The North Face Frontier

The North Face Frontier 2026 4*, that was a show! 👀

Alta Chutes put it on today with some of the best snow conditions anyone has seen for a 4* competition. From the first drop to the final run, the level was seriously high and the mountain delivered. (Minus the wind & vis…)

After a day of throwing down, here’s how the podiums stacked up:

Women’s Snowboard
🥇 Ellery Manning 🇺🇸
🥈 Angelina Stratton 🇦🇺
🥉 Johanna Lindqvist 🇸🇪

Men’s Snowboard
🥇 Haruki Takeuchi 🇯🇵
🥈 Jye Kearney 🇦🇺
🥉 Mitchell Davern 🇳🇿

Women’s Ski
🥇 India Cairns 🇬🇧
🥈 Lulu Laird 🇦🇺
🥉 Mika Imai 🇯🇵

Men’s Ski
🥇 Mika Rolshoven 🇩🇪
🥈 Zebedee Schreiber 🇺🇸
🥉 Leo Flett 🇨🇭

A massive thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, judges, crew, athletes and everyone behind the scenes who makes Frontier happen. It takes a village to pull off a day like this, and today was a pretty special one 🙌🏽

📸 Neil Kerr, .barron , , .croft

4* COMPETITION CONFIRMED 🔒

Tuesday 1 September, the 4* is on.

Alta Chutes is the intended venue, with Shadow Basin ready to go as the back-up. The final call will be made Tuesday morning.

The big one is coming👀

Stay tuned for updates from the hill.

The freeride culture is alright aye 🔥

What a day yesterday for the 2*, the bar was set extremely high in Shadow Basin with the younger generation stepping up and making their mark.

Here’s how the podiums landed:

Women’s Snowboard
🥇 Ellery Manning 🇺🇸
🥈 Lou Guillon 🇫🇷
🥉 Sayuki Aida 🇯🇵

Men’s Snowboard
🥇 Keani Wilson 🇳🇿
🥈 Duke Makani 🇺🇸
🥉 Temma Tamai 🇯🇵

Women’s Ski
🥇 Lulu Laird 🇦🇺
🥈 Ruby Hewitt 🇳🇿
🥉 Phoebe Hughes 🇬🇧

Men’s Ski
🥇 Hamish Henderson 🇳🇿
🥈 Finbar Doig 🇮🇪
🥉 Sam Hewitt 🇳🇿

A proper showing from the next generation, and a pretty good reminder that the future of freeride is looking strong 🔥

Shoutout to our incredible sponsors for supporting this event so we can make it happen!

📸 - .barron / @ Neil Kerr

2* COMPETITION CONFIRMED 🔒

The 2* competition in Shadow Basin at The Remarkables is confirmed for tomorrow, Saturday 29 August.

Mother Nature delivered plenty of snow!
The face will remain untouched between now and tomorrow morning, setting the stage for a day of big lines and big commitments!

Tomorrow, it’s game on 🔥

Stay tuned on our channels for any updates!

Athlete briefing ✔️

We are all ready and rearing to go, we just need the weather to cooperate! Some may say “we are crystal-balling” 🔮

Stay tuned for competition confirmation!

We can’t wait to get rowdy with you all soon 🤘🏽

Good yarns, great people and a whole lot of community 🤝🏔️

Last night’s North Face Meet & Greet was a chance to share stories and bring our community together. Plenty of laughs, new connections and a few goodies to take home too.

Big thanks to The North Face crew for a bloody good night!

Last night was for the Wāhine 💫

A night built around community, connection and collaboration, bringing together women from across the Frontier family and the wider ski industry.

From Juniors and Qualifiers through to Pros, judges, coaches and industry crew, it was awesome to see generations come together, share experiences, ideas and opportunities, and support one another.

Here’s hoping this is the start of a regular fixture on the Frontier calendar, creating more opportunities to connect, collaborate and grow together both on and off the hill 🫶

A massive thank you to B.effect for hosting us and for being our social event hub 💛

Yeah the girls!!

Come along for an evening with The North Face athletes + crew!

Pick up your event tee + swag, hear from the team in a Q&A, and enjoy snacks, kombucha and a few good conversations along the way.

📍 The North Face Store, Shotover Street
🗓 Wednesday 26 August
⏰ 6:30–7:30PM

No athlete briefing here, that’s happening Thursday at B.Social 🤘🏽

Women in Freeride is calling ☎️

A night for the wāhine With Jess Hotter, Janina Kuzma + Harriet Lucas

📍 B.Social, Wānaka
🗓 Tuesday 25 August
⏰ 6–7:30PM

All registered athletes should have an email in their inbox with the registration link. Check your inbox and get amongst it.

Come for the snacks, stay for the advise 🙌🏽