In a place where the snow falls so hard and often that visibility even once every ten days is not a given, a top shelf lineup of the world’s finest freeriders were treated to epic conditions at the first stop of the 2019 Freeride World Tour (FWT) in the heart of the Japanese Alps. The man, the myth, the legend Travis Rice (USA–First Place) defended his win from years past with a line above all others featuring an enormous 720 spin to a technical finish. Gigi Rüf (AUT–Second Place) maintained...

In a place where the snow falls so hard and often that visibility even once every ten days is not a given, a top shelf lineup of the world’s finest freeriders were treated to epic conditions at the first stop of the 2019 Freeride World Tour (FWT) in the heart of the Japanese Alps. Markus Eder (ITA–First Place) stomped the opening event’s most impeccable run with a stylish flatspin 360 and a transfer air with his patented multidisciplinary style. Freeskiing founding father Tanner Hall (USA–S...