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The final event of the FWT23 season is just moments away, as athletes fine-tune their preparations for the most well-known freeride competition around the world: the YETI Xtreme Verbier. The venue, as always, is the iconic Bec des Rosses, where the Freeride World Tour was born, and still calls home. This face offers brave athletes 450 vertical meters of intimidating terrain, with steeps exceeding 50 degrees in an intricate maze of technical features. It is the ultimate test for any freerider,...

Jonathan Penfield kept his consistent season alive with a fluid line to take the win. He aired into the approach of the Hoisl cliff, before taking a cross-court transfer at high speed. Jonathan then packed the lower section with clean airs and rode out to victory.

Arianna Tricomi claimed back what she has become accustomed to over the years, first place in an FWT event. She showed her true freeride skills up top, accelerating into an extremely technical zone with pace and confidence, and linked this with a trademark 360 in the lower section.

Andrew Pollard delivered a fluid run from top to bottom, starting with a cross-court 360 at pace above the Hoisl cliff, before sending it deep off the nose. He linked this with multiple features – including another 360 and some huge airs – to finish first. Maxime Chabloz completed an exhilarating run, full of high-speed tricks on the edge, to claim second, with Oscar Mandin finishing in third.

The Freeride World Tour 2023 has its fourth stop in Fieberbrunn, Austria - as always with the best freeriders from all over the world! The first part of the FWT finals takes place in Fieberbrunn, where the athletes have to conquer the imposing Wildseeloder. This mountain is a real test of endurance even for the most experienced pros, and the athletes will certainly have to give it all. The judging criteria at the Freeride World Tour are: Difficulty of Line, Control, Fluidity, Jumps & Techniq...

Michaela Davis-Meehan put down a huge run under pressure to take the win, but, unfortunately, it still wasn’t enough to make the cut. Michaela dropped first and sent two massive airs in the steep, exposed section of the course, boosting out with speed into some fast, powder turns.

Megane Betend delivered a career-defining performance to take first place, ensuring she made the cut for a chance at the world title. Megane didn’t take her foot off the pedal with a fast and powerful display of freeriding, which included an insane triple drop into the finish line.

Max Hitzig threw potentially the biggest backflip in FWT history, sending it so deep it can only be seen to be believed. His entire run was fluid and fast, linking a couple of airs at the top into the historic backflip to finish first.

Mexican rookie sensation Liam Rivera was the first to drop, setting the bar too high for the rest of the field to reach. Liam pointed it straight for the cold, deep pow, linking 360s in both directions to take the win.

After two explosive events in the Pyrenees, the tour heads across the Atlantic to the freeride haven of Kicking Horse, where athletes will have their final chance to lock in points before the cut. The event was postponed a month due to mediocre early season snow, but now the Canadian Rockies are ready with epic conditions awaiting the world’s best freeriders. This year’s schedule boasts five stops in five different countries, with two finals events and a two-run format in Fieberbrunn, where...

Ludovic Guillot-Diat (FRA) took his first FWT win with an exhilarating run, leapfrogging him above the rest of the field to take the first spot in the overall rankings. Ludo navigated some exposure early in his run and sent it large off a cliff to exit, before stomping multiple airs and a huge backflip.

Another first time winner is the Austrian Valentin Rainer, he’s taking the Ski Men category victory home. Second place goes to Ross Tester from USA and coming in 3rd is current FWT champion Maxime Chabloz (SUI).

The snowboard women category went off today, with all athletes delivering fluid, clean runs. Katie Anderson (CAN) made it two wins in a row, extending the gap in the overall rankings and making her the one to beat this season. The Canadian stacked her run with features and fluidity, throwing in a couple of grabs to bring in the freestyle element and a big air mid-run to show her freeride expertise.

Olympic & world champion in mogul skiing, Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN), the rookie on the tour wins the ski women competition at her second ever Freeride World Tour event.

The second stop of the Freeride World Tour 2023 will take place in Ordino Arcalís (AND) in the weather window from February 2nd to 9th. as always with the best freeriders from around the world! Thus, the FWT returns to the freeride Mecca of the Pyrenees. This venue has become a staple of the tour, and for good reason. The playful terrain offers opportunities for explosive action and creative freeride lines.

FWT21 runner-up, Katie Anderson (CAN), found a playful line, linking multiple airs and grabs with incredible board control, before cruising through the lower powder field with style.

Michael Mawn (USA) took the win for the second consecutive year with a strong technical line. He threaded the needle at the top of the course, airing into a tight couloir, which threw him out at high speed into the face. He then sent multiple critical airs while maintaining complete control of the board under his feet.

FJT stop at Fieberbrunn was quite a hard contest for the youngsters. The performances of the riders were particularly inspiring. Here the winner U-16 Ski Men - David Tschurtschentaler with absolute legs of steel. Super nice and ambitious run.

FJT stop at Fieberbrunn was quite a hard contest for the youngsters. The performances of the riders were particularly inspiring. Here are the winning runs - super nice and ambitious runs.

The FWT Xtreme Verbier is always a special event and both Snowboard categories delivered a mind-blowing show this year!

The FWT Xtreme Verbier is always a special event and both ski categories delivered a mind-blowing show this year!

The GoPro moments from first person view are always spectacular! Here are the best of the Freeride World Tour competition in Verbier, Switzerland. The Freeride World Tour at its 5th stop. It took place in Switzerland at Verbier, (SUI), on Monday, March 26th 2022.

