Colorado Freeride Festival Preview

Jul 29, 2012
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Kyle Ebbett talks about the building process for Colorado Freeride Festival:

CFF Course Update

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The Colorado Freeride Festival is coming up on July 26-29. This year, the Shimano Slopestyle Finals will be broadcast on the internet live in HD.

Here is the tentative broadcast schedule. Of course, weather in the mountains is always unpredictable, so it is subject to change. Please note that there will only be a webcast on Sunday, July 29 if the webcast on Saturday, July 28 is cancelled.

FMB season highlights up to CFF:

FMB season highlights up to CFF

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Colorado Freeride Fest Air DH:

Colorado Freeride Festival Day 1 Air Downhill

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The Big highlight from Day 1 was the Air DH here at the Colorado Freeride Festival. The win went to Brian Buell in Pro mens and Melissa Buhl for the Women. Stay tuned for more and don't miss the LIVE webcast of the Slopestyle Saturday at 5pm (MST)

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76 Comments
  • 38 7
 Didn't agree with him when he said " its all about being able to throw the best tricks". I think that technical lines are a big part of slope style, with out that it turns into just another dirt jump contest.
  • 10 3
 they make it easy every year so they can ride it and look cool. then tame it down EVEN MORE afterwards for us mere mortals...
  • 11 3
 If you think about ti, judges usually score higher when you throw gnarly stuff, and mix it up. So building to have the riders throw the best tricks is smart.
  • 7 1
 yeahbro- since when did people start throwing their best tricks on technical lines? You can have perfect jumps for them to throw crazy tricks on and be safe and also have crazy and tech lines that you have to ride in between those hits. That's a very specific track that I feel not many places are up to building just yet, however. Give it time, its still a relatively new discipline.
  • 3 0
 Remember its only a Gold Level event so its not gonna be as Burly as Joy Ride. IMO Bearclaw has the right idea in his course, but this course looks like it will be solid.
  • 3 0
 @yeahbro, I think you took what Kyle was saying out of context. He was mentioning how when riders feel comfortable they can throw their best tricks, not building a simple course because thats what its all about, but building a course that is technical, but flows together in a way that the athletes are having a great time sessioning the jumps and throwing it down. Doesn't have to be platinum for massive tricks to be thrown down, as long as the boys are having fun, stuff will happen.
  • 1 0
 Game over semenuk won
  • 9 1
 hopefully its not all on/offs like last year it was pretty unoriginal.
  • 7 0
 why is the resolution so bad, i can barely make out the '#CFFest' in the top right corner?
  • 2 0
 same here, I can nearly count the pixles....
  • 2 0
 maybe they should have stayed with crankworx....atleast we could view it. I have a 1080p monitor and hardware to use it...but i see crazy pixels
  • 2 0
 People with a win 98 OS 're so happy right now Dead Horse

