Miraculous Tateyama blessed with 40 cm powder
When I woke up before sunrise due to the cold and went out of the tent, there was about 40 cm of snow from last night, and the world I saw yesterday was completely changed.Tateyama, which is covered with fresh snow without clouds, is surrounded by a lapis lazuli world that has never been seen before.
At the meeting yesterday, we were looking to shoot the big line aiming at the line of Mt. Masagodake and the upper part of Mt. We changed the plan to aim at the surrounding terrain from the judgment of the riders that there is a danger of avalanche in particular.
Sure enough, the snow that had blown up by Tetsu's first shot aimed at the wind lip on the gentle slope around the tent area collapsed.I was horrified to think that this was a burn with a slope, but here both the slipper and the photographer understand the condition well.From my experience, I'm looking for a risk-free and safe burn, and I'm choosing the right spot where snow is blowing.Toshihiro also drops the finest powder line on another line, and Yudo searches for a terrain that he can hike toward Murodo and play.When the full-scale shooting, which can be called a session, started before the sun shined, the riders burst into smiles saying, "The snow is light!"It should be the first slip, and it is hard to encounter this condition.What's more, it's an extraordinary experience to DIY your own bed on a real snowy mountain instead of on the slopes and slide the powder the next morning.While enjoying the benefits of nature while riding, I myself chewed on the joy of starting the season.
The lightness of the snow is transmitted from the spray taken by Tetsu's riding in the early morning.It was also excellent in the sense of smell of the finest terrain where snow blows.
Toshihiro is in close contact with Tateyama throughout the season.Because he knows all about this mountain, he aims at the point where the snow has blown and drops the powder line.
After that, I continued the session while searching for banks and wind lips around Murodo.What I felt while sliding was that the snow conditions were completely different depending on the terrain. Some slopes are comfortable to slide with about 40 cm of powder, while others are icy like yesterday.In other words, the strong winds last night blew off the snow, and the conditions differ depending on the orientation of the terrain.In addition to being extremely difficult to identify, rocks commonly known as chocolate chips are hidden under the powder in some places.
"A long time ago, in Tateyama at the beginning of the season, my friend stabbed a hidden rock with a board nose and blew it away, hitting the rock ahead and broke my pelvis. So be careful of the hidden rock. As Tetsu says, it's true that Tateyama has powder spreading in front of me, but yesterday I could see the rock surface and there are still some places where the tip of the rock is protruding.Knowing that there are many invisible dangers in the snowy mountains at the beginning of the season, I followed them carefully.
Since there is no lift in Tateyama, he slips and hikes repeatedly, but he is keenly aware of the difference in physical strength with the riders.After all, they were at the beginning of the same season, and despite the same conditions for me and the riders, I was behind in the hike.As for Shin, there are scenes where everyone climbs with the board on their backpacks, while carrying the board on their shoulders.This is a completely different experience value for the mountains ...Despite knowing that, I aimed for Mt. Kunimi, which was the last slope I was aiming for this time.
The importance of being in harmony with the nature of the snowy mountains
Mt. Kunimi where the sun shines on the slope as the day approaches.It was calculated that we would head toward the summit of Mt. Murodo and traverse from there to reach the spot that Mt. Kunimi was aiming for in a hike of about an hour and a half, but the wind was strong and snow was blown off near the ridgeline, and the situation was full of rocks.Moreover, the slope is dangerous if it slides down.I accompanied them halfway, but decided that the final hike to Mt. Kunimi was physically and conditionally dangerous, so I decided to watch the shooting from the face-to-face.Based on the snow conditions and the time to return, the riders aimed at the upper middle slope of Mt. Kunimi and dropped while changing the line.Yudo has a front-to-back side turn and skillfully manipulates the board to slide down in a relaxed and unique style, and Shin shows his outstanding skill and stable line riding.Next, Tetsu shoots a daring spray while firmly watching the snowdrift, and at the end, while the Australian is riding at speed and attacking the racy line, the open burn where the light shines attracts a clean turn, and everyone is safely top to bottom. I made a line.
A brave child who fascinates the turn at speed while dodging the rocks hidden under the snow.The style that is unique to this slip is condensed
Australia who carved the best line of this shooting at Mt. Kunimi.A sense of speed is transmitted from one shot in the light, and you can understand your riding skills.
From the faces of the riders who joined at the bottom, you can feel the freshness of slipping through the season in in a good way.When we returned to the tent where the warm sun was shining, we all toasted a moderately cold beer this time, unlike yesterday.The taste of the beer I drank in the fatigue and the relief of returning safely was exceptional.
In this way, Hatsu Tateyama experienced a full-scale season in as an editor and as a snowboarder.The knowledge and experience gained here is enormous.Above all, the first night in the tent in the frigid region was impressive, and what I learned there was simple is best.The most important thing for human beings in the extreme land is how to spend comfortably.I realized again that lean and highly functional items are very important for that.In my case this time, I wanted a lighter and warmer down jacket and down tent shoes.How comfortable it was to have just one high-quality down jacket, rather than wasting layers and making it hard to move.It is often said that mountain camps require minimum, which is very important in Tateyama in the midwinter like this time. It will be easier to reduce the luggage as much as possible on the way to connect the four vehicles, and preparing proper equipment and sleeping comfortably in the tent will directly affect the physical strength of the next day.I learned that the process of arranging these knowledge and items can only be understood through actual experience.Furthermore, I felt again that it is important to prepare carefully for everything in the season and not overdo it.Especially in such snowy mountains, the preparation and lack of feelings lead to a big accident.It's the same on the slopes, and it's very important to check the items that have been sleeping for half a year, such as preparing studless tires and maintaining the gear used.In terms of feelings, it doesn't make sense to suddenly put in top gear and get injured.
Finally, through a session with them, I was taught that even though I have been suffering from a lack of snow in recent years, I should not give up aiming like this, and if I prepare for it, I can slide the snow.To be honest, I never dreamed that the condition would be like this.The fields we play in are natural mountains, and it doesn't start without snow.The negative news of a warm winter is flowing this year as well, but if you can harmonize well with nature and even the timing, you can glide through the snow.If you have a pure mind of "enjoying the nature of snowy mountains" before snowboarding, that "good timing" will surely come.I wonder if that is the Snowboarders lifestyle.It was a wonderful season in here where I learned so many important things from the real snowboarders of the 241 family.
