Snowbird Resort, the Freeride World Tour, and U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced that the Freeride World Tour by Peak Performance will return to Snowbird for the 2027 FWT Finals. The YETI Snowbird Pro presented by Stifel is scheduled to take place March 16-22, 2027, on the steep terrain of Mount Baldy.
The competition will bring top freeride athletes to the technical terrain of Mount Baldy. This event marks the return of the Tour to Snowbird, Utah, which last hosted a Freeride World Tour stop in 2014. Snowbird has a history of hosting freeride competitions since 1998, following a legacy that includes the 1975 and 1976 World Freestyle Skiing Championships.
Snowbird President and General Manager Dave Fields said the resort is thrilled to welcome the tour back and noted that the steep, technical terrain provides a perfect stage for the world's best athletes.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard is co-presenting the finals, a move that reflects the organization's commitment to freeride as the sport expands. The organization recently added freeride skiing and snowboarding as official disciplines and established the inaugural 2026-27 Stifel U.S. Freeride Team to create a national-team pathway for American athletes.
U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt stated that co-presenting the event is a way to help the sport grow in Utah ahead of its Olympic debut at the 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps.
Snowbird Resort, located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, offers 2,500 acres of terrain. The resort's Athlete Team currently includes three Freeride World Tour competitors: Ross Tester, Hannah Baldwin, and Holden Samuels. The Freeride World Tour, managed by FWT Management SA and based in Verbier, Switzerland, has been organizing premier mountain sports events globally since 1996.
Additional information regarding the athlete field, competition schedule, and spectator experience will be announced closer to the event.
