Best Lines of the Season Win a Car. Please Vote!

Nissan and the Freeride World Tour will be giving away two cars at the end of the tour to best male and female lines of the season. The best lines will be chosen on-line. Please visit www.freerideworldtour.com and vote today!

Vote for the 2 best runs of the season, men and women, and win FWT limited edition goggles especially designed by SCOTT.
At the end of each FWT event, the 4 best line of the contest will be online. Give them scores like a real FWT judge.

The best male and female riders elected goes home with a Nissan vehicle at the end of the season.

Photos from the Competition

These photos are from the website, www.xsochi.ru. The author of the website did a great job covering the event and took some really good photos. Check it out.

Jess McMillan day 1

There was a lot of sluff!

Griffen Post Dropping.

Drew Tabke in Orbit

Craig Garbeil Stomping

A Good Start to the Season

The Four Winners of the Mens/Womens Ski/Snowboard

After a long week of competition, I am proud to report that I came out on top. The first day of the competition was on thursday. I was in the lead ahead of Marja Person by only .2. The second day of competition was held on saturday. The light was really flat and the wind was blowing hard, but we skied anyway. I skied one of the more intimidating lines I have ever skied and finished second for the day. I had enough of a lead from day one to win the competition.

Awards Ceremony in Sochi, Russia

The first stop of the world tour was a good one. I am really happy to be leading the women’s field. The next stop will be in Squaw Valley on the infamous tram face. The tram face is a permanently closed area and it will be the first time a competition has ever been held there. It should be a great event.

All of the Riders from the First Stop of the FWT, Sochi

I am looking forward to being back in Jackson. I will be home for four days and then off to Japan. I will be joining up with Sweetgrass Productions for two weeks of skiing.

More Pow Skiing in Russia

Catching a Little Air in Russia

Craig Garbiel Loving the Powder in Russia

Craig Garbiel Enjoying His Face Shot

Day 1 – Krasnaya Poliana

After three days of traveling and a few expensive cab rides, I am finally in Krasnaya Poliana, Russia.  Leaving the airport in Jackson, my stomach was in knots.  I was nervous for the first competition of the Freeride World Tour 2009.  I was also nervous with anticipation of what would happen in Russia.  I love Krasnaya Poliana.  The mountains and snow pack are a skiers dream come true.  Although, like any good place, it is always an adventure to get there.  

It was dumping at the Moscow Airport

It took three days to arrive in beautiful Sochi.  It is always a little weird to fly into an airport surrounded by palms trees with skiing on your mind.  My new friend, Jesse (whom I met on the TGR Forum) helped me out immensely.  He was kind enough to arrange a great bed and breakfeast and a shuttle from the airport.  Huge thanks to Jesse!

Sochi Airport

Veronika is our host at the Rai SKI Domik.  She is wonderful and the place is great!

Rai SKI Domik

Tomorrow will be my first day skiing.  I can’t wait.  The first possible competition day is scheduled for wednesday, January 21st, but could be as early as tuesday.  For more information, please visit www.freerideworldtour.com.