The Freeride World Tour 2026 Kicks Off in Baqueira Beret
- Raúl Revuelta
- Jan 12
- 2 min read
The FIS Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance launches its 2026 season in Baqueira Beret, the renowned resort in Spain’s Val d’Aran. As the only Pyrenean stop on the Tour, Baqueira has become a key venue since joining the calendar in 2022. Now entering its fourth edition, the Baqueira Beret Pro by Movistar has consistently showcased the freeride potential of Val d’Aran. Thanks to a variety of peaks across the resort, each edition has been held on terrain offering true freeride challenge, most notably the iconic Tuc de Baciver (2,644 m). The venue, known for its technical lines and striking alpine scenery, offers a strong platform to open the season.
Recent snowfall has added to the anticipation, with over 80 cm of fresh snow falling in recent days and more in the forecast.
Baqueira Beret, renowned for its exceptional off-piste choice, reliable snow, and growing freeriding culture, remains a premier destination for world-class freeride competitions. The event will showcase the world’s best freeriders delivering daring runs, fueled by the energy of roaring crowds that embody the spirit of this iconic resort.
The Freeride World Tour (FWT) is the premier big mountain freeskiing and snowboarding tour in the world, featuring the sport’s top athletes competing in the world’s best mountain resorts. Created in 2008, the FWT became even more global in 2012 following the union of the North American-based Freeskiing World Tour, The North Face Masters of Snowboarding, and the European-based Swatch Freeride World Tour.
FWT Management SA, based in Verbier-Switzerland, has been organizing world-class sports events in mountain resorts and regions since 1996. Founder of “Verbier Xtreme”, an iconic event in freeride skiing & snowboarding, FWT Management SA, has taken in 2008 this stand-alone event to create several series of international freeride competitions totaling over 200 events around the globe for professional, amateur, and junior riders and 6,000 licensed riders.
FWT Management SA is the organizer of the following Series: Freeride World Tour (FWT), Challenger, Qualifier, and Junior events taking place in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Oceania.
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