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Freeride World Tour 2022 | Stop# 3 Confirmed

Third stop of the 2022 FWT confirmed for Saturday the 12th of February at Kicking Horse Golden, BC, Canada,

The third stop of the 2022 Freeride World Tour at Kicking Horse Golden, BC, Canada, has just been confirmed for Saturday the 12th of February and dare we say, will play host to the most consequential showdown of the season.

“Due to the new FWT format for 2022, the third stop determines The Cut, meaning only the top-ranked riders will continue to the FWT Finals in Austria and Switzerland”

Due to the new FWT format for 2022, the third stop determines The Cut, meaning only the top-ranked riders will continue to the FWT Finals in Austria and Switzerland. These last two stops are also more heavily weighted, as the winner will score up to 12.500PTS at stops #4 and #5, whilst the three first stops only allowed the winner to score up to 10.000PTS per stop.

With the fourth-largest vertical drop on the continent, Kicking Horse is renowned for its steep, challenging terrain and cold and dry powder snow. The competition venue, Ozone, was historically a permanently closed area, speaking for just how challenging conditions the riders will face.

With 324m of vertical drop and an east-southeast exposure, Ozone features a wide variety of terrain in a compact area, giving options for both classic big mountain lines as well as progressive freestyle runs.

Once the Kicking Horse results are finalized, a ranking is created by counting each rider’s top two results. Of the approximately 46 FWT 2022 riders, only the top 25 (11 top ski men, 6 top ski women, 5 top snowboard men, 3 top snowboard women) will continue onwards to the FWT Finals, in Fieberbrunn, Austria (15-20 March) and Verbier, Switzerland (26 March – 3 April). Riders falling below The Cut are relegated to the FWQ Finals where they’ll have to battle against the top-ranked Freeride World Qualifier riders for a chance to regain their spot on the World Tour.

Victor De Le Rue (FRA), currently ranked 3rd overall in Snowboard Men, is the only one of the four defending world champions to be in the top three of their respective categories. Currently sitting at the top of the rankings in the Snowboard Women’s category are Erika Vikander (USA) and Tiphanie Perrotin (FRA).

The live stream will kick off at the following times:

9.45 AM MST
4.45 PM GMT
5.45 PM CET
Sunday 13th 5.45 AM NZDT
Sunday 13th 1.45 AM JST

Tune in below.

Running order:

1. Snowboard Women
2. Snowboard Men
3. Ski Women
4. Ski Men


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