POV Footage Shows Just How Wild Freeride Skiing Really Is

The first ever FIS Freeride World Championships went down on Tuesday, February 3rd, at Ordino Arcalís in Andorra, bringing 65 of the  world’s best freeride skiers and snowboarders from 17 nations together for an epic competition. The winning runs were seriously impressive, but it’s pretty hard to understand just how insane these runs really are without seeing it from the athlete’s perspective.

Ben Richards won the men’s ski category with a wild run, but his newly released GoPro footage really gives you a new appreciation for the steepness and intensity of the face at Ordino Arcalís.

Ben’s first place finish beat French skier Ugo Troubat, who wound up in second, and American skier Kai Jones, who wound up in third. Make sure you catch every winning run here.

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