Carl Regner's smooth run in Verbier earned him the Focus Flow Rider award! The Freeride World Tour at its 5th stop. It took place in Switzerland at Verbier (SUI), on Saturday, March 26th 2022.

The Freeride World Tour has its Grand Final. It takes place in Switzerland at Verbier. It is the exciting showdown of world’s best freeriders who throw everything they have at this mythical mountain. Everything is set for a spectacular final after the breathtaking stages at Baqueira Beret (ESP), Ordino Arcalís (AND), Kicking Horse (CAN) and the first final stage at Fieberbrunn (AUT). The evaluation criteria of the so-called runs of these extreme athletes include: Difficulty of Line, Control...

The Freeride Junior Tour returns to Austria to enjoy the incredible freeride playground of Fieberbrunn! The Freeride Junior Tour (FJT) has a highlight forthe freeride juniors on ski and snowboard. In challenging runs, the junior athletes show spectacular jumps and drops in the terrain as well as challenging lines through the deep snow. The future of Freeriding looks to be in safe hands with a continually impressive level of riding from Junior athletes.

The GoPro moments from first person view are always spectacular! Here are the best of the Freeride World Tour competition in Fieberbrunn, Austria. The Freeride World Tour at its 4th stop. It took place in Austria at Fieberbrunn, (AUT), on Monday, March 14th 2022.

The ski categories put on another great show as the two-run format was implemented for the first time in Freeride World Tour history; the race for world title grows more intense with only the Xtreme Verbier remaining...

The snowboard categories put on another great show as the two-run format was implemented for the first time in Freeride World Tour history; the race for world title grows more intense with only the Xtreme Verbier remaining...

Carl Regner's smooth run in Fieberbrunn earned him the Focus Flow Rider award. The Freeride World Tour had its 4th stop. It took place in Austria at Fieberbrunn, (AUT), on Monday, March 14th 2022.

19 years old Max Hitzig was handed an event wildcard to compete in Fieberbrunn, and he just went on to win the first competition of the first of the two-staged FWT-Finals.

Jessica Hotter put down a really strong run down the Wildseeloder to win the first competition of the FWT 2022 Finals in Fieberbrunn, Austria!

Blake Moller took no prisoners as he charged down the Wildseeloder to claim his second win of the season in Fieberbrunn!

Challenging conditions didn't stop Tiphanie Perrotin from putting down a strong run from top to bottom to win the the first of the two-staged FWT-Finals competition in Fieberbrunn, Austria!

The Freeride World Tour is ready for its 4th stop. This will take place in Austria at Fieberbrunn, (AUT), in the weather window from Tuesday, March 15th to Sunday, March 20th. We are curious to see what the first stop of the final has to offer after the spectacular three qualifying stages! At the previous stop at Kicking Horse in Canada, the athletes had the last chance to qualify for the two staged FWT finals in Fieberbrunn (AUT) and Verbier (SUI). Due to the favorable location in the Alps,...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

THE FREERIDE WORLD TOUR 2021 CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT XTREME VERBIER The world’s best freeriders captivated audiences for a 25th edition of the Xtreme Verbier that will be long remembered. Among one of the strongest rosters in Xtreme Verbier history, the 2021 kings and queens of freeride were crowned today. Due to snow conditions, athletes in all categories started at 3,020m (instead of 3,300m), but that certainly didn’t stop them lighting up the lookers-right of the Bec des Rosses – leaving j...

FWT21 GRANDE FINALE COMING SOON AT THE 25TH EDITION OF THE XTREME VERBIER With the bulk of the season completed, athletes adjust their eyes to the Bec de Rosses and prepare for the season’s final competition, running on an updated weather window of March 20-28. Culminating at 3,223m, the Bec de Rosses has provided the canvas for some dream-completing runs. Each year, with an ominous descent of 650m, the world’s best freeriders throw everything they have at this mythical mountain. The candl...

It's Crunch Time for FWT athletes as the competition heads to Fieberbrunn in Austria. With the original weather window of Saturday 6th – Tuesday 9th being ruled out as possible competition days, the new weather window has been extended to March 10th – March 17th. The organisers are waiting for a fresh snowfall to roll in over the Wildseeloder to run the third event. The world title race is heating up as athletes prepare for the third stop of FWT21 in the Austrian Tyrol. Two successful competi...

FWT21’s season opener is almost here, with Andorra ready to host the world’s best freeriders. The extended weather window of February 20-26 will give the competition the best chance to run in optimum conditions. The defending world champions are all fired for Andorra and the USA is bringing the heat in both men’s categories with Isaac Freeland leading the rankings for ski men and Nils Mindnich in the top spot for snowboarding. Judges expect more amazing performances from French superstar Mari...

First ever Superpipe Night Final up on the Crap Sogn Gion, thousands of enthusiastic fans and world’s best snowboarders: LAAX OPEN 2019 once more celebrated an outstanding snowboarding contest in combination with its side events and freestyle spirit, which created an atmosphere you only would find in LAAX! One week of pure powder action in the leading freestyle resort LAAX: Spectators witnessed awesome top-riding in world’s largest superpipe and on the 550 meters long slopestyle course follow...

The LAAX OPEN 2019 culminated today with the long-awaited highlight, the first ever Superpipe Night Finals up on Crap Sogn Gion. Olympic Gold medalist and top favorite Chloe Kim fulfilled all expectations after winning this morning’s semi-finals and also dominating tonight’s finals. She clearly took over the lead after the first run which earned her 93,75 points which no other finalist was able to beat! Her winning run consisted of a huge Method, Back-to-back 1080s, followed by a Frontside 90...