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The FreeRide Republic was founded on a love of snow-covered mountains, the stoke we share when riding them and the respect we have for them and each other. Taking part in the community is committing to these ideals: when we make this commitment together, we all benefit.

Our Lore was laid down as a collection of mountain knowledge and wisdom that binds us together as a community of free thinking FreeRiders. It reminds us that FreeRide is about making informed choices, allowing us to safely explore the authentic mountain on our own terms. Lore#03: also makes it clear that FreeRide shouldn’t be a place for rules. 

From time to time, a few guidelines might be helpful….

The Spirit Of The Republic

We are stoked to enjoy the mountains as FreeRiders and hope you are too. You can do this best when you show respect for:

Yourself

Stay Safe

It’s up to you to use good judgement and consider the risks of your activities. Focus on your surroundings and prioritise your safety. Use your devices only when it’s essential and safe to do so. 

Listen To Your Body

Being able to go all out is a wonderful thing but breaking yourself for the sake of another lap may not be the best choice. Rest and recovery are just as important and will let you lap another day.

Enjoy The Authentic Mountain 

There are proven physical and mental health benefits to immersing yourself in nature. In order to make the most of this one needs to embrace all conditions – it’s critical that you check and understand the weather forecast, the terrain you’re getting into and the avalanche report.

Share Only What You Want

We love community and sharing, that’s why we’re a Republic, but it’s up to you to decide where you draw your line.

Enjoy The Well-Being Benefits Of FreeRide 

The positive physical and mental health benefits of FreeRide can’t be underestimated. We encourage you to reap these benefits, whilst doing everything you can to ensure you’re not limiting others from doing the same. We want to share these benefits with as many people as possible.

Being Reflective

We encourage you to constantly challenge yourself, the choices you make, how you travel, how you behave and how you live your everyday. The less carbon intensive the better.

The Mountains

Ride Kind

We love the mountains and want to preserve their wild beauty for all to enjoy. Protect them in whatever way you can. Only leave tracks: not your litter, fluoro or anything that doesn’t belong up there. 

Educate Yourself

The mountains can be an extreme and hostile environment that will catch you unawares if you allow them. Show the mountains respect and make the effort to learn about the environment you’re heading into and how to stay safe up there. 

Tread Lightly

No matter how small, every positive choice makes a difference. Whether that is turning down the thermostat and putting on a fleece, finding new homes for things we no longer need or being diligent about recycling. We know perfection is rarely achievable, so we’ve learnt to celebrate small successes, this gives us energy to keep strong in our quest. Everything counts.

Other FreeRiders

Collaborate

Coming together, finding common ground and collaborating is always a better starting point than confrontation. Share with friends, family and fellow FreeRiders positive steps you can make to live better, ride better and reduce your carbon footprint.

Be Inclusive

We celebrate diversity and inclusion. In turn we don’t tolerate discrimination in any form. We encourage you to call out negative behaviours, seeking to engage, discuss and re-educate rather than alienate when possible. 

Celebrate Difference

Treat each other with empathy and kindness – in both physical and virtual worlds. Give a helping hand when you see someone in need and try to ride a lap in someone else’s boots before jumping to conclusions.

Create And Post Your Own Content

Creativity is at the heart of joy, so please use your own content or seek permission to link and credit others when appropriate.

The Republic

Everyone Should Be Heard

We believe discussion and debate are crucial for a healthy community. This can only happen if we all listen with an open mind and heart.

Consensus Leads To Agency

The power of community and constructive debate means we have the power to build consensus and speak with one voice when it really matters. 

Offence Has No Place In Our Community

We’re a space for inspiration and joy, please keep it that way. 

Don’t Use Hate Speech

We value free speech and believe the Republic should be a place of inclusivity and positivity. It is for this reason we won’t tolerate hate speech in any form. 

We Take The “Free” In FreeRide Seriously

We are committed to providing free access to information for FreeRiders. This is your community, platform and meeting place for that purpose. All we ask is that you care, nourish and contribute to it, in the best way you can. 

Independence = Freedom

We’re purposefully not tied to any brands, products, resorts or services. This means the Republic can be filled with independent honest information. Please don’t use this platform as a vehicle for promoting your own products. 

Think Differently

Just because things have always been done a certain way, doesn’t make it the best or the only way. We make it our mission to challenge limited thinking for the benefit of FreeRide, the community and the environment.

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