10 Years Ago

Freeride ski tour to return for 2 years

All signs indicate the Freeride World Tour will be returning to Haines for at least the next two seasons to hold its competition.

Haines Borough Tourism Director Leslie Ross said she spoke with the international ski and snowboard competition’s organizer, Nicolas Hale-Woods, on Tuesday morning.

“The plan is definitely them coming back,” Ross said. “Right now the direction is for the next two years.”

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