General Info :: Taos Ski Valley

GENERAL INFO

Taos Ski Valley is proud to host the 2009 Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships, New Mexico's most prestigious skiing event. This big-mountain competition will be held from March 4 - 7, 2009 on Taos' famed steep terrain, with venues including the ragged chutes and cliffs of the West Basin and the incomparable Kachina Peak.

As was the case in previous incarnations of this event, competitors will move through a variety of qualifying days, with top finishers advancing to the next round to ski more difficult venues. Competitors are judged on degree of difficulty of line, aggression, fluidity, control, and style by a panel of five judges. The field is progressively cut until only the top athletes remain to compete on the final day.

With more than 100 skiers and snowboarders chasing a $12,000 purse, there's no doubt that next year's installment of the Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships will be one of the most competitive ever.

Dates:
March 4 - 7, 2009

Location:
Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico
Showcasing Taos' legendary terrain.
153 miles north of Albuquerque. MAP IT

Competitors:
Men and Women Competitive Freeride Skiers and Snowboarders
Registration limited to approximately 130 competitors.
Divisions include Men, Women, and Juniors.

Prize Purse:
$12,000 cash

Registration:
Registration for this event has been closed!
FWQ Judging Criteria

Venues:
Representing some of the best double-diamond terrain in the country, the venues for this event showcase Taos' toughest terrain. Kachina Peak and the West Basin Ridge are littered with tight lines, cliffs and rocks. Venues will be determined by the ski patrol, chief of race and event staff and are subject to change depending upon snow and weather conditions.

Judging:
Taos will not be an IFSA competition this season. Instead it will employ the judging standards that slightly differ from similar types of big-mountain competitions sanctioned by the IFSA. Our criteria is sanctioned by the Freeride World Tour, and is used at all FWT events as well as FWT qualifying events. Please review our judging criteria to completely understand how your run will be scored. Should you have any questions before, during or after the competition, the event organizers will be happy to address them.

Questions:
Alejandro Blake, Events Coordinator
Phone 575-776-2291 ext. 1436
Email amb@skitaos.org

Salomon Extreme Freeride Championships

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