Freeride World Tour

The Freeride World Tour (FWT) is an annually toured series of events in which the best freeskiers and snowboard freeriders compete for individual event wins, as well as the overall title of World Champion in their respective genders and disciplines. The events take place on what's commonly referred to as "backcountry", "big mountain" or "extreme" terrain – essentially ungroomed powder snow on dangerously steep, mountainous slopes.

The first event series under the Freeride World Tour moniker took place in 2008. Prior to that it was known as the Verbier Extreme, originally a snowboard only contest launched in 1996 – with skiers also invited to compete in 2004. For the 2013 season, the Freeride World Tour merged with the Freeskiing World Tour and The North Face Masters of Snowboarding, combining all three tours under one unified global 5-star championship series.

The Freeride World Qualifiers are a tour of open and ranked entry competitions that give the Freeride World Tour new rookies for each season. As freeriding has become more popular the Freeride Junior Tour has had many competitions all over the world as well as an invite only Freeride Junior World Championships annually since 2012.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation bought the Freeride World Tour in 2022.

World tour locations

Main events

Freeride World Tour qualifiers

2010

* Jasna Adrenalin
* Roldal Freeride Challenge
* New Zealand Challenge
* North Face Masters Snowbird
* Freeride de Flaine
* Engadinsnow
* Masters Crystal Mountain
* Big Mountain Fieberbrunn
* El Dorado Freeride
* Mystic Experience Monte Rosa
* Masters Kirkwood
* Freeride Battle Kanin
* Freeride Ch'ships Taos
* Nendaz Freeride

2011

* Scott Czech Ride
* Roldal Freeride Challenge
* Scandinavian Big Mountain Riksgränsen
* NZ Freeski Open
* K2 Big Mountain
* Export 33 Mt Ruapehu
* La Clusaz Radical Mountain
* Jasna Adrenalin
* Stimorol Engadin Snow
* Big Mountain Hochfuegen

2012

* NZ Freeski Open
* K2 Big Mountain
* La Clusaz Radical Mountain
* Big Mountain Hochfügen
* T-Bar Freesession Morgins
* El Dorado Freeride
* First Track Freeride Chandolin
* Kick the Vick Ecofreeride
* Nendaz Freeride
* X-Over Ride Kaprun
* Freeride Khibiny Cup
* Arctix Tamok
* CNF Romania

2013

* 27/11-02/12 Sheregirls 2* Siberia, Russia
* 09-10/01 La Clusaz Radikal Mountain 2* La Clusaz, France – 2 Events
* 12-13/01 La Clusaz Radikal Mountain 4* La Clusaz, France
* 12-13/01 Open Faces Axamer Lizum 2* Axamer Lizum, Austria
* 14-19/01 Verbier Freeride Week 2* Verbier, Switzerland – 6 Events
* 19-20/01 Open Faces Fieberbrunn 2* Fieberbrunn, Austria
* 26-27/01 Open Faces Hochkönig 1* Hochkönig, Austria
* 30-02/01 Engadinsnow 4* Silvaplana Corvatsch, Switzerland
* 02-03/02 Open Faces Kappl 2* Kappl, Austria
* 06-07/02 Subaru Freeride Series 2* Crested Butte, CO USA ( Ski only )
* 07-10/02 Subaru Freeride Series 4* Crested Butte, CO USA ( Ski only )
* 08-10/02 Ukrainian Freeride Masters 2* Mts. Hoverla & Breskul, Ukraine
* 09-11/02 Bigmountain Hochfuegen 4* Hochfuegen, Austria
* 13-14/02 The North Face Masters 2* Alpine Meadows, CA USA ( Snowboard only )
* 14-17/02 The North Face Masters 4* Squaw Valley, CA USA ( Snowboard only )
* 16-17/02 T-Bar Free-session powered by Dakine 2* Morgins, Switzerland
* 21-22/02 El Dorado Freeride 1* Arcalis and Valnord, Andora
* 23-24/02 El Dorado Freeride 4* Arcalis and Valnord, Andora
* 22-24/02 Open Faces Stubai 3* Stubai, Austria
* 28-03/02 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships 4* Taos, NM USA
* 28-02/02 Pitztal Wild Face 1* Pitztal, Austria
* 01-03/03 Mad Goat Ride 2* Bansko, Bulgaria
* 01-03/03 Bigmountain Goldeck 2* Goldeck, Austria
* 07-09/03 Castle Freeski 3* Castle Mountain, AB, Canada ( Ski only )
* 08-10/03 Freeride Battle 2* Kanin, Slovenia
* 09-10/03 First Track Freeride St Luc Chandolin 3* Chandolin, Switzerland
* 14-18/03 Subaru Freeride Series 4* Moonlight Basin, MT USA ( Ski only )
* 16-17/03 The Coe Cup 1* Glencoe Mountain, Scotland
* 16-18/03 Nendaz Freeride 4* Nendaz, Switzerland
* 22-24/03 Weekend Warrior Tour 2* Winter Park, CO USA
* 23-24/03 X Over Ride Kitzsteinhorn 3* Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun, Austria
* 04-07/04 Khibiny Open Cup 1* Kukisvumchorr, Russia
* 10-11/04 Subaru Freeride Series 2* Snowbird, UT USA ( Ski only )
* 11-14/04 Subaru Freeride Series 4* Snowbird, UT USA ( Ski only )
* 13-14/04 CNF Romania 3* Balea-Lac, Fagaras Mountains, Romania

