my Niseko 2013 video edit
My final edit of my niseko trip. hope you all enjoy the pow!!
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Great video mate! You sure you got enough snow there? 
Looks like it was a great trip. POW POW! 
Sooo much POW!
I miss Japow! 
Felt like I was watching my vid again during some of that. Looks like Japan turned it on at both Hokkaido and Honshu this year.
do you guys ever worry about ka-powing your knee into a hidden rock in pow that deep?
do you guys ever worry about ka-powing your knee into a hidden rock in pow that deep?
Personally it wasn’t a big concern to me. Where I was riding had a pretty decent base down. There was the occasional top of a tree poking out which wasn’t optimal but generally the tree runs were pretty clean. On piste there’s nothing to worry about other than the moguls under the deep layer of fresh Pow which can launch you around if you stiffen up. OOB was a different story as I came across some holes/cracks which are pretty nasty when you don’t see them to the last minute.
Great video!
do you guys ever worry about ka-powing your knee into a hidden rock in pow that deep?
I worry about DRC getting stuck and not being able to get out since he rides alone in japow
I worry about DRC getting stuck and not being able to get out since he rides alone in japow
Nawww I appreciate the concern Kim and it’s a fair point 
To be honest I’m generally pretty conservative when it comes to risk taking (part of the reason you’ll rarely see me in the park)
Whilst riding on my own in Japow I was within earshot of the piste the majority of the time. The OOB riding in Nozawa was with 3 other guys so we all kept an eye out for each other but obviously that only helps so much.
Having said that though I accept snowboarding is inherently a risky sport and as my riding progresses so does the risk taking. The majority of the time I love shredding the Pow by myself but when I see some of the expeditions guys like k2 or trent have been up to recently I can certainly see the merit in group riding.
In the end it’s a risk/reward equation and I’m finding boarding VERY rewarding!
Hmmm glad to hear you are mostly safe
But I don’t buy the risk/reward thing with trees or off piste. (i get it for the park tho)
Personally you are down right stupid riding in trees alone. or off piste.
I like the idea that you are within ear shot but I hope that you never get knocked out and someone doesn’t see you
Nice edit, red!!!!!
Niseko is such a fun place!!!!!
cheers, now i look back I wish i had more footage. I guess i was too busy shredding!!!
Personally you are down right stupid riding in trees alone. or off piste.
95% of my tree riding is by myself.
Personally you are down right stupid riding in trees alone. or off piste.
95% of my tree riding is by myself.
The other 5% is the Trees!!!!!