9 years ago
Travis Rice has delivered the goods in Asia’s first ever Freeride World Qualifier event, nailing a 96-point ride to take the win in testing Hakuba conditions. It was the first …
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9 years ago
From the Freeride World Tour website:
“Witness history in the making as the Japanese resort welcomes the inaugural event in less than a week!
The FWQ’s historical first-ever competition on …
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9 years ago
Asia’s ski industry has come a long way in the last three decades. Sleepy Japanese ski resorts are now bustling international hotspots. Skiing in China has gone from being a virtual …
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9 years ago
Dutch skier Anne Bakker and his friend Jaap Sturm visited Niseko, Japan over the 2015/16 winter season and were floored by the quality of riding and vast quantities of snow in …
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9 years ago
Travis Rice and co hit the Hakuba backcountry in the latest release from The Fourth Phase – a film inspired by the iconic American snowboarder’s desire to follow the hydrological cycle around …
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9 years ago
It’s that time of year! Ski resort social media managers are taking to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to announce that “winter is coming” as first snowfalls for the year begin to …
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9 years ago
Japan’s status in the global freeride community has been boosted with the announcement that it will host its first ever Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) event in January 2017. The 4* qualifier …
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9 years ago
The trailer for the highly anticipated “The Fourth Phase” has dropped, and there’s a lot to like. Shot in superb 4K, the film features iconic American snowboarder Travis Rice and …
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9 years ago
A major lift ticketing system overhaul will see Hakuba Valley become Japan’s biggest ski area in winter 2016/17. In an arrangement similar to the one that unites Niseko United‘s four resorts, visitors …
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10 years ago
GoPro athletes athletes John Jackson and Chris Benchetler have starred in one of the best GoPro edits you’re likely to see all year. The snowboarder/skier duo teamed up over the 2014/15 winter season, …
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