Why Mogul Skiers Keep Winning Freeride World Tour Competitions
Former Olympic mogul champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe just won her first FWT competition, but it's not likely to be her last.
Former Olympic mogul champion Justine Dufour-Lapointe just won her first FWT competition, but it's not likely to be her last.
Addison Rafford is part of a cadre of younger riders shaking up the Tour this season.
Athletes will have their work cut out for them in Baqueira-Beret, which is reporting a 51-inch snow base.
The news that freeride’s biggest competition circuit will now be part of FIS is garnering mixed reactions.
Last season, we witnessed wild cards and rookies turn steep, technical lines into terrain parks. Will they go even bigger this year?
Despite tricky conditions, it was another season of athletes going big. Historically big.
Veterans crashed and burned while rookies soared off the cliffs of Ordino Arcalis in the second competition of the season.
This year's wildcard athlete is ready to prove she has new tricks up her sleeve.
The Freeride World Tour is on for 2022, and this year’s competitions are shaping up to be bangerang.
A last-minute change in venue meant that the more well-rounded skiers would have big opportunities to win this year's Verbier Xtreme.
After being canceled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the stage is set for the 25th edition of the Verbier Xtreme in Switzerland.
Ross Tester has now won two competitions during his rookie Freeride World Tour season and a Polish rookie broke through in the women's field.
With an early start in Austria, the Freeride World Tour Event in Fieberbrunn is ready to rumble on the famed Wildseeloader Face.
The first FWT21 stop of the season in Fieberbrunn, Austria, won't take place until March 12 at the soonest. Patience is a virtue, right?
Andrew Pollard flashed the course in Andorra for his first FWT win and Switzerland's Elisabeth Gerritzen stomped her first 360 in the women's field.
The second FWT21 event will replace the canceled Hakuba stop and shake up the scoring schedule for the athletes.
An American rookie stole the show on the men's side of the Freeride World Tour field at Ordino Arcalìs, Andorra.
With three confirmed venues and the possibility of five separate events in less than 30 days, the FWT21 schedule promises to be fast, furious, and fun.
The world’s best freeriders will take on an all-European tour, as well as some scoring changes that are sure to excite riders and fans.
Wait, what the heck is the PFB anyway?
A Freeride World Tour athlete’s view of the FWT20 season, leading up to the Verbier Xtreme cancelation.
Last month, 25 freeride icons came together to illuminate the Bec des Rosses in Honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Verbier Xtreme.
The Swiss Government has decided to close all Swiss ski areas, ending the FWT20 season early.
During a tough day for the ski women, only four clean runs went down in Fieberbrunn.
The skier from New Zealand put together a wild run on the Wildseeloder face.
The Norwegian skier's massive backflip put her a level above the rest of the competition at Ordino Arcalís.
The former Freeride World Tour Overall Champion turned the venue into a terrain park with smooth tricks and airs throughout.
With half the field crashing, the Swedish freeride skier pulled off a tricky backflip to take the top spot on the podium.
Not a single skier crashed in the women’s Freeride World Tour ski competition in Canada.
The competition is set for Friday, February 7, and will air online 48 hours after the last skier finishes.
The Freeride World Your launches program to unite female skiers and boarders through their passion for freeriding.
The world's best big mountain athletes kicked off the 2020 FWT in Japan with massive airs and full-throttle skiing.
Hot on the heels of the equal-pay announcement, FWT20 readies itself for the first event of the season in the Japanese Alps.
The big mountain skier known for stunning segments in ski movies will put his competition skills to the test as a Wild Card against the rest of the already-strong FWT20 field.
Another season of the best freeride skiers sending it on some of the gnarliest faces around the globe is coming right up.
From crazy tricks to cringe-worthy crashes, FWT19 had it all.
One ended her season on the overall podium, the other with a crash, but they both got down the gnarliest competition face in skiing.
Turdell takes third, Eder wins FWT19 Overall Title.
Italian Arianna Tricomi holds on to the FWT Overall World Title.
A photo essay from the riders' visual inspection of the Bec des Rosses in Verbier, Switzerland.
We asked two Freeride World Tour athletes what was going through their minds during their first inspection of the Bec des Rosses in Verbier, Switzerland.
This weekend, the battle for the 2019 Freeride World Tour Overall Title will be waged on the infamous Bec des Rosses face.
Freeride World Tour veteran Stefan Häusl explains what matters for judges and viewers at the final event of the season.
Kristofer Turdell keeps his FWT19 overall title hopes alive by finishing second.
Tricomi and Pollard got back on the podium at the Ordino Arcalìs event, keeping the Women's Overall Title battle interesting going into the final event in Verbier.
All systems are a go for the spring competition in Andorra.
Markus Eder breaks down his winning FWT19 Fieberbrunn line in an Audi Quattro Performance Check.
The Wild Card finally put all the pieces together to stand on top of the podium.
The Italian clinched the 2019 Overall Title with a stellar run in Austria.
The big mountain competition will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019.
The Kiwi upstaged many of the best freeride skiers in the world with a phenomenal run.
The women crushed the Canadian venue with plenty of air and speed.
The best freeride skiers are set to send it on the famed steeps of the gnarly Canadian resort.
Switerland’s Besse and Gerritzen go two-three in a historic day for the FWT women skiers.
Tanner Hall second in Hakuba for his first ever professional freeride competition.
How one of the youngest Freeride World Tour athletes ever staked his claim on the roster for the second year in a row.
This season, SKI Magazine is an official media partner for the FWT. Here's what you need to know to enjoy the big show.
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