valley! When it comes to culture, fun, and fabled powder snow, the Hakuba región hosts a national cross-section which just might be a best-of-the-best look at Japan. The rich Japanese heritage that thrives among the alps of Hakuba make it a unique must-stop. One visit and it’s clear, this valley’s […]

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Paulie | February 14, 2020
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Anticipating the 2020 Freeride World Tour in Hakuba Valley, Japan

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Brought to you by Hakuba Valley As if Hakuba Valley joining the Epic Pass wasn’t enough of a reason to go visit, being the host of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) puts it at the top of the ski destination list. Hakuba offers freeriders deep powder and unique skiing in a different environment than you’d think. Instead of the traditional […]

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Kristen Strom | January 13, 2020
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Twenty Years Of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC

The original ski resort in Golden was serviced by one Pioneer chairlift and called Whitetooth Ski Area.

Some of my favorite memories from my childhood are of spending New Year’s skiing at my favorite hill, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Kicking Horse isn’t like other ski hills because it never gets old, it grows with you and never stops feeling wild and exciting, even in its twentieth season this year. Even though the resort has gotten bigger and […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | January 7, 2020
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Upcoming in 2020!

The Freeride World Tour is one of the biggest skiing and snowboarding slopestyle competitions of the year.

As we move into a new year and a new decade, 2020 looks like it’s going to hold some great competitions, athletes, and projects. Keep your eyes open in the coming months of the season for these exciting moments! FWT20: The 2020 Freeriding World Tour will begin on January 18th in Hakuba, Japan and then continue spanning across three continents, […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | January 3, 2020
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Jackson Hole, WY Athlete Tim Durtschi to Join All-Star FWT Lineup

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The Freeride World Tour has announced that legendary big mountain skier Tim Durtschi will be joining the tour as a season-long wild card this year. Durtschi has competed in many different competitions over the years but is best known for his segments in Teton Gravity Research films. The Alaska native joins a powerhouse lineup of freeriders including Tanner Hall, Andrew […]

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Robert Hansen | December 5, 2019
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Freeride World Tour 2020 Dates Have Dropped

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Could You Ride the Bec de Rosses in Verbier?

The Bec de Rosses is legendary for three simples reasons: It’s big, scary, and world class. It’s 40-60 degrees for 2,600 vertical feet and is littered with cliffs, dead ends, and mandatory airs. On the Bec, you either wus-out and ski the dogleg (which still feels death defying,

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Miles Clark | July 6, 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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