After 4 profitable seasons of snowboarding occasions, Pure Choice Tour will embrace skiers this winter for what’s going to undoubtedly be some of the unforgetable huge mountain freestyle competitions within the historical past of the game.
12 of the perfect skiers on the planet have been chosen by an advisory committee together with people like Candide Thovex, and Michelle Parker and the lineup in wanting stacked. Discover the complete roster under:
“That is actually an occasion made by athletes for athletes. After 4 years on the sidelines, the skiers have entered the world. 12 of the world’s greatest skiers will battle it out on Alaska’s unparalleled terrain. That is Pure Choice Ski.”
Pure Choice Ski Press Launch:
Requires Pure Choice to drop into the ski world are being answered because the Tour enters its fifth season. The Pure Choice Tour (NST) is about to launch its first-ever ski occasion YETI Pure Choice Ski in 2025. Pure Choice unveils the lineup of fan-favorite riders spanning from slopestyle medalists to huge mountain movie stars chosen to compete in Alaska, dwelling to the planet’s most exhilarating pure terrain.
“Merely put, NST Ski brings collectively the world’s greatest skiers on the world’s greatest terrain. Alaska is the equal of the North Shore of Oahu in browsing; it’s the last word, all-natural proving grounds. It’s going to be spectacular. From the second the primary NST Snowboard occasion was introduced, skiers have needed to be concerned. After 4 years of ready, we’re lastly able to take our shot. In all my years, I’ve by no means felt extra anticipation for a ski occasion.” –Mike Douglas
The Pure Choice Advisory Committee together with Chris Benchetler, Kristi Leskinen, Markus Eder, Mike Douglas, Candide Thovex, and Michelle Parker helped to slender down the record to eight males and 4 girls who’re famend for pushing the boundaries of snowboarding.
Ladies:
+ Manon Loschi (FRA)
+ Michelle Parker (USA)
+ Maggie Voisin (USA)
+ Hedvig Wessel (NOR)
Males:
+ Markus Eder (ITA)
+ Kai Jones (USA)
+ Sam Kuch (CAN)
+ Craig Murray (NZL)
+ Kye Petersen (CAN)
+ Colby Stevenson (USA)
+ Parker White (USA)
+ Closing males’s skier identify shall be introduced quickly!
“I really feel actually honoured and proud to be chosen and invited to the first-ever NST for skiers. Being hosted in Alaska, I feel this shall be a ski competitors like we’ve by no means seen earlier than. The extent of riders is subsequent stage. I can’t wait to be a part of this occasion and attempt to placed on a present.” – Hedvig Wessel
The ladies’s subject options an distinctive group of athletes that embrace Olympic medalists, X Video games champions, Freeride World Tour champions, and a few of the most revered names within the sport. Michelle Parker, a dominant power in huge mountain snowboarding out of Lake Tahoe, CA. Maggie Voisin, an Olympic bronze medalist in slopestyle for the US and seven-time X Video games medalist. Norway’s Hedvig Wessel, Olympic athlete in moguls and the 2024 Freeride World Tour champion. Manon Loschi, a rising freeride star from France, is the youngest lady within the subject and seeking to make a mark.
“Being invited to the primary Pure Choice Ski occasion in Alaska is a dream come true. To have the possibility to compete with the perfect on the planet in mixing huge mountain traces with freestyle is the last word stage for pushing my snowboarding. It’s the proper mixture of all the weather I really like about snowboarding.” –Kai Jones
The boys’s lineup is equally spectacular, that includes a mixture of Olympians, Freeride World Tour champions, X Video games champions, and rising stars. Italy’s Markus Eder, star of the Final Run, Olympian, and Freeride World Tour podium climber is without doubt one of the sport’s most versatile and trendy athletes. Colby Stevenson, a standout on the Beijing 2022 Olympics and perennial on slopestyle and massive air podiums. Canada’s Kye Petersen, an iconic determine in huge mountain snowboarding and a Freeride World Tour winner. Craig Murray from New Zealand, who blends technical abilities and backcountry experience. Sam Kuch with standout movie components, and backcountry abilities refined out of Nelson, BC. Parker White who began on the east “ice” coast and has advanced to a standout western powder hound and movie star.
Kai Jones, the youngest of the group, has rapidly risen to prominence along with his fearless method to freestyle snowboarding and standout movie components:
“For me it’s not simply in regards to the contest, it’s about displaying my private creativity and magnificence of my snowboarding. This shall be a revolutionary new chapter for the game. Alaska’s terrain is so uncooked so the bottom line is respecting the mountains and snowboarding for myself. I wish to method this contest with an open thoughts and take sufficient danger to push the boundaries whereas staying true to my fashion of snowboarding.”
The eighth male skier shall be introduced quickly, including much more pleasure to an already stacked subject of rivals.
The Pure Choice Ski occasion will characteristic a few of the most technically difficult and visually gorgeous terrain, chosen to permit athletes to totally show each their abilities and creativity in a single run. This marks the primary ski-specific occasion within the Pure Choice collection, which has gained important acclaim since its inception in snowboarding, because of the visionary work of founder Travis Rice.
