A new world expressed by Akira Sasaki. What is edgeless skiing?　

2020/12/24

Akira Sasaki appears in THE NORTH FACE short movie

Akira Sasaki, who stole the show with "Akira's Project 'TWIN PEAKS'", appears in a short film by THE NORTH FACE. The setting is Furano Ski Resort. It's impressive to see him ski down the various slopes with his world-class skills

Akira Sasaki said, "To mark the start of a new season, I have released a movie that depicts a page from my daily life. This is a sequel to 'Akira's project-TwinPeaks-', so please check it out."

First, check out the video

Fellow THE NORTH FACE athlete Kenji Kono participated as a follow-up photographer. Kenji Kono was the only one who could keep up with Akira Sasaki's speed and take photos

Edgeless skis?

What's amazing is that all of the skiing scenes in this video are done on edgeless skis

"Edgeless? How do you cut with skis that don't have edges?"
"If there are no edges, you can't stop, right?"

How did Akira Sasaki answer these questions?
Why is he so fascinated by and passionate about "edgeless skis"?

To learn more about edgeless skiing, check out THE NORTH FACE's Winter Magazine "PARADISE"

https://www.goldwin.co.jp/tnf/special/paradise2020/