FREERIDE WORLD TOUR. The Winter Begins with the 2019 Freeride World Tour (FWT) dropping in just four days in Hakuba, Japan with the competition weather window running from January 19-26th.

Rider: Yu Sasali (JPN), Event: FWT Hakuba 2018, photo: Dom Daher / FWT

In just four days, the world’s best freeriders will begin their quest to become world champion in the heart of the Japanese Alps at the first event of FWT19.

Huge amounts of recent snow in Hakuba, a stacked line-up of riders including event wildcards Travis Rice (USA) and Taisuke Kusonoki (JPN), sets the stage for an epic competition in the world’s powder epicenter.

In addition to the main event, the FWQ 3* Hakuba competition will also be staged January 15-17th.

Press Release
Freeride World Tour
Lutry, Switzerland – January 14th, 2019
Mon, January 14, 2019 12:32 pm