12-14yr old boys. 1st Mitch Gilman, 2nd Grant Howard, 3rd Austin Stromme

the JFT is the new tour of the IfSA that highlights and showcases the talents and skills of junior freeskiers ages 12-17 yrs. Stops include Stevens Pass, WA. Crested Butte, COhttp://www.freeskiers.org//modules/ImageUp/uploads/Guest/Crested+Butte.gif. Kirkwood, CA. Snowbird, UT. Grand Targhee, WY and finishing at Crystal Mt. WA with the IFSA Junior North American Championship.

The IFSA is excited to announce the successful start of the 2010 Junior Freeskiing Tour last weekend at the COWBOY UP Freeskiing Challenge at Stevens Pass, WA. Despite the challenges of dealing with the fog, judges and athletes worked to make the event happen by laying down some great skiing and judging on slope with a split judging format in very difficult visibility. This is never the Ideal format and is always the last resort when weather happens.

The organizers and judges would like to thank all the athletes that competed for their excitement and passion and all the coaches and parents for their enthusiasm and support for these young athletes. With everyone working together we were able to get 2 runs in on Sunday and get this event completed rather than the alternative of canceling the event all together. We appreciate your sportsmanship and understanding with the adverse conditions combined with a subjective format. We as organizers and judges work extremely hard to provide these events and opportunities for the juniors and all freeskiing athletes and appreciate everyone for being a part of it. Looking forward to seeing all of you at the next JFT event.

We would also like to announce that the Big Sky junior event has been canceled and we are working on a great event there for 2011. Please check the schedule to see the new link for the Crystal Mt. Junior Freeskiing Championships.

Best regards and be well!

MOUNTAIN SPORTS INTERNATIONAL AND THE IFSA PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE 2010 JUNIOR FREESKIING TOUR

Nick Greener flashing it in Verbier

The first tour established specifically for up-and-coming athletes, age categories for the Junior Freeskiing Tour include girls and boys ages 12-14 and 15-17.

Registration for the Junior Freeskiing Tour will be open by December 14th 2009 at 10:00am Mountain Time.

For all junior big mountain skiers, girls, guys or any new kids looking to get into skiing big mountain skiing, this summer a great new summer camp is being held.

Operating under permit with the Red Lodge International Summer Ski Camp and the Shoshone National Forest, the camp is located on the Twin Lakes Headwall.

Registration for the Junior Freeskiing Nationals is now open on www.freeskiingworldtour.com

After many e-mails and phone calls it's finally official. Grand Targhee will host the first annual Jr Freeski Competition on Peaked Ridge the weekend of March 21-23. The terrain in really amazing up there and it's been a huge snow year here with over 37 feet fallen thus far and a base of 119 inches!

This is going to be a really exciting event and the start to forming a N. American Jr Freeski tour. A event schedule, registration documents, and venue photos can be found at:

http://www.grandtarghee.com/the-resort/news-events/events.php?item=1246 I am working to get the Day 2 venue split in half to accommodate both days. There is plenty of terrain in the here for both days of comp. We'll most likely be splitting the venue down the middle and using the lookers Right for the first day. When I finalize this I'll confirm with you all but in the meantime please spread the word and free up you schedules.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns that you might have. I look forward to seeing you all soon.

THE “COWBOY UP” JUNIOR FREESKIING CHALLENGE , Presented by the IFSA and STEVENS PASS SKI AREA will be a celebration of the continued popularity and growth of junior freeskiing events throughout North America.

Stevens Pass Ski Area in Washington State will host its first freeskiing event February 1-3, 2008. This event is for ages 14-17 and will showcase some of the best young freeskiers in the region as they ski for a shot at a National Championship in Big Mountain Freeskiing.