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Male Ski Podium. Brandon Clabaugh (2nd), Ian Borgeson (1st), Garrett Altmann (3rd). Trent Bona Photography

Ian Borgeson and Drew Petersen at the Taos FWQ

Here is the edit put together by Ian Borgeson and Drew Peterson from the Taos 4 star FWQ event.  These recent graduates from the junior freeride scene are going to take over, as showcased by Ian taking 1st place.  The corked ...
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Winter Adventures in August

Our friend Jacqueline Knutson just returned from a ski trip to South America.  Now back in the States, the SLC based ripper put together this well written trip report we thought we’d share with you. Due to Pisco-induced ...
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Local FWT Athletes Fundraiser at Butte 66 on Friday, Dec 5th

Hey Gunnison Valley! We have 2 amazing women representing our little part of Colorado on the Freeride World Tour this year.  Frequent visitors to our site are no strangers to Francesca Pavillard-Cain and Mary Boddington̵...
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CB Skis for Jim Jack – A Year Later

We lost our friends Jim Jack, John Brenan, and Chris Rudolph in a tragic avalanche a year ago at Stevens Pass, WA.  We think about our lost friends everyday.  As the head judge at countless FWT events and former head of the I...
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Tom Runcie’s 2012 Season Edit

Low snow years can still be a lot of fun.  There aren’t many people I know that have as much fun day in and day out as Tom Runcie does.  This year, Tom got 3rd place at Taos, 3rd place at Snowbird, and Sickbird at Snowb...
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Randy Evans Earns Sickbird and 5th Place at Moonlight Basin

Crested Butte Takes the Coveted Backcountry.com Sickbird Belt Buckle at Back-to-Back FWT Events In it’s first time at Moonlight Basin, the Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier went off March 23-24.  Moonlight Basin pulled out...
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Julien Lopez Caught in Massive Avalanche in FWT Competition VIDEO

This morning we woke up to some pretty incredible news that Julien Lopez had triggered an avalanche during his run at the second attempt at the Freeride World Tour stop in Fieberbrunn (the women skiers skied earlier in the week...
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FWT Haines Live Feed

The live feed for the Freeride World Tour at Haines is up. There has been an early venue hold due to low clouds but it looks like they’ll get it off. Enjoy the FWT live feed below:
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FWT: George Rodney’s Winning Run from Haines

George Rodney has continued his phenomenal rookie season on the Freeride World Tour by winning the day in Haines.  Here is his run. FWT15 – Run of George Rodney (USA) Swatch… by FreerideWorldTourTV
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FWT Course Preview: Chamonix

Tonight, Francesca Pavillard Cain and the rest of the Freeride World Tour battle it out on the famed slopes of Chamonix.  Check out this course preview.  The slated start time is 8:15 am CET, which is 12:15 MST, but that is ...
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