Watch or listen as Mark Warner and Derek Foose break down the action from the IFSA Region 2 (Americas) Challengers that took place last week at Whitewater and Kicking Horse, BC. The top finishers punched their tickets to next season’s Freeride World Tour.
“The 2026 IFSA FWT Region 2 Challengers by Orage were condensed into 5 days, 3 events, 3 venues and 2 towns in British Columbia. Its where the riders who have been competing and building points all year on the qualifier circuit and the FWT riders, who got cut, meet for a final showdown to find out who will make it to the Freeride World Tour in 2027. This is the RECAP of the overall series.” – Mark Warner
4:30 – Intro to the Region 2 Challenger Events
9:30 – The Venues 16:00 Hand Signals
24:35 – Explaining Dual Panel Judging System
33:00 – Stop #3 – Kicking Horse & Ozone Face
35:18 – Ski Women
41:20 Judging hypotheticals
52:03 – Snowblades & Telemark Skis
55:12 – Back to Ski Women
59:50 – Snowboard Women
1:04:30 – Ski Men
1:10:25 – Cornice Break
1:13:46 – Back to Ski Men
1:16:54 – Snowboard Men
1:20:00 – 1st Ever Snowboard DNF?
1:22:33 – 2027 FWT Qualified Riders
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