The Ultimate Freerider Series Returns for 2024!
The Ultimate Freerider Series at Highland has brought FMB Bronze-level competitive slopestyle to the East Coast for up-and-coming men, women, and youth athletes for three years. The finest amateur freeriders from New England and beyond compete on three different courses around the mountain in the quest to be crowned the Ultimate Freerider.
2024 ATHLETE REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
CASH PRIZING FOR THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S OPEN CLASSES:
1st Place – $400
2nd Place – $300
3rd Place – $200
Weather dates: Sunday immediately following scheduled event.
STOP 1 – DIRT JUMPS
AUGUST 24th, 2024
Competition to be held in Sherwood Forest and Pirate’s Cove.
STOP 2 – DIRT PIPE
September 21st, 2024
Competition to be held on Highland’s fresh build of the historic dirt pipe.
STOP 3 – SLOPESTYLE
OCTOBER 12th, 2024
Competition to be held on the Iconic Slopestyle course.
Course Details
Youth Competition will be held on the larger line in Lower Sherwood.
Men’s and Women’s Open Competition will be held in Upper Sherwood. Athletes can choose between the Pirate’s (XL) line or the medium line. The difficulty of your chosen line will affect the judge’s scoring.
Pirate’s Cove Feature List:
Roll-in | 8′ tall
Skipper | 4′ 2″ lip; 12′ gap; 3′ 8″ landing
Feature 2 | 3′ 4″ lip; 12′ gap; 2′ landing
Feature 3 | 6′ 6″ lip; 11′ gap; 7′ 4″ landing
Feature 4 | 2′ lip; 16′ gap; 5′ landing
Feature 5 | 6′ 8″ lip; 11′ gap; 9′ 6″ landing
Over-Under | 5′ lip; 16′ gap; 6′ 6″ landing
Feature 7 | 10′ 6″ lip; 15′ gap; 8′ landing
Loaf | 4′ lip; 8′ gap; 6′ 6″ landing
Course Details
Feature 1 | Dirt Stepdown
Feature 2 | Channel Gap
Feature 3 |*B-line Right Hip
Feature 4 |*B-line Dirt Spine “Spox”
Feature 5 | Right Hip
Feature 6 | *B-line Mini Spox
Feature 7 | Shark Fin
Feature 8 | Step up “Moon Booter”
Feature 9 | Final Quarter pipe
Spectator Access
This is a brand new course! Please remain in marked spectator zones and adhere to course marshal requests. This is for your safety and that of the competitors.
BY HIKE:
Spectators can hike up the Thornton’s Access Road from the base of the Slopestyle course, or up a short hiking trail from the top of Central Park. Spectator walkways will be marked with signage the day of the event.
BY BIKE:
Spectators can also access the course via Reef Around. Reef Drop and Lower Threshold will be closed during the event.
Course Details
All categories will compete on Highland’s slopestyle course as it is built. The course will not be modified for the youth class. (All features have b-lines or go-around options.)
FEATURE LIST
Feature 1 | Dirt Stepdown 3′ down 20′ out
Feature 2 | Cannon Log 25′
Feature 3 | Dirt Left Satellite Dish
Feature 4 | Dirt Right Satellite Dish
Feature 5 | Flat Drop 12′ down 14′ out
Feature 6 | Step-up Jump 10′ tall ramp, 20′ gap to dirt landing
Feature 7 | Dirt Jump 8′ by 18′
Feature 8 | Small Dirt Dish
Feature 9 | Up Box
Feature 10 | On-Off
Feature 11 | Final Jump 10′ tall wood ramp, 28′ gap to dirt landing
CASH PRIZING
The Freebird Slopestyle Series was created to highlight and support our local up-and-coming athletes. And while we’ve been gleefully printing exposure bucks, one of our top goals for this year’s competition season was to also start handing out the real stuff.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers in both the Men’s Open and Women’s Open categories at all three Ultimate Freerider Series events!
Cash prizes will not be given in the youth categories–the top three finishers in the Boys U15 and Girls U15 will receive product prize packs.
CLASS BREAKDOWN
- Girls (U15)
- Boys (U15)
- Open Women
- Open Men
Athletes of any age can compete in the Open Classes. You must be fifteen or younger on August 26th, 2023 to compete in the Youth Classes.
Open Class participants will earn points toward the FMB rankings. Youth Class participants are not eligible for FMB points.
There will be no qualifying rounds. All registered riders will be judged on style and tricks.
Athletes get two runs each, with their highest-scoring run counted toward the event standings. Athletes will earn points toward the overall Ultimate Freerider Series Standings based on their place in each event.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Athletes competing in the adult class (Men’s and Women’s) must complete the FMB license agreement. The free Amateur License is sufficient for entry into Bronze-level events.
Athletes competing in the youth class (U15) are not required to have an FMB license.
