Alts Bandai is familiar with the catchphrase "Snowboarder's Sanctuary".Various topics appear every season and there is no shortage of topics, but we will do an assault interview that approaches behind the scenes of such Alz! !! We sent Mr. and Mrs. TK and Mr. and Mrs. TK from SBN's Maipe as reporters and interviewed the people who work behind Alz from the user's point of view.Is Alz really a "sanctuary for snowboarders"? !!
The first thing I was taken to was a place like a secret base where tools and machines were installed.There are people who are working on installing the top plate, with things that look like boxes lined up.Is this an ironworks?Woodworking shop?
What should I hide? This is Mr. Yamada, the captain of the Alz digger.
Yamada "Thank you, I'm Yamada."
TK "Nice to meet you. Are you making items here?"
Yamada "That's right."
Tomii "Captain himself?"
Yamada "Yes"
If Digger thinks it's his job to set up and maintain items on the snow, he even makes the items themselves!
TK "How many months have you been making it?"
Yamada "From around September"
That's right.The number of items in Alz is not hampered.Items that have already been completed and are waiting for installation are lined up beside the secret base.One thing I noticed when I saw many items.
Tomii "It seems that the ratio of BOX is high ..."
Yamada "BOX is more popular than rails, so I focused on BOX. I think that's more fun ..."
Yeah, an idea unique to Digger who feels the needs of users.
Moreover, I was afraid of handmade.
It seems that the Alz park will be expanded in XNUMX areas from this season.
When I was listening to such a story, Captain Yamada made a shocking remark!
Yamada "We change the layout twice a week."
TK "Eh? Does that mean changing the position of the box?"
Yamada "Well, there is that, but I will rebuild the kicker."
TK "Isn't it adjustment?"
Yamada "I will change it quietly"
Impossible!You don't want to break a section that is normally laid out once, right?
Yamada "Do you want to do it because no one else has done it ..."
TK "Of course, you also do maintenance, right?"
Yamada "Well, I will maintain the section about every two hours."
Do you change the layout twice a week while performing maintenance every two hours?It means that you can meet a park with a different expression every time you come.This is a surprise.
Yamada: "Alz has held global competitions so far, and working with Pat (Pat Marendski) at NIPPON OPEN and Ganny (Chris Garnason) at SLOPESTYLE has increased my experience points. And the way of thinking about the park has changed. "
I see~.Was such a backbone hidden in the Alz park?
Another topic is "Park 9 Street" (scheduled to open on 9/1), which will be newly established in the 26th course.
There is no partition saying "This area is a park" here, and it seems that it will be operated in a style where items are scattered throughout the course of about 1700 m.Moreover, all the items are basic items.You can enjoy the fun of playing the park from beginners!
If anything, it is an Alz course that was not a slope to play on the terrain.Thanks to this, although it is artificial, it may be possible to enjoy it as if playing in the terrain.
TK "This is a park to play, isn't it a problem with snakes and blind spots on landing?"
Yamada "I'm thinking of solving it with a management method, such as a flow where people do not accumulate, a layout that does not create blind spots, etc."
Tomii "Is hike prohibited?"
Yamada: "No, it's OK. I don't like" this is prohibited "or" that is no good ". Let's have fun together."
Captain Yamada is quiet and quiet, but his inner feelings are quite hot!It seems.
Alts Bandai is familiar with the catchphrase "Snowboarder's Sanctuary".Various topics appear every season and there is no shortage of topics, but we will do an assault interview that approaches behind the scenes of such Alz! !! We sent Mr. and Mrs. TK and Mr. and Mrs. TK from SBN's Maipe as reporters and interviewed the people who work behind Alz from the user's point of view.Is Alz really a "sanctuary for snowboarders"? !!
The story of the Alts school was told by the Alts Bandai Snow Academy Ishiuchi Cap.At Alts Bandai, a school is called an academy.In other words, is it "university"?
Ishiuchi "It's a service that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional schools."
I see.This Ishiuchi cap has a strong character anyway.Machine gun talk with husky high tone voice.The story is interesting and hot!I would like to introduce everything, but there are not enough pages.However!I thought.
You can understand the explanation of the pamphlet by reading it!It seems more interesting to hear about Ishiuchi Cap ...With such a plan, the story goes to the story of Ishiuchi Cap's career and the situation of Japanese schools!There was something very interesting in the story.
Ishiuchi: "I was actually an instructor at Jackson Hole (a resort in Wyoming, USA), and I used to talk to Travis Rice when I was a kid. What can I do with Travis? But I wasn't playing in the park or the main, because I was sticking to Bryan Iguchi and playing all over the mountain. "
TK "Did you see that?"
Ishiuchi: That's right. I think that being able to play the whole mountain to the fullest will lead to real improvement. "
If you look only at the academy program, you won't know, but that's what you think.
Oh yeah, he seems to have a qualification as a snowboard instructor in Ishiuchi Cap, USA and Canada!Is it actually a surprisingly amazing person?
In general school concept, there is an image that has nothing to do with the park, but the Academy of Alz has a lot of freestyle lessons.In that case, of course, there are lessons using parks and so on ...
Ishiuchi: "In ordinary ski resorts, there are many places where there isn't much contact between the school and the digger, but we're the opposite. We're really good friends."
TK "Why?"
Ishiuchi "A good park is easy to take lessons."
Tomii "In other words, it's easy to improve"
Ishiuchi "That's right!"
I see, i see.The more I listened to the story, the more I wanted to actually experience the lesson.After all, it is "guaranteed to improve".If you don't improve, get your money back.
Here at the SHOP corner of Alts Bandai, you can buy the latest models as well as the SHOP in the city!Moreover, the lineup of brands, from majors to enthusiasts, arouse the desire of snowboarders to buy.
Sugawara "I don't have to take a lot of photos because I'm behind the scenes."
Tomii "Isn't Mr. Sugawara serving customers at the store?"
Sugawara "No, all the staff are female."
TK "Oh ♪ But what about product knowledge ..."
Sugawara "Don't worry, it's just a crunchy snowboarder."
TK "Oh! Isn't this an air blaster leg bag?"
Sugawara: "It's really eye-catching, because our digger was the first to eat."
It seems that the opinions of SHOP staff and digger who are also snowboarders are incorporated in the selection of products.
Sugawara "Apparel is focusing on VOLCOM"
Tomii "It's rare at a ski resort SHOP !!"
Sugawara "That's right. Like the brand lineup, I want to do more advanced things in the future."
TK "For example?"
Sugawara "Collaboration with academies, rentals, and tune-ups."
TK "What? Buy something you tried at school or rental?"
Sugawara "That's right."
Hmmm, Alz's SHOP concept may not be so good.
Apart from the lineup of brands that tickle the hearts of snowboarders, Asians that you can't find in ordinary shops?There are also small items.
Sugawara "We also purchase Asian and American miscellaneous goods. We all use the neckpieces of the SHOP staff's children."
Please look at the picture.
The neckpiece that everyone is holding from the neck.
A hand-woven neckpiece made from natural materials.
I feel like you can see that the clerk is addicted to it.
Check it out when you go to Alz.
SBN "How was it? People behind the scenes"
Tomii "There are many hot people"
TK "I feel like I'm looking one step ahead, but on the contrary, I'm wondering if it's okay ..."
SBN "What?"
TK "Isn't it hard for everyone to do what they're trying to do?"
Tomii "But everyone wasn't so painful."
TK "Is it quite M constitution? (Laughs)"
SBN "Then check it out as a player"
TK & Tomii "Hai"
Next notice: Scheduled to be released on January 1, "Migrate! Alz Festival ~ Play Alz in 29 hours ~"
