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
Freeride World Tour Stop # 2 – Kicking Horse, BC This year there’s a real treat coming to Golden, BC in the first week of February. From the 3rd to the 9th, the only North American stop on the Freeride World Tour is coming to one of the raddest mountains in BC – Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Golden sits on the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1, on the east side of […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | January 31, 2017 0 Comments
Three Weeks Left for First 2017 Freeride World Tour Stop | Full Calendar & Riders 5 events. 50 riders. Only three weeks left and Freeride World Tour riders will be hiking up in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc again, battling for the first win of the season. “The FWT is the worldwide circuit of freeride snowboarding and skiing with the best riders in the world competing on the most legendary and challenging alpine faces and the most renowned ski resorts across the world”. Freeride […] Matias Ricci | January 8, 2017 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Heads to Asia for the First Time: Japan to Host 4* Qualifier For the first time in Freeride World Tour (FWT) history, competition will take place on the continent of Asia. Japan will play host to a Freeride Qualifier 4* event, skiing’s/snowboarding’s premiere big-mountain challenge. Competitors from around the globe will converge on the “Japanese Alps” of Hakabu, Japan for a chance to secure a spot on the prestigious Freeride World Tour. Action kicks off in […] Robin Azer | October 21, 2016 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
Subaru Freeride Series: 2015 Schedule Announced Mountain Sports International has announced the schedule for the 2015 Subaru Freeride Series. This Freeride World Qualifier will take place from February to April, hosting the world’s best athletes on some of North America’s best terrain, and one venue in South America. At each location, both men’s and women’s ski and snowboard divisions will be offered. Heading into its 18th year, the FWT is unlike anything you’ll see in the Olympics – challenging competitors to navigate ungroomed snow down dangerously steep slopes. The event’s format will be comprised of three days: a qualifying day (with open registration!), semi-finals, and finals. Industry News ameliatraynor | November 18, 2014 0 Comments
European ONLY Freeride World Tour Causes Stir for Athletes | by Griffin Post This past April, the Freeride World Tour announced that its 2015 tour would have zero North American stops. Is it an insult to North American freeskiers? Yes. Griffin Post is a tried and true competitive skier. He’s likely competed in more freeskiing contests than just about anyone anywhere. He’s always been a huge advocate of freeskiing comps, until now. Griffin could no longer hold his tongue and gives us a quality education on just why the Freeride World Tour is so wrong to have robbed North America of any stops on its 2015 [..] SnowBrains | June 27, 2014 2 Comments
Rookie Loic Collomb-Patton Wins Freeride World Tour Loic Collomb-Patton of France has won the 2014 Freeride World Tour after a third place finish at the Verbier Xtreme event. As a rookie in the tour, Loic had nothing to lose and was sending big lines at all the tour stops. He won the first two events, finished 32nd at the thrid, 8th at the 4th, and 3rd in Verbier to win the title. Second place in the tour […] SnowBrains | March 29, 2014 1 Comment
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