Freeride World Tour

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Four locations around the world have been selected for the second edition of the Freeride World Tour.

On top of it, qualification events have joined as Freeride World Qualifier events making the Tour even more attractive, with more events and more riders.

The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will start in Sochi with the Nissan Russian Adventure 2009 and then travel to the USA, France and Switzerland to prove their skills on some of the world's most challenging faces. The Freeride World Tour has a prize purse of $250,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests.

Nissan Mammoth Challenge
Nissan Mammoth Challenge
Photo: Christophe Margot / freerideworldtour.com

On March 15, 2008, the first ever edition of the Freeride World Tour (FWT) was completed after five successful events around the globe, finishing with the prestigious Nissan O'Neill Xtreme in Verbier, Switzerland. Elyse Saugstad (USA) and Henrik Windstedt (SWE) in skiing, Ruth Leisibach (SUI) and Xavier de le Rue (FRA) in snowboarding became the first Freeride World Champions in history.

The Freeride World Tour is on for the second edition. The world best professional freeriders are back on the Tour and have all confirmed their participation. A number of 40 male and female riders plus wild cards are invited to the first three contests: Nissan Russian Adventure in Sochi (Russia), Nissan Tram Face in Squaw Valley (USA), and Nissan Freeride in Tignes (France). The final contest will take place in Switzerland with the Nissan Xtreme - Verbier 09, on the gruelling north face of the Bec des Rosses, one of the most challenging descents in the world of freeriding.

Events coming up

Event news

Swiss dominate the 2010 Nendaz Freeride
Nendaz Freeride 2010 Rider : Samuel Gave Sunday saw enjoyed excellent conditions for the 4th Nendaz Freeride. Some of the best international riders entertained the 500 spectators present at the Red Bull village at the foot of Mont-Gond. -18Mar10

Hofer takes the Freeride Battle Kanin 2010
Freeride Battle 2010, Austrian Christian Schnabel The 17 snowboarders just managed to finish their runs before the mountain disappeared in cloud, in the Freeride World Tour qualifier event in Slovenia -7Mar10

Dust settles at the Nendaz freeride
Nendaz Freeride logo 09 The third edition of the Nendaz freeride took place last weekend under extraordinary snow conditions and blue sky and was eventually won by Austrian Flo Orley -18Mar09

Nendaz Freeride schedule announced
Nendaz Freeride logo 09 more than 100 riders are set to compete in the Freeride World Qualifier event, the Nendaz Freeride on 13-15th March and you can stay there at a bargain 20CHF a night to watch it all unfold. -5Mar09

Freeride de Chamonix results
Freeride World Qualifier logo Everything was in place for the amazing show: sunshine, low temperatures, cold snow, a spot loved by the locals, the ‘Hôtel du Brévent’ – 400 vertical meters on a steep slope facing east – and 92 riders anxious to reveal their talent taking on the face! -17Feb09

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