Freeride World Tour

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Freeride World Tour
Freeride World Tour Logo.svg
Genre Freeride skiing and snowboarding
Location(s) Europe; occasionally in North America and Asia
Inaugurated1996 (snowboard only)
2004 (ski and snowboard)
Founder Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Hale-Woods
Current champions Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen (ski men)

Flag of France.svg Victor de le Rue (snowboard men)

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe (ski women)

Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy (snowboard women)
Organized by International Ski Federation (FIS)
SponsorsPeak Performance
Website www.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.

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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 results

2025 Season

LocationDatesEvent Winners
Ski MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
Flag of Spain.svg Baqueira Beret [5] Jan 17 Flag of the United States.svg Ross Tester Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy
Flag of France.svg Val Thorens [6] Jan 29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Bender Flag of France.svg Enzo Nilo Flag of France.svg Astrid Cheylus Flag of France.svg Marion Haerty
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kicking Horse [7] Feb 07 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of the United States.svg Molly Armanino Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michaela Davis-Meehan
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia [8] Mar 01 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cody Bramwell Flag of Poland.svg Zuzanna Witych Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy
Flag of Austria.svg Fieberbrunn [9] Mar 07Cancelled [10] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Liam Rivera Flag of the United States.svg Lily Bradley Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Verbier [11] Mar 20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg WeiTien Ho Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cody Bramwell Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenna Keller Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy
Final Rankings [12]
PlaceSki MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
1st Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy
2nd Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martin Bender Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cody Bramwell Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jenna Keller Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michaela Davis-Meehan
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Toby Rafford Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Liam Rivera Flag of France.svg Astrid Cheylus Flag of Spain.svg Núria Castan Baron

2024 Season

LocationDatesEvent Winners
Ski MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
Flag of Spain.svg Baqueira Beret Cancelled due to insufficient snow [13]
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Verbier [14] Jan 27 - 28 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hitzig Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Poland.svg Zuzanna Witych Flag of Spain.svg Núria Castan Baron
Flag of Andorra.svg Ordino Arcalís Cancelled due to insufficient snow [15]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kicking Horse [16] Feb 14 - 20 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hitzig Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of France.svg Astrid Cheylus Flag of France.svg Anna Martinez
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Mar 01 - 07 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sybille Blanjean Flag of Spain.svg Núria Castan Baron
Flag of Austria.svg Fieberbrunn [17] Mar 12 - 18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Richards Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of France.svg Astrid Cheylus Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Sauve
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Verbier [18] Mar 23 - 31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Penfield Flag of Norway.svg Hedvig Wessel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Sauve
Final Rankings [19]
PlaceSki MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
1st Flag of Germany.svg Max Hitzig Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Norway.svg Hedvig Wessel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Sauve
2nd Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Penfield Flag of France.svg Astrid Cheylus Flag of Spain.svg Núria Castan Baron
3rd Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Richards Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Liam Rivera Flag of Poland.svg Zuzanna Witych Flag of France.svg Anna Martinez

2023 Season

LocationDatesEvent Winners
Ski MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
Flag of Spain.svg Baqueira Beret [20] Jan 27 - Feb 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Max Palm Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mawn Flag of the United States.svg Addison Rafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katie Anderson
Flag of Andorra.svg Ordino Arcalís [21] Feb 1 Flag of Austria.svg Valentin Rainer Flag of France.svg Ludovic Guillot-Diat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katie Anderson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kicking Horse [22] Feb 16 - 21 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hitzig Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Liam Rivera Flag of France.svg Megane Betend Flag of New Zealand.svg Michaela Davis-Meehan
Flag of Austria.svg Fieberbrunn [23] Mar 10 - 16 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pollard Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Penfield Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katie Anderson
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Verbier Cancelled due to unsafe snow conditions [24]
Final Rankings [25]
PlaceSki MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
1st Flag of Austria.svg Valentin Rainer Flag of France.svg Ludovic Guillot-Diat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katie Anderson
2nd Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maxime Chabloz Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Penfield Flag of the United States.svg Molly Armanino Flag of Russia.svg Anna Orlova
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Pollard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Liam Rivera Flag of France.svg Megane Betend Flag of France.svg Estelle Rizzolio

