THE BEST FREERIDE IN THE WORLD IS HERE
The world's only and largest freeride skiing world tournament "FWT (Freeride World Tour). An exciting competition where the world's best freeriding competes on big mountains around the world. January 12-15, 2021, now. The Japan Series is being held in Hakuba, and 7 FWT advisors who are judges here talked about the appeal of freeriding and
FWT, including the Hakuba race, will be aired on the web and on the J SPORTS channel. Let's listen to what the judges have to say to enjoy the world of freeriding and world-class skiing.
―Takeshi Kodama－
Freeriding is all about unlimited freedom.
As long as there is snow, you can ski anywhere.
And all expressions are free.
Drop the brush on the pure white snowy mountains and express yourself as you like.
I am fascinated by such creative and limitless freedom.
―Yuta Ueno―
First of all, the situation is never the same, the topography, the snow quality, the weather, the brightness, the difficulty of skiing in never the same conditions.
The charm of freeriding, the feeling of accomplishment when you can ride like you imagined it.
-Kazuya Furuse-
You can decide for yourself how to skate, what kind of place to skate, and so on.
No rules, no rules. There are manners associated with that, though.
If you want to jump, you can do it, if you don't want to, you don't have to. The fact that you have all the choices is what makes it so attractive.
-Yosuke Nishida-
Freeride is the essence of snowboarding and skiing.
Free skiing, no rules, only mountain slopes.
Skiing and snowboarding are born from sliding there.
Both skiing and snowboarding are freeriding, and the
final destination is also freeriding.
―Yoshinari Uemura―
The beauty of freeriding is freedom.
That's why I feel the most attractive when I can express myself.
I will challenge more based on what I have
done so far on the slopes That's how I feel about expressing myself in a new way.
-Yuzuru Handa-
With FWT, you can ski as much as you can on the given slope, and as a result, you can feel a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Almost 100% of everyone said, "It was really fun!"
I think that there are actually so many friends who love skiing and snowboarding. I'm sure you'll have fun when you get out there.
-Goro Komatsu-
I think it will be interesting if the strongest freeride guys in Japan gather at this Hakuba tournament. I hope that this tournament will convey to everyone the beauty of the snowy mountains and how much fun they can have.
Only the start and the goal are decided simply.
I don't think there is such a free tournament.
How much can you express yourself in a head-to-head match with nature?
We want you to fully enjoy the charm of freeriding.
The stage is here!
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