The North Face Ski Challenge Presented by GORE-TEX Opens New Website for 2009-2010 Season

02 NOV 09 – The North Face® Ski Challenge Presented by GORE-TEX® Opens New Website for 2009-2010 Season

The North Face® Ski Challenge presented by GORE-TEX®, Europe’s premier ski event for young freeskiers, opens up a brand new website for the coming season. New functions will make the riders’ lives easier: applications, event information, videos, photos and a lot more!

The North Face® Ski Challenge presented by GORE-TEX® is growing and its new website reflects the event’s evolution and growth. New functions and services have been added to improve ease of use for the riders.

Applications, messages, latest news, services such as riders’ messages to each other are now online on www.thenorthfaceskichallenge.com

Follow each event online. Find and download videos or photos for each stage. Find the immediate links to organize your trip to the qualifying events. Relive your weekend of competition and share your results with friends and family. Plan your trip to the next qualifying stage. Get information about each event and understand the rules. Follow the pre-qualified riders’ list. And much more! The information available on www.thenorthfaceskichallenge.com is made for riders by riders.

An Event Near You

The North Face® Ski Challenge presented by GORE-TEX® will travel across Europe and come to a location near you. If you don’t qualify the first time, just go to the next stage and, hopefully, you’ll meet all your pre-qualified friends in Val Thorens, France for the finals in March.

An Event Dedicated To Young Freeskiers

Launched during the 2006-2007 winter season, The North Face® Ski Challenge presented by GORE-TEX® grew over the last three years to include a roving pan-European qualifying tour, concluding with event finals in Val Thorens, France. Open to all European residents—both boys and girls—born between 1989-1997, The North Face® Ski Challenge presented by GORE-TEX® is arguably the most important competition for younger skiers hoping to break into the circuit. The event promotes all mountain skiing, as each kid competes in both big-mountain freeride and park & pipe freestyle contests. The event also places increased emphasis on avalanche awareness and mountain safety.

The tour schedule is as follows:

National Qualifying Events

Ruka, Finland Dec 20, 2009

Grasgehren-Obermaiselstein, Germany Jan 23-24, 2010

Donovaly, Slovakia, Jan 23-24, 2010

Ped Pod Snežkoum Czech Republic Jan 30-31, 2010

International Qualifying Events

Flachauwinkl (Austria) Jan 30-31, 2010

Hemsedal (Norway) Feb 13-14, 2010

Åre (Sweden) Feb 20-21, 2010

Chamonix (France) Feb 27-28, 2010

Alagna (Italy) Mar 6-7, 2010

Final

Val Thorens ( France ) March 26-28, 2010

The North Face® supports big mountain sports around the world. Follow our partner events on the snow around the world, including The North Face® Ski Challenge in Europe, The North Face® South American Freeskiing World Championship, and in the US both The Masters of Snowboarding and the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour.