Freeride World Tour: An Insider’s Perspective with Athlete Interviews [iframe id=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/-m6LoUNYZhQ?ecver=2″] The Freeride World Tour (FWT) is the world’s biggest freeride event, open to both skiers and snowboarders alike. To earn a ticket to the big show, athletes first compete in qualifying competitions (FWQ), staged around the globe. The Tour spans some of the steepest faces in the world, under varying conditions, with no benefit of a practice […] Robin Azer | March 10, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: 50-Foot Backflip to Stomp in Competition Dennis Risvoll sent this huge backy off an enormous cliff at the Nendaz Freeride 4* last week. The 28-year old from Norway is the current leader in the 2015 Freeride World Qualifiers. Dennis Risvoll is no stranger to Freeride – he has been a competitor in this game of ours for nearly ten years now. After a stint on the FWT and a brief hiatus thereafter, Dennis is back on the Freeride World Qualifying tour to make some waves. – FWT ameliatraynor | March 18, 2015 1 Comment
Who Qualified for the 2015 Freeride World Tour: The Freeride World Qualifier Tour (FWQ)is a tour that allows skiers and riders to qualify for the Freeride World Tour (now, the Freeride European Tour, as there are no American stops). In 2014, there were 36 FWQ stops in Region 1 (Europe, Asia, and Oceania) and 7 FWQ stops in Region 2 (North & South America). Here’e who qualified in the 2014 FWQ […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 23, 2014 0 Comments
Fabian Lentsch and the Art of Stomping The younger ranks of freeskiers are looking outrageously strong and fearless. There are rumors some of them have robot knees to help stomp landings. Here is Fabian Lentsch’s winning run from the Obergurgl FWQ event. Huge airs […] SnowBrains | March 31, 2014 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
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
Tips from 2012 & 2013 World Champions | Barkered and Tabke Share Some Knowledge Reine Barkered [2012 FWT Champion from Sweden] has made his way from the FWQ (Freeride World Qualifier) to the top of the FWT (Freeride World Tour) over the last 5 season. He and Drew Tabke have been battling for the top spot for the last few years, so he is no stranger to competition and pressure. As a long time competitor […] Daryn Edmunds | April 7, 2013 1 Comment
22nd Annual Crested Butte Extremes | Results, Photos and Full Recap Most Photos: Eben Wight/ MSI Words: Daryn Edmunds The 22nd Annual Extreme Freeskiing Comp at Crested Butte went down last weekend with a bang. Mostly sunny and warm weather made the thin cover on The Headwall and Staircase ski really well and competitors from all over North America and New Zealand threw down hard for both points and respect at this […] Daryn Edmunds | April 3, 2013 3 Comments
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