Video: FWT21 Fieberbrunn Highlights and Results

This past Saturday was another day for making freeride history, with the third stop of the 2021 Freeride World Tour going down in Fieberbrunn, Austria. It was the final chance for riders to qualify for the Verbier finals, so the stakes were high and the pressure was on. Despite a blanket of fresh snow, conditions proved challenging for all the riders on the Wildseeloder face, but the best freeride skiers and snowboarders shone through. Here’s what went down:

Snowboard Men:

Victor De Le Rue put down a near flawless run to take his first victory of 2021, starting with a floaty 360 in the guts of the mountain, followed by a transfer over the famous channel gap. Camille Armand proved worthy of his wildcard entry this season with a run full of two massive 360s, and lots of exposed turns to take second. Nils Mindnich spun a 180 straight out of the gate then linked this into a switch 180 over some serious terrain, before throwing another 360 down low to take third.

Ski Men:

Ross Tester took home his second win of the season with another dominant performance laying out a huge backflip straight into some controlled speedy turns, topping off his run with a steezy corked 360. Reine Barkered engaged his afterburners, taking the entire face at warp speed, linking a series of massive airs to take second. Finally, Kristofer Turdell dropped into the 'Eagle' section with confidence and speed, hurling himself off the same double as Reine, also hitting the channel gap at the bottom to take third. Carl Regnér Eriksson tied for third, following his Swedish compatriots into the 'Eagle' - hitting it with the same skill. He then combined this with a soaring 360 and finished off his run with another deep air near the bottom.

Ski Women:

Zuzanna Witych put together a feature-packed run to secure her first win on the FWT. She started with multiple stylish airs up top, linking this into a double air and continued with fall-line skiing above exposed terrain. More features in the bottom section cemented the top spot. As always, Hedvig Wessel showed everyone her aggressive big mountain approach going straight into a gnarly technical zone and sending a huge air to exit. A smooth, controlled run top-to-bottom proved enough to earn her a second-place finish. Tracy Chubb chose a courageous line through steep exposure and sent a large air to exit into the middle section. She cruised the rest of the face with smooth turns in total control to take home third.

Snowboard Women:

Marion Haerty proved herself untouchable yet again, securing enough points to earn her fourth FWT Title and breaking the FWT all-time record for titles. She went straight into big mountain mode, ripping some huge turns in the top couloir, completing the rest of her run at top-speed, showing further style in the bottom couloir. Local Manuela Mandl ripped through the top couloir with technical precision then exited with serious heat to take second place. Third went to Erika Vikander for a solid run with fall-line snowboarding up top and creative options the rest of her run, popping a ton of small airs in full control.