Freeride World Tour | |
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Genre | Freeride skiing and snowboarding |
Location(s) | Europe;occasionally inNorth America andAsia |
Inaugurated | 1996(snowboard only) 2004(ski and snowboard) |
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Organized by | International Ski Federation (FIS) |
Sponsors | Peak Performance |
Website | www |
TheFreeride World Tour, also referred to as theFWT Pro or simply theFWT, is an annual series of events in whichfreerideskiers andsnowboarders 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 onoff-piste terrain – ungroomed snow on steep slopes, often featuring areas of highexposure.
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.
TheInternational Ski and Snowboard Federation bought the Freeride World Tour in 2022.[4]
Location | Dates | Event Winners | |||
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Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women | ||
![]() | Jan 17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Jan 29 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Feb 07 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 01 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 07 | Cancelled[10] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Final Rankings[12] | ||||
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Place | Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women |
1st | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2nd | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
3rd | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women | ||
![]() | Cancelled due to insufficient snow[13] | ||||
![]() | Jan 27 - 28 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Cancelled due to insufficient snow[15] | ||||
![]() | Feb 14 - 20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 01 - 07 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 12 - 18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 23 - 31 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Final Rankings[19] | ||||
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Place | Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women |
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3rd | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Location | Dates | Event Winners | |||
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Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women | ||
![]() | Jan 27 - Feb 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Feb 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Feb 16 - 21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 10 - 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Cancelled due to unsafe snow conditions[24] |
Final Rankings[25] | ||||
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Place | Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women |
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3rd | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Location | Dates | Event Winners | |||
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Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women | ||
![]() | Jan 21 - 27 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Jan 29 - Feb 4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Feb 11 - 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 13 - 19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | Mar 25 - Apr 2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Final Rankings[31] | ||||
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Place | Ski Men | Snowboard Men | Ski Women | Snowboard Women |
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Key: X – Event Staged.C – Event cancelled.M – Event moved.
Location | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013[32] | 2014[33] | 2015[34] | 2016[35] | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Season | Men | Women | ||
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Ski | Snowboard | Ski | Snowboard | |
2008[36] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2009[37] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2010[38] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2011[39] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2012[40] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2013[41] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2014[42] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2015[43] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2016[44] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2017[45] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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2019 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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2021 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2022[46] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2023[47] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2024 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2025 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Nation | Championships |
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![]() | 24 |
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