Coach
Kentaro Tsuda
Kentaro Tsuda
Professional freeski coach
Born December 29, 1983 in Ishikawa Prefecture
He has been fond of skiing since he was a child, and began competing in mogul skiing in high school, competing in the National Athletic Meet and All Japan Championships. After graduating from high school, he switched to freeskiing.
In 2005, he won the Canada Cup Big Air, which determines Japan's best, and has since competed in international competitions. He has been active both domestically and internationally in all disciplines, including slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air, placing 5th in the 2006 NZ Open Slopestyle and 3rd in the 2009 Nippon Open Halfpipe.
He began competing in the World Cup in halfpipe competition in 2008, and has been active as a representative of Japan in halfpipe events until 2014, competing in three World Championships, placing in the World Cup, and competing in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
After that, he retired from competition and began working as a freeski coach, and in 2014 he opened the Kandatsu Freeski School together with Saibun Fujita.
Saimon Fujita
Simon Fujita
Professional freeski coach
Born March 11, 1984 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
Although he was born in a place with no snow, he started skiboarding at the age of 18 at a nearby indoor ski resort.
He joined the professional skiboarding group "Shirakawa Juku" and won the World Cup Slopestyle as a professional skiboarder. He then switched to freestyle skiing and became a top competitor in the big domestic air conditioning tests. In the 2013-2014 season, he competed in the Freestyle Skiing World Cup Slopestyle in Switzerland, Spain, and the United States. He has honed his skills on the world stage.
He served as the principal of Snow Park Oze Tokura OSSA Freestyle Ski School for six years, and from that experience he has gained a reputation for his teaching style.
He is also in charge of HOW TO content for the magazine FREESKING and is the main cast member in the HOW TO video "Flying Jib 7."
During the off-season, they regularly hold camps at the indoor ski resort SNOVA Mizonokuchi R-246, and launched the Kandatsu Free Ski School in the 2014-2015 season.
Sponsors: MAJESTY SKI / SMITH / SIGR8 / TYROLIA / SNOVA Shin-Yokohama / Seibuen Amusement Park S-air / Kandatsu Snow Resort
Takumi Touyama
Takumi Toyama
Professional freeski coach
Born November 14, 1985 in Nagano Prefecture
As a Japanese, he made his name known nationwide as a pioneer of the world-famous double trick. He started skiboarding (fun skiing) when he was in the second year of junior high school, and his talent was quickly recognized, leading to him receiving support from manufacturers as a professional skiboarder. He later transitioned to professional skiing.
His activities are diverse, and in the competitive scene he competes in the World Cup slopestyle competition. He has also achieved outstanding results in numerous domestic competitions. He also actively promotes freeskiing by hosting freeskiing camps and lessons, and writing how-to columns for freeskiing magazines.
He has also been hosting camping tours in western Japan since the summer of 2012. His activities are expanding to the southernmost Kyushu area, and his lessons are highly acclaimed among freeskiers in western Japan.
Sponsors: VOLKL/DALBELLO/MAKER/ELECTRIC/DAKINE/Sansho Home Co., Ltd./retailer/WHYNOT/Asagaya Standing Bar Fuuta-kun
Chihei Miura
Miura Jihira
Professional Freeski coach
Born October 16, 1991 in Chigasaki City
Born into an alpine family from an early age, he became a skilled skier, competing in the All Japan Junior High School Championships as a junior high school student, before switching to freeskiing. His natural personality and passion for skiing make him a mood maker at the school. He is well-known for his lessons that solidify the basics of skiing, such as switch freestyle and junior lessons.
During the off-season, lessons are held mainly at SNOVA Shin-Yokohama and Shonan Brush.
Sponsors: MAJESYT SKI, GIRO
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Sponsors: LINE SKI, FT BOOT, GIRO
Professional freeski coach
Ryo Negishi
Ryo Negishi
Toy Suzuki
Fuyu Suzuki
Professional freeski coach
Born in Hachioji, Tokyo, he began freeskiing in the first grade of elementary school and spent his childhood achieving excellent results in junior category competitions as a famous freeski kid.
After graduating from high school, he went to Canada alone to study skiing, and skied down the vast snowy mountains of Whistler Blackcomb. He has a wide range of skiing skills, from backcountry to park riding, and is well-known for his style.
His coaching style always focuses on the basics, and his sincere attitude has earned him many fans.
Sponsor: K2 SKI, SMITH
Atsuya Wada
Born December 2, 1996 in Shimane Prefecture
He started skiing at the age of 10, and after graduating from high school he got a job at a regular company, but moved to Saitama Prefecture to take up skiing full-time, where he is currently improving his skiing skills while working as a freeskiing lesson coach.
During the off-season, he works at Saitama Quest, a ski jumping training facility, advising customers and honing his coaching skills on a daily basis.
Professional freeski coach
Atsuya Wada