The world's best freeride is here
The Freeride World Tour (FWT) is the world's only and largest freeride skiing world championship. It's an exciting competition where the world's best freeriding competes on big mountains around the world. The Japan Series is currently underway in Hakuba from January 12th to 15th, 2021, and seven FWT advisors who are serving as judges have spoken about the appeal of freeride and the FWT.
The FWT, including the Hakuba competition, will be streamed online and broadcast on the J SPORTS channel. To better enjoy the world of freeride and the world's top-level skiing, let's listen to what the judges have to say.
―Takeshi Kodama－
The allure of freeriding is limitless freedom.
You can ski anywhere as long as there's snow.
And the freedom of expression is also immense.
Dropping a brush onto a pristine white snow-covered mountain and expressing yourself however you like—
I'm captivated by that kind of creative and boundless freedom.
-Yuta Ueno-
First of all, the difficulty is that the situation is never the same twice, and the terrain, snow quality, weather, and brightness are all different
The appeal of freeriding is the sense of accomplishment you get when you can ride exactly how you imagined
-Kazuya Furuse-
You can decide everything yourself: how you skate, where you skate, everything. There are no rules, no regulations.
Of course, there are manners to observe. If you want to jump, you can; if you don't want to, you don't have to. The
fact that you have complete control over all the choices is what's so appealing about it.
-Yosuke Nishida-
Freeride is the very essence of snowboarding and skiing. It's
about riding freely, without rules, only the mountain slopes. Both
skiing and snowboarding originated from this very act of riding.
Both skiing and snowboarding have their roots in freeride, and
their ultimate goal is also freeride.
-Yoshinari Uemura-
The appeal of freeriding is the freedom it offers.
I find it most appealing because it allows me to express myself.
in new terrain and environments, building upon what I've done on groomed slopes, and
It's about challenging myself
expressing myself in a new way. That's the feeling I get.
-Yuzuru Handa-
FWT allows you to perform at your best on a given slope, and as a result, you can feel a sense of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Almost 100% of people say, "It was so much fun!"
You'll realize that there are actually so many people who love skiing and snowboarding. If you participate, you'll definitely have fun.
-Goro Komatsu-
I think it will be interesting to see the best freeriders in Japan gather at this Hakuba event. I hope that the event will convey to everyone the incredible beauty and fun of snowy mountains
The only things that are predetermined are the start and finish lines.
There's probably no other competition quite as free as this.
How much can you express yourself in a head-on battle against nature?
We want you to fully enjoy the allure of freeriding.
This is the stage for it!
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