Xavier de Le Rue

Xavier de Le Rue (born 1 July 1979) is a French big mountain snowboarder, who started his pro career competing on the Boardercross pro tour (organized at the time by the International Snowboard Federation).

[3] He is the brother of bronze medalist Paul-Henri de Le Rue.

In 2010 he was nominated as a "stand out of the year" at 11th TransWorld SNOWboarding Rider Poll during SnowSports Industries America (SIA)'s Snow Show in Denver and 2010 Snowboarder Magazine Big Mountain Rider of The Year.

[4][5][6] Furthermore, in March 2010, he won the Nissan Xtreme in Verbier with a new line, including a cliff that was never jumped before during this competition.

With this victory, De Le Rue won the Freeride World Tour for the third time in a row.

Winner of Freeride World Tour 2010 (snowboard)