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2026–2027 SeasonEffective September 27, 2026

FIS Junior World Championships

Selection guide — Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air & Rail

This page explains who can be selected for the Canadian team at the 2027 FIS Junior World Championships and how selection works. It summarizes the official Selection Eligibility and Criteria Sheet.

At a glance

Team size & venue

Selection is for the FIS Junior World Championships (Slopestyle, Big Air, Halfpipe and Rail). Each discipline has the same maximum team size.

6 M | 6 W
Halfpipe: max team size
6 M | 6 W
Slopestyle & Big Air: max team size
6 M | 6 W
Rail Event: max team size
Secret Garden, CHN
Venue for all events
Selection Committee
  • HPP Director (Park and Pipe)
  • HPP Coordinator
  • HPP National Team Coaches (SS and/or HP)
Dates

Competition dates & deadlines

Competition dates

Halfpipe

Secret Garden, CHN
QualificationFebruary 21, 2027
FinalFebruary 24, 2027

Slopestyle

Secret Garden, CHN
QualificationFebruary 18, 2027
FinalFebruary 19, 2027

Big Air

Secret Garden, CHN
QualificationFebruary 22, 2027
FinalFebruary 23, 2027

Rail Event (Street Style)

Secret Garden, CHN
QualificationFebruary 26, 2027
FinalFebruary 27, 2027

Key deadlines

Expression of Interest (EOI) deadline
December 31, 2026
Submit an Expression of Interest
Selection period
January 7, 2026 – January 7, 2027
Eligibility & selection deadline
January 7, 2027
Appeal deadline
Appeals must be submitted in accordance with the Canada Snowboard Appeal Policy and must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. PST seven (7) days after the date the athlete is notified of the decision.
Eligibility

Who can be selected?

An athlete must meet every requirement below.

Eligible competitions
WSPL events between January 4, 2026 and January 4, 2027
Age (FIS Junior)
Participation is restricted to competitors whose thirteenth (13th) to seventeenth (17th) birthday falls in or after the calendar year in which the 2026/27 competition year begins (i.e. 2026).
Date of birth must be between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2013.
Minimum FIS requirements
  • Halfpipe: 80 WSPL points in Halfpipe
  • Slopestyle and Big Air: 80 WSPL points in Slopestyle or Big Air
  • Rail Event: TBD
Minimum Canadian ranking
  • Halfpipe: ranked within the top 30 Canadian Men and 20 Canadian Women on the WSPL in Halfpipe
  • Slopestyle / Big Air: ranked within the top 30 Canadian Men and 20 Canadian Women on the WSPL in Slopestyle
  • Rail Event: N/A
Athlete – coach responsibility
Athletes must have a coach who meets the Coach Eligibility Requirements of the CS GSP document, and the coach must accept responsibility for them at each event they wish to participate in before registration is confirmed.
Exceptions
Refer to the CS HPP General Selection Protocol (GSP) for Health Related Curtailment and Exceptional Circumstances.
Ranking

How athletes are ranked

Eligible athletes who meet the technical minimum standards and have submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) are ranked as follows.

  1. Priority 1
    • Halfpipe: ranked by WSPL points in Halfpipe
    • Slopestyle / Big Air: ranked by WSPL points in Slopestyle
    • Rail: ranked by WSPL points in Rail
  2. Priority 2
    Rail: athletes selected to participate in Halfpipe or Slopestyle are ranked on their Slopestyle points on the WSPL to also participate in the Rail event.
Technical standards

Technical minimum standards

Athletes must be able to show these skills at major events. Choose a discipline.

Halfpipe technical minimum standards

Men

  • Straight airs at 6 feet
  • 2 way 720s at 5 feet
  • 2 way 540s at 5 feet

Women

  • Straight airs at 3 feet
  • 2 way 540 at 2 feet
All tricks must be consistent, grabbed, and done in the same run, in an 18 foot pipe.

Slopestyle technical minimum standards

Men

  • 2 way 1080s
  • 2 way 900s
  • Must be able to land a switch rail trick

Women

  • 2 way 360
  • 1 way 540
  • Boardslide/lipslide at 90° through entire rail feature
Tricks must be completed over features 50 feet in length from take-off to knuckle, grabbed, and consistently landed.

Rail technical minimum standards

Men

  • 2 way 270 boardslides
  • Must be able to land a switch rail trick

Women

  • 2 way 180 rail tricks
  • Boardslide/lipslide at 90° through entire rail feature
Tricks must be completed on a downhill ‘handrail’ type feature of 15′ length or greater.
Good to know

Special considerations

Participation is 100% athlete-funded
Participation in the 2027 JrWCH is 100% athlete-funded, and each athlete must have a coach who meets the coach eligibility requirements of the General Selection Policy responsible for them at the Junior World Championships competition.
Rail: video submission
If quota remains, athletes may submit a video of their best rail tricks (include regular and switch). It is judged by the Selection Committee and spots are allocated based on technical skill, at the Selection Committee’s sole discretion as technical experts.

Approved by Tyler Ashbee, High Performance Director, Park & Pipe Disciplines. Effective September 27, 2026. This page is a plain-language summary of the “FIS Junior World Championships 2026-2027 Selection Eligibility and Criteria Sheet” for informational purposes; the official document and the General Selection Policy (GSP) govern in any case of discrepancy.