Manon Loschi
La Clusaz, France | Active: 2022-present elite freeride | Discipline: Freeride, Backcountry Freestyle and Creative Skiing | Known for: FWT podiums, Natural Selection Ski, Double Trouble, Abstrus Alaska When The Course Changed Overnight The Alaskan face was not the one the riders had studied all week. Wind and weather had forced Natural Selection Ski away from the planned Spine Cell zone, leaving Manon Loschi with a new canvas, fresh speed checks, and no space for hesitation. She dropped into the 2026 final with a line built on flow rather than panic, set the tone with a double backflip, then linked features until the run felt less like survival and more like drawing.... Read more on the Athlete page
Max Palm
Sweden / French Alps | Active: 2019-present elite freeride | Discipline: Freeride, Backcountry Freestyle and Creative Skiing | Known for: FWT double backflip, Baqueira Beret wins, Natural Selection Ski, GLÖMSKA Baqueira When The Cliff Became A Takeoff The Baqueira Beret face held cold Pyrenean snow, open exposure and enough speed for a teenager on a wildcard to change the contest. Max Palm dropped into the 2022 Freeride World Tour opener with no long senior résumé protecting him, only a line that demanded full commitment. He pointed into the feature, set the pop, and threw a double backflip where most riders would have been fighting to land a straight air.... Read more on the Athlete page