There are 3 age groups on the Freeride Junior Tour in Region 1 Europe Oceania Asia:
Freeride Junior Tour U-18:
Any rider turning 14 before June 1 of the current season is eligible to compete. If a rider turns 14 on or after June 1 he can chose if he wants to compete in the Under 14 category or in the U-18 category but they must turn 14 prior to the event and they cannot change age categories during the season. If a rider starts the season in the U-14 category, they must remain in the u-14 category for the entire season.
A rider turning 18 on or after June 1 of the current season will remain a junior for the entire season. A rider turning 18 during the season can only move on to the adult FWQ tour in the year after they have finished the current season as a junior.
All U-18 ski women, snowboard women and snowboard men will compete in the U-18 age category, however due to the large numbers of ski men in many regions the category was split into U-16 ski men and U-18 ski men.
NEW SKI MEN AGE CATEGORIES U-18 and U-16
U-16 ski men:
Any ski men turning 14 before June 1 of the current season is eligible to compete in this category. If a rider turns 14 on or after June 1 they can chose if they wants to compete in the U-14 category or in the U-16 ski men category but they must turn 14 prior to the event to be able to compete. If a rider starts the season in the U-14 category, they must remain in the u-14 category for the entire season.
A rider turning 16 on or after June 1 of the current season will remain in the U-16 ski men category for the entire season. A rider turning 16 during the season can only move on to the U-18 tour in the year after he has finished the current season in the U-16 ski men category.
U-18 ski men:
Any ski men turning 16 before June 1 of the current season is eligible to compete in this category.
A rider turning 18 on or after June 1 of the current season will remain in the U-18 ski men age category for the entire season. A rider turning 18 during the season can only move on to the adult FWQ tour in the year after he has finished the current season as a junior.
Freeride Junior Tour U-14:
As of the 2018 season there is a new category for junior riders from 10-14 years of age. There will be special venues for this age category and all junior riders in the U-14 category must be accompanied by an adult (parent or coach) at all times
Juniors turning 10 years old on or before May 31st are eligible to compete in the U-14 age group. Juniors turning 10 years old on or after June 1st are not allowed to compete in the U-14 age group, they must wait until the next season.
Juniors turning 14 on or after June 1st of the current season can chose if they want to compete in the U-14 or in the U-16 (ski men) or U-18 age category (ski women, snowboard men and snowboard women) respectively. Juniors turning 14 before or on May 31st cannot compete in the U-14 age group and have to compete in the older U-16 (ski men) or U-18 age category (ski women, snowboard men and snowboard women) respectively.