VINTEL SUMMER SNOWBOARD CAMP in TOYAMA 2015

SBN snowboard network / snowboard network

08/24/2015

VINTEL SUMMER SNOWBOARD CAMP (hereinafter referred to as VINTEL), which started last year, is a summer snowboard camp for XNUMX nights and XNUMX days where friends gathered under the keyword of snowboarding enjoy the outdoors, communal living, and snowboarding.This camp aims not only to improve snowboarding but also to grow as a person through snowboarding, and participants of various levels and purposes gather.Continuing from last year, VINTEL was held for four days from July XNUMXth to XNUMXst in Tateyama-cho, Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama Prefecture, which has Toyama Kings and is known for its magnificent nature.

The coaches include Sho Hansai, Takahiro Ishida, Yuka Fujimori, Erika Fujiwara, Takumi Hirata, Hikari Oe, Ki Inamura, Yuta Nishikawa, Takatsugu Matsumoto, Daisuke Mizuma, and the mastermind Kazushige Fujita.Riders who are engaged in activities with their own styles gathered under the common idea of "I want to tell the children what they have learned from snowboarding."While there are many camps that aim to improve, VINTEL emphasizes "the fun of snowboarding".Snowboarding that allows you to play with many people in nature and smile, regardless of level, genre, age, gender, or anything else. The coaches who participate in VINTEL like such snowboarding, and only those who have learned a lot from snowboarding and have reached the present.Those who really like snowboarding.

At this VINTEL, we stayed in a tent for XNUMX nights and XNUMX days.Isn't this something that even adults haven't experienced?

After setting up a tent and building a base camp, you will come into contact with the nature of Toyama.Training with natural objects, mountain walks, waterfalls, rivers, and snowboarding at Toyama Kings.At night, feel the warmth of the fire on a bonfire or campfire and look up at the planetarium, the starry sky, and the moon.It feels like you're just having fun with your coach and friends, but that's what VINTEL cares about.Move your body, feel nature, try new things with your friends, and share your experiences.Taking on various things gives you irreplaceable experience points.The process of growth is the same whether you live or snowboard.

Even after bedtime, children who couldn't sleep at all because they could hear the voice from the tent.You can't sleep.It can't be helped because it's fun, but don't you know if you say you're sleepy the next day? (Lol)

There are many trees in the base camp and it is a comfortable shade. Burton's tent added spice to the tranquil forest.Although Toyama was a hot summer day, the children spent a cool time collecting slacklining, soccer, stag beetles and cicada shells.There is a lot of play in nature, and there are endless ways to play with ideas.Nature naturally trains your head and body.

The flames and warmth of the bonfire calm the mind.Is this a human instinct?This day everyone wrote their wishes on the bonfire tree and burned them.May your wish come true.The possibilities for children (and adults) are endless.

Training course for snowboarding by trainer Takatsugu Matsumoto.Use balloons and cones, fly stones, and have fun while playing.But what I'm doing is an important move for snowboarding and sports.Takatsugu Matsumoto said that it is important to bring your image closer to the image of your actual body movements.The coaches also took it seriously and seemed to have been significantly influenced.

Planetarium & starry sky time. Children (adults) who are impressed by looking into the beautiful moon with a telescope because the timing of VINTEL overlaps with the timing of the blue moon.The moon seen with a telescope is so beautiful.Just the moon!At the planetarium, it was a time when I became more interested in the starry sky.I hope you look up at the night sky somewhere again.

waterfall!waterfall!Everyone who was looking forward to it.But even so, it's not easy to take a waterfall. (Laughs) While saying "yet ?! Still ~ !?", I climbed the mountain road and the rocky area, and a beautiful waterfall was waiting for me after the hardship.That feeling of being awakened at once when hit by a waterfall.I'm sure those who tasted it will understand.Toyama is a place where water is so clean and abundant that it is said to be a country of water.A waterfall meditation time that is healed by waterfalls, spring water, green forests, and XNUMX% nature.

Campfire last night.There shouldn't be many chances to see a big flame, right? !!Dance around the fire, dance, and finally bake marshmallows.How did the children spend their last night?Fun times go by in a blink of an eye.

It took a long time to put on the tent, but the tent was withdrawn very early on the morning of the last day.I felt the growth in the way everyone worked together to clean up. The last day, which was the hottest day in XNUMX days, was refreshing in the river from the morning!Head to Toyama Kings.

Toyama Kings was hot every day.There are various levels, such as trying new techniques and trying small jumps to big things.I was taking on new challenges with coach support and friends.Even if the level is different, it is the same to challenge inexperienced things.The excitement of getting thrills is also the same.With a regrettable face, a happy face, trying many times, laughing together and giving a high five, snowboarding gives us a good time.

For four days, each person had their own challenge at VINTEL.

Children who rarely leave their parents, children who are new to camping, children who are new to waterfalls, and children who try new techniques.

Friends who gathered under the keyword of snowboarding will grow up by accumulating new experiences together, sharing outdoor activities and living other than snowboarding.

It seems that the coaches were also looking at their past.VINTEL was able to grow not only with children but also with coaches.

At the end, everyone took a group photo.I can't forget everyone's smiles.And the smiles of everyone who reunited with their parents for the first time in a long time were also beautiful and wonderful faces.

VINTEL SUMMER SNOWBOARD CAMP in TOAYMA held an exchange party including parents while doing BBQ and closed the curtain with a smile from beginning to end.

It was a time to share new experiences with everyone, with laughter and tears.

Smile to the world with snowboarding. The challenge of VINTEL is yet to come.