Sure are a lot of hardpack days on the Freeskiing World Tour.
I don't think I ever heard a park skier complain that they couldn't keep up on the FWT, and they wouldn't want to enter because their airs would go un-judged. Rather, my park buddies entered to give a try at steep, gnarly skiing, and to be judged on that. The tricks they did throw in the mix had to have been considered in their score.
In the past, athletes competing in the tour's big-mountain competitions have been judged on line choice, fluidity, control, technique and aggression. Starting this year, the aggression criteria will be eliminated and replaced with style and creativity. This is the first time the Freeskiing World Tour has formally altered its judging criteria since the tour started in 1997.
To me line choice says a lot about creativity & technique embodies style, no? Too bad about aggression getting the boot but I bet Barlow would say "That's what the Sickbird's for, bro!"
I bet we'll see more crashes, but their video department will no doubt end up with more ADD-friendly clips for their edits.
I'm with Powdurr in the end, we'll just have to wait & see. The FWT will still be fun as hell no matter.
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