I think **Ragdoll** gives us a good definition of what's Freeride (Mtb & Spirit). I agree too with Mitchell & this subject is totally legitimate, but I would add Steve Romaniuk concerning his start-list of "authentic freerider". But Freeride is deeply changing since 3 or 4 years, that doesn't mean that it's dead; the new kinds of competitions which mix Dj, Slopestyle & Freeride up are good for MTB, for sur and fans a increasingly numerous than before. However, pure-style of what we called Freeride 5 years ago is relatively different these days. There are more and more dirt events with a touch of slopestyle and freeride, with perfect jumps based on incredible slopes (to pass everywhere on a mountain is not enough now), we are more closed to BMX style... It is a shame because this is not Freeride, I'm sorry. Brendon Semeniuk who is probably the most talented slopestyler we've ever seen of this new generation has a dirt style, that's the same case of Kurt' Sorge, whereas we can't say that riders like Pilgrim is a freerider (but that's not I'm not criticizing this fabulous MountainBiker). Concerning organisation of competitions, The Rampage is the last event of authentic freeride comp' in North America & the firts two Châtel Mountain Styles were the last one in Europe.