GoPro Line of the Winter: Ian Dahl - Hakuba, Japan 02.25.16 - Snow

Rider: Ian Dahl
Location: Hakuba, Japan
Entry: #088
GoPro, Transworld Snowboarding, and Newschoolers.com have teamed up to bring you a video contest like no other. We’re looking for your best line this winter! Find your line, turn on your GoPro and document the action for a chance to win the $20,000 grand prize. We’re looking for innovative filming, technical riding, great lighting and creativity.
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[@jeffreykim3217]

the powder... ITS SO FLUFFY

[@jigrafy1616]

H

[@shadowolf4670]

Jeffrey Kim Yeah makes you wish to ski right now :D

[@finn5808]

Jeffrey Kim i

[@ethana2359]

oh how i wish i could now

[@proudcatowner1042]

Its called snow

[@maddieoo9287]

guys, this was HIS line of the winter. you have no idea how he felt up there. that may have been his favourite line he took. some of y’all have never skied powder like that and it shows!

[@wmitchke]

It says GoPro line of the winter

[@maddieoo9287]

Wyatt Mitchke i believe their sponsored riders each send in a video of their favorite line. it’s not for all of go pro.

[@furrytrash5295]

@@maddieoo9287 yes it is. the description says "Entry: #088"

[@thethreebros4210]

Facts bro these people in the comments are jelous Jerry’s

[@sethp6067]

Sick line dude. Slough can't keep up. People who've actually skied that kind of line know just how badass that is.

[@SnackZatPC]

its such a fucking nice feeling. i luv it

[@viraajgupta6047]

Church bro 😎

[@bd-ds2fb]

The powder just feels so nice

[@aylahughes9185]

@@ezpznoob8092 what are you even talking about? whistler?

[@ezpznoob8092]

@@aylahughes9185 lol i think i commented on the wrong tab sry

[@trentmccann3051]

traverse of the winter...

[@ARandomHippie]

Trent McCann you gave me a laugh. yes.

[@bradfordcastro5697]

Agree, this thing was painful to watch. After 30 seconds I kept saying "something sick's gotta be coming up" ... weak

[@resdisorder]

Dream location!

[@DontHatemusiK]

You know it's good when you're on your line at speed and you can't even see your skis

[@telestix6606]

nice powder, some nice turns not sure that this is "line of the winter" material.

[@oscarjdaley6873]

Brian M true but it’s till a cool line

[@olivercloseoff9486]

none of the lines are lol

[@nicokellerman1648]

Telestix your sitting in bed wishing you knew how to even ski bum

[@FJ24.]

nico Kellerman what are you calling him a bum for lmao? This is obliviously not line of the winter

[@telestix6606]

@@nicokellerman1648 You know my nickname telestix is a brand of telemark skis right? Oh and you know what telemarking is correct? When I want an easy day I will downhill otherwise I tele (telemark) 99% of the time and will tele anything you want to downhill or snow board.

[@okayge_]

That looks like alot of fun! That powder was superb!

[@themanwiththebandana]

very beautiful line

[@Cheshirev1]

A lot of people may hate buddy. But you're better than me and I can atleast aspire to be as good as you. Keep doing what you're doing :)

[@tommytrap630]

We're not hating on the skier but on the GoPro team for choosing this as the best line of the winter.

[@jackkelly324]

@@tommytrap630 they didn't its an entry

[@jaggergrace4490]

It just wasn’t exciting

[@nicecronic7625]

Was thinking the same thing I went to morzine (lez gets) afew days ago skied for the first time. these guys make it look so easy when in reality it’s hard it’s probably scary as fuck where he was Aswell don’t slate the man because he slowed down and stuff he’s clearly a good skier and knows what he’s doing

[@nicecronic7625]

Jagger Grace if you were there it would of been the most exiting thing you’ve ever done. the video does not do it justice nothing beats snow and mountains all around you

[@dangerousdave1970]

how utterly perfect does that snow look! - wow!

[@agilagilsen8714]

I like it. It's a much more mellow line then what you usually pick. But thats kind of why I like it. Besides a few parts it almost seems to be a fun line for anyone who loves powder. Great pick!

[@andrewleakey6431]

such beautiful snow and light ! Gorgeous run

[@buckleddonkeydoodleshit1550]

Why are people hating on this video lol... I don't think he had much time to think about which route he was going to be taking

[@shadowolf4670]

blue flamingo on lucy yeah he was playing a bit safe and it is an awesome line anyways and like someone said before me fluffy powder *-*

[@jaggergrace4490]

buckleddonkeydoodle shit true but this shouldn’t be considered line of the winter

[@freesoul1825]

They are jelous because they have not the line of the winter, they are not in japan and dont even have a girl. They are alone on a sofa with a bier looking this wonderful video. By my side i can only hope meeting even just once this winter such a beatiful snow.

[@adamleitner8564]

@@shadowolf4670 he seemed to be alone. So it makes sense to play it a bit safe. Still a sick run

[@shadowolf4670]

@@adamleitner8564 I agree, while there were more extreme lines in that season (now more than yrs ago xd). It was still one of the most satisfying to watch. The fluffy powder just releases that sweet dopamine and he skies nicely through it. A real nice line through trees and such. Maybe not spectacular in any extraordinary fashion but still brilliant :D

[@user-yz3zm3xj9l]

What a dream!

[@symptomattic]

Great snow- looks like fun. Like in a previous vid go pro mount folding in half after an air!

[@dimapoc5853]

Beautiful line!

[@chrisastle7253]

Jerry of the Winter

[@vigholate]

Japan! on my powder bucket list!

[@PaulA-zp7hn]

Yep, same here

[@nickowen5310]

Amazing line!!!

