Poor Conditions in Pyrenees See First Stop of the Freeride World Tour Moved to Verbier This Weekend

January 25th, 2024
Verbier’s infamous Bec des Rosses, the most challenging venue on the tour may bookend this years tour. Photo: Daher/FWT

Mountainwatch | Press Release

With the challenging off-piste conditions in the Pyrenees, the organisers have decided to organise an event this weekend in Verbier to kick off the season.

VERBIER, Switzerland – January 24, 2024: After careful assessment of the situation, a decision was made by the FWT team to organize the first stop of the season in Verbier, Switzerland in order to kick off the season and take advantage of the good snow conditions in the Alps.

FWT organizers are confident in the weather models in the Alps, and current conditions provide an excellent chance of running an event on the weekend, with abundant recent snowfall – including a fresh storm early this week – and bluebird skies forecast for the end of the week. The FWT team is working with local guides to assess the situation in Verbier, and is aiming to hold the competition on the Bec des Rosses with the start gate slightly lower than the summit.

In regards to the Ordino Arcalís Pro event, the organizers are closely tracking the weather forecast in the Pyrenees and keep the option if new precipitations are forecasted within the weather window to organize the Ordino Arcalís Pro during the event’s weather window planned from February 1 to 7, 2024.

Be sure to keep a close eye on the FWT social media channels and www.freerideworldtour.com for more information on the situation as it evolves.