Please let someone fix the broadcast !
  • 3 1
 The builder really seems to understand what makes a good show, the funnest contest to watch are the ones where the riders are having a blast and their able to push themselves (I'm a bit biased but the Claymore Challenge was very much like that and it made for great spectating)! Good work Kyle, can't wait to see the finished product!
  • 1 0
 Kyle is from vermont- and yet, we build nothing like this here. so sad.
  • 4 1
 Stoked for our Fest! Looking forward to the World seeing how Colorado puts on an event. Serious props for all those putting the event together.
  • 5 2
 yea, building trails! but no reason to put on work boots. We got our Teva's and 510's!
  • 3 0
 So why did this event change from crankworx colorado to colorado freeride festival?
  • 3 2
 Winterpark didn't want to live in the shadows of Whistler Crankworx so they dropped out of the Crankworx scene and decided to have their own event. And then Les 2 Alpes was born.
  • 3 1
 Crankworx wanted appx. $300,000 to put their name on the event. They decided to put that money back into the prize purse instead of naming the event Crankworx.
  • 1 0
 I was wondering why they dropped the Crankworx name. I figured Trestle didn't want to pay for the franchise fee.
  • 2 5
 They wernt really up to par of being crankworx anyway
  • 2 0
 good decision i think, makes absolutely no difference to me whether it's called crankworx or not
  • 1 0
 I agree
  • 4 0
 How did Kyle get his job?
  • 1 0
 Thinkin about a morning shred at Keystone then jamming over to the finals @ Winter Park! Hopefully the weather can hold it until dark. It always seems to rain mid afternoon up there.
  • 1 0
 this is so retarded it freezes and when it un freezes the riders whole line is already done i didnt get to watch one whole run thats 2 and a half hours of my life ill never get back
  • 2 0
 Hell yeah!!! Can't wait to see them shred and throw Flip Whips and Corked 7s in real life!!!
  • 3 1
 How on earth did Semenuk's run score more than Soderstrom's? Also, why wasn't Genon ranked higher?
  • 2 0
 looks like Martin should double tailwhip everything to win this, that's just ridiculous, no way Semenuk's run was better.
  • 1 0
 Obviously the judges are seeing stuff you're not...
  • 1 0
 That's why martin didnt score higher if he keeps being a one trick pony and double tail whip everything he's not going to win much for innovation. Great rider however and good luck to all the riders
  • 1 1
 In pretty much the last 3 events Semenuk's ridden in he's done a corked 7. Surely he's a one trick pony then
  • 3 1
 This is gonna be sweet, I'm so damn excited!
  • 1 0
 i wonder how much of the course will remain throughout august and what will be open to public ill be there mid-late august
  • 2 0
 Sierra Nevada Beer in a can now! Chico California representing hard!
  • 2 0
 that disappointing moment when the video ends...
  • 1 0
 I can't wait to go watch these guys in person and possibly ride the courseSmile Going to be an epic weekend!
  • 3 1
 This article already had me at "ditch the Olympics"
  • 3 1
 not boasting or anything, but our women just beat your women at beach volleyball Wink
  • 1 0
 Too bad I don't care about those goofy "Olympics"
never have. never will.
  • 2 0
 when is the slopestyle starting ?
  • 2 0
 This would be so much better if Cam McCaul was an announcer.
  • 2 1
 worst live stream ever! 1 hour delay and again and again breaks and commercials...
  • 2 0
 This video qualityy is suuuuuper dumb. -.-
  • 1 1
 critical video against last competition.. where a lot of riders almost died..
  • 1 0
 Trestle is my favorite place of all time.
  • 1 0
 whats the link to watch it?
  • 1 0
 Great Job Kyle! come home and build something like that here!!!
  • 1 0
 Too bad about the rain. The course looked great!
  • 2 0
 why is quali so bad???
  • 1 0
 Yeah i know, quality is terrible
  • 2 1
 So they somehow entered and now are riding in the Minecraft world? lol
  • 1 0
 why couldnt i be there this weekend
  • 2 0
 Judges are so bad
  • 2 1
 Europeans are underrated, that's seriously sad.
  • 2 2
 whats that??? whats with the judges? genon was much better and anton thelander too..
  • 1 0
 commentators sound so bored, get warner involved!!
  • 1 0
 Brandon Semenuk is a sick man! Big Grin
  • 3 2
 aw yeah, can't wait
  • 1 0
 Song?
  • 1 0
 Memories by Waldeck
  • 2 1
 Which resort?
  • 2 0
 Winter Park
  • 3 1
 Trestlebikepark.com
  • 1 0
 Riders list anyone???
  • 6 0
 Sam Pilgrim Martin Soderstrom Brandon Semenuk Yannick Granieri Cam Zink Greg Watts Andrew Taylor Just to name a few
  • 1 1
 So stoked to go watch it tomorrow
  • 1 1
 How do you whatch the live feed?? Kinda a noob;p
  • 1 0
 has someone a startlist?
  • 1 0
 it keeps freezing Frown
  • 1 2
 I bet some of these guys could ride even better if they would pull their damn pants up.
  • 1 0
 Holly shit Brandon!!!!!
  • 1 0
 yeaaa semenuk
  • 1 1
 I want Brandon to win but man anthony just throws down.
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