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Völkl skier Ahmet
Dadali surveys
Kyrgyzstan's Jyrgalan
Valley, site of the
2019 Silk Road
Freeride event.
FREERIDESTAN!
There are big mountains and dedicated skiers and riders in the countries
that stretch from the Balkans to Afghanistan, but many of these nations
have lacked the resources and infrastructure to build a snowsports
culture-until now. Silk Road Freeride is poised to change the world.
By Stacy Bare
I
n January 2020, I traveled to
Kyrgyzstan as part of a mixed Dutch,
Kyrgyz, and American team to launch
a brand new freeride ski event. How
this event came to be is a long and involved story that began when I traveled to
Afghanistan for the 2019 running of the
Afghan Ski Challenge, a backcountry ski race
that includes international competitors, as
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well as dedicated locals using old cargo straps
as skins, and includes the rule " no weapons allowed. " The Kyrgyz and Afghan skiers
who were involved in the planning of the
new event named it the Silk Road Freeride-
though Freeridestan was a popular choice-
but we hoped to launch a much more ambitious project along with the competition. Our
goal was to create an event for Central Asia,
the Middle East, and the Balkans that would
be similar to the Andes Freeride Tour, which
builds exposure and serves as a global talent
pipeline from South America to the big stage
of the Freeride World Tour.
However, the challenges in creating a
ski event for local rippers in these nations
are immense. At the top of this list: Many
of these nations lack representation in the
photographs by Louis Arevalo
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OUTDOOR RETAILER - DECEMBER 2020
CONTENTS
THE PULSE
HEADLINES
MARKETING
RETAIL 101
CASE STUDY
IDEAS
THOUGHT LEADERS
THE OR CHAT
RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
WELCOME TO THE PYROCENE
NATURE AS MEDICINE
FREERIDESTAN!
BREAD + BUTTER
BACKCOUNTRY BOOM
GEAR GALLERY
HOT PICKS
THE VIEW
FIELD NOTES
#SHOPLIFE
#REPLIFE
BACKSTORY
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - THE PULSE
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - MARKETING
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - IDEAS
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - THE OR CHAT
Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - RESEARCH AND RESOURCES
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - WELCOME TO THE PYROCENE
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - NATURE AS MEDICINE
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - FREERIDESTAN!
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Outdoor Retailer - December 2020 - THE VIEW
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