My best turns of the season. Day two at Cortina, Japan.
A little system blew through Cortina after our first day of riding so we decided to go back for seconds the next day. Our tracks had blown in for the most part but the freezing level rose and the traverse from the backside started to get noticeably heavier. After lunch in the gigantic hotel at the base we made our way back out and dropped off the frontside into the trees just out of visibility from the chair lifts. If we were caught skiing this are we would’ve most likely had our passes taken again. An infinite field of fresh, light snow through typical Japan trees with the added thrill of not being seen made for my most enjoyable day of the season so far. Japan has the goods, I will definitely be going back next year!
Cortina Resort Pow Poachers.
On the third day we hopped on a bus for half an hour to another resort called Cortina. When I arrived in the parking lot at the base of the hill the first thing I noticed was a massive hotel hovering high above the ski lifts. Skiing at this place was like something out of my dreams. Two chair lifts going straight up the mountain and a traverse at the top that you can drop in on either side. We spent the morning shooting in the trees off the backside of the resort. There were maybe two locals that ski’d this area, the rest of the people stuck to the groomers and mogul runs (this made for never ending powderific lines for our lucky group of foreigners).
