Freeride Junior World Championships - Kappl/Paznaun 2023 - Recap

After a successful restart of the Open Faces series in end-January, it is now time for the important 1* Freeride World Qualifier and 2* Freeride Junior Stop in the wonderful Alpbachtal. The journey for a later Freeride World Tour career starts with valuable points in the 1 and 2 star contests. The Ski Juwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau is not only world-famous as a family destination, but also offers numerous freeride variants for freeride-enthusiastic winter sports enthusiasts. The Wiedersberger H...

The Freeride Contest in Montafon (AUT) offers even more of the world's best freeriders who will be at the start of the 4* contest. The first 4* qualifier of the series offers riders 2500 point and a rich prize money for a victory. This is the last event before the "qualification cut" for the "Big FWT Qualifier Finals 2023". The Open Faces Series 2023 demands real skill of the professional freeriders from all over the world who compete in a 1* and a challenging 4* qualifier to thrill their...

At the big 4* Qualifier Showdown in Gurgl the final tickets for the Freeride World Tour 2023 at the famous Hangerer have been awarded. An epic contest and absolutely worthy conclusion of this year's international Freeride Series. The new system of the Freeride World Tour with the 3 FWQ Final Stops and the big final at the last 4* FWQ in Gurgl has fully proven itself. The best of the Qualifier Tour and the relegated of the Freeride World Tour came to Obergurgl to "grab" the final FWT places...

Fantastic Freeriding in the dreamlike deep snow in the beautiful Alpbachtal (AUT). There the freeriders offered an impressive show with spectacular runs. Nico Partell (AUT) stood out, winning men's ski with a run with 3 backflips and high speed overall. Strong performances of the young riders demonstrated the enormous development of freeride sports. High-quality runs, a lot of airtime, many backflips and an absolute "moment of the day" of the winner in the men's ski category.

At the big 4* Qualifier Showdown in Gurgl the final tickets for the Freeride World Tour 2023 at the famous Hangerer have been awarded. An epic contest and absolutely worthy conclusion of this year's international Freeride Series. The new system of the Freeride World Tour with the 3 FWQ Final Stops and the big final at the last 4* FWQ in Gurgl has fully proven itself. The best of the Qualifier Tour and the relegated of the Freeride World Tour came to Obergurgl to "grab" the final FWT places...

4*FWQ Silvretta-Montafon - the next stage of the Open Faces is coming up. Many of the best freeriders will be at the start in Montafon (AUT) to qualify for the BIG FWQ FINALS 2022 at this last event before the "qualification cut". The challenging terrain will demand real skills from the freeriders and will offer a spectacular freeride show.

The 1*Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) of the Open Faces took place on Saturday, Feb. 12th, in the beautiful Alpbachtal (AUT). There the freeriders offered an impressive show with spectacular runs. Nico Partell (AUT) stood out, winning men's ski with a run with 3 backflips and high speed overall. Strong performances of the young riders were shown in all disciplines in perfect conditions of deep snow.

The Open Faces 4* FWQ (Freeride World Qualifier) at Silvretta Montafon (AUT) took place on Sunday, Feb. 27th, under special but best conditions this year. It was "the showdown" for the preliminary decisions for the newly introduced FWQ Finals system and the chance to advance to the Freeride World Tour 2023. Paul Dentan (SUI) won the Ski Men category with challenging jumps over short sequenced groups of rocks as well as a wide backflip in the lower part. Impressive performances of the yo...