Life in Canada / January
It's been two months since I came to Whistler.
Whistler feels the importance of snow due to the lack of snow for the first time in more than 20 years.
The place where you can slide changes depending on the amount of snow, and the terrain also changes.
If there is little snow, there will be a lot of trees and rocks and it will be difficult for you to slide.But when there is a lot of snow, it's like heaven.
And temperature, humidity, wind direction, sun, various factors make up the state of the mountain.
You can't easily slide it just because you went to that place.
Everything is created at a miraculous timing.
Depending on your own judgment, you can enjoy the best moments or even die easily.
In January, I left Whistler, where there was little snow, and headed for Revelstoke, about 1km inland.
There is a wide area where you can ski at the ski resort that boasts the highest height difference in North America, and the scenery that you can not imagine in Japan spreads.
For some reason there are only three lifts.It is natural that there is a cliff on the course.Steep slopes, bumps, long runs.
The guys who are slipping around are better and faster than the riders who are just called Japanese professionals.
Ski resorts in Japan are considered dangerous places other than the course and are off limits.
This ski resort is designed so that you can enjoy the entire ski resort by managing other than the course.
Even if it is managed, there are places that cannot be common sense in Japan.
Therefore, people who come to ski resorts become familiar with the mountains and improve their skills.
You can enjoy the wilderness that is beyond the reach of humans, making skiing and snowboarding even more enjoyable.
This environment, which is different from Japan, created this culture.
Take the gondola and transfer to the lift.Then hike from there to the destination.
This time, two skiers, one telemark skier, one board, and one cameraman traveled for five people.
For me, who has only shot with snowboarders, I am a fresh member.
Hike shooting with skiers for a week was a fresh session despite suffering from snow, avalanches and difficult conditions.
When hiking with only one snowshoe, the amount of sinking increases step by step as the snow gets deeper, and the legs become heavier.
Know the limits of snowboarding potential and the convenience of being pulled on a flat barn or as a tool on a ski mountain.
It's time to decide whether to go home or stay after a sunny week.It is expected to be sunny from the day after tomorrow.
We postponed the day we returned to glide on that slope.
The scenery seen from the place where it starts to slide is the first sight for me.
Look at the slopes from different angles to determine the risk of avalanches and your skills.
Check carefully from the day before, and after returning home, everyone will open their eyes to the pictures of the slope and check their sliding lines many times.
Let's share each opinion, discuss the condition of snow, condition, risk, second plan together, and leave a good picture safely.We will match everyone's feelings.
On this day of the forecast that the temperature will be high, we will carry out the drop as soon as possible.
Check each other's lines and check each other's support in case something goes wrong.
something.Whether it's an avalanche, a rock, or if you don't know the course, all the possible things are put together.
Over the past week, the risk of avalanches has been high, and warnings for avalanches have been issued in various places.There is a good chance that a big avalanche will occur.
Finally, I checked the snow from above and decided that it was okay.
Dropped in turn towards each starting point and I skated at the end.
The place where I slipped was worse than I expected, and it was a pretty hard burn.
I wanted to slide fast and powerfully.But I struggled with difficult conditions and couldn't keep a good rhythm until the end.
I don't think there are many chances to glide on this slope during the season.
You can only slide when all the timings overlap.
The best ride of the day was YU SASAKI.
He seems to have had a lot of love for this slope, where the finals of the Freeride World Tour are also taking place.
A powerful, dynamic and speedy run.It was a good slide.I'm sorry.
After slipping, I finally hike back to the cameraman Keiji.
Safely check the slopes of the snow.
I don't know what to say about that relief when I came back.
Personally, I'm just disappointed.I wanted to slip better and I knew I wasn't strong enough.
But as a crew, completing this mission with good teamwork was a good experience for me to take the next step.
What you can do only if you have a reliable companion.
I've come to Canada and have a really good experience.
Returning to Whistler, the weather is completely in spring mode.
Snowboarding against nature.I can't slide it as I expected.
I decided to go to the mountain lodge in 2 days and 3 nights to check the mountains.
There is no good snow, but the weather is great, the scenery is beautiful, and the hut surrounded by big mountains is a really nice place.
At night, the stars were shining more than any night sky I had ever seen.
A place isolated from the everyday world with no radio waves or electricity.
Get up early, wait for the sunrise, and feel the warmth of the sun.
Enjoy the transition of light, the wind, the change of snow, and the snow that is completely spring.
When the sun goes down, it burns a fire.
Living in the rhythm of nature for three days was a good opportunity to look at myself.
All for the future.
I don't want to live in a pattern called common sense.
One-time life.If you compromise, it ends there.
I'll die now if I compromise.
You should start when you notice.
Now will shape the future.
I will do everything I want to do.
There is nothing I can't do.
Where and what are you waiting for next?
ext & Photo: Kazushige Fujita
Location: Whistler. Revelstoke
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