All Photos: Nicolas Campos
Competitors season is wrapping up throughout the extensive world of freeskiing. The Freeride World Tour Challenger collection closed down a yr of unimaginable freeride motion final week at Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin Ski Space.
Excessive on the legendary East Wall, skiers and boarders climbed up in direction of the well-known North Pole and descended by means of a steep ocean of sharp rocks and chalky snow down into the playful Land of the Giants zone, lastly coming into the end corral.
If that sounds enjoyable, then we’re on the identical wavelength. However the way in which these skiers had been ripping can have you second-guessing that. Pedal to the metallic pace and big airs into questionable landings made the day one to recollect. However in the long run, solely two girls and 4 males can be shifting on to the 2026 Freeride World Tour.
After 4 stops on the IFSA FWT Challenger collection, factors had been totaled, and the outcomes had been in. We’re proud to share that THESE six skiers are going to be competing on freeride’s greatest stage subsequent winter! Take a look at the outcomes under.
Ski Ladies’s Area
Within the Ski Ladies’s discipline, Wynter McBride and Agostina Vietti (third and second from proper, respectively) can be competing on the 2026 Freeride World Tour. The 2 laid down stellar traces all winter lengthy, and with McBride taking first and Vietti shut behind in second within the total after the ultimate Challenger comp of the yr, they had been capable of seal the deal.
We’ll definitely miss Vietti on the 2026 Freeskier Gear Lab, as she has been one in all our greatest ski testers for the final two seasons. However we will’t wait to cheer her on from afar!
Ski Males’s Area
The IFSA FWT Challenger Ski Males’s discipline was deep and aggressive this yr. However down the house stretch, Kelly Hilleke got here in clutch, grabbing first place at each of the ultimate two Challenger stops. Ultimately, Hilleke, Joey Leonardo, Lochlan Harvey and Jack Kolesch had been capable of rise to the highest of the pack and earn a spot on the 2026 Freeride World Tour.
