Snowboard legend Travis Rice (USA) wins first stop in Japan!
The Freeride World Tour celebrated a perfect season kick off in the heart of the Japanese Alps under great conditions
The first winners of world’s best freeriders were crowned in Hakuba and last year’s champions began the new season strong. Ariana Tricomi (ITA) secured her victory in the ski competition, while Austrian snowboard star Manuela Mandl claimed second place.
Snowboard legend Travis Rice (USA) claims Freeride World Tour Hakuba (JPN) victory, Italian’s Ariana Tricomi and Markus Eder dominate freeski contests
Snowboard legend Travis Rice (USA) defended his win from years past with a line above all others featuring an enormous 720 spin to a technical finish. In the ski men’s, Markus Eder from Italy stomped the opening event’s most impeccable run with a stylish flatspin 360 and a transfer air with his patented multidisciplinary style. He even defeated freeski founding father Tanner Hall (USA), Tom Peiffer (CAN) completed the podium.