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Powder Mountain, UT, to Host Natural Selection Tour Super Sessions

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In a major development for freeride skiing and snowboarding, Powder Mountain in Utah has been selected as a host of the new Super Sessions on Travis Rice’s Natural Selection Tour (NST)—one of the most progressive and athlete-driven freeride competition circuits in the world. Super Sessions are a new opening stage introduced for the 2026 season. These high-energy, collaborative events are […]
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Historic Day for Skiing as Massive Tricks Meet the Planet’s Most Dynamic Terrain at Natural Selection Tour’s Debut Ski Event

Eleven Winterlake Lodge, Alaska Range (April 17, 2025) – A new era in skiing has begun as the Natural Selection Tour launched its first-ever ski event, the YETI Natural Selection Ski, carving a bold new line into skiing’s history books. Riders faced Priority 1, one of Alaska’s most legendary big mountain venues, with a single mission: create a film-quality, freestyle-meets-freeride […]
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Brandon Davis Battles Sevi Van Der Meer in Natural Selection Tour Debut DUELS Match at Kirkwood, CA

The Natural Selection Tour makes its debut at Kirkwood Mountain Resort, bringing the world’s elite freestyle snowboarders to battle on untamed terrain in California’s Sierra Nevada range. Among the most compelling matchups, 29-year-old Swiss rider Sevi Van Der Meer faces 28-year-old California native Brandon Davis. Both riders are making their Natural Selection Tour debuts, bringing fresh energy to the event […]
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Natural Selection Tour Full Rider List Unveiled

  Revelstoke, BC (February 21, 2024)→One the day Mother Nature calls in the March 10-17 competition window, 24 of the world’s best snowboarders will drop into the all-new, natural and naturally enhanced Natural Selection venue on Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s backcountry LIVE for the YETI Natural Selection Revelstoke. But first, twelve challenging riders compete head-to-head for a shot at joining the […]
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[PHOTOS] Travis Rice Visits Crested Butte Mountain Resort, CO, to Scout Zones for YETI Natural Selection DUELs

Snowboarding icon Travis Rice was in Crested Butte last week, scouting out potential zones for the YETI Natural Selection DUELs set to take place in early February. The Natural Selection Tour is the world’s top snowboarding competition that combines slopestyle tricks with big mountain freeriding. The Crested Butte region will be home to two of the six 2024 DUELs. This first stage of the Natural Selection […]
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Natural Selection Tour Drops Trailer for Revelstoke, BC, Super Session Short Film

With many of the world’s best riders gathered in Revelstoke, British Columbia, for the 2023 Natural Selection Tour and dream conditions on tap, there were two otherworldly venues to choose from, but only one live event day. Still buzzing from the mind-blowing, and at moments terrifying day of live competition at Boulder Park, a crew of  NST icons and surprise […]
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Natural Selection Picks RED Mountain, BC, as Only Canadian Stop For 2024 Worldwide DUELS Qualifiers

Natural Selection changed the face of competitive snowboarding when it came on the scene. What started as a dream shared by Travis Rice and friends soon became a reality of backcountry booters and a live snowboarding event that captured all of the inventiveness, excitement, and creativity of an epic shred video part. This year, RED Mountain, in Rossland, BC, will […]
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Travis Rice and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott Crowned 2023 Natural Selection Tour Champions

Twelve riders — from Olympians to big mountain film stars — dropped into the Coliseum in Valdez, AK, an all-new, multi-dimensional Natural Selection Alaska venue, for a full day of sunup to sundown, head-to-head competition. At the close of a massive, 12-hour day of competition, across three distinct faces, Travis Rice and Zoi Sadowski-Synnott have been crowned the best all-around […]
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[VIDEO] Accoutrement: A Film by Travis Rice – A Short Film on Pushing Boundaries and Navigating Backcountry Terrain

Quiksilver professional snowboarder Travis Rice has officially released his newest short film, Accoutrement. The film, presented by Quiksilver, follows the renowned snowboarder as he gracefully navigates the most intense conditions, continually pushing the boundaries of possibility.  From narrow peaks to steep inclines, this new edit is a fresh reminder of Rice’s progressive skills in a challenging big mountain terrain. Related: […]
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Travis Rice and Cameron Zink Launch SENDY, an Online Gear Hub

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Adventure sports legends Travis Rice and Cameron Zink are proud to announce SENDY, an online gear hub. SENDY is an online marketplace and Gear Hub that lets community members buy, sell, and rent adventure sports equipment anywhere in North America. It is designed to get more people outside, and more people connecting with each other, the natural world, and their own true […]
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My Experience: Guiding Travis Rice’s “Natural Selection Tour” 2022 in the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska

In late March 2022, I was honored to be a part of the Pulseline Adventure guiding team that guided Travis Rice’s Natural Selection Tour in the Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska. The Natural Selection Tour (NST) Alaska stop was one of the most impressive operations I’ve ever seen. I saw some insane things go down including three helicopters flying, a large drone […]
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