Natural Selection Tour 2022: Location, Course Preview, and Teaser Reel

Written by Mary Murphy Dec 03, 2021 10:07 a.m. ET

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Travis Rice’s backcountry-based snowboard competition — the Natural Selection Tour — is back for 2022. Here’s what we know so far.

Looking forward to the 2022 Natural Selection Tour? Good news: Initial details are finally here.

The format of the Tour is to showcase the world’s top riders on the most exciting natural terrain. Like last year’s inaugural tour, Natural Selection will host a series of competitions in three locations:

Jan. 24-30: Jackson Hole, Wyo., USA
Feb. 21-27: Baldface Lodge, British Columbia, Canada
March 21-27: Tordrillo Range, Alaska, USA

So far, riders slated for the Tour include Travis Rice, Mikkel Bang, Robin Van Gyn, and Leanne Pelosi. Learn more.

Mary Murphy

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Mary Murphy has been writing about hiking, running, climbing, camping, skiing, and more for eight years, and has been on staff at GearJunkie since 2019. Prior to that, Mary wrote for 5280 Magazine in Denver while working as an outdoor instructor teaching climbing, kayaking, paddleboarding, mountain biking, and the love of nature to kids. Based in Denver, Colorado, Murphy is an avid hiker, runner, backpacker, skier, yogi, and pack-paddleboarder.