Following a strange, shortened season, the FWT is back and gearing up for what’s sure to be an exciting 2021 circuit. Between returning champions, FWT veterans, and talented rookies,  the updated roster is stacked with some of the best freeriders on the planet. 

Ski Men

The 2021 season sees the return of freeride’s biggest names. 2020 tour champion, Isaac Freeland will seek to hold on to his crown against a bevy of international talent. This includes old names and new: tour veterans Kristofer Turdell, Reine Barkered, and Drew Tabke among them. Tanner Hall, who’s apparently sponsored by McDonald’s now, will make his third appearance on the tour. You can check out Tanner’s latest film project, Forever, here. 

The rookie class brings a host of fresh talent to the tour. Mael Ollivier and David Deliv qualified with strong results on the European FWQ events. Rookies Ross Tester, Cooper Bathgate, and Ray McDermott will be representing the North American cohort, and Julian Hampton joins the tour out of New Zealand. 

The 2021 season also sees the return of seven fan-favorite wildcards, including former tour champion Leo Slemett.  You can check out the full 24-person Ski Men roster below: 

The Top 13 FWT 2020 in ranking order

Isaac FREELAND (USA)

Kristofer TURDELL (SWE)

Andrew POLLARD (USA)

Blake MARSHALL (NZ)

Reine BARKERED (SWE)

Carl REGNÉR (SWE)

Drew TABKE (USA)

Carl RENVALL (SUI)

Tom PEIFFER (CAN)

Tanner HALL (USA)

Kevin NICHOLS (USA)

The Top FWQ 2020 – “The Rookies”

Maël OLLIVIER (FRA)

David DELIV (SWE)

Julian HAMPTON (NZ)

Ross TESTER (USA)

Cooper BATHGATE (CAN)

Raymond MCDERMOTT (USA)

The Wildcards

Léo SLEMETT (FRA)

Sam LEE (NZ)

Yann RAUSIS (SUI)

Tao KREIBICH (AUT)

Yu SASAKI (JPN)

Konstantin OTTNER (GER)

Aymar NAVARRO (ESP)

Ski Women

On the women’s side, only 8 athletes will grace the tour in 2021. This includes multi-time champion Arianna Tricomi (who spent part of her season filming for Matchstick Productions Huck Yeah), backflip queen Hedvig Wessel, Elisabeth Gerritzen and Jacqueline Pollard. The tour welcomes two rookies to the Ski Women competition: Zuzanna Witych out of Poland, and Tracy Chubb from the USA. Maude Besse and Juliette Willmann, fresh off her appearance in SKIVAS, will be featured as wildcard athletes. 

The full Ski Women’s roster can be found here:

The Top 6 FWT 2020 in ranking order

Arianna TRICOMI (ITA)

Hedvig WESSEL (NOR)

Elisabeth GERRITZEN (SUI)

Jacqueline POLLARD (USA)

The Top FWQ 2020 – “The Rookies”

Zuzanna WITYCH (POL)

Tracy CHUBB (USA)

The Wildcards

Maude BESSE (SUI)

Juliette WILLMANN (FRA)