2022 Season

LocationDatesEvent Winners
Ski MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
Flag of Spain.svg Baqueira Beret [26] Jan 21 - 27 Flag of Sweden.svg Max Palm Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mawn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia McNeill Flag of the United States.svg Erika Vikander
Flag of Andorra.svg Ordino Arcalís [27] Jan 29 - Feb 4 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maxime Chabloz Flag of the United States.svg Blake Moller Flag of New Zealand.svg Jessica Hotter Flag of France.svg Tiphanie Perrotin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kicking Horse [28] Feb 11 - 16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maxime Chabloz Flag of France.svg Camille Armand Flag of the United States.svg Lily Bradley Flag of the United States.svg Erika Vikander
Flag of Austria.svg Fieberbrunn [29] Mar 13 - 19 Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Regnér Eriksson Flag of the United States.svg Blake Moller Flag of New Zealand.svg Jessica Hotter Flag of France.svg Tiphanie Perrotin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Verbier [30] Mar 25 - Apr 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maxime Chabloz Flag of the United States.svg Blake Moller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sybille Blanjean Flag of Austria.svg Manuela Mandl
Final Rankings [31]
PlaceSki MenSnowboard MenSki WomenSnowboard Women
1st Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maxime Chabloz Flag of the United States.svg Blake Moller Flag of New Zealand.svg Jessica Hotter Flag of France.svg Tiphanie Perrotin
2nd Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Regnér Eriksson Flag of France.svg Camille Armand Flag of Norway.svg Hedvig Wessel Flag of the United States.svg Erika Vikander
3rd Flag of the United States.svg Ross Tester Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cody Bramwell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia McNeill Flag of Austria.svg Manuela Mandl

Tour locations

Key: X – Event Staged. C – Event cancelled. M – Event moved.

Location200820092010201120122013 [32] 2014 [33] 2015 [34] 2016 [35] 201720182019202020212022202320242025
Flag of Spain.svg Baqueira Beret XXCX
Flag of France.svg Chamonix XXXXXXXX
Flag of Italy.svg Courmayeur XXX
Flag of the United States.svg Crested Butte X
Flag of Austria.svg Fieberbrunn XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia XX
Flag of the United States.svg Haines XXX
Flag of Japan.svg Hakuba M [N 1] XXC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kicking Horse XXXCXXXX
Flag of the United States.svg Kirkwood XXX
Flag of the United States.svg Mammoth Mountain X
Flag of Andorra.svg Ordino Arcalís XXXXX [N 2] XXXXC
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Revelstoke XXX
Flag of Norway.svg Røldal X
Flag of the United States.svg Snowbird X
Flag of Russia.svg Sochi XXXX
Flag of the United States.svg Palisades Tahoe XX
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg St. Moritz X
Flag of France.svg Tignes XX
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Verbier XXXXXXXXXXXXCXXCX [N 3] X
Notes
  1. ↑ Postponed due to weather and restaged in Kicking Horse.
  2. ↑ 2 competitions staged due to COVID-19 pandemic calendar impacts.
  3. ↑ 2 competitions (season opener, season finale) staged due to cancellation of season opener in Baqueira Beret.