[@MrOwnerxD]

this is so enjoyable to watch

[@veistelija]

Omg so much powder! 😙 Sweet line!!

[@ksm273]

Hakuba!!! I've been there! Skied not exactly the same line as this MAD MAN but more sane, normal runs. The snow was equally great.

[@markcoombes4693]

standard back country slow hike traverse with final drop but with really good snow of the winter

[@junkobash2365]

Must feel amazing up there! Good stuff!

[@lauritolvane9430]

Sick! Dream line -----

[@jonhorvath2281]

such cool terrain! it's like someone took the East coast and added snow.

[@therealmrAlexander]

Are you really that good at this? Damn. It's absolutely amazing.

[@tcreate.s]

Stay on that spine! Sick line.

[@jamesbaker-ray3697]

far to much stop starting and climbing to be considered a line

[@NickEberle]

Would be something that could be considered if the climbing was for some big drops but nope just climbing to more carved turns. That being said for this skier it probably was his line of the year. That was some epic turns for personal enjoyment!

[@ryanthelove]

He did not stop. A line may slow or start at it pleases. Don't have to be the fastest down the mountain!

[@justinbauman7052]

Wrong

[@Montuckish]

Where exactly do you ski? Traversing and climbing is a part of skiing big lines in powder. No one goes to japan to straight line untracked powder like it’s the east coast on a 6 inch day.

[@nicecronic7625]

I didn’t even know it snowed in Japan

[@felixstuart7104]

Makes me wanna ski so bad😍

[@Auroraschilling2259]

This guy is such a smooth skiier

[@wasabi1787]

That is some amazingly light powder

[@ryanmcneil5772]

some of the most fun looking powder ever

[@jeffh7021]

I could do runs like that every day of my life. Ski season is too short!

[@lupo3414]

That snow looks like it is in perfect condition

[@deutscherliteraturkanal4710]

so liebe ich es. tiefschnee und bäume

[@freedomkills]

sweet footage

[@zerog91]

... well so far it's the best line of winter 2018, so you got that going for you which is nice

[@etsiero3523]

I was like „yeah, I can do this“ Then he started skiing

[@sbrsurrfin4798]

No you can’t

[@gaiapozen297]

Jeah now you can’t

[@constantinosschinas4503]

totally amazing terrain and snow quality, nice non improvised, purely virgin ride, thanks for sharing.

[@Rufusdos]

non improvised?

[@formanaliuzdenoff6323]

awesome ride)))

[@TheJDoyle42]

so many airs you just avoid whyyyy

[@formanaliuzdenoff6323]

+Justin D i think hes just discovered the spot))you know,every air should be prepered..safty at first

[@BreakDaWall]

Right but with this amount of snow, i'm not sure you can get really hurt anyway. Crazy Japow.

[@nonoob7]

I was thinking the exact same

[@gearsuffer3409]

+Lotus damn right))) have a nice season))

[@Umamaahoe]

Justin D airs?

[@randomvertigo]

I miss winter 😭

[@planetfonz]

great run mate. we were there for several weeks in early 2016. And although it was a nice holiday, worst snowfall we'd had on any trip! keep it up!

[@andrewrivera4029]

Go pro loves these ridge walk videos

[@joshspiker3733]

love how you are working the mountainside. Dont ever feel compelled to fast forward a line, let us see what you see!

[@happygnomev2576]

Sometimes in the moment you just want to do everything and that's what I feel this guy is going through. Generally I don't regret picking one line and just bombing it even though there's always going to be that feeling of "shoulda, coulda, woulda?". If your actually a free-ride skier you should feel me ;)

[@evchamo2]

This is what i dream of doing with my snowboard... So jealous!

[@owenconenna7532]

So many people get to ski/ride stuff like this they barely even think anything of it, yet if I could go riding in a place like this onece I'd remember it for the rest of my life.

[@thomaswiman3804]

Very cool

[@john2605]

Beautiful video, thanks for taking us along for the ride. Seems to me like this was a more natural and impromptu line than most. Most LOW vids you can tell they've skied the line and hit the features already. This video was almost all first tracks.

[@jackkelly324]

so sick

[@sungheumbaek]

Nice Spine Line. Really nice.

[@braus71]

ive skiied in Hakuba before and is very hard cos is so powdery

[@scubardiveshop1389]

that looked so epic. I bet the Japanese weren't keen that you were in the back country! Haha... loved this!

[@pezkim5492]

it looks more safe than any other insane lines tho

[@ejejf8183]

Geez iv heard that Japan has nice snow but didn't know it was that good guess I'm buying a ticket to Japan this season.

[@amct1019]

silky smooth skiing

[@funsport7]

wonderland

[@brianhille7695]

Amazing japan powder, even in late febuary

[@jjwnbk]

The mountain was really high En de snow very soft it's harder than you will think 👀🤔

[@luke1427]

Oh yeah yeah

[@lightspeed82]

Surprised theirs no partner in sight - probably explains the lack of hucking. Solo always = conservative

[@MySkobi]

great powder run. Nice turns. but not exactly the line of the winter. But great skiing, i know that fun feeling. Keep it stoked man

[@oldiesultras]

Where in Hakuba is this? I've done a fair bit of touring / BC in Hakuba but couldn't identify which line this was.

[@gabesolomon4887]

Anyone dissing on this video is outing themselves as having ZERO off-piste skiing experience. Your big video segments you love so much are shot with spotters above, spotters below, and a heli. This is what backcountry skiing looks like when you're out on your own. Careful and methodical.

[@michaelheather8469]

Looks like epic powder sounds really nice cant wait to hit that japow 😁

[@tyler4068]

I went snowboarding in Japan quite a few times in the years I’ve lived there and I can tell you that powder is so good.

[