Judges

IFSA has established criteria to ensure uniform and high-quality judging standards at its events. Please visit the IFSA website for more information on Judging Certification. For an overview of how IFSA Freeride events are judged, please visit the IFSA Judging Overview page. The Eastern Region has many judges, each event is overseen by a Head Judge listed below.

The head judge is responsible for ensuring consistency in judging and managing the activities of the other judges. The head judge should set the tone of every event in regards to safety, including severely penalizing athletes for poor decision making and/or execution in the development/performance of their line. The head judge in conjunction with the technical director will determine athlete cuts for successive competition rounds. All cuts shall be discussed with the judge panel to assure fair and natural cuts are made. The head judge, along with the TD, has the authority to disqualify an athlete for breaking any IFSA rules, event organizer rules, resort or host mountain rules, or for poor sportsmanship.

Our judges are supported by POC.