Freeride World Tour
GenreFreeride skiing and snowboarding
Location(s)Europe; occasionally in North America and Asia
Inaugurated1996 (snowboard only)
2004 (ski and snowboard)
FounderSwitzerland Nicolas Hale-Woods
Current championsAustria Valentin Rainer (ski men)

France Ludovic Guillot-Diat (snowboard men)

Canada Justine Dufour-Lapointe (ski women)

Canada Katie Anderson (snowboard women)
Organised byInternational Ski Federation (FIS)
SponsorsPeak Performance
Websitewww.freerideworldtour.com

The Freeride World Tour, also referred to as the FWT Pro or simply the FWT, is an annual series of events in which freeride skiers and snowboarders compete for individual event wins, as well as the overall title of Freeride World Champion in their respective genders and disciplines. The events take place on off-piste terrain – ungroomed snow on steep slopes, often featuring areas of high exposure.

The Freeride World Tour was founded in 1996 as the Verbier Extreme, and was a snowboard only contest until 2004. The first event series under the Freeride World Tour name took place in 2008. 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 global championship series.[1]

A separate class of FWT Qualifier competitions provides the Tour with new rookies each season, with a small number of athletes from each division and region being selected to compete in FWT Challenger events. The top finishers after each Challenger circuit are invited to join the following season's Freeride World Tour.[2] Limited wild card spots have historically been offered to established riders.[3]

The FWT Junior circuit has had many competitions all over the world, as well as an invite-only FWT Junior World Championships held annually since 2012.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation bought the Freeride World Tour in 2022.[4]

Tour locations

2023 Season

Location Dates Event Winners
Ski Men Snowboard Men Ski Women Snowboard Women
Spain Baquiera Beret[5] Jan 27 - Feb 1 United States Michael Mawn Sweden Max Palm United States Addison Rafford Canada Katie Anderson
Andorra Ordino Arcalís[6] Feb 1 Austria Valentin Rainer France Ludovic Guillot-Diat Canada Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canada Katie Anderson
Canada Kicking Horse[7] Feb 16 - 21 Germany Max Hitzig Switzerland Liam Rivera France Megane Betend New Zealand Michaela Davis-Meehan
Austria Fieberbrunn[8] Mar 10 - 16 United States Andrew Pollard United States Jonathan Penfield Canada Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canada Katie Anderson
Switzerland Verbier Cancelled due to unsafe snow conditions[9]
Final Rankings[10]
Place Ski Men Snowboard Men Ski Women Snowboard Women
1st Austria Valentin Rainer France Ludovic Guillot-Diat Canada Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canada Katie Anderson
2nd Switzerland Maxime Chabloz United States Jonathan Penfield United States Molly Armanino Russia Anna Orlova
3rd United States Andrew Pollard Switzerland Liam Rivera France Megane Betend France Estelle Rizzolio

2022 Season

Location Dates Event Winners
Ski Men Snowboard Men Ski Women Snowboard Women
Spain Baquiera Beret[11] Jan 21 - 27 United States Michael Mawn Sweden Max Palm Canada Olivia McNeill United States Erika Vikander
Andorra Ordino Arcalís[12] Jan 29 - Feb 4 Switzerland Maxime Chabloz United States Blake Moller New Zealand Jessica Hotter France Tiphanie Perrotin
Canada Kicking Horse[13] Feb 11 - 16 Switzerland Maxime Chabloz France Camille Armand United States Lily Bradley United States Erika Vikander
Austria Fieberbrunn[14] Mar 13 - 19 Sweden Carl Regnér Eriksson United States Blake Moller New Zealand Jessica Hotter France Tiphanie Perrotin
Switzerland Verbier[15] Mar 25 - Apr 2 Switzerland Maxime Chabloz United States Blake Moller Switzerland Sybille Blanjean Austria Manuela Mandl
Final Rankings[16]
Place Ski Men Snowboard Men Ski Women Snowboard Women
1st Switzerland Maxime Chabloz United States Blake Moller New Zealand Jessica Hotter France Tiphanie Perrotin
2nd Sweden Carl Regnér Eriksson France Camille Armand Norway Hedvig Wessel United States Erika Vikander
3rd United States Ross Tester United Kingdom Cody Bramwell Canada Olivia McNeill Austria Manuela Mandl

