Georgia's Svaneti region to host Freeride World Tour Pro competition
The event’s official opening will take place in the highland town of Mestia, with the competition scheduled to run between Friday and Thursday. Photo: Mountain Trails Agency
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Georgia’s north-western highland Svaneti region will host the Freeride World Tour Pro qualifying, a series of sporting events for freeskiers and snowboard freeriders, for the first time, the Mountain Trails Agency said on Tuesday.
The Agency said Tetnuldi mountain ski resort with its “endless possibilities and beauty” provided a “worthy rival” to the more familiar ski areas for riders, with the location being a “new discovery” for freeride enthusiasts and professionals.
The event’s official opening will take place in the highland town of Mestia, with the competition scheduled to run between Friday and Thursday.
Michel Vion, the Secretary General of the International Ski Federation, on Saturday praised the ongoing Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani as the “best tournament” held with “very good outcome” and stressed Georgia had everything to become a winter sports destination.
Georgian Government’s efforts in the country’s hosting of the ongoing Freestyle Ski, Snowboards and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani have been recognised by Dean Gosper, a member of the Council of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, who said the tournament represented “one of the outstanding World Championships”.
Georgia deserves a “round of applause” for the level of its hosting of the ongoing Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Michel Vion, the Secretary General of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, said in comments released by the country’s Mountain Trails Agency on Thursday.
Representatives of the International Ski Federation have described Georgia’s hosting of the ongoing FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani as “impressive”.
Johan Eliasch, the President of the International Ski Federation, on Saturday said Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani had “a lot of potential” to host “more events” as part of the World Championships and praised the quality of ski slopes and snow in the resort.
Brad Jay, a professional sports commentator and announcer at Eurosport, on Thursday expressed his gratitude toward the Georgian Mountain Trails Agency for the “amazing job” done in the country’s winter resort town of Bakuriani, which has been hosting the Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships.
Michel Vion, the Secretary General of the International Ski Federation, on Tuesday said he was expecting to see a “high-level hosting” of the upcoming Freestyle Ski, Snowboard and Freeski World Championships in Georgia’s winter resort of Bakuriani.
International delegates have inspected potential locations for hosting the Freeride World Tour, a series of sporting events for freeskiers and snowboard freeriders, in Georgia, the country’s Mountain Trails Agency said on Tuesday.
Georgia’s north-western highland Svaneti region hosted two qualifying competitions of the international winter sports contest - Freeride World Tour for the second time, the Mountain Trails Agency said on Sunday.
Georgia’s north-western highland Svaneti region will host two qualifying competitions of the international winter sports contest - Freeride World Tour for the second time between Thursday and Sunday, the United States Agency for International Development said on Tuesday.
Nicolas Hale-Woods, the founder of Freeride World Tour, praised Georgian authorities' preparations for hosting the qualifying rounds for Freeride World Tour Pro, a series of sporting events for freeskiers and snowboard freeriders, by calling it “extraordinary”.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration is hosting journalists from the leading Italian media, including Rai, Radio TV Serie A and Il Sole 24 Ore publication, for a promotional campaign for Georgia’s tourism potential, the GNTA said on Saturday.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration on Monday said “leading” European media outlets would feature the country’s winter resorts and adventure tourism.