The Natural Selection Tour, created by Travis Rice, is one of the most innovative competitions out there. Top snowboarders openly covet an invite, and top skiers openly talk about how they’d love to someday compete.
And with two Natural Selection Duels events taking place during our recent Blister Summit, it was a perfect chance to talk about Natural Selection and the future of comps with the Olympic & X Games gold medalist, Red Gerard; the legendary T. Bird (Tom Monterosso); and the CEO of Natural Selection, Carter Westfall.
Snowboarders are going to love this one; skiers are going to want to pay close attention; and all of us have an opportunity here to think about the past and future of snowsports comps.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
T. Bird & Natural Selection (6:30)
Red’s Recent X Games’ Gold (8:01)
Comp Landscape Before Natural Selection (9:18)
Inviting Riders of Different Backgrounds (15:46)
Impact on Next Gen of Riders (20:17)
Skiing & Natural Selection? (26:32)
Squashing Skier / Boarder Beef (28:27)
Audience Questions (32:20)
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