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RIDE FREESPORT - February News

- VERBIER RIDE 06 - Starts next weekend (18th
February)

- RIDERS START
LIST ANNOUNCED - Qualification Day Start List
Published

- RIDERS INFORMATION - Big Mountain, Big
Air + Rail
Jam

- OTHER EVENTS
- Official Parties, Product Testing, Freeride Safety
Awareness

- USEFUL INFORMATION -
Accommodation

- OTHER COMPS IN EUROPE - Les Arcs
and Vars

- VERBIER RIDE TELEVISION - Watch Verbier Ride
05 on Extreme Channel this week

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VERBIER RIDE 06 - Starts
next weekend (18th
February)

The Verbier Ride
06, presented by www.peakperformance.com , driven
by www.saab.com and powered by www.gizmondo.com , is running this year
from the 18th - 24th February. The events kick off this Saturday 18th
with the worlds top freeskiers arriving in the resort of Verbier,
Switzerland. Thereafter the event schedule is:

- Sunday 19th:
Big Mountain Qualifications

- Monday
20th: Big Mountain Finals

- Tuesday
21st: Big Mountain Super Finals

- Wednesday
22nd: Big Air + Rail Jam
Competitions

- Thursday
23rd: Weather Day

- Friday
24th: Weather Day

The days of
competition will see the worlds best freeskiing talent on show to the specators
in the resort of Verbier and to the millions that will watch the TV broadcast
and website video footage. Athletes will be battling it out for
the $17,000 cash purse and the global media exposure to promote the sponsors
that support them on the freeskiing tour. The official schedule for the
week is available at www.verbierride.com (just click on
the 'Events' tab) along with information on the event, the resort and the event
sponsors.

RIDERS START LIST
ANNOUNCED - Qualification Day Start List
Published

The Start Lists for
the Qualifiication day of the Verbier Ride have now been published on www.verbierride.com . To view them go to
the homepage of www.verbierride.com and
click on the Riders List grey box on the lefthand side. The
Pre-Qualified IFSA World Tour Athlete list that go straight through to the
Finals Day can also be accessed here.

RIDERS INFORMATION

BIG MOUNTAIN
($10,000 cash purse)

RIDERS MEETING:
The riders meeting for the Big
Mountain discipline is on Saturday 18th February from 6pm - 7pm at the
Centre Sportif in Verbier (www.verbier-sport.ch ). Riders will
not be allowed to compete on the event without attending the meeting.

WELCOME DRINKS:
Athletes, Team Managers, Press and the
Organising Team will be invited to complimentary welcome drinks at the Farinet
Lounge Bar in the centre of Verbier. This will take place on Saturday 18th
from 8pm - 9pm. To access the VIP guest area you will need
your VIP Ride Events pass.

RIDER ENVIRONMENT:
All registered athletes will receive
complimentary access to the Centre Sportif swimming pool throughout the
event. You will also receive complimentary Chiropractic and Massage
treatments on location at the Centre Sportif. These will take place from
7pm - 8pm each day during the Verbier
Ride.

BIG AIR ($5,000
cash purse)

RIDERS MEETING:
The riders meeting for the Big Air
competition will be at 10am in the 'Carrefour' area of Verbier, next to the Big
Air kicker. Please bring € or CHF with you to pay your inscription fee on
the day.

RAIL JAM
($2,000 cash purse)

RIDERS MEETING:
The riders meeting for the Rail
Jam competition will be at 1pm in the 'Carrefour' area of Verbier, next to
the Big Air kicker. Please bring € or CHF with you to pay your inscription
fee on the day. The Rail Jam competition will
be located next to the Big Air kicker.

RIDE ATHLETES SERVICE
CENTRE

Ski Service (www.skiservice.com ) will be offering all
Verbier Ride registered athletes special price reductions on ski repairs,
servicing, boot maintenance, binding checks and any other assistance an athletes
might need during the event. The shop is located between Place Central and
the Medran Lift Station just next to the Fer a Cheval.

