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On the heights of Verbier next weekend there will be 4000 people with their heads fixed to the'' high, motionless staring at a dot that moves downward pareta on the Bec des Rosses, a peak of 3222 meters above sea level which is visible from all over the valley and throughout the year'' inspires awe and respect for tourists. On the day of the final of the Freeride World Tour this slope is home to the largest international riders as they battle for the title of champion of the world Freeride.
Monday 17 March 2014 3 minutes reading time
Meanwhile, the dot that started a few seconds before the head of the Bec de Rosses increases its speed down from the wall, through a maze of rocks and gullies covered with snow. At one point the skier takes a path that no one has yet discovered, seems to turn into a blind alley that leads nowhere. Crowd wonders if the choice of the bold path is the result of a long desk study of the mountain, meticulously observed in times of lack of snow and studied tirelessly during the snowfalls that have intervorse'' during the winter, or is just a rebellious gesture of a skier in search of strong emotions. The silent crowd looks to move the dot holding my breath, attends'' s emotion speed and danger that only the skier is racing, and that undoubtedly is accompanied by unique emotions.
These are the emotions you feel during a stop of the Freeride World Tour, in its most immediate and visceral. At the Freeride World Tour competitors earn points throughout the winter'' participating in a series of events in Europe and North but everyone knows that America'' s most important event, the one for which it is worth risking something more, comes the next weekend in Verbier.
The resort, which hosts various stages of the Freeride World Tour will be decided every year in the mountains the most beautiful in the world but the end of Verbier has never been questioned. Here c'' is the story of the Freeride, here the topography is ideal for a large audience can follow the action''. Only the first 12 skiers, snowboarders and the Top 5, the 5 best skiers and snowboarders FWT 2014 can access this stage. Everyone tries to give the best long 50 ° of maximum slope of the Bec de Rosses.
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