Freeride World Qualifier

After the weather in Revelstoke made it impossible to hold the first Freeride World Tour stop in 2013 at the planned time, the "Radikal Mountain" Freeride World Tour Qualifier in the French ski resort of La Clusaz will possibly be the first event in 2013 to compete for FWT points at the highest level!

Premiere for the newly launched Open Faces Freeride Series! The first tour stop will take place next weekend in the Axamer Lizum.

With "only" 3 stars, the X-Over Ride in Kaprun doesn't shine as brightly on paper as some other FWQ events, but the riding level here was also more than respectable. After all, the X-Over Freeride contest on the Kitzsteinhorn is the last FWQ tour stop in the Alps in 2012 before the final in Norway.

After the kick-off in La Clusaz and the unfortunately canceled Engadinsnow, the top riders of the FWQ gathered in Hochfügen (Zillertal) in Tyrol from February 4 to 5, 2012 to really heat up the spectators despite (or perhaps because of!?) temperatures of around -20°C. The cold powder and the first-class starting field ensured a freeride show at the highest level.

The FWQ circus is starting the 2012 season with a bang! The best competition freeriders of the "second league" met from 13-15.1.2012 in the French ski resort of La Clusaz to hold the contest adorned with 4****. The first contest of the season offers plenty of ranking points, decent prize money and a great supporting program. Event participants Simon Wohlgenannt, Sebastian Fischer and Fabian Lentsch were on site for PowderGuide and report on their impressions first-hand.

The qualifier series of the Freeride World Tour 2010/2011 is over. After an exciting, albeit at times very snow-poor season, eight new riders have qualified for the FWT 2011/2012. This means that the field of riders for the official tour stops of the upcoming FWT 2011/2012 has been finalized. However, the FWT is still keeping a lid on how the tour will present itself next winter.

Part two of the New Zealand summer trip. A Big Mountain event, the earthquake and Export 22 - a colorful mix of summery winter adventures on the other side of the world.

On 18.10.2010 the organization of the FWT and FWQ published the official event calendar of the qualifying events. As with the announcement of the FWT stops, there are changes and innovations to be observed. A new category, the 4-star events, has been added to the existing 1 to 3-star events. This brings the total number of events on the calendar this season to 28.