MOUNTAIN LIFE - Coast Mountains | Winter Spring 2019

26 MLCM WINTER/SPRING 2019 At press time, Tom was coming off a third place finish in the Hakuba, Japan stop of the Freeride World Tour, with Liam putting down a solid run for a 13th place finish. More importantly, both skiers looked right at home on the big stage against stiff competition, including Hakuba winner Marcus Eder and freeride legend Tanner Hall. The second event returns to BC at Kicking Horse. After that, they’re off to Austria, Andorra and—if they ski well enough, the brothers will return to their roots and compete in the grand finale of the Freeride World Tour: the iconic Verbier Xtreme in Switzerland. The competitive spirit of their youth has waned, with both Peiffer brothers focusing solely on their own skiing. “The biggest goal is to qualify for finals in Verbier, and earn a spot on the tour for next year,” Tom says. “And of course, bring home some hardware.” freerideworldtour.com ST E EP SK I I NG CL I N I CS AVAL ANCHE SK I L L S TRA I N I NG BACKCOUNTRY ADVENTURES PR I VAT E GU I D I NG FRE ER I DE SNOWBOARD CAMPS WORLD TOUR TR I PS ERICBERGER official suppliers Double Trouble.The Peiffer boys, primed to shred. PEIFFER FAMILY Style comes easy when you're practically born on skis.