The Natural Selection Tour pushes snowboarders beyond their comfort zones. Instead of manicured courses or halfpipes, the snowboarding event, now in its third year, is held on mountainous terrain, challenging athletes to face “geological oddities” as part of the dynamic playing field. The directive from Travis Rice, the American snowboarder who created the event, was clear. “You can do dangerous things in a safe way,” he said. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, an Olympic gold medalist in slopestyle from New Zealand who has won previous Natural Selection events, described her mind-set as “probably the most stressed out I’ve ever been at a contest before.” #naturalselectiontour #travisrice #snowboarding #zoisadowskisynnott