{"id":1814603,"date":"2026-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1814603"},"modified":"2026-03-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T21:00:00","slug":"world-premiere-nst-super-sessions-rnd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1814603","title":{"rendered":"World Premiere | NST Super Sessions + RND"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-article-copy\">\n<p>Here we go folks, it\u2019s almost time to call in sick to work, grab a case of your beverage of choice and tune into the worlds favourite snowboard competition \u2013\u00a0<strong>The Natural Selection Tour.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To kick things off, check out the new\u00a0<strong>NST Super Sessions<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>RND\u00a0<\/strong>recap on the livestream below. The new\u00a0<strong>Super Sessions\u00a0<\/strong>format see\u2019s 3 groups of 5 riders face off in different locations around the globe, with 2 riders from each group earning themselves a spot to the main event this week.<\/p>\n<h3>NST Super Session \u2014 Powder Mountain, Utah<\/h3>\n<p>Facing off in 1000 acres of raw terrain in Powder Mountains \u201cDon\u2019t Mention It\u201d zone, Blake Paul, Brock Crouch, Brin Alexander, Garrett Warnick &amp; Yuki Kadono (Wildcard) will all be putting down their best lines for their chance to compete on the big stage in Revelstoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">NST Super Session \u2014 My\u014dk\u014d, Japan<\/h3>\n<p>With one of the deepest snowpacks on earth, My\u014dk\u014d\u2019s rolling volcanic terrain creates a fast, fluid canvas for progressive freestyle expression. Mateo Massitti, Mason Lemery, Miles Fallon, Takeru Otsuka &amp; Terje H\u00e5konsen (Wildcard) will all be strapping on their snorkels and poppin pillows to compete for a spot at the main event.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Research &amp; Development (RND) \u2014 Whitewater Resort, BC<\/h3>\n<p>Founded by Robin Van Gyn, 2021 Natural Selection Champion and big-mountain innovator, RND is an invite-only backcountry freestyle contest designed to accelerate progression and build a direct pathway into elite freeride competition. We recently spent 3 days checking out this amazing event and if you can\u2019t wait to watch the recap, then have a <a href=\"https:\/\/whitelines.com\/snowboard-culture\/snowboard-events\/rnd-2026-a-super-session-of-monstrous-proportions.html\">read here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Catch all this along with the Natural Selection Opening Ceremony below LIVE at 7:30pm Pacific Time<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Header Photo:<\/p>\n<p>Brin Alexander during Natural Selection Snow Super Sessions Powder Mountain \u2013 Down Day on February 19, 2026 at Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: \u00a9 Chad Chomlack \/ Natural Selection Tour<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go folks, it\u2019s almost time to call in sick to work, grab a case of your beverage of choice and tune into the worlds favourite snowboard competition \u2013\u00a0The Natural Selection Tour. To kick things off, check out the new\u00a0NST Super Sessions and\u00a0RND\u00a0recap on the livestream below. The new\u00a0Super Sessions\u00a0format see\u2019s 3 groups of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,280],"class_list":["post-1814603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-whitelines-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1814603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1814603\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1814603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1814603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1814603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}