The Freeride World Tour is losing its title sponsor next year, and the tighter budget could put the Haines stop in jeopardy.

Freeride World Tour general manager Julien Hess said Swatch will no longer be the competition’s title sponsor, causing a significant loss of funding for the tour of extreme ski destinations.

“Regarding Swatch, the impact is on the budget which will need to be adapted in order to be able to continue to organize…