How to Watch: The YETI Natural Selection Tour
The YETI Natural Selection Tour is BACK for 2022! Taking place on our home turf January 25-31, Stop One on the Tour will feature a world-class roster of sixteen men and eight women dropping into the Selector venue: a complex zone, rich with natural features, representing one of the most rugged sections of in-bounds terrain at Jackson Hole. The Natural Selection Tour is the pinnacle of a new generation of outdoor events and experiences designed to inspire a deeper connection to Mother Nature, where the world’s greatest snowboarders compete on our planet’s most challenging natural(ly enhanced) terrain.
A stacked crew of riders - new to the Tour, but hardly rookies - have accepted invites, including: Arthur Longo (FRA), Danny Davis (USA), Kevin Backstrom (SWE), Jared Elston (USA), Marie-France Roy (CAN), Torgeir Bergrem (NOR), and Torstein Horgmo (NOR). They’ll be joining the eight men and six women who requalified from the 2021 Tour. Click the following link for comprehensive rider biographies, including athlete social accounts and sponsors: https://www.naturalselectiontour.com/riders
HOW TO WATCH
Watching all of the events on livestream for free on NaturalSelectionTour.com and here on jacksonhole.com. Start with the opening ceremony, two days of head-to-head competition and inspirational evening events, right through the closing ceremony featuring Kishi Bashi.
The livestream on NaturalSelectionTour.com will feature extras including interactive course maps, raffles, exclusive gear and chats with the crew both in the studio and on the course. Uncle Toad’s Media Group is returning to produce the show with live racing drone follow-cams piloted by racing drone champion Gabriel Kocher “Gab707” on the sticks. Selema Masekela, Mary Walsh, Jeff Moran and Tom Monterosso will be back in the host chairs this year joined by Pat Bridges and Matt Barr. Justin “Stan” Leveille and Jack Mitrani will be reporting live from the mountain.
STAY WILD FESTIVAL
New for 2022, the Natural Selection ‘Stay Wild’ Festival, presented in partnership with Visit Jackson Hole, offers eight days and nights of music, inspiration and education during the YETI Natural Selection at Jackson Hole. The line-up includes: Shakey Graves and Saint Sinner presented by Backcountry and Natural Selection; Kishi Bashi, who provided the score for The Fourth Phase; Perel; The Librarian; Dirtwire; Red Fang; and more. Tickets are now on sale for the ‘Stay Wild’ Festival, taking place January 23-30, 2022. Find the full event schedule and link for tickets at NaturalSelectionTour.com/events.
All indoor Natural Selection events will require a mask to be worn at all times inside the venue, except when actively eating or drinking, and proof of full vaccination from COVID-19. Those unable to be vaccinated must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the event. Refunds will be provided if events are canceled.
ON THE NATURAL SELECTION TOUR
The Natural Selection Tour is designed with Mother Nature as the main character, and with mutual respect for and from snowboarding with a mission to celebrate the outdoors and unify the industry around sustainability. The Tour partners with Conservation International and YETI to develop and execute an impactful sustainability strategy, including carbon-neutral events and conservation-themed initiatives. As part of the Tour’s mission to inspire a global audience to forge a deeper relationship with the outdoors, the Tour strives to be zero-waste and doubles-down on carbon neutrality by matching the full draw down with both Conservation International projects and then again on the May Ranch in Wyoming, while integrating environmental education and advocacy efforts throughout.
The Tour will utilize the latest production technology to immerse a global audience of outdoors and sports enthusiasts directly into the action.
The Natural Selection Tour consists of two more legendary stops:
- The Natural Selection at Baldface Lodge. The second Natural Selection venue, Scary Cherry, is located in British Columbia, Canada and takes place February 20-27, 2022. Home to the Red Bull Supernatural (2012) and Red Bull Ultra Natural (2013), Scary Cherry is a freerider’s dream with 80 massive natural drops, kickers and other features spread throughout the famously powder-coated, 40°-plus slope.
- Natural Selection at Tordrillo Range. The final championship venue is located in Alaska’s remote backcountry at Natural Selection in the Tordrillo Mountains and takes place March 21-28, 2022. Watch the riders charge iconic steep spines and features, as seen in Red Bull Media House’s The Art of Flight and most recently the Quiksilver film Dark Matter. Here, the top men’s and two women’s finishers face off on arguably one of the best venues on the planet for riders pushing the boundaries of big mountain freestyle riding. NST Alaska will culminate with the crowning of the unquestionable top, all-around men’s and women’s snowboarder, period.
Click below to fuel your stoke for the YETI Natural Selection Tour at Jackson Hole by watching last year's highlights.