FIS Recognizes Freeride Skiing and Snowboarding as Official Discipline After a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) now recognizes freeride skiing and snowboarding as official winter sports disciplines. The FIS made the decision at its annual general assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Two years ago, the FIS and the Freeride World Tour (FWT) joined forces, enabling the FIS to add freeriding to its list of official […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 7, 2024 0 Comments
France’s Marion Haerty and Canada’s Mikey Ciccarelli Win 2024 Natural Selection Tour With dream conditions below and bluebird skies above, Mother Nature laid the ideal stage for an absolutely historic day in backcountry snowboarding at the YETI Natural Selection Selkirk Tangiers, the 2024 Natural Selection Tour finals. 12 of the world’s top snowboarders took full advantage of the stunning interior British Columbia, high-alpine venue called Mosquito. Here they put down big lines, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 5, 2024 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Kicks Off in Verbier, Switzerland, This Weekend With the challenging off-piste conditions in the Pyrenees, the organizers of the Freeride World Tour (‘FWT’) have decided to organize an event this weekend in Verbier, Switzerland, to kick of the season. Related: Freeride World Tour at Baqueira Bere, Spain, Canceled Due to Lack of Snow After careful assessment of the situation, a decision was made by the FWT team […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 25, 2024 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour at Baqueira Beret, Spain, Canceled Due to Lack of Snow The Freeride World Tour (‘FWT’) announced on Saturday, January 20, that that the first event of the season – the Baqueira Beret Pro in the Spanish Pyrenees – has been canceled due to snow conditions. Despite recent snowfalls and good conditions on-piste, there is insufficient snowpack off-piste to safely conduct a freeride competition. Conditions in the backcountry will likely deteriorate […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 20, 2024 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Announces Wildcard Athletes Last Tuesday, November 14, 2023, the Freeride World Tour (‘FWT’) announced 13 wildcards for the 2024 season. Wildcard spots were awarded to athletes who deserved a spot on the tour but did not qualify the traditional way. Four wildcard spots were given in the Ski Men and Ski Women categories. Snowboard Men added three wildcards and Snowboard Women added two. […] Industry News Jeremy Thom | November 20, 2023 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Announces New Venue for the 2024 Season After much anticipation, the Freeride World Tour (FWT) calendar for 2024 has officially been released. The Instagram post by FWT recently announced the full season schedule, including a new venue and additional sixth stop on the tour in Georgia. Things will kick off once again this year in Spain at the Baqueira Beret Pro. Then, the athletes take off to […] Industry News John Cunningham | October 24, 2023 0 Comments
Peak Performance Becomes Presenting Partner of the Freeride World Tour Swedish clothing manufacturer Peak Performance and the Freeride World Tour ‘FWT’ last week announced an extension of their long-standing partnership. Peak Performance will become the presenting partner of the FWT starting in 2024. The collaboration solidifies Peak Performance’s commitment to the freeride community. The Swedish company has sponsored the FWT for the last eight years. The Freeride World Tour has […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 3, 2023 0 Comments
SCOTT Athlete Valentin Rainer Crowned Freeride World Tour Champion, Molly Armanino Claims 2nd for Freeride World Tour Ski Women’s Verbier, Switzerland – Following days of high winds and heavy snow, and despite best efforts from the organizers and mountain professionals, the Freeride World Tour’s final stop, the Yeti Xtreme Verbier, was canceled on Tuesday morning, leaving the World Championship titles to be announced based on the current rankings. After a consistently good season, where he landed his runs and stayed towards the […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 30, 2023 0 Comments
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