The new season of Freeride World Tour arrives with three confirmed stops
48 athletes, in four categories – 7 snowboard women, 9 snowboard men, 8 ski women and 24 ski men – will fight to lift the trophy as the FWT champion. But with a highly diverse field from all over the globe this won’t be an easy feat. Last year’s world champions – Marion Haerty (FRA-snowboard), Nils Mindnich (USA-snowboard), Arianna Tricomi (ITA-ski) and Isaac Freeland (USA-ski) – will not be ready to let go of the sport’s most valuable prize.
Due to the latest travel restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Freeride World Tour (FWT), in collaboration with local organisations, has decided to cancel the FWT 2021 events in Japan and Canada. The FWT is currently in discussion with several resorts to replace the cancelled events. Nonetheless, the Freeride World Tour will host three events in Andorra (22. - 27. February), in Fieberbrunn (06. - 12. March) and in Verbier (20. - 28. March).
The most anticipated snowboarding event in Europe is a wrap. The Burton European Open finals saw Olympic winners, World Champions, X-Games winners and many talented snowboarders to battle it all out for 160.000 USD price purse and let me tell you, you couldn't have been at better place anywhere else…
From 18th to 22nd February it was time for the first “Alpin-Urban-Art” festival in Innsbruck. An Event which should bring together people fascinated by alpin sports and the culture and art behind those sports. The festival not only included the big Crystal Awards Innsbruck Film & photo competition…
The Swatch Freeride World Tour stop in the Pyrenees mountains that took place on Friday 13th 2015 was held under blue skies but in tricky snow conditions. It was for the first time the tour stopped in Andorra and the riders were waiting impatiently for the competition face to be revealed. And…
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