After Cancellation, Freeride World Tour Reschedules Comp In Austria

The Freeride World Tour has found a place to re-stage its cancelled Georgia Pro event, the competition called off by organizers due to unstable snow conditions last week.

They now hope to hold the event on February 26 or 27, 2026, on the slopes of Kühtai, Austria, near Innsbruck, and pull off what must be a massive, quick turnaround logistical effort. Originally, the Georgia Pro was scheduled for February 21-27.

The Freeride World Tour, in a press release, said the planned venue, Schöffi's Face, “provides the terrain, conditions, and operational framework required to host the event under FWT safety standards.” Organizers also noted that it gives the athletes a chance to stack points they would have otherwise missed because of the cancelled Georgia Pro.

The solution, they added, is temporary and applies to this season only.

“The Georgia Pro remains an integral stop on the FWT calendar, and we look forward to returning next year to host the event in its original setting,” the Freeride World Tour wrote, also thanking the Kühtai and Innsbruck local teams for their“flexibility and collaboration in making this possible.”

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Ahead of the upcoming Freeride World Tour event, Ben Richards and Agostina Vietti lead the men’s and women’s rankings, respectively. So far, Richards has had a perfect season, including a win with a gutsy run at the inaugural Freeride World Championships. Vietti, a rookie, has taken two top-five finishes, including a win.

The pivot to Kühtai came as much of Europe’s and Austria’s mountains were facing elevated avalanche danger. The Guardian reported last week that there had been a string of at least five avalanche fatalities in Austria alone following a period of intense snowfall. 

That prompted some consternation from commenters beneath the Freeride World Tour’s social media post explaining the schedule change. Innsbruck Tourism touched on those worries.

“Of course we and all involved parties and authorities are aware of the current high avalanche danger in Tirol,” the organization noted in a reply to the post, which was posted on Monday. “We want to be clear that the competition is possible on this specific face—and this face only—due to extensive avalanche control work by Bergbahnen Kühtai and the Avalanche Commission, plus preparation on it for the recent Junior FWT that took place there recently.”

“This DOES NOT apply to all other offpiste terrain in Kühtai which should currently still be considered as high avalanche danger,” Innsbruck Tourism wrote.

To stay in the loop, you can check the Freeride World Tour’s Instagram page, which posts regular updates on the timing of its competitions.