OTHER
EVENTS - Official Parties, Product Testing, Freeride
Safety
Awareness

OFFICIAL PARTIES: During the
Verbier Ride there will be two official parties. On Tuesday 21st February,
Le Pub Mont Fort (www.pubmontfort.com )
will be hosting the Big Mountain Finale Party in association with the Verbier
Ride. This will take place from 9pm - 1.30am. Then after it will be
the Tara Tata (www.taratata.ch ) Late Big
Mountain Party from 1.30pm till late.

The Big Air + Rail Jam Party will take
place at the Farinet Lounge Bar + Casbah (www.hotelfarinet.com ) on Wednesday 22nd
from 9pm till late.

PRODUCT TESTING: You will be
able to test products from the event sponsors whilst at the event. Peak
Performance will have a selection of clothing to sample and Dainese will have
the latest protection equipment to try out. The location will be at the
base of the Mont Gele during the Big Mountain and the Village in Carrefour
during the Big Air and Rail Jam.

FREERIDE SAFETY CENTRE: Ride
Freesport together with Peak Performance and Dainese will be offering free
advice from Freeride Experts on some basic necessities that you will need to
take onboard if you want to freeride with safety. The Freeride Safety
Centre will be situated at the base of the Mont Gele, just opposite the Powder
Spirit Bar and at the Carrefour Village next to the Big Air
kicker.

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: You will be
able to see daily highlights of the action from the Verbier Ride 06 at two
locations in town. From 7pm - 8pm each night the Farinet Hotel Big Screen
will be projecting the action live to the Place Central for all to see.
Thereafter, Harold's Cyber Cafe (www.harolds.ch ) from 10pm each night will show
the action.

ONE FM BROADCASTING LIVE: One FM
(www.onefm.ch ) will be broadcasting live
from Verbier each day and interviewing the Athletes during and after the
events for some real time updates and news for the Swiss radio
listeners.

USEFUL INFORMATION -
Accommodation

Unfortunately this is half term week
in Verbier and accommodation is scarce. If anyone has information on
accommodation for this week, please contact admin-jixlywGeAZ9J9TKnthyfHlaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org or
call +41 79 359 6566. Please be aware that the period of the Verbier Ride
will be very busy in the village, therefore it is essential that all
athletes or team managers book accommodation before coming to the
resort. For useful
information on accommodation please go to www.verbier.ch website and look up the page
for the hotels and B+B's. If you have any problems after this process
please call the Verbier Tourist office on +41 27 775 3888.

OTHER COMPS IN EUROPE
- Les Arcs and Vars

The next stop on the IFSA World
Freeskiing Tour is the Les Arcs Freeride from the 27th February
to 3rd March. For information
on Les Arcs Freeride, goto www.ridelife.com . It's
the 8th edition of the event and once again the world top riders will hit
Les Arcs to conquer the mythical slopes of the Aiguille Rouge. An event
not to be missed!

After
Les Arcs is the Vars Eyssina Freeride from the 6th to 10th March. The
event is the finale to the IFSA Euro Tour for 2006. All event info can
be found at www.vars-ski.com .

VERBIER RIDE TELEVISION - Watch Verbier Ride 05 on Extreme
Channel + the Web

Watch last years Verbier Ride
2005 on the Extreme Channel at the following
times:

Wednesday 15th February
at 20.00 (CET -1 Hour)

Wednesday 22nd February
14.30 (CET -1 Hour)

Wednesday 22nd February 20.00 (CET
-1 Hour)

Thursday 23rd February 02.30 (CET -1
Hour)

Tuesday 28th February 15.00 (CET -1
Hour)

Tuesday 28th February 20.30 (CET -1
Hour)

Last years TV programme saw some
awe-inspiring freeriding action, energetic skiercross and steezy freestyle! Combined with interviews from the
athletes, info of freeskiing safety and an insight into the freeskiing
pro's, it's a programme not to be missed. If you can't make the TV slots
check out the full 24 minute programme in real time streaming from the homepage
of the Verbier Ride website. Just click on the miniature TV screen on the
left side of the homepage.

Enjoy the shows on
the Extreme Channel and look forwards to seeing you in Verbier in next
weekend.

Best
regards,

Warren Smith
Director
- Ride Freesport
a Snowsport Synergy Ltd.
company
Swiss Office +41 (0)79 359 6566
UK Office +44
(0)1525 37 47 57
Email [email protected]
Web
www.soulsports.co.uk/warrensmith (newly updated)

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