Get ready to relive 10 moments that make Baqueira Beret Pro a unique stop on the Freeride World Tour.
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00:00 Is it gonna come around, Max, with the double cleave!
00:03 Baquera Barre, Spain.
00:05 One of the latest additions to the FWT stops, yet one of the most exciting.
00:11 Now, let's have a look at 10 moments that make this event unique.
00:17 Winning is always great, but having a cliff named after you is simply something else.
00:28 It's 2022, and Mael Olivier from France opens a new massive feature that no one had thought of before.
00:35 The Mael Olivier's cliff is born.
00:53 We go back up to the top for another young rookie, Addison Rafford.
00:58 Rookies are always a surprise. No one ever quite knows what to expect from them.
01:03 In 2023, Addison Rafford smashes all doubts by proving what she is made of,
01:09 taking home an impressive victory on the first FWT competition of her career,
01:14 thanks to her signature style and unique flow.
01:18 First place with a 72.67, she can't believe it!
01:23 I think he jumped over the ski ninjas there.
01:29 What a feat, and just looking so relaxed and stylish in the air.
01:33 Get ready for thunder. This place is erupting for Abel Moga.
01:45 Remember what I said about this place?
01:48 Baquera Barre is home of the explosive Spanish crowd, and Abel Moga here is the ultimate showman.
01:55 A match made in heaven.
02:11 Next to the Spanish king of freeride skiing is the king of freeride snowboarding.
02:16 With an unforgettable back-to-back victory in the last two editions,
02:20 Michael Maughan has secured the throne and love of the roaring crowd.
02:25 Eering back into that full whack, controlling his speed, amazing board handling skills here.
02:31 On the heelside edge to control himself, giving himself another feature, so Michael Maughan really strong.
02:37 Top step of the podium, Michael Maughan!
02:41 Huge jump, hard landing. This is what we can call a real commitment.
03:02 Every freerider wants to be here, but when one finally makes it back,
03:07 the first competition can be very intimidating with a mix of excitement and fear.
03:12 This may have been the case for Katie Anderson, but the Canadian snowboarder wastes no time once back,
03:19 achieving her first-ever FWT victory, the incipit of a season that needs no introduction.
03:26 Go Katie!
03:28 You need to come to Spain! Check this out!
03:40 Max Palm, the young peak performance rider from Sweden, secures an event wildcard for Bikera,
03:53 thanks to his amazing achievements on the Junior Tour.
03:56 Coming in as an outsider on his first event, he leaves the crowd speechless,
04:01 stomping the first double backflip from a natural feature in FWT's history.
04:05 This thing, is it going to come around? Max with the double cleave!
04:09 The first double backflip in Freeride World Tour competition, complete by Max Palm.
04:14 He's been threatening it all day.
04:17 And a gigantic 362, an unbelievably precise landing.
04:23 Doubling the stoke, winning the competition, and securing a spot on Tour for the entire season.
04:32 What a way to start a pro career.
04:36 We have our next rider in the gate, is nothing short of a rockstar here.
04:44 The 2023 edition of the Bikera Beret Pro marks the end of an era.
04:50 Amar Navarro, the Spanish Freeride legend, announces his retirement from competitive freeriding
04:56 in an emotional last run in front of his home crowd.
05:00 The Spanish rider waves goodbye to his fans the way he knows best,
05:04 by drawing an engaged and creative big mountain line, reflecting his reputation of always going big.
05:13 The Spanish rider is now a world champion.
05:17 Yeah, it was incredible today.
05:22 It's like a dream. When I am in the Stargate there, I listen to everything, everybody crying.
05:29 It's so special for me.
05:33 And when I arrive here with all that crowd, it's like, wow, crazy.
05:39 I remember that for all my life, of course.
05:44 That's incredible.
05:46 Thanks.
05:49 Vamos!
05:52 Vamos!
05:54 (electronic music)
05:56 (whooshing)