I don’t know about you guys, but from what I’ve seen in previous years, the first impressions of riders turning up to Freeride events are better clips than the actual comp.

Seeing these guys and girls turn up, see how gnarly the place will be and then try jump it for the first time is the real reason Freeride works.

The comp is sick, but this is better!

Check out Tyler Bereman’s imagination here. Full results coming soon.

And we’ll get an interview with JVS who killed it at the event for his first time around next week!

Watch Episode 1 from practice day below and stay tuned for Episode 2 dropping on Friday, Sept. 23 with practice days 2 & 3 highlights.

For the full competition, tune into ESPN+/ESPN2 on Sunday, Sept. 25 @ 5:00 p.m. ET.