IMPORTANT ATHLETE INFORMATION

Hello Friends and Athletes-

Now in its 12th year, the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is the largest and longest running competitive big mountain freeskiing tour in the history of the sport. The Subaru FWT features over $100,000 in prize money and an unprecedented six stops, including a Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier.

The season kicked off this summer in La Parva, Chile, with an incredible event that brought a truly international field of athletes to the beautiful Andes Mountains. Congratulations to event winners and Subaru FWT leaders Chopo Diaz and Jacqui Edgerly!

"With the addition of two international stops, over $100,000 in prize money, and continuous live coverage, the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is stronger than ever," said MSI president Adam Comey. "And to honor our good friend and legendary skier Shane McConkey-who founded this sport and the IFSA-the overall World Tour champions will be awarded with the McConkey Cup. This sport was his vision and we intend to keep it thriving for years to come."

Since 1997, the FWT has a long history with podiums from some of the world's best, including Shane McConkey, Brant Moles, Dave Swanwick, Gordy Peifer, Kent Kreitler, Chris Davenport, Seth Morrison, Dean Conway, Dean Cummings, Wendy Fisher, Kim Reichhelm, Alison Gannett, Ingrid Backstrom, Dana Flahr, Ian McIntosh, Rick, Rob and Nick Greener, Will Burks, Hugo Harrison, Guerlain Chicherit, Manu Gaidet, Aurelien Ducroz, Seb Michaud, Romain Maitre, Romain Raision, Thomas Diet, Sverre Lilliequist, Kaj Zackrison, Anne Cattelin, Karina Hollekim, Marja Persson, Julien Lopez, Chopo Diaz, Griffin Post, Drew Stoecklein, Dane Tudor, Crystal Wright, Hannah Whitney, Claudia Bouvier, and Jennifer Ashton.

The second stop of the 2010 Subaru FWT, the Subaru Canadian Freeskiing Championships, will take place at another new location, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, B.C. The tour marches on to the notorious steeps of Crested Butte, Colorado, and then onto the famed Cirque at Kirkwood, California. Long known as the premiere venue on the Subaru FWT, Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort will host the 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Championships, with the tour leaders battling for top positions in the final runs of the year down the infamous North Baldy.

"I feel like our sport has taken a huge evolutionary jump forward," said 2009 women's overall Freeskiing World Tour Champion Crystal Wright. "The level of competition from both the men and women has progressed to unexpected new heights. Revelstoke and La Parva are awesome venues and will bring international legitimacy to the tour. And with the live webcasting more people than ever are learning about our sport. This is going to be a big year."


IMPORTANT ATHLETE AND TEAM MANAGER DETAILS

First off, for all updates, registration links, videos, photos, profiles, and more, go to the source:

www.freeskiingworldtour.com

Also, join our facebook page here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freeskiing-World-Tour/9900704164

And follow us on twitter here:

http://twitter.com/FreeskiingWT


Tour dates:
Stop 2: 2010 Canadian Freeskiing Championships, Revelstoke, Canada - Jan. 6th - 10th

Stop 3: 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier, Telluride, CO - Feb. 4th - 6th

Stop 4: 2010 Subaru U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO - Feb. 17th - 21st

Stop 5: 2010 Subaru North Am Freeskiing Champ, Kirkwood, CA - Mar. 3rd - 7th

Stop 6: 2010 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals, Snowbird, UT - Mar. 16th - 21st

Online Registration Goes Live:

Tuesday December 8th at 10:00am Mountain Time for these 3 stops!

Stop 2: 2010 Canadian Freeskiing Championships, Revelstoke, Canada - Jan. 6th - 10th

Stop 3: 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier, Telluride, CO - Feb. 4th - 6th

Stop 4: 2010 Subaru U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO - Feb. 17th - 21st

Wednesday December 9th at 10:00am Mountain Time for these 2 stops!

Stop 5: 2010 Subaru North Am Freeskiing Champ, Kirkwood, CA - Mar. 3rd - 7th

Stop 6: 2010 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals, Snowbird, UT - Mar. 16th - 21st

Entry Fees for the 2010 Season (prices do not include lift tickets):

Telluride Qualifier $185

FWT Qualifiers $135

FWT Main Events $225

These events (especially the qualifiers) fill up in a matter of minutes, so be prepared and ready to sign up. If you have registered for any MSI event previously, your username and password will remain the same. If you are a first time competitor, we suggest you take care of creating your account before registration goes live. This will only save you time. We take all major credit cards except Discover.

Each event has a qualifier. You must be on the 2010 IFSA pre-qualified list (please see attached), to register for the FWT portion of each event. If you are not on the IFSA pre-qualified list, you can only register for the qualifier portion of each event. All athletes must be 18 or older at the time of the event to compete. Competition organizers will make competitor cuts after every run from 1/3-1/2 of the field. Based on cumulative points up to that point.

For the Telluride event: top 6 men (not on 2010 IFSA pre-q list) and top 4 women (also not on pre-q list) will be pre-qualified for the rest of the season.

For the third consecutive year, MSI will be broadcasting live event coverage to the World Wide Web. Including live video sent directly to your iphones and other mobile devices.

Prize money for the season is $20,000.00 at each FWT event and $5,000.00 for the overall tour winners. The Telluride qualifier will have an overall purse of $10,000.00

We look forward to seeing you all in the new year ahead. In the meantime, remember to check the website:
www.freeskiingworldtour.com -- regularly for updates on lodging packages at each stop, plus more. We also live on facebook and twitter, so check it out!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Freeskiing-World-Tour/9900704164

http://twitter.com/FreeskiingWT

This can be a great way to connect with your fellow athletes, find rides, roommates and more!

Also a special note, every entry to our events this season will get a year's subscription to Powder Magazine! And if for some reason you're caught sleeping, and don't get a spot at an event, Powder Magazine will be running contests all season on www.powdermag.com for four extra spots for each event. Stay tuned for more info.

The 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is supported by The North Face, Powder Magazine, Mountain Sports International, Sportsinsurance.com, Ski La Parva, Revelstoke Mountain Resort, Telluride Ski Resort, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Kirkwood Mountain Resort, and Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort.

Warm Regards,

MSI Team





FOR MORE INFORMATION, ATHLETES AND TEAM MANAGERS CAN CONTACT:

Barb Hamblett
Athlete Communications & Registration Manager
Mountain Sports International
office: 801.349.4604
barb@mtsports.com


MEDIA INQUIRIES CONTACT:

Estelle Clairoux
Media, PR & Communications Coordinator
Mountain Sports International
801.349.4638 direct
801.557.1354 mobile
estelle@mtsports.com


Matt Bakke
Panic Button Media
435 649 0529 office
435 655 5184 mobile
matt@panicbuttonmedia.com


Katie Eldridge
Panic Button Media
435-649-0529
435-640-2554
keldridge@panicbuttonmedia.com