Anticipation Builds Ahead of the The North Face Frontier Freeride World Qualifier – Video

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Competitors are ready, the venues are primed and the wait is almost over – The North Face® Frontier Freeride World Qualifier events will take place at Queenstown’s The Remarkables ski area next week. As anticipated, the event has attracted entries from some of the world’s best skiers and snowboarders.

The North Face® Frontier is part of the Freeride World Qualification circuit, designed to develop the talent and skills of up-and-coming freeride athletes whose ultimate goal is to qualify for the prestigious Freeride World Tour. The score system is based on the star ranking of the qualifying events (one-four stars).

The first time in many years that a four-star event has been included on the New Zealand calendar, there has been a positive response from international as well as New Zealand athletes all eager to score early season points.

The four-star event is limited to fifty riders with spots allocated according to riders’ tour rankings. A wait list is in place for those eager to test themselves in top level competition whose ranking doesn’t enable automatic qualifying. Invitations will be extended to the following place getters from the two-star event: three top male ski, two top female ski, two top male snowboard and first female snowboard.

Mountainwatch will have field correspondent Louis Macindoe, reporting from the ground, so keep an eye on the feed for updates as the event progresses.