Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face in 2015, still a postponement in Austria

Swatch Freeride World Tour 2015 by The North Face, ancora un rinvio in Austria
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Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face in 2015, still a postponement in Austria

Still a stop for the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face in 2015. This time the premises c & rsquo; they were all to complete the second stage in Kappl after the postponement of Saturday to Fieberbrunn, but l & rsquo; incident to Julien Lopez, second rider to fall this morning, and the dangerous situation on the slope of Quellspitze has forced organizers to a new cancellation.

After the fall that ended his run prematurely, French was going to recover their skis when & egrave; was overwhelmed from the snow & egrave; suddenly detached from the Austrian mountain. Fortunately, thanks to his knowledge and the airbag system present in his backpack, Lopez & egrave; managed to escape the danger and return to the valley without serious consequences. L & rsquo; & ograve unexpected has to; made it clear to the staff of the Freeride World Tour that was better to postpone the race. & Laquo; We are delighted that Julien is safe and sound and we hope that this incident will serve to remind the freeriders and all fans of off-piste to always behind the & rsquo; safety equipment and know all the procedures in case of avalanche & ndash; said the general manager of the international circuit, Nicolas Hale-Woods -. & Egrave; our duty to give the & rsquo; example in controlling risks. The Freeride World Tour is not smetter & agrave; never to reiterate that safety comes first, so we decide to suspend the competition & raquo ;. Still not & egrave; was informed if and when will come & agrave; recovered. The next stop on the calendar & egrave; scheduled for February 14 in Andorra.
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