SBN Colorado Trip & US OPEN 2013 DAY1

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When I first heard of Colorado, I thought it must be a great place
What kind of shape is the mountain, is the cityscape beautiful?
Are people kind?I couldn't find the answer at all just by thinking.And this time as SBN, we will go as a Colorado trip together with US OPEN,
Four days have begun to convey the charm of Colorado.

About Narita Airport First, go to the United Airlines counter.
Enter information on the touch monitor and check in smoothly.

United Airlines has one of the largest networks in the world
With an average of 6 daily flights to 381 airports on six continents around the world,
Currently from Japan, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Houston,
In addition to operating direct flights to New York Newark, Washington DC and seven US cities,
Honolulu, Guam, and 4 Asian cities (Seoul, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore) in total 13 cities
It operates non-stop flights daily and operates about 160 flights a week.
From Narita via Los Angeles or San Francisco,
Convenient daily access from Kansai International Airport via San Francisco.

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I realized that it is best to use United Airlines, which is convenient for traveling from Japan to Denver.

 

Then board the Hertz shuttle bus from Denver Airport and rent a car.
Arrived at the Hertz car rental office.
The office is very large and behaves like an airport counter.
The local staff was also very kind.

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The local staff were very kind and kindly taught me the snow conditions and the way to go.

 

This trip had a few large luggage, so in such a case
Hertz has a rich lineup of minivans and SUVs, so you won't be impatient.
This time, I suddenly changed from a minivan to an SUV that is strong against snowy roads, but when I saw the car I rented, I realized that it is possible to rent a new car that has not been released in Japan.

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From Denver to Vail with this Infiniti QX56.

 

And today is the US OPEN SS semi-final.
During the US OPEN, riders from all over the world and all over the United States will come to see this event.

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There is a gallery space at the bottom of the SS course, from which you can see all the runs on the monitor.

 

Miyabi Onitsuka and Yuki Kadono will participate in the race from the Japanese.A young attention rider who will lead the next generation together.
Miyabi Onitsuka decides the landing neatly, such as a clean wall ride and a smooth front XNUMX.
The result was XNUMXth place at the end of the first run.I could expect the second one as it is, but there were mistakes and
As a result, it was a very disappointing result that the 6th place was XNUMXth place while advancing to the final.
However, the smoothness of the front spin and the handling of boards such as steer rails was a riding that can be expected in the future.

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Miyabi Onitsuka's front XNUMX.The smoothness from takeoff to landing is amazing.

 

Yuki Kadono will run from Men's Heat XNUMX.
From this heat, Peetu Piiroinen, Sebastien Toutant, Seppe Smits and others.
Yuki Kadono said that the kicker's lip on the previous day was difficult to match,
The height of the air in today's kicker was the highest.
Especially the height and distance of the first kicker and the second kicker who unfortunately missed the landing.
I was so scared to see it.

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The flight distance far exceeds the third blue line of the landing.
And in the second one, do the items on the top firmly,
Three kickers are neatly decided on FS Double Cork 900, CAB1260, BS1080,
At 83.88, he unfortunately decided to advance to the final in 0.38nd place, XNUMX points behind the XNUMXst place Eric Willett.
I've been watching his summer overseas tournament for two years, but this is not a fluke.
I feel that I'm definitely improving, and I'm also attracted to famous overseas riders at a glance.
I could understand from the atmosphere of the conversation with Peetu Piiroinen during today's tournament.
Expectations for the SS final the day after tomorrow.
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BS1080 where the height of the air, which is also his style, and the axis from the latter half are off.
During the first half of my stay at Vail, I stayed at the INN AT RIVER WALK Hotel in Edwards.
This is a calm atmosphere, and as the name suggests, it is a XNUMX-star hotel with a river flowing right behind the hotel.
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The staff welcomed me with a smile as I entered the entrance in a calm atmosphere.
There is also a restaurant and bar in the hotel, and the supermarket is near, so
If you can drive around Vail, I highly recommend this hotel.
You can enjoy the view of the river and mountains from the balcony of the room.
The room was clean and spacious, and it was a very relaxing hotel.
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There is also a restaurant and bar next to the entrance, so I could easily enter.
Tomorrow is the HP semi-final.
Along with this US OPEN report, I will continue to convey the charm of Colorado for three days from tomorrow.
Please look forward to it.
Report & Photo By Kazu Tomita from SBN
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