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Scott Big Mountain -Fieberbrunn confirmed for Saturday!

The women's FWT stop and FWQ for men has been confirmed tomorrow, Saturday, February 13th on the Wildseeloder face at 10am. More

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FWQ: Freeride Flaine, Photo Report

Check out the following photos from the Freeride Flaine that took place last week... photographer: Yoann Marot from Zoom Flaine. More

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FWT / FWQ: Scott Big Mountain Fieberbrunn Wild Cards Announced

The FWT women riders will compete at the Scott Big Mountain in Fieberbrunn this week; their results will count toward the Freeride World Tour Ranking. This event is also a FWQ event for the men. More

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FWQ: Incredible runs & action at the Stimorol Engadinsnow 2010

136 female and male freeriders started in 3 categories (Ski, Snowboard and Telemark)in the qualification round yesterday. Only the best 23 and some invited riders would make it to the finals, which took place today at the famous North Face of Mount Corvatsch. More

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Check out Behind the Scenes with Christophe Margot & Dom Daher

Here is a little birds eye view of the life of an official photographer traveling with the Freeride World Tour... More

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Press Conference at ISPO

Many riders were present for the Press Conference this morning at the Freeride World Tour booth at ISPO. Along with the organizers, they presented their outlook on the future of the sport of freeriding. More

EVENT:NISSAN RUSSIAN ADVENTURE BY SWATCH 2010 - CHAMONIX, RIDER: JULIEN LOPEZ - FRA, SPORT: SKI, STYLE: ACTION THE NISSAN RUSSIAN ADVENTURE BY SWATCH WAS POSTPONED AND HELD IN CHAMONIX, FRANCE. Freeride World Tour 2010 Four locations around the world have been selected for the third edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will travel to Russia, 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 more than $200,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 04.02.2010

French Domination at the Second Stage of the Freeride World Tour

Chamonix again provided the thrills of freeride, hosting the second stage of the Freeride Tour: the Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch, initially planned to take place in Sochi/Russia, but moved to Chamonix for security reasons and difficult weather conditions. Only the men skiers and snowboarders took part of today’s contest, at the north east face of Aiguille Pourrie at the Flégère ski area. With an extremely high performance level, Frenchmen Julien Lopez and Xavier de Le Rue took victory. The multiple X-Games medallist skier Candide Thovex FRA and snowboarder Mitch Toelderer AUT are now at the top of the Freeride World Tour Ranking. More

EVENT:NISSAN RUSSIAN ADVENTURE BY SWATCH 2010 - CHAMONIX, RIDER: JULIEN LOPEZ - FRA, SPORT: SKI, STYLE: ACTION THE NISSAN RUSSIAN ADVENTURE BY SWATCH WAS POSTPONED AND HELD IN CHAMONIX, FRANCE. Freeride World Tour 2010 Four locations around the world have been selected for the third edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will travel to Russia, 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 more than $200,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 04.02.2010

Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch - Chamonix: COMPLETE RESULTS

After a blue bird day for competition, the results are in... More

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Riders Meeting in Chamonix for the Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch

The riders met up at the Bergerie in Chamonix to check out the 2 possible faces for the competition that will take place in Chamonix. More

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Media Jury designates Candide Thovex!

Before the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, a team of journalists were trained in the Freeride World Tour judging method by Berti Denervaud (Snowboard Head Judge). More

Freeride World Tour 2010 Four locations around the world have been selected for the third edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will travel to Russia, 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 more than $200,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 31.01.2010

French Freestyle Star Candide Thovex takes victory at his first FWT contest

Winners of the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Ski Men: Candide Thovex FRA Snowboard Men: Mitch Toelderer AUT Ski Women: Jess Mc Millan USA Snowboard Women: Susan Mol USA More

Freeride World Tour 2010 Four locations around the world have been selected for the third edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will travel to Russia, 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 more than $200,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 31.01.2010

Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc complete results

After a great day of competition, the results have been announced: More

PHOTOGRAPHER: C. MARGOT 30.01.2010

More awards for Xavier de Le Rue

Xavier de Le Rue awarded 'Stand out of the year' at TransWorld Snowboarding's Rider Poll & Snowboarder Magazine's 'Big Mountain of the Year' More

Freeride World Tour 2010 Four locations around the world have been selected for the third edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will travel to Russia, 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 more than $200,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests.EVENT: FREERIDE DE CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC 2010, STYLE: LIFESTYLE, STYLE: OPENING CEREMONY 29.01.2010

Opening Ceremony in Chamonix: Start List

The Opening Ceremony including the bib draw, autograph session and concert was a hit tonite in Chamonix with fresh powder hitting the ground. The riders will inspect the face tomorrow afternoon to prepare for the competition scheduled for Sunday. More

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Nissan Freeride de Chamonix Mont-Blanc Confirmed for Sunday 31 January

The Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc will kick off Sunday 31 January, at 10 am, at the “Pentes de l’Hôtel” face in the Brévent ski area in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. The Mountain Guides have, for the past several days, secured the competition face and will continue Saturday before the riders’ binocular inspection of the face, scheduled for 2 pm. The last few days of snowfall promise excellent conditions on the competition face. More

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Riders arrived in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

All the riders have arrived for the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. The first riders meeting took place last night and excitement is in the air as there is good snow conditions already. More

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FWQ: The North Face Masters of Snowboarding, Stop 1 at Snowbird

Designed to cater to the motivation, talent and skill of world-class big mountain riders, TNF Masters serves as a qualifier for the Freeride World Tour’s Nissan Tram Face at Squaw Valley, California. The top male and female winners of each TNF Masters tour stop qualify for the event. More

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Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch Postponed to Chamonix

Due to heavy snowfall and wind, the Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch is postponed and will be held in Chamonix after the Nissan Freeride de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. More

Freeride World Tour 2010 Four locations around the world have been selected for the third edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders will travel to Russia, 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 more than $200,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 23.01.2010

Demo Scheduled for Saturday Cancelled

The Demo scheduled for Saturday morning has been cancelled due to lack of visibility. The riders are still on the mountain to warm-up their legs and take advantage of the powder. The Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch still has two reserve days possible for competition. The clear weather windows for both Sunday and Monday seem to be much better options with the possibility of a heli-ski access to a face with over 400 vertical meters for the run. More

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Demo Scheduled for Saturday

After a massive snowfall in Krasnaya Polyana over the last two days, the riders enjoyed their first powder day in preparation for the competition to come. However, the clear weather window for Saturday is predicted to be just a bit too short to complete the competition, thus a judged demo has been organized on the Alpika face (start at I1 on the photo) with a prize package including $1000 and a week on heli-skiing in Russia for one skier and one snowboarder up for grabs. More

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