Become a Freeride World Tour Judge!

Are you passionate about Freeride, confident in your freeride knowledge, and eager to contribute to the exciting world of competitive freeriding?

If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you!

As we gear up for the 2026 season, we are excited to announce our Judges Workshop - a fantastic chance for you to get involved, learn from the best, and become a certified judge on the FWT Qualifier and Junior events.

Laurent Besse - FWT Head Judge and Commissioner

Join one of our Three workshops

We have planned 3 online workshops (one for Women only, one Open for French and one Open for English speakers), where we'll introduce you to the world of judging and the criteria we use. After the workshop you will receive an online test to finalise your certification.

Don't miss out this fantastic chance to become a part of the Freeride World Tour judging team! There will be 3 separate workshops on Saturday 15th of November. Please pay attention to the schedule of the workshops.

Women-Only Workshop: Saturday, November 15th, 10AM to 12AM CET
Open Workshop French: Saturday, November 15th, 2PM to 4PM CET
Open Workshop English: Saturday, November 15th, 5PM to 7PM CET

Registration IS open! Use the link below to save your spot:

Who can apply? Any person over 18yo, with a personal freeride experience, with deep knowledge and understanding of all freeride tricks along with their mechanics, and their difficulty, and with a strong motivation to be actively involved during the winter season.

How much? If you have an active 2026 FWT membership, the course is included and free. If not, the workshop costs €10. And it will be an additional €10 to have your test corrected. The workshop is free of charge for all women.

Why Become a Judge?

When it comes to freeriding, we all know that there are different terrains and different ways to express oneself within a terrain.

The goal of this judging system is to allow any style of riding to win on any given day. Whether a rider’s strength is steep terrain, big airs, technical tricks or speed, each style should be able to win if on that day, the rider simply showed the most impressive run utilizing his own strengths. Riders shouldn’t have to adapt their riding to a system; the system should be adapted to freeriding. So how can we create a judging system that is both fair and not restrictive? Freeriding encounters the same dilemma as other disciplines such as surfing, skateboarding or freestyle skiing/snowboarding. These respective sports have all gone through their own distinct experiences and it is interesting to see that they all ended up with similar judging systems: systems with overall impression scores, given mostly by former riders respected by the new active generation.

Contribute to the Sport
As a judge, you play a crucial role in upholding the integrity and fairness of freeride competitions.
Expand Your Network
Connect with fellow winter sports enthusiasts, athletes and professionals from around the world.
Gain additional income
Being a certified judge will allow you to be booked by Freeride World Tour event organisers and be payed as such.

Don’t miss this chance to be a part of something big! Apply today and be a part of the freeriding community. For any inquiries or more information, please contact us at Benjamin@freerideworldtour.com

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