The Freeride World Tour 2017 season kicked off with a historic qualifying event, marking the first time an Asian venue played host to the world’s finest big mountain skiers and snowboarders. While smaller than most venues on tour, Hakuba, Japan, served as a nice little warmup for the competitors and even brought Travis Rice out of “competition retirement” to shred a little Japow. 
HERE’S A LITTLE CHEAT SHEET SO YOU CAN SKIP TO THE ACTION:
Snowboard Men: 4:15
Travis Rice winning run: 21:57 (big ole 720)
Ski Men: 47:08
Taisuke Kusunoki winning run: 01:44
Snowboard Women: 01:54:46
Anna Orlova winning run: 02:03:32
Ski Women: 02:19:09
Elisabeth Gerritzen winning run: 02:37:22
