From "Freeride Hakkuba" which had a big impact on the Japanese snowboarding scene last year, "Freeride World Tour Hakuba, Japan 2018 – The Winter Begins (2018 1)" which will be the opening game of FWT's highest class, which is the main stage this year. (Held from 20th to 1th January) ”will be held.To that end, "FWQ Freeride Hakuba 27" has a special Japanese player quota for the Freeride World Qualifier (FWQ) tournament, which is positioned as a qualifying tournament.Has been decided, and the entry is currently being accepted.
The entry period is from November 11th (Monday) to December 27th (Wednesday), and the special website on the Hakuba Village Tourism Bureau website (http://vill.hakuba.nagano.jp/privilege/freeridehakuba/index.html).If the number of entries exceeds the capacity of 55 people, it will be a strict lottery, and the lottery results will be announced in late December.
FWT Management SA, which organizes the tournament, agrees with the idea of "Aiming for an international mountain resort Hakuba with Freeride Hakuba" by the FWT Hakuba 2018 Executive Committee and the Hakuba Village Tourism Bureau, and approves the setting of Japanese player slots as it did last year. ..By recruiting participants from all over Japan for the world championships held in Japan, we would like to discover the talents of freeride skiing and snowboarding in Japan, improve understanding and awareness of the competition, and increase the number of athletes. That is.This qualifying tournament is FWQ4 out of the four grades of FWQ, which is the standard for FWT qualifying tournaments.Positioned as (3 stars), the gliding technique has reached the FWT participation level, and the Japanese who won the first place in various items can acquire the "organizer recommended participation right" of FWT Hakuba, Japan 2018. can.And you can participate in the competition side by side with top athletes from all over the world.
Last year, Taisuke Kusunoki, a men's ski event, was FWQ2.2nd place in the (4 star) tournament, FWQXNUMXBy getting the right to participate in (4 stars) and winning the FWQ4 * tournament, he is also participating in FWT.
<Overview of the tournament>
Tournament name: FWQ Freeride Hakuba 3 *
Implementation date: Any one of January 2017-1, 17
Tournament Grade: Freeride World Qualifier 3 *
Selection method: Point system according to FWT rules
Participation fee: 17,000 yen (Participation fee will be used for selection meeting management, insurance, lift tickets for participating athletes, etc.)
Capacity: 55 name
Qualifications: All applicants (including overseas players) who meet the following requirements
・ Being able to ski or snowboard
・ Being 2017 years old or older as of June 6, 1
* If you are a minor, you need a parental consent form to participate.
・ Helmet, back protector, avalanche beacon, excavator,
Equipped with a backpack
* All are required, and if there are any deficiencies, it will not be possible to slide.
* It is recommended to install "Avalanche airbag" for the backpack.
・ It is possible to secure a schedule from 1/15 to 19 for reception, rider's meeting, slope check, and tournament (preliminary day).
・ Participate in an avalanche workshop held in advance (contact participants for details)
Benefits: Granting the organizer's recommended participation right to FWT Hakuba, Japan 2018 for Japanese who have reached the FWT participation level in gliding technology and won the first place in various items
* Overseas players will only be awarded points in accordance with the rules of the Freeride World Tour.
Organizer: FWT Hakuba 2018 Executive Committee Hakuba Village Tourism Bureau
Supervisor: FWT Management SA
Contact after application: The contact method for all the entries is "freeridehakuba@po.vill.hakuba.nagano.jpWe will contact you by e-mail from the address.Please register the e-mail address you can receive at the time of entry.
Others: If the number of applicants exceeds the capacity, it will be a strict lottery, and the lottery result is scheduled for the end of December.
If you do not apply from the special site set up on the Hakuba Village Tourism Bureau website, you will be excluded from the Japanese entry frame.
[What is Freeride World Tour (FWT)]
The first FWT tournament was held in Switzerland in 1996, and its scale has expanded with the increase in freeride fans.It is now the only and largest freeride world tour in the world. In the 2016-2017 season, more than 4000 athletes, including men and women skiing, snowboarding, qualifying, and juniors, will compete in the world, and a total of 133 tournaments will be held in Europe, North America, South America, Oceania, and Asia.
FWT, the top tournament, is a top tournament where 50 tournaments are held in the world and only the top 4 people with the highest annual point rank are allowed to participate.There are four grades of FWQ, which are positioned in the qualifying tournament, and four of the top tournaments.(3 stars) Below, XNUMX, 2, 1The higher the tournament, the higher the points you can get.This time "Freeride Hakuba3Is FWQ3Positioned as (3 stars).
In addition, it consists of "The Freeride Junior Tour" for youth generations from 14 to 18 years old and "Freeride World Tour Club" for the purpose of training and promoting freeride skiing and snowboarding players in cooperation with ski schools. To.
