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Photo Auction to Benefit Summits4Kids

15 large format photo prints will be auctioned during the Street Fair in Verbier on Sunday, March 21st. The photos celebrate 15 years of the Verbier Xtreme and all proceeds will be donated to Summits4Kids, a project launched by Freeride World Tour skier, Marja Persson. More

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Official FWT Beanies: Made in Senegal

The official beanies of the Freeride World Tour have made their journey from Senegal, West Africa to Verbier, Switzerland. More

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Nissan Xtreme by Swatch partner: Summit Foundation

Summit FOUNDATION is an independent non-profit swiss foundation set up by Laurent Thurnheer in January 2001. Its goal is to protect Switzerland's scenery and nature, in particular its lakes and mountains, which charm and beauty made the country one of the most attractive travel destination. Summit FOUNDATION has two main modi operandi: public awareness campaigns about nowadays environmental challenges and providing simple and convenient solutions for everyday life; the aim being to make daily life and sustainable development compatible. More

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FWQ Videos Online

18 Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) events are taking place around the world – in Europe, North America and Oceania. The growth in the number of FWQ events has been rapid and this will continue as resorts look to capitalise upon the explosion of interest in freeriding, and the next generation of freeriders seek the opportunity to compete with the current elite. More

Freeride World Tour 2009 - Four locations around the world, Sochi, Squaw Valley, Tignes and Verbier have been selected for the second edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders, men and women 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 $250,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 14.03.2010

FWQ Nendaz Freeride results

Check out the results from the Nendaz Freeride on Sunday 14 March. More

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FWQ: Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships at Taos Results

Saturday’s final round of the 2010 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships saw falls by the leaders in both men’s Alpine and Snowboard Divisions, mixing up the leader board while local athlete Traci Lopez held on for victory on the 12,481 foot Kachina Peak venue. 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. 14.03.2010

Seb Michaud, judge for the Nissan Xtreme by Swatch

After his knee injury and recent surgery, Seb Michaud will be in Verbier. Though he would have preferred to compete, he will be judging his fellow riders as they take on the mythical Bec des Rosses. More

NISSAN XTREME - VERBIER 09 / J. HADIK, PHOTOGRAPHER: J. HADIK, RIDER: XAVIER DE LE RUE - FRA Freeride World Tour 2009 - Four locations around the world, Sochi, Squaw Valley, Tignes and Verbier have been selected for the second edition of the Freeride World Tour.The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders, men and women 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 $250,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. www.freerideworldtour.com 13.03.2010

Nissan Xtreme by Swatch - Verbier Official Program

Here is the official program for the upcoming event: 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. 12.03.2010

FWT on TV

For each event, a 26-minute show has been produced packed with action, interviews and the insider scoop. These as well as other programs about the Freeride World Tour will be aired all over Europe in the coming days /weeks. More

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FWQ: Nendaz Freeride confirmed for Sunday

The sister event to the Nissan Xtreme by Swatch - Verbier, will take place this Sunday where the winners will then join the world's elite to take on the Bec des Rosses. More

Freeride World Tour 2009 - Four locations around the world, Sochi, Squaw Valley, Tignes and Verbier have been selected for the second edition of the Freeride World Tour. The planet's top freeride skiers and snowboarders, men and women 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 $250,000, the highest sum ever to be paid in ski or snowboard freeride contests. 11.03.2010

15th Anniversary for the Finals of the Freeride World Tour 2010

The suspense is growing... Who will be crowned Freeride World Champion at the Nissan Xtreme by Swatch in Verbier, March 20, at the last stage of the 2010 Freeride World Tour? Considered to be the most prestigious Freeride competition in the world, the ”Xtreme” is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year -15 years of passionate freeriding and great sports performances on the mythical Bec de Rosses. All the former winners of the event have been invited by the organisers to mark this special occasion. More

PHOTOGRAPHER: J. HADIK 10.03.2010

Winners for the last 14 editions of the event to be in Verbier

Most of the past winners of the Nissan Xtreme by Swatch will attend the event to celebrate 15 years of freeride competition history. 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. 10.03.2010

Winter X-Games in Tignes: Candide Thovex commentator on Canal+

The Winter X-Games kick off today in Tignes, France where FWT rider, Candide Thovex, will be commentating all of the finals live on Canal+ Sport. 10 hours of live coverage not to miss! More

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. 09.03.2010

FWT on Eurosport Tuesday evening

On Tuesday evening on Eurosport, don't miss the show Freeride Spirit on the Nissan Russian Adventure by Swatch. 30 minutes of pure freeriding at 23h CET. More

EVENT: NISSAN TRAM FACE - SQUAW VALLEY USA 2010, RIDER: JEREMIE HEITZ - SUI, RIDER: THOMAS DIET - FRA, STYLE: LIFESTYLE 09.03.2010

And the Wild Cards for the Nissan Xtreme Verbier by Swatch go to...

Drumroll please... the start list is now out! More

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Behind the Scenes: Jerome Ruby

Jerome Ruby is more than a name in freeride (base jumper, mountain guide, extreme snowboarder - along with Dede Rhem hitting 60° slopes on the north face of Triolet). He is one of the few true freeride mountain specialists and today works as Head of Security for the Freeride World Tour, watching over all the riders. More

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FWQ: 5th Freeride Battle Results

Mathieu Imbert wins men’s ski and Roland Hofer men’s snowboard contest at Freeride Battle Kanin 2010 in Slovenia. Competition stopped due to poor visibility. More

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Update from FWT snowboarder, Flo Orley

Flo and his girlfriend, Nina are living their dream of sailing across the world...unfortunately he will not make it back to Switzerland for the Nissan Xtreme Verbier by Swatch thus he has sent a little update: More

Venue for the finals 05.03.2010

Taos gearing up for FWQ Event

The Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships will take place next week in Taos, New Mexico where you might just run into some of the Freeride Word Tour skiers that have hung around in the US to compete at this amazing venue. More

EVENT: NISSAN TRAM FACE - SQUAW VALLEY USA 2010, RIDER: ALINE BOCK - GER, SPORT: SNB, STYLE: ACTION 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. 02.03.2010

Pushing the Limits at Nissan Tram Face Squaw Valley USA

The third stage of the Freeride World Tour was held today Monday on the Silverado venue in Squaw Valley USA. With its playful terrain the riders put up a great show for the hundreds of cheering locals, pushing the limits with a ‘best of two runs’ format. The high point of the day was the women stepping up the game with a great level of riding, taking the same big cliff jumps as the men and creative line choices. Local Squaw Valley skier and Freeride World Tour wild card Jaclyn Paaso was without a doubt the biggest crowd pleaser. She took a massive cliff jump at the bottom of the face, faster and higher than most of the men, challenging them for the second heat. More

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