Nearly 150 athletes will compete in the qualifying and World Tour rounds of competition, taking place on Revelstoke’s notorious terrain. Athlete registration for this dramatic on-snow competition sold out in less than seven minutes.

The world-class athlete roster includes 2009 Subaru FWT overall champion Julien Lopez, South American Freeskiing Championships winners Chopo Diaz and Jacqui Edgerly, Cliff Bennett, Mathieu Gagnon, Luke Nelson, Arne Backstrom, and Claudia Bovier.

“Having been involved in the freeskiing scene for so long, I’m particularly stoked to have the Freeskiing World Tour come to our resort,” said former freeskiing competitor and head of Pro Patrol at RMR Joe Lammers.  “The terrain here at RMR is awesome and the comp venues will have everything from high alpine bowls and faces to technical at-treeline pitches that will suit every type of competitor. I hope everybody is training hard, because the vertical here is huge!”

The Subaru Freeskiing World Tour is the largest and longest running competitive big mountain freeskiing tour in the history of the sport, featuring athletes from all over the world and over $100,000 in prize money.

“We are ecstatic to be hosting the Canadian Championships as part of the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour for the next three years and feel this is a significant opportunity for both Revelstoke Mountain Resort and our community. Holding this event in Revelstoke underscores our presence in the global ski industry and is recognition by the freeskiing community that RMR is one of the most sought-after resort destinations world-wide,” says Rod Kessler, VP and Chief Operating Officer of Revelstoke Mountain Resort.