Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships 2026

Since 1992, NM has been organized annually in Riksgränsenand is the world's original big mountain competition. NM is not only a competition for honor and prizes but has over the years become the grand finale of the European freeride season, with skiing under the midnight sun and parties in Riksgränsen's relaxed atmosphere. Since 2020, NM has also been a **Freeride World Qualifier event.

Quality and finals
On the first day, all athletes will complete a qualifying run. Athletes who qualify for the two final days will then complete 1-3 final runs over the next two days, depending on snow and weather conditions. The competition judges will score each athlete with a total score based on five different criteria:

Line selection
Control
Fly
Technique
Aggression

Classes
There are separate classes for men and women in the disciplines:

Alpine skiing
snowboard
Telemark
For a class to take place, at least 5 registered skaters are needed.

Nordalsmountain
The competition arena is the northern part of Nordalsmountain, located a 20-minute hike from the summit of Riksgränsen ski resort.

Nordalsmountain offers four possible runs depending on snow and weather conditions. The four runs offer different types of terrain from fairly easy to very steep descents. The vertical drop is approximately 300 meters.