There’s a new wrinkle in the world of big mountain freeride competitions, Parallel Freeride.  The event held in Silvaplana/Cortsch, Switzerland starts with two riders starting at a gate on the summit and they basically play a game of highspeed follow the leader all the way down. This has TJ Burke and Dexter Rutecki written all over it:

 

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