Tour champions

By season

SeasonMenWomen
SkiSnowboardSkiSnowboard
2008 [36] Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Windstedt Flag of France.svg Xavier de Le Rue Flag of the United States.svg Elyse Saugstad Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ruth Leisibach
2009 [37] Flag of France.svg Aurélien Ducroz Flag of France.svg Xavier de Le Rue Flag of Norway.svg Ane Enderud Flag of the United States.svg Susan Mol
2010 [38] Flag of France.svg Candide Thovex Flag of France.svg Xavier de Le Rue Flag of Norway.svg Ane Enderud Flag of Germany.svg Aline Bock
2011 [39] Flag of France.svg Aurélien Ducroz Flag of Austria.svg Mitch Tölderer Flag of Sweden.svg Janette Hargin Flag of France.svg Anne-Flore Marxer
2012 [40] Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Barkered Flag of France.svg Jonathan Charlet Flag of Sweden.svg Christine Hargin Flag of the United States.svg Maria DeBari
2013 [41] Flag of the United States.svg Drew Tabke Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Backstrom Flag of Austria.svg Nadine Wallner Flag of France.svg Élodie Mouthon
2014 [42] Flag of France.svg Loïc Collomb-Patton Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Émilien Badoux Flag of Austria.svg Nadine Wallner Flag of the United States.svg Shannan Yates
2015 [43] Flag of the United States.svg George Rodney Flag of France.svg Jonathan Charlet Flag of Austria.svg Eva Walkner Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Estelle Balet
2016 [44] Flag of France.svg Loïc Collomb-Patton Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Luebke Flag of Austria.svg Eva Walkner Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Estelle Balet
2017 [45] Flag of France.svg Léo Slemett Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Luebke Flag of Austria.svg Lorraine Huber Flag of France.svg Marion Haerty
2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristofer Turdell Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Luebke Flag of Italy.svg Arianna Tricomi Flag of Austria.svg Manuela Mandl
2019 Flag of Italy.svg Markus Eder Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Italy.svg Arianna Tricomi Flag of France.svg Marion Haerty
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Freeland Flag of the United States.svg Nils Mindnich Flag of Italy.svg Arianna Tricomi Flag of France.svg Marion Haerty
2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristofer Turdell Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Elisabeth Gerritzen Flag of France.svg Marion Haerty
2022 [46] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maxime Chabloz Flag of the United States.svg Blake Moller Flag of New Zealand.svg Jess Hotter Flag of France.svg Tiphanie Perrotin
2023 [47] Flag of Austria.svg Valentin Rainer Flag of France.svg Ludovic Guillot-Diat Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Katie Anderson
2024 Flag of Germany.svg Max Hitzig Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Norway.svg Hedvig Wessel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Erin Sauve
2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Goguen Flag of France.svg Victor de Le Rue Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justine Dufour-Lapointe Flag of France.svg Noémie Equy

By nationality (2008-2025)

NationChampionships
Flag of France.svg  France 24
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 13
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1

See also

References

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  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. ↑ "2025 Baqueira Beret Pro by Movistar". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 Val Thorens Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "2025 Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 Georgia Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "2025 Fieberbrunn Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Competition Confirmed: Fieberbrunn Pro Set for Friday, March 7 with Adjusted Format Due to Safety Conditions". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "2025 YETI Xtreme Verbier by Honda". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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  13. ↑ "Baqueira Beret Pro Competition Canceled". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "2024 Verbier Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Ordino Arcalís Pro competition canceled". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "2024 Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro – Events". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "2024 Fieberbrunn Pro – Events". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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  22. ↑ "2023 Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "2023 Fieberbrunn Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "YETI Xtreme Verbier Canceled and New World Champions Crowned I FWT Riders' Vlog Episode 21". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
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  27. ↑ "2022 Ordino Arcalís Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  28. ↑ "2022 Kicking Horse Golden BC Pro". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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  31. ↑ "Rankings". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  32. ↑ "The Tour Presentation – Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 21 November 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  33. ↑ "FWT 2014 Competition Schedule Announced – Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  34. ↑ "ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE FULL CALENDAR 2015 – Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  35. ↑ "FWT 2016 – Dates unveiling | Freeride World Tour". Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  36. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
  37. ↑ "Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2009". Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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  41. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2013 Archived 28 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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  43. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2015
  44. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2016
  45. ↑ Rankings – Freeride World Tour 2017
  46. ↑ World Champions Crowned at Xtreme Verbier 2022
  47. ↑ "Rankings". Freeride World Tour. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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