Each season, skiers on the FWT earn points that determine their position above or below “the cut.” After the penultimate competition of the season—in this case, the Fieberbrunn Pro—the upper 60% of ...

The last stop of the Europe-Asia-Oceania region Challenger circuit—where FWT hopefuls earn points to qualify for the highest level of competition—finished on Friday, March 21, in Obertauern, Austria.

We do, at least—and today's final FWT clash in Verbier, Switzerland, made that question more pertinent than ever. Back slaps and punch front flips were the norm throughout the competition.