Marie-France Roy

Research & Development

On March 20th of 2024, 14 Riders descended on Whitewater Ski Resort to try on competitive backcountry for size. The first inagural Research & Development event invited these riders to film and compete in a perfect off resort venue for a chance to compete in the NST in 2025 and 5k in prizing.
Without a doubt, the riders showed up blazing and made it obvious to us what is possible if given the opportunity. This edit covers the week of shredding and the result of a perfect arena for new riders to show us what they are made of.

RnD is supported by Yeti, Burton, Arc’teryx, Jones snowboards, Sierra Nevada Brewing, A New Earth Project, Whitewater Ski Resort, Tribute Boardshop, and the Natural Selection.

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Arbor Snowboards :: Intro to Splitboarding with Marie-France Roy

Learn from 10 year Splitboard veteran and Arbor pro, Marie-France Roy as she walks Irie Smith through splitboarding touring basics - From gear and technique to risk assessment and recommendations for necessary snow safety education.

Watch and learn from MFR:
-Advised Avalanche Safety curriculum, gear and pack essentials, touring and downhill mode transitions, Skin application and maintenance, techniques and pro tips.

While there are takeaways for all levels of splitboard adventures, the following is optimized an intermediate to low level advanced day tour.

*PLEASE - Contact your local avalanche center to get more information on what you need to know before going into the backcountry.
Find a course:
https://avalanche.org/avalanche-courses/#course-providers

Filmed and edited by: Fabric
https://vimeo.com/fabricfilmseries

DAY ONE - HIGHLIGHTS: 2022 YETI NATURAL SELECTION AT JACKSON HOLE

If you missed any of the action on Day One of the YETI Natural Selection Tour at Jackson Hole, this is what went down and it's worth the watch! Conditions are lining up for FINALS tomorrow and we will be live on naturalselectiontour.com.

Preparing for The Bronco Natural Selection | THE ACTION BEFORE THE ACTION

The Bronco Natural Selection at Baldface highlight show is coming in hot. Get a taste of what's to come as Craig McMorris takes us through part of the week-long filming window with some of your favourite Canadian snowboarders.

For more information on the Bronco Natural Selection: www.redbull.com/NSTbaldfacepreview

Riders: Beau Bishop, Chris Rasman, Craig McMorris, Dustin Craven, Leanne Pelosi, Marie-France Roy, Mark Sollors, Mikey Rencz, Robin Van Gyn, Spencer O’Brien

Video by: Benjamin Webb

Stay tuned to @NaturalSelection and @RedBullSnow on social for additional action and behind-the-scenes looks from the Bronco Natural Selection at Baldface.

Arbor Snowboards :: Veda - Designed with Marie-France Roy , Art by Alicia Gilmore

"If we take care of each other and ourselves, we have a chance of making it through the darkest times in our lives and building something positive from the experience. This is Alicia Gilmore and Marie-France Roy sharing their experience. "

Arbor Veda 20/21:

FULLMOON does Holy Bowly

Jamie Anderson, Marie France Roy and Leanne Pelosi go to Sunshine Village!

BEING: Marie-France Roy | X Games

Raised by a single father in a small town in Quebec, Marie-France Roy became a legend in the snowboarding world by doing things her own way.

Arbor Snowboards :: Video Log - Nowhere

For Bryan Iguchi, Mark Carter, Frank April, Marie-France Roy, Scotty Vine and Erik Leon, the winter months mean go-time. Beginning in November through the end of May, the team is constantly traveling, filming and working their asses off to film their video parts and projects. Being a professional snowboarder might be one of the best jobs in the world, but it also requires an immense amount of dedication and hard work. To celebrate another successful winter and 20 years of Arbor, we arranged for a team surf trip to a non-disclosed location to surf (and get pummeled by) uncrowded waves, kick back some cold ones, and reminisce over stories from the winter months.