2015

* 24-Apr-14 27-Apr-14 Roldal NOR
* 1-Sep-14 8-Sep-14 The Remarkables/Treble Cone NZL
* 15-Sep-14 20-Sep-14 Mt Ruapehu NZL
* 10-Jan-15 11-Jan-15 Verbier SUI
* 10-Jan-15 11-Jan-15 Axamer Lizum AUT
* 12-Jan-15 13-Jan-15 Verbier SUI
* 14-Jan-15 15-Jan-15 Verbier SUI
* 17-Jan-15 18-Jan-15 Verbier SUI
* 17-Jan-15 18-Jan-15 Artesina ITA
* 17-Jan-15 18-Jan-15 Kappl-Paznaun AUT
* 24-Jan-15 27-Jan-15 Hochfuegen AUT
* 24-Jan-15 25-Jan-15 Hochkar AUT
* 30-Jan-15 2-Jan-15 Grand Targhee USA
* 31-Jan-15 31-Jan-15 Ste Foy FRA
* 1-Feb-15 1-Feb-15 Chamonix FRA
* 2-Feb-15 5-Feb-15 Livigno ITA
* 5-Feb-15 8 Dec 2015 Silvaplana Corvatsch SUI
* 7-Feb-15 8-Feb-15 Les Arcs FRA
* 14-Feb-15 16-Feb-15 Crested Butte Mountain Resort USA
* 19-Feb-15 22-Feb-15 Sogndal NOR
* 19-Feb-15 22-Feb-15 Morgins SUI
* 20-Feb-15 22-Feb-15 Goldeck AUT
* 21-Feb-15 21-Feb-15 Mad River Glen USA
* 27-Feb-15 2 Mar 2015 Jasna SVK
* 27-Feb-15 1 Mar 2015 Pitztal AUT
* 27-Feb-15 1 Mar 2015 Taos USA
* 28-Feb-15 28-Feb-15 Magic Mountain USA
* 1 March 2015 2 Mar 2015 Uttendorf-Weissee AUT
* 6 March 2015 9 Mar 2015 Val D'Aran ESP
* 6 March 2015 8 Mar 2015 Snowbird Mountain Resort USA
* 7 March 2015 8 Mar 2015 Silvrettra Montafon AUT
* 7 March 2015 7 Mar 2015 Sugarbush USA
* 7 March 2015 8 Mar 2015 Chandolin SUI
* 8 March 2015 8 Mar 2015 Smugglers Notch USA
* 10 March 2015 12 Mar 2015 Crystal Mountain Resort USA
* 12 March 2015 15 Mar 2015 Stavanger/Hunnedalen NOR
* 14 March 2015 14 Mar 2015 Sugarloaf USA
* 14 March 2015 15 Mar 2015 Glencoe Mountain GBR
* 14 March 2015 15 Mar 2015 Nendaz SUI
* 20 March 2015 22 Mar 2015 Sauda NOR
* 21 March 2015 22 Mar 2015 Obergurg-Hochgurgl AUT
* 21 March 2015 22 Mar 2015 Jay Peak USA
* 21 March 2015 21 Mar 2015 Tignes FRA
* 27 March 2015 28 Mar 2015 Kicking Horse USA
* 28 March 2015 29 Mar 2015 Kitzsteinhorn Kaprun AUT
* 23 April 2015 26 Apr 2015 Roldal NOR

2016 Freeride World Qualifier 2016
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* 1 September 2015 – 6 September 2015 The Remarkables NZL
* 1 September 2015 – 6 September 2015 The Remarkables NZL
* 4 September 2015 – 5 September 2015 Los Penintentes ARG
* 23 April 2015 – 26 April 2015 Roldal NOR

World tour winners

* After Freeride World Tour 2020

See also

* Extreme skiing

References

External links

the official Free Ride World Tour homepage

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