SCOTTISH FREEDOM SERIES (SFS) 18yrs+

The Scottish Freedom Series is Scotland’s big mountain freeride competition series, open to skiers and snowboarders of 18 years or older. The series comprises 3 open events and concludes in a final for top 5 male and top 3 female ranked riders in each category.

The Scottish Freedom Series is all about FREEDOM and EXPRESSION…

• FREEDOM to choose the event(s) you enter
• FREEDOM to decide whether to compete alone or as part of a team
• FREEDOM to choose your “ride” (skis or snowboard)
• FREEDOM to choose your own line, your own moves and how hard you want to “go at it”, and express yourself.

The events are as much about participation and stoke as they are about competition. Come alone, or make up a team. Join in the camaraderie and soak up the spirit of a series that celebrates the freedom of the mountain.

At each competition, riders are ranked according to their run scores in the male/female ski and board categories. All riders are also awarded “series points” based on their ranking, and they attend more events, so these series points accumulate. After the Coe Cup top riders advance to the final, at which they accumulate further series points. Overall champions are then determined by the riders with the highest series points in each category. Champions then take home the annual recurring trophy and hold the accolade reigning top (male/female, ski/board) freeriders in the country, until the series runs and finds new champions in subsequent years.

For further information see the SFS Info menu above.

JUNIOR FREEDOM SERIES (JFS) 12-18yrs

The Junior Freedom Series comprises two events for skiers and snowboarder aged 12-18 years. The competitions take place at Glenshee and Glencoe and the series is all about OPPORTUNITY, MOTIVATION and STOKE…

• OPPORTUNITY to get involved in freeride and try competition
• MOTIVATION to train, practice and excel in all mountain riding
• STOKE of riding with mates in the coolest snowsports competitions in Scotland

Get stuck in, have a go, and give it your best shot!

At each competition rider’s will have the opportunity to perform 2 runs:-

RUN1 is the qualifying run which takes place on the “Qualifying Competition Face”. On this run riders must demonstrate sufficient technical ability, skill and control to get a green flag from the judges, to progress to Run 2 – The FINALS. On completing their qualifying run each rider should visit the judging panel to collect their RED or GREEN card from the judges which offers critical feedback on their run.

RUN2 – The FINAL is a judged run on the “Finals Competition Face”. Using standard SFS competition judging criteria and scoring systems, riders gain an overall impression score out of 100 from each judge and are ranked on the sum of their judges scores.

For full information see the JFS Info menu above.

The terrain at each of the competition venues varies greatly and this, combined with the changeable snowpack and weather conditions on the day, means that each event will pose very different challenges to riders.

The selection of the competition face will rest with the event director, the judging panel and the ski patrol and safety team operating at the venue. Whilst a midweek indication of location will be issued prior to each comp, the final decision can only be taken on the morning of the event day, based upon the visibility/wind and snow conditions.