Natural Selection Tour
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YETI Natural Selection Selkirk Tangiers
Thu, 4 April 2024
The world's top snowboarders, from Olympians to big mountain film icons, come together for the crowning of a men’s and women’s champion: first via six head-to-head Duels before the awe-inspiring finale in Selkirk Tangiers, Canada.
Summary
Natural Selection tour hosted six thrilling YETI Natural Selection Duels around the globe, new Canadian venues and two major head-to-head competition days,= for snowboarding's pinnacle showdown in interior British Columbia Interior's Revelstoke area as the 2024 Natural Selection Tour got under way.
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The format
Stage one: YETI Natural Selection Tour Duels:
12 riders kick off the tour at six showdowns held at iconic mountain venues in Switzerland; Colorado, USA; Japan; and British Columbia, Canada. Designed to unveil riders’ creativity, skill and resilience against diverse backdrops, the daring dozen compete for the six remaining (two for women and four for men) spots available for stage two in Revelstoke, Canada.
Stage two: YETI Natural Selection Tour Revelstoke:
The six Duels winners join forces with 17 returning and invited Natural Selection Tour riders for a heart-pounding live event day, with one final rider selected by the public in an Extra Selection fan vote. Determined by Mother Nature herself within the March 10-17 competition window, the 24 riders drop into the natural and naturally enhanced Revelstoke Mountain Resort venue. Here, the global and local community watch the 24-strong field narrowed down to 12.
Stage three: YETI Natural Selection Tour Selkirk Tangiers
The final 12 face the ultimate challenge in the second venue when Mother Nature once again calls the day, this time in a massive pillow and cliff-covered venue miles from civilisation. This day decides the men’s and women’s 2024 Natural Selection Tour champions and world’s best all-around snowboarders, broadcast 'as live' in early April, exclusively on Red Bull TV.
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The ethos
Natural Selection Tour is the brainchild of snowboarding icon Travis Rice, who first brought his vision to life in 2008 when he invited a group of pro snowboarders to join him on his home turf in Jackson, Wyoming. The goal? To create a contest that would celebrate natural terrain and creative expression, paired with slopestyle-inspired tricks.
Returning to the mainstream in 2012 with Red Bull Supernatural and the 2013 Red Bull Ultra Natural, both at Baldface in British Columbia, and then again nearly a decade later as a full tour, Natural Selection Tour has become the pinnacle of all-mountain, winter sports competitions.