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Judging

THe Five categories

The five judging categories are Line, Control, Technique, Fluidity, and "Style and Energy".  The IFSA Senior Head Judges explain the five categories in the following series of videos provided by the IFSA. 

Philosophy of Big Mountain Riding

As told by snowboarding pioneers Tom Burt, FWT Head Judge, and Jim Zellers,TJFS Technical Director. Video provided by the IFSA.

The Five Category Judging System

IFSA Senior Head Judges Jeff Holden, Josh Mattson, Brant Moles, and Jonny Manwaring

Line

control

Fluidity

Technique

Style and ENergy

Judging Big Mountain Snowboarding


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  • TJFS Membership
    • 2021-2 TJFS Membership >
      • 2021-2 TJFS Athlete Membership
      • 2021-2 Volunteer Release of Liability Waivers
    • TJFS Team Directory
    • Coach Requirements
    • Documents
  • EVENTS
    • Event Schedule 2022
    • 2022 TJFS Jr Regional & U12 >
      • Stop 1: TJFS Sugar Bowl
      • Stop 2: TJFS Kirkwood
      • Stop 3: TJFS Palisades Tahoe
      • Stop 4: TJFS Mt Rose
      • U 12 Homewood Mountain Resort
      • U12 TJFS Kirkwood
    • IFSA Junior National Series >
      • Palisades Tahoe IFSA Junior National 3*
      • Kirkwood Tahoe Freeride Junior National 3*
    • Past Event Archives >
      • 2021 Archives
      • 2020 Archives
      • 2019 Archives
      • 2018 Archives
      • 2017 Archives
  • Hall of Fame
    • Graduating Seniors
    • TJFS Overall Champions
    • TJFS Athletes that went to IFSA NorAm Championships
    • TJFS Athletes that went to Freeride Junior World Championships
  • Contact
    • About >
      • TJFS: Tahoe Junior Freeride Series >
        • Tahoe Freeride Team
        • TJFS Founders
      • IFSA: International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association
      • Judging >
        • TJFS Judging Team
        • Become A Judge