Skiers spend thousands of dollars to compete—and there’s no guarantee the investment will pay off
Drew Tabke secured the men’s win in Vallnord-Arcalis when the Freeride World Tour kicked off the season early this month, while Italian Arianna Tricomi came out on top of the female line up in a freeride-oriented style not usually seen in the women’s competition. Spirits were high, the sun was shining, and a fresh coat of snow blanketed the venue. There were big airs, tricks, crashes, smiles, and fist pumps—all of the classic components of a FWT event.
What wasn’t seen on the live feed, however, was the financial cost to the skiers standing in the iconic Swatch-face start gate … More
We wanted to experience Spain. Like, really experience Spain, in all of its mysterious, lispy glory. So with the help of long time team rider and local skater Javier Mendizabal, we planned a trip. Then we rallied a crew – Snowboarders Bryan Fox, Austen Sweetin and Mathieu Crepel. Surfers; Mikey February and Natxo Gonzalez and skater Zach Miller. And then we went.
From post-surf pintxos in San Sebastian to sleepless nights spent in the streets of Barcelona, everything was better than we could have imagined.
We are super stoked for Nils Mindnich for winning at the Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom in the regular race, but also the switch race! Wow Nils, congrats!
To celebrate here is Nils remix part from our Giro Snow Into the White video series – with Nils doing what he does best.