Last weekend I was at the 2009 Indy Park Jam which was held at Alts Bandai. It was a great comp and they had 50 kids from elementary school to junior high school turn out to compete. I was the official photographer for the event and had a great time shooting all day on Sunday. Some of our friends Hayato-san and Michio-san run the event every year and also have come to NORTHSTAR the past 2 years for a camp called Super Kids. We are working on the details for this springs kids camp and will post more about that later. For now, just have a look at some of the photos from the event. And check out our very own team rider Anthony Junker who took 2nd.

Norikura’s snow keeps always good condition. The base of the ski resort is 1500m high. It is top altitude for regular ski resorts. And the top is 1900m high. So Norikura is not a ski resort but a “mountain”. It causes strong wind though the wind keeps good snow here. BUT from last night, it rained until this morning. It turned to snow early in the morning though today’s condition was almost like in spring. Even though such a condition, it was better than other ski resorts in Nagano and we could have lots of guests.

A snowboard competition for kids, Indy Park Jam is being held at ALTS Bandai this weekend. Our staff, Seth is joining as an official photographer and Anthony is joining it as a competitor. We will post about it later. The photo for today is the one taken at Super Kids Session at Norikura Backcountry last spring. I hope they enjoy seeing them each other and the session in the comp.