Snowboarder Caught In Massive Avalanche At French Freeride World Tour Qualifier
German snowboarder Leonardo Schweizer is lucky to be alive and well after getting caught in a large avalanche during his run at the 2026 Serre Chevalier Freeride South line Series Freeride World Tour Qualifier in France.
“Today I competed in a four star qualifier event from the free ride world tour, and I got into an avalanche. Wasn’t my best run in the beginning, but it turned out way worse than I could ever expect. I was on top of the avalanche because of my Airbag so buy yourself an airbag. Thank you to the people who helped me. I’m completely fine and alive.” – Leonardo Schweizer
Fortunately because Leonardo was wearing an avalanche bag and managed to deploy it in time, he was able to stay above the snow throughout the slide. At the Freeride World Tour, all competitors are required to have a helmet, back protection, avalanche airbags, beacon, probe, shovel, and Recco searchable device to keep them safe. Additionally, Freeride athletes, both the pros and those competing in the Qualifiers, are required to follow  the training courses offered by WEMountain.
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