A national freeride series for ski- and snowboard events

Norway Freeride Cup started in 2007 with Lofoten, Hemsedal, Sauda and Røldal as participating venues. As the sport has grown, the cup has become the most important arena for Norwegian freeride skiing and snowboarding. The first junior competitions were held around 2010 and in 2019 they were organized into the first Norwegian cup for juniors. With that the amount of competitions under Norway Freeride have surpassed 10.

Since 2017 Norway Freeride have mainly been an independent cup but around half of the competitions are also part of Freeride World Qualifier (FWTQ) or Freeride Junior Tour (FWTJ) systems. For those competitions one can sign on thru their system (www.liveheats.com/fwt) and gather international ranking points. Since most of the Norwegians use a local sign-on (www.letsreg.com/no/)for those competitions as well it will look on LiveHeats like there are very few attending the comp. This is not the case as there will be many Norwegians not showing on the LiveHeats registration :-)

The competitions

All competitions must meet a set of requirements in relation to security, venue, the quality of judging, technical feasibility and not least the ability to create good atmosphere for spectators and participants. You do not need to participate in every competition, but it gives you a better chance of a better total result. The three best results counts on the leaderboard for the season (for the juniors only Norwegians will be given points for the season leaderboard).

The best athlete’s gets cash, glory and good relationships with sponsors.

Safety and insurance

Norway Freeride is a gigantic voluntary work, managed by a small group of dedicated skiers and snowboarders. There is no insurance for either riders, crew, press or other involved parties. The FWTQ/FWTJ competitions normally have insurance as part of the sign-on fee but this does not apply for Norwegian competitions. The insurance for FWTQ/FWTJ is mainly focused on evacuation and this is not relevant in Norway since no one is charged for this anyway. Everyone is responsible for their own safety and security, and are encouraged to obtain the form of insurance coverage they feel necessary. Make sure your insurance covers treatment at hospital. Citizens of the EU (and switzerland) are covered thru the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).

The event organizers will of course have trained rescuers and paramedics on site for all venues, and in the event of an injury, all involved parties will get the best possible medical and rescue treatment, as well as transport to nearest ambulance/hospital free of charge.

Any questions? Check our Q&A-page (google translate it :) ) or e-mail us!