Freeride Program Update: April 2026

1. Intro
2. March Re-Cap
3. April Events  

1. Intro:

Another season has come and gone by so quickly! We wrapped up our regular training March 22nd and have had a lot of time having fun in the sun. Though it seems spring has fully sprung (a bit early!) JHMR and Snow King have provided us great training grounds throughout March and into early April for our championship events. 

2. March Re-Cap

Whistler Blackcomb IFSA 3*:

Coaches Syd and Adrian took a Freeride crew up to Whistler, British Columbia for the IFSA 3*! This was another stacked event with tough conditions and high level of skiing. It's always so great being able to get up to the Great White North and our team had a ton of fun checking out iconic runs and figuring out the massive mountain that Whistler Blackcomb is. This was the last event before Junior Freeride Championships, and everyone was sending it. Unfortunately finals day was canceled and I know our athletes wanted to move up within the ranks, but sometimes that is the name of the game with Freeride, and we must always be adaptable to the conditions given to us. 

We wrapped up our regular training on March 22nd and all of us had a fun time dressing up and hitting the wiggles and making the most of the quickly melting snowpack. I am so proud of our team this whole winter showing up despite tough conditions and a weirdly warm winter. I think we can all agree we wanted more snow and colder temps, but I am proud of our adaptability throughout the season and hope that next year comes with more opportunity! 

3. April Events and Summer Training Opportunities:

This April we have our USASA Nationals in Copper Mountain, CO along with our IFSA Junior Freeride Championships in Kicking Horse, BC! We have Sally Decker, Skye Partridge, James Kail, Taz McBride, and Cormac Healy heading to USASA Nationals. For JFC's we have Nico Santelices, Alex Crenshaw, and Owen Smith heading back up to Canada. We are so happy with everyone's hard work and dedication this year to get to the top spot and final stages in junior freeride and slopestyle events despite such a tough year all over the west. 

Summer Training Opportunities

Mt. Hood Windells Session 3 (July 5 - July 11, 2026)

This camp will take advantage of Mt. Hood’s world class terrain park facilities and will be primarily focused on the disciplines of Slopestyle/Railjam. Athletes will stay at Windells campus with full access to world class training facilities, where they can make like-minded friends from all over the country.

Athletes aged 12-18 are welcome to participate.  

Andes Freeride Camp (August 1 - August 15)

This is the Freeride trip of a lifetime. 2 weeks of skiing mid-winter conditions across 3 ski areas in August. Our time in Chile will line up with IFSA sanctioned Jr. 3* and 2* competitions, allowing athletes to get a start out of the way and have a more leisure Northern Hemisphere winter. 

Big mountain terrain + awesome terrain parks at Valle Nevado make this a trip for all disciplines, add in the food and culture of the Andes and this is one you’ll never forget.

Available to athletes ages 15+ with coaches’ recommendation.

Thank you all for an amazing season!