Backcountry Camp | Explore NZ’s BC with Freeride World Tour rider Michaela Davis-Meehan…

Mountainwatch and The North Face have teamed up to put on a 'Discover Freeride' camp to explore NZ with one of the best freeriders in the Southern Hemisphere.

Keen to get out in the BC, this is a trip you should definitely look into and consider! NZ’s terrain is a must tick of the boarder bucket list.

Mountainwatch has partnered with The North Face to present a backcountry/freeride Discover Freeride camp in Queenstown hosted by Aussie snowboarder and World Freeride Tour athlete Michaela Davis-Meehan. The camp is for snowboarders and members of The North Face’s Kiwi team will join Michaela as coaches in what promises to be a memorable experience for those involved.

The 10-day camp runs from September 12-22 with days spent in and around The Remarkables and Coronet Peak. The camp will not only promote backcountry freeriding, but will also give you a taste of life on the Freeride World Tour. The experienced coaches and backcountry guides will pass on their knowledge about choosing the right line and features, safety in the mountains, including avalanche training and awareness – pretty much everything they know about freeriding. Soak it in and apply in the backcountry!

For Michaela Davis-Meehan the Discover Freeride camp is something she has been working on for a while. Michaela’s original snowboarding focus was slopestyle, but when she progressed into freeriding, the backcountry and competing in big mountain events on the Freeride World Tour it was a a big learning experience for her.

“While my journey onto the Freeride World Tour has been incredible, I’ve had to figure it out on my own,” Michaela told Mountainwatch.  “This created the concept of ‘Discover Freeride”, to give others a path into the wonderful world of Freeriding, whether it be just for fun or to compete on the Freeride World Qualifier Tour.”

The camp is available to anyone looking to improve their freeride skills and experience backcountry skiing or boarding at a high intermediate, advanced or expert level.  It is an opportunity to experience and enjoy some of the most picturesque and impressive terrain in New Zealand and with a professional videographer in tow, participants will have it all captured on film to take flood the feed!

“You don’t need to be a backcountry pro for the camp and it will be fun, welcoming environment. I’m super excited to run the camps and the chance to get people into freeriding,” said Michaela. “There is a huge variety of terrain in the Southern Alps and I want to show them what it is all about. I’m also super stoked we’ve got skiers and snowboarders – it will create the atmosphere and vibe of the World Tour.”

For more information on The North Face Discover Freeride camps head to Mountainwatch travel.

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