2008-2021

Location 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013[17] 2014[18] 2015[19] 2016[20] 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
France Chamonix X X X X X X X X
Italy Courmayeur X X X
United States Crested Butte X
Austria Fieberbrunn X X X X X X X X X X X X
United States Haines X X X
Japan Hakuba X X X X
Canada Kicking Horse X X X X
United States Kirkwood X X X
United States Mammoth Mountain X
Canada Revelstoke X X X
Norway Røldal X
United States Snowbird X
Russia Sochi X X X X
United States Palisades Tahoe X X
Switzerland St. Moritz X
France Tignes X X
Andorra Vallnord X X X X X X X
Switzerland Verbier X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Tour champions

By season

Season Men Women
Ski Snowboard Ski Snowboard
2008[21]Sweden Henrik WindstedtFrance Xavier de Le RueUnited States Elyse SaugstadSwitzerland Ruth Leisibach
2009[22]France Aurélien DucrozFrance Xavier de Le RueNorway Ane EnderudUnited States Susan Mol
2010[23]France Candide ThovexFrance Xavier de Le RueNorway Ane EnderudGermany Aline Bock
2011[24]France Aurélien DucrozAustria Mitch TöldererSweden Janette HarginFrance Anne-Flore Marxer
2012[25]Sweden Reine BarkeredFrance Jonathan CharletSweden Christine HarginUnited States Maria DeBari
2013[26]United States Drew TabkeUnited States Ralph BackstromAustria Nadine WallnerFrance Élodie Mouthon
2014[27]France Loïc Collomb-PattonSwitzerland Émilien BadouxAustria Nadine WallnerUnited States Shannan Yates
2015[28]United States George RodneyFrance Jonathan CharletAustria Eva WalknerSwitzerland Estelle Balet
2016[29]France Loïc Collomb-PattonUnited States Sammy LuebkeAustria Eva WalknerSwitzerland Estelle Balet
2017[30]France Léo SlemettUnited States Sammy LuebkeAustria Lorraine HuberFrance Marion Haerty
2018 Sweden Kristofer Turdell United States Sammy Luebke Italy Arianna Tricomi Austria Manuela Mandl
2019 Italy Markus Eder France Victor de Le Rue Italy Arianna Tricomi France Marion Haerty
2020 United States Isaac Freeland United States Nils Mindnich Italy Arianna Tricomi France Marion Haerty
2021 Sweden Kristofer Turdell France Victor De Le Rue Switzerland Elisabeth Gerritzen France Marion Haerty
2022[31] Switzerland Maxime Chabloz United States Blake Moller New Zealand Jess Hotter France Tiphanie Perrotin
2023[32] Austria Valentin Rainer France Ludovic Guillot-Diat Canada Justine Dufour-Lapointe Canada Katie Anderson

By nationality (2008-2023)

Nation Champions
 France 21
 United States 12
 Austria 8
 Sweden 6
  Switzerland 5
 Italy 4
 Canada 2
 Norway 2
 Germany 1
 New Zealand 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Freeride History". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "About Us". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "FWT24 Season Wildcards". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Rory Jones (9 December 2022). "Freeride World Tour acquired by FIS as part of plan to align all snowsport disciplines". SportsPro.
  5. ↑ "2023 Baqueira Beret Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "2023 Ordino Arcalís Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "2023 Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 Fieberbrunn Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "YETI Xtreme Verbier Canceled and New World Champions Crowned I FWT Riders' Vlog Episode 21". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rankings". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 Baqueira Beret Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "2022 Ordino Arcalís Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "2022 Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "2022 Fieberbrunn Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 Xtreme Verbier". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Rankings". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "The Tour Presentation – Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  18. ↑ "FWT 2014 Competition Schedule Announced – Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FULL CALENDAR 2015 – Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "FWT 2016 – Dates unveiling | Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  22. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2009". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  23. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2010". Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  24. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2011". Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  25. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2012". Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  26. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2013 Archived 28 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  27. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2014". Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  28. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2015
  29. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2016
  30. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2017
  31. ↑ World Champions Crowned at Xtreme Verbier 2022
  32. ↑ "Rankings". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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