Currently, there are many parks in the ski resort, and various people produce and maintain them, but because there is a craftsman who builds a slope called a park, it is possible to make that day a fun and unforgettable day. can.
Area 51s is also active in important events in Japan.Katsuhiko Tanibe was widely loved by the name Yabekki.Area 51sAnd he is busy moving around every day.
I think there are many people who trust him to be kind and do his job properly.
The park he creates is also famous for being beautiful, fun and safe, which can be evidenced by his involvement in various big events in Japan.
I was able to hear the straightforward feelings of Katsuhiko Tanibe, who spends all year thinking about the slopes of the park.
Mr. Tanibe is currently making items and courses at various parks and events at Area 51s. What kind of courses and events have you been involved in so far?
NIPPON OPEN at Ishiuchi Maruyama, X-trail Jam in Tokyodome, SLOPESTYLE at Alz, Earthreat Festa made from scratch, BURTON RAIL DAYS, Yukibancho SLOPESTYLE, Iizuna Resort at Yukibancho Park, Yeti, Ozetokura, Alz, Naeba Blue Windy Park in Japan, THESLOPE in Kamikuni, AirMIX in Tokura, Billabong Attack in the first year, Core X game created with Pat, FreeSkiingOPEN, KUMIYAMA or Yuyan ski resort in China, I have been involved in various events and ski resorts such as the Oak Valley ski resort in South Korea.
Incidentally Area 51sThis year marks the 11th year, and Area 51s is the originator of the corporation in Japan where professional snowboarders ride their own snowboarders to build and operate parks and pipes.
What are your thoughts on how to make a model, safety, and maintenance that Mr. Tanibe is aiming for when creating a park?
From the standpoint of the maker, my theme for what is called a park is to coexist with "people who slide in the park and people who slide normally".I want to connect the whole mountain so that I can slide.I came to the park, waited in the start area, jumped and flew, it's not a flowing shape.Items are scattered from the top of the mountain to the base, and it is an image that you can try jumps, rails and BOX while doing free riding.
For example, it is a park where a boyfriend who plays a park and a girlfriend who slides normally can slide together.Of course, parents and children, grandpas and grandchildren, anyone can slide together.I want to aim for such a park.And I would like to meet ski resorts and owners who agree with such ideas.
In a word, how to make it is "balance of appearance".A good balance leads to peace of mind.For example, the fact that the angle of the jumping platform and the angle of the landing are neatly matched is also part of the good balance.That's why it's the same with famous overseas digger crews and us, but it's often said that it's beautiful.
Snowboarding is also a sport of rhythm, so if you don't do it that well, you'll feel like "I feel something is wrong" or "I don't feel a sense of fear when I turn to the right".As a result, it's not safe and I'm not enjoying it to the fullest.
For safety, we always fine-tune the pop-out angle and landing angle. , Regardless of the actual flying height, the impact of landing = stomp (height descending vertically) is suppressed to less than 20 cm.However, I tell my digger that less than 20 cm is not OK, and always aim for 100% (0 cm).
We believe that it is important to always provide the same form of maintenance in terms of continuity.At our company, it is difficult on snowy days, rainy days, and windy days, but we always try to open and slide in any weather.
As a result, there has never been a day when the park is basically closed.Of course, except that the item is broken.
Area 51s is a professional park creator. Is there anything you are aiming for?
As long as I'm doing it, it's ostensibly Asia No. 51.If you look at the achievements, it may be the current situation.However, I don't want my peers to say that Area51s is number one, but I want to be able to say "AreaXNUMXs, right?" When I hear it normally.
However, since it was a job that I started hoping that the snowboarding industry would improve once I got back to the ground, I will eventually aim to contribute to customers, related regions, slopes, and industry-related companies and to create the required business format.
Of course, I want to increase the number of friends.However, there aren't many PROs who specialize in making things, so that's a shame.
Explaining what it means by cooking PRO, Mr. Cook who cooks as a PRO after training in cooking for many years.A cook who serves dishes made by imitating just because he likes to eat.It is the former that you can cook anything with confidence depending on the depth of knowledge and experience.
The same is true for park producers.
The know-how necessary for slope reform is not good at making or good at skiing.
Furthermore, I would like those who run the slopes to know more about this.
After all, the scary thing is to leave it to the PRO snowboarder → There are many injuries that ordinary people can not enter → After all we make it ourselves → It is very difficult, there are still many injuries → We cut corners, more injured people will not come → What to do I don't need a park anymore → No more people will come → Closed
Negative spirals are not limited to this pattern, but I think there are many slopes that apply.
So at the very least, I want to create a circle of partners who can do the same things that I think, and I want something like the Park Digger Association.
How do you balance work and family as you are always in the snowy mountains?
I think everyone is the same, but the family is the best.But I'm always obsessed with my work.I have a strange trauma in myself.Something like you shouldn't do a job that you can't stay with your family.
If I only have the ability to say "Can I bring my family?" And say "No," I think it's better not to do the job itself.Therefore, I am always pursuing a place and a way of working so that I can be together as much as possible.It's the same thing, but I think that's the job I want to do.Therefore, the time that the family can spend together is limited, and we will spare no effort to make that time.
Of course, it's not selfish to say "I like it together" with anything (laughs).
I go abroad together, but just before I go, "it costs money, and I'm scared if my child gets altitude sickness," or "if you work alone and come home, you'll have more money." Isn't it? "
However, I also felt, "Is this what it means to work freely?"But when I work freely, it's usually when I'm rough (laughs)
So, as a result, I went with them and was able to understand the goodness of my family again.
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I have something to say to everyone at the ski resort.
I also want you to know that there is a dedicated craftsman.For example, an active professional snowboarder is a professional snowboarder, and a snow-packed operator is a snow-packed operator.I would like you to make good use of the craftsmen who spend all year thinking about building a slope called a park.
I want the slopes to be a fun park, I want the players who are looking forward to skiing to have fun from the bottom of my heart, and I want the players to have more repeats, and as a result, I want them to become fans of the slopes, and the park is the core. I think it's a PARK = park, not something like that.
And I would like to convey to the players the important thing, "I want the people on the sliding side to choose well."It may sound strange, but you can get injured by entering the park without knowing it.Your time and body are irreplaceable for money.Just like when shopping at a high price, it is important to get into the habit of examining and scrutinizing the park from multiple perspectives.
By all means, I would like you to be conscious of it and continue to enjoy your hobbies forever.
Please show me the best performance in the park I make.
How was it?
If you look at each item of the park where you casually ski, you will understand how it is made and how the ski resort thinks about providing services and fields.
Ski resorts that think it's okay to have a park are only offered a decent amount of parks, and as a result, they are more serious than ending your important day without being able to make the most of the lift tickets you pay for. Isn't it possible to have a safe and enjoyable day by skiing in a park created with the skiers in mind?
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