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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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VIDEO: Markus Eder Gaps Highway, Skis Insane, Self-Built Ski Track in Italy

I’m going to let the video do the talking for this one. But point in case, is there a skier in the game more creative and harder charging than Freeride World Tour champion and Volkl Skis athlete Markus Eder? Hard to say… Related: VIDEO: Watch Markus Eder’s SWITCH Cliff Drop as the FWT Comes to an End at the Verbier […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 20, 2020
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Kick Your Skills Into Gear With Unmatched Terrain at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

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Known as the ‘Champagne Powder Capital of Canada’ most mountain fanatics don’t need to think twice about taking a visit to the legendary Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Mention the 3,400 acres of skiable terrain over the Dogtooth Range accompanied by the most chute skiing available in North America and a vertical drop of 4,300 feet, planning a trip to KHMR […]

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Alex K | February 19, 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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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 Qualifier and Freeride Junior Tour Dates Released

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Every year the Freeride World Tour brings out some of gnarliest sends and intense speeds in the sport. Just recently, the Freeride World Qualifier and Freeride Junior Tour event dates were announced, so now is the time to find locations near you and take a shot at getting on the FWT for the 2021 season. Events will be held throughout […]

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Ryan Nadiak | November 22, 2019
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Tanner Hall Moves Past Oakley Onto Pit Viper Team

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Tanner Hall, the freeskiing superstar also known as Ski Boss, has officially partnered with sunglasses brand Pit Viper just one year after suddenly being dropped by Oakley following their twenty-year partnership. Hall has been dominating the freeriding world since 1999 and despite sustaining many horrific injuries in past years he shows no signs of slowing down any time soon, so it […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | November 15, 2019
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Tanner Hall Makes Cut as FWT 2020 Lineup Announced

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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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2019 Freeride World Tour in Review

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Adrian Dolatschko | May 3, 2019
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VIDEO: Ouch! The Top 5 Crashes from this Season’s Freeride World Tour

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CrashBrains | April 19, 2019
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Riders to Watch for the Freeride World Tour Final in Verbier, Switzerland

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Adrian Dolatschko | March 22, 2019
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Crested Butte, CO Report: Bluebird Before the Snow

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With a 58″ base, Crested Butte is sitting right about at 100% of average annual snowpack to-date. The recent snowfall was enough to open some additional terrain that’d been waiting for a deeper base. Related: Crested Butte, CO Opens Famed ‘Extreme Limits’ Terrain | Unlike Any Other Inbounds Terrain Sunday lived up to its name, providing endless rays to offset […]

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Jon Roubik | February 15, 2019
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American FWT Rider Conor Pelton Drops ‘Season Edit’ | 6 Days, 3 Continents, 4 Countries, Endless Powder…

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VIDEO: Tucker Vollbrecht’s Sweet 2017/18 Freeride World Qualifier Edit

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CONFIRMED: Tanner Hall Granted a Season Wildcard to Compete in Next Year’s FWT Tour

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For at least a week now, rumors have been circulating that Tanner Hall would be on the receiving end of an FWT Wildcard, and the news has finally been confirmed. Tanner, 34, one of the world’s most decorated veterans of freestyle and freeride, will be granted a season wild card to compete alongside the planet’s top freeriders on the five-stop international tour […]

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Steven Agar | May 29, 2018
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VIDEO: Watch Markus Eder’s SWITCH Cliff Drop as the FWT Comes to an End at the Verbier Extreme

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Every good thing comes to an end, including this year’s Freeride World Tour, which has been nothing short of amazing, writes tetongravity. This year’s final stop, the Verbier Extreme on the infamous Bec de Rosses face, went off yesterday with competitors giving it their all. Snowboarder Sammy Luebke claimed his third consecutive FWT title, saying: “I’m feeling super amazing, conditions […]

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VIDEO: Highlights From The FWT Event At Kicking Horse Mountain Resort

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Chris Wallner | February 9, 2018
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Freeride World Tour Drops Alaska Stop for 2018

The Freeride World Tour (FWT) announced today their new stops for the  2018 season yet failed to point out the ones they dropped.   Mont Blanc – Chamonix, France and Haines, Alaska, USA will not be returning as stops on the FWT this season.  Chamonix we can understand, it has been cancelled in the past due to low snow.  But, […]

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LadyBrains | September 12, 2017
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VIDEO: Freeride World Tour Badass and Squaw Valley Local Ryan Faye’s 2016/17 Season Edit

Ryan Faye has been throwing down this season. From the Chimney and Siberia Ridge at Squaw, to Alaskan faces on the Freeride World Tour, to the kickers at Snowbird, Ryan turned heads and cemented his status as part of the next generation of top Squaw freeriders. Ryan started his freeride career on the Squaw Valley Big Mountain team, and just […]

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Roger Romani | July 28, 2017
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