<div>I want to start by thanking all of the loving people in my life: friends, parents, family, and mentors, for supporting me and my snowboarding dreams thus far. I seriously could not have made it to where I am without you, and I am forever grateful to you.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>I am beyond stoked to say that I have qualified for the <a href="https://www.freerideworldtour.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">2026 Freeride World Tour Pro</a> . The 2025 Freeride World Qualifier season was my first season competing in the freeride discipline of competitive snowboarding. Before that I competed in primarily slopestyle and halfpipe disciplines through the FIS under the <a href="https://www.teamavsc.org/aspen-valley-ski-snowboard-club" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aspen Valley Snowboard Club</a>  and Sierra Nevada University Snowboard Team for 9 years. 

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>I've been snowboarding since I was 5 years old, and it's been my dream since then to become a professional snowboarder. Now this 2026 winter season, my dream of 17 years is finally coming true. It all happened so fast, and I have no intention of slowing down.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>I intend to perform at my highest ability on the FWT this season and requalify for years to come. The FWT was acquired by FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) in 2022 and have aligned with the Olympic format of other ski/snowboard disciplines with hopes of bringing it into the 2030 Winter Olympics, and that is where I intend to be.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>The Freeride World Tour itself is comprised of 6 events:

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>1. Baqueira Beret Pro, Spain: 16 - 21 January

</div>

<div>2. Val Thorens Pro, France: 24 - 29 January

</div>

<div>3. Georgia Pro, Georgia: 22 - 28 February

</div>

<div>4. Fieberbrunn Pro, Austria 5 - 10 March

</div>

<div>------CUT------ (need to finish in the top 50% to make finals)

</div>

<div>5. Alaska Pro, USA: 15 - 22 March

</div>

<div>6. Xtreme Verbier Pro, Switzerland: 28 March - 5 April

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>These 6 events are located in the most elite freeride mountain amphitheaters in the world, which also incite a very demanding travel schedule and budget.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>I am currently a self-funded athlete, and while I'm so grateful to have a few rad snowboarding companies hooking me up with gear, I have no monetary sponsors or government funding. I've been trying hard to save everything I can to make my childhood dream come true. But I need your help. Your donations will contribute directly to my travel/flight costs, food, accommodation, media production, and training regimen.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>My goals don't stop at professional contest freeriding. When it comes to just my snowboarding, I want to grow into film project pro snowboarding for as long as possible beyond the potential prospect of the 2030 Olympics. I want to build the greatest base I can in the snowboarding industry and leverage it for long-term change. 

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>Over the past 4 years I earned a degree in Sustainability at the University of Nevada, Reno (previously Sierra Nevada University) in which I engaged primarily climate activism through decolonization and indigeneity.  I always carry an attitude of gratitude, conservation, and progression into outdoor spaces and want to help grow the movement to transition the human race to socially equitable, sustainable systems to protect our beautiful planet and the people on it. I intend to work with activist and educational NGOs like <a href="https://protectourwinters.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Protect Our Winters</a> and <a href="https://stateofthebackcountry.com/informed-experiences/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Informed Experiences</a> throughout my athletic career and hope to channel all of my life's work into creating a just and healthy planet for all.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>Thank you so much for considering a donation. If you don't have the means to donate, please consider sharing this fundraiser.

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>Follow my personal journey to the FWT and beyond, or message me at:

</div>

<div>IG: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shayneblu/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">shayneblu</a> 

</div>

<div><br />

</div>

<div>Follow my performances on the FWT at:

</div>

<div><a href="https://www.freerideworldtour.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">freerideworldtour</a>.com

</div>

<div>IG: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/freerideworldtour/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">freerideworldtour</a> 

</div>

Caroline Leonardo

Lindsay Liddell

Suzanne Long

Kathryn Johnson

Timothy Fifer

Shawn Taylor

Linda Carney

Charley Miller

Sarah Jonker

Susan Anderson

Daniel Smith

Alan and Jolene Ward

Anonymous

Diane Sandblom

Umesh Prabakar

Caylor Thomas

James Connolly

Brett Tobin

Mike Freeman

Send Shayne Blue to the Freeride World Tour 2026

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

be_supporter_comments_enabled_supported_funds

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Send Shayne Blue to the Freeride World Tour 2026

Still $10,391 to go. Help us build momentum.