Freeride World Tour: Georgia Pro 2026 will be held in Austria

With the involvement of the "Mountain Tracks Agency" (MTA) of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and the decision of the Freeride World Tour, a competition will be held on behalf of Georgia in the mountains of Austria. The founders of the tour have decided that Georgia Pro 2026 will be held in Austria, namely in Kuhtai-Innsbruck, only in the current season.

The competition is scheduled for February 26 or 27, with the exact date to be confirmed depending on mountain conditions. The Raiders will again have the opportunity to fight for the points that were originally supposed to be won in Svaneti, Georgia.

The competition to be held on Mount Tetnuld in Georgia was canceled due to unstable snow cover on the recommendation of official delegates and international mountain safety experts. As a result of the assessment, it was established that the natural conditions existing in the specified period did not provide a full guarantee for the safe conduct of the event. The main priority for MTV and FWT is to maintain high standards and ensure the safety of participants. It is alarming.

Postponement or cancellation of Freeride World Tour competitions due to bad weather or unstable snow cover is not uncommon in international practice. Similar cases were reported in France, Switzerland, Spain and other countries. Despite the current situation, the Freeride World Tour will return to Georgia next season. The event will be held in Svaneti again in the winter of 2027.

Georgia is represented in the official calendar of the Freeride World Tour for the third year and is among the six leading countries that have the exclusive right to host the tour: France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, USA and Georgia.

Georgia hosted the freeride world tour stage for the first time in 2024. According to the founders of the tour, the event was not only successful, but also one of the best competitions in the history of freeride. Svaneti has become a new destination on the international freeride map, and the resort Tetnuld has positioned itself as a new discovery destination for freeride lovers. place

Freeriding is a special type of winter sport, which involves skiing on difficult, high mountain terrain, in untracked snow, and is considered one of the most extreme and spectacular sports.

Post author: travelnews.ge