The field of FWT24 riders has been cut in half and we're here to talk about what comes next. Those riders who got cut and those who qualified through the 4* events will now meet in the Challenger Series.

We introduce you to some of the names you should to pay attention to including the Challenger Wild Cards. We learn about an athlete who has qualified for both the Ski and Snowboard categories including a rider who is introducing a new generation of a famous freeride family.

5:43 - The CUT Athletes

26:27 - Region 1 Challenger Events Roster 

47:05 - Region 2 Challenger Events Roster 

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About the Hosts: 

Mark Warner is the Host of the Low Pressure Podcast: The Podcast for Skiers.  Derek Foose is the FWT Broadcast Announcer and Head Coach at Whistler Freeride Club and both are huge Freeride Fans.

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The third event of the season saw the FWT make its way to the country of Georgia for the very first time and this event was the cut!  We saw 

Victor de le Rue win his third consecutive event and Marcus Goguen tie the record for the highest scoring run.  The ski women suffered a lot of crashes and the Ski Men had 7 men score in the 90's

0:00 - Travel to Georgia / Katie Burrell Commentating / Georgia Wildcard

11:33 - Backslap - Fan Emails Segment 

19:25 - Snowboard Men

34:50  -Snowboard Women

41:55 - Ski Women

1:04:00  - Ski Men

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Maxime Chabloz is a RedBull athlete for two different sports and he competes on two different World Tours, simultaneously!  One being The Freeride World Tour, which he won in 2022, and the other he kite boards on the GKA Kite World Tour.

Max explains how he's able to juggle both, sometimes flying from one event in the mountains to another on the beach and back again.  The Swiss born Chabloz is as unique as his story which is laid out in the recent film on his life,  Petit Suisse, which follows him around the globe with an un-intrusive, fly on the wall perspective.

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Lily Bradley is a competitor and event winner on the Freeride World Tour who identifies as Queer / Non Binary. They are in the short film. "People Like Us", that explores queer identity in mountain towns and snow sports.

Lily talks with Mark about the inherent difficulties growing up in a sport feeling very different from everyone else and figuring out how to navigate that maze. They also realize that understanding the nuance of a topic like this is difficult to understand and we discuss it together with humour and a willingness to learn.

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The second event of the FWT season saw the tour return to Canada at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, BC Canada. The comp couldn't be held on the OZONE face as intended due to poor conditions and was switched to T1 South, the same face as 2022.  As expected the riders did their thing including another level unlocked by a Ski Women's competitor.

0:00 - Snow Conditions / Sit Skier forerunner Jay Rawe / Mark was the live event MC / No Rushing through the weather window. 

13:00 -Snowboard Women 

22:44 - Snowboard Men

33:54 - Ski Women

47:40 - Ski Men 

1:05:43 - Next Up, Georgia Pro

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Stan Rey has been announced as a Wildcard!   Mark and Derek are discussing the Injury and Wildcard updates coming from the FWT ahead of the Kicking Horse Golden Pro event next week.

We've learned that Simon Perraudin and Taylor Dobbins have been forced to withdrawal because of injury. Due to personal reasons, Justine Dufour Lapointe won't be competing at her home event in Canada this year.

Mark meets up with Stan on Whistler Blackcomb for a chairlift chat about what he expects from the event and if he thinks he's ready.  He even has some important news of his own!  

Stan was showing fellow Ski Men's competitor, Tenra Katsuno, around the mountain and we also chat with Tenra to help you get to know him better heading into Kicking Horse.

0:00 - Injury / Wildcard Update

7:49 - Stan Rey Interview 

23:42 - Tenra Katsuno Interview

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Simon Hillis is a pro skier who was born in Bali, Indonesia but grew up in Rossland, BC skiing at Red Mountain. It's a good thing his family ended up in settling in the Kootenay Mountains because he's proven he belongs on a pair of skis. As a child Simon was hard to beat on the Junior freeride circuit consistently winning North American and Local championships alike. He's since shifted his focus to filming after a chance to shoot Warren Miller as a teenager and hasn't looked back since.

We talk about crafting his own web series project, Nearly Nowhere, shooting with TGR, his experiences an asian pro skier, Scuba Diving and lots more.

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Dane Tudor has been a pro skier for the last 15 years.  Among many awards and accolades he won Standout Skier of the Year in 2009 and again in late 2022. 

He talks about the journey his career took in between those achievements and offers a rarely heard, and very frank,  point of view on his relationships with past sponsors and the struggles of negotiating contracts.

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This is the Full RECAP of the FWT Verbier Pro Event with Hosts, Mark Warner and Derek Foose

The first event of the season was organized by the FWT in just under a week after the originally planned event in Baqueira Beret was cancelled and the action did not disappoint.

4:44 - The Backslap segment fan emails & insights from the commentary booth with Derek

16:24 - Snowboard Men

25:00 - Snowboard Women

32:00 - Ski Women

48:44 - Ski Men

1:19:07 - Fun Bet Results

Watch this episode of THE FREERIDE GUIDE on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM8jha8kDzf5eTN5y4BIdjoRkyMG8tcf6

About the Hosts: 

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This is all the info you need to know about all the new riders for the 2024 FWT season.  We're covering the Rookies and Wildcards as well as notable athletes returning to the tour.  Get yourself informed ahead of the first event in Verbier!

We want to hear from you!  We'll be reading listener's emails in our new segment called,  The Backslap.  Send your questions, comments or glowing praise to: backslap@freerideguidepodcast.com

Hosts: Mark Warner | Derek Foose

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Brooklyn Bell is an important person at the forefront of the movement responsible for raising awareness and building representation in not only skiing but also mountain biking and the greater outdoor industry.

This is a conversation I was grateful to be able to have because I haven’t had many like this. I'm grateful to Brooklyn for being able to ask her, someone from the BIPOC community, about their experience in this world we all choose to recreate and participate in.

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BIG NEWS out of the FWT this week.  The first scheduled stop of the 2024 tour at Baqueira Beret, Spain has been cancelled!

Hey LPP Nation,  help us grow the new show !  Please find and follow the Freeride Guide Podcast's independent channel to get all the episodes, extended interviews and special features.  Not everything will be posted here.  Thanks!

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Derek joins us from Kappl, Austria and Mark from Whistler to review the facts that led to the decision to cancel the event. We also check in with FWT Rookie WeiTien Ho to hear his thoughts on the news and we introduce a new segment to the show, The Backslap,  where we read listener's emails.

We want to hear from you so send your questions, comments or glowing praise to:

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Featuring: WeiTien Ho

Hosts: Mark Warner | Derek Foose

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The Freeride Guide Podcast is your guide to in-depth analysis, commentary and insider information about the Freeride World Tour and all your favourite, ski and snowboard freeride events.

Your hosts Mark Warner and FWT broadcast commentator Derek Foose are back with this brand new podcast and start the show clearing up a few unanswered questions about the switch away from the Freeride World Tour Podcast. 

In this episode we revisit the highights and news from the FWT 2023 season including three significant retirements, if the FWT has changed in the year since the FIS takeover, a brand new competition venue in Georgia and lots more. 

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Grant Gunderson has established himself as one of the ski industry's all time great photographers. Fuelled by a insatiable love for skiing an unique need for creativity, he's spent the last 25+ years showing us the best of what skiing can be.

Grant opens up about the events of last season's tragic avalanche in Japan that took the lives of Kyle Smaine and Christoph Schöfegger. He explains the difficulty of how such a traumatic event has affected how he views the sport he loves so much.

We also talk about founding the Ski Journal magazine, the impressive shop in his garage, how he believes his six year old son has made him a better photographer and we talk in-depth about his creative approach and much more. Enjoy!

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Kye Petersen Returns to the LPP to talk about his excellent 5 part film series, "Sacred Grounds".   We discuss the changes he's seen and experienced in the ski industry since he entered it as a kid and what inspires him now.  He also tells us about the lifecycle of Kye Shapes, the ski brand he founded and much more.

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Izzy Lynch is carving a path for professional athletes that are figuring out how to balance a family and manage their careers. 

The Revelstoke based mom of two, talks about her role in growing Protect Our Winters Canada, how the ski industry is adjusting to the new reality of motherhood in our sport, her insatiable need for new projects and how to keep thefeelings of "Imposter Syndrome" at bay.

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Ski Photographer Andrew Chad has a unique approach to his craft.  You could possibly call it the no plan, plan. There's something to be said about being in the right place at the right time and he's a real believer in those special moments that you can't expect. 

Raised in Dallas Texas, Andrew tells us that his career has been heavily influenced by rad, outdoor women and he's had success by taking chances on new experiences and trusting himself.

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Dania Assaly is a pioneer of Women's freestyle skiing. She was part of the first wave of women, which included Sarah Burke and Kristi Leskinen, who would lead the way to create more opportunities, higher visibility and better pay for female ski athletes. She now coaches the next generation of shredders and helps keep the current roster of stars stay in shape through her Freestyle Fit personal training programs.

Freestyle Fit w/ Dania -  15% off with code - LPP15

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