The 2025 YETI Natural Selection Ski Broadcast is Live – Watch the Freeride Showdown of the Century

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We’ve waited for years… and it’s finally happening. The first-ever freeride ski edition of the Natural Selection Tour (NST) is finally live. Ever since the exciting announcement in October, we’ve held our breath in anticipation. Now we get to watch 12 of the best freeskiers in the world duel it out in the mecca of Alaska.

The competition format is broken up into a Men’s and Women’s field. The four female riders will compete in a preliminary round, with the highest score moving on to the finals. The remaining three will each ski another line, where the highest score will advance. The two finalists then ski two lines each, with the best of the two scores crowning the winner.

The eight male riders will be broken into two groups. After one run, the top scores from each group will move right to the finals. The remaining three skiers in each group will ride again, with the single highest score from each group moving on. Four riders will advance to the finals, where they will be paired off and battle in a head-to-head bracket. Each rider gets two runs to score their best.

The judging is based on NST’s CREDO acronym –

• Creativity

• Risk

• Execution

• Dificulty

• Overall

Judges: Dion Newport, Kristi Leskinen, Sean Petit

This going to be one for the freeski history books to say the least. Tune into the official broadcast below. Our legendary group of commentators, Chris Benchetler, Tonje Kvivik, Mark Abma and Ed Leigh, will be watching in real time without an spoilers. The reactions are as real as it gets. We’ll see you on the other side!