FWT Junior & FWT Qualifier Calendars Released
The FWT has revealed the schedules for both the FWT Junior and FWT Qualifier, which now include more competitions and exciting new locations. 50 Qualifier and 42 Junior events – with more to be confirmed – will make up Region 1 alone, featuring some of the best freeride venues across the globe. The future talent of the sport will be on display, and each event offers a chance to gain valuable points towards making the FWT Challenger Series (stay tuned, the calendar will be announced soon) and, ultimately, the FWT.
● New events in China and Kazakhstan
● Two Freeride Weeks coming to the Swiss Alps in Verbier and Bruson
● Registrations for all events open November 1
A global distribution
The FWT has long been proud of offering events worldwide, and the new stops in China and Kazakhstan continue this ethos. Not only will these competitions provide further opportunities to score points, but they will also likely uncover fresh freeride talent in the regions. More importantly, they will be a huge promotion of the sport, creating interest to feed the future of freeriding in these highly populated countries. As always, action will be non-stop in North America, with IFSA organizing competitions in Region 2.
The freeride fanatical Spanish Pyrenees
Three events have been announced in Baqueira Beret, Spain – including two Junior and one Qualifier – following the great success of the FWT competitions in recent years. Freeriding has become incredibly popular in the Spanish Pyrenees, owing to the epic terrain in the region, and this strong demand has been recognized by organizers, resulting in extra competitions across the country. As a strong signal for the movement, the Spanish National Federation has recognized freeriding as an official discipline, which will result in increased opportunities and support for aspiring athletes.
Freeride Weeks
After the great success of last year's Verbier Freeride Week, this season the format will also be introduced in Bruson.
Verbier Freeride Week (January 6-14) will hold one Junior and two Qualifier events, offering a wealth of opportunities for young riders to test their skills in the big mountains. This season will also see the return of a girls-only competition – the Freerid’Her – in both the Junior and Qualifier Series. Admission is open to all girls ready to take the leap into competition and will help to promote diversity in the sport.
The Bruson Freeride Week, established after the big turnout of last year’s competitions in Bruson, will take place February 17-25 and will feature 3 Qualifier and 1 Junior events.
The stoke for winter keeps building with this fresh announcement, coinciding with plummeting temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This season will offer copious opportunities for athletes across all formats, which will continue to transpire with even more events still to be announced. Registrations for athletes across all formats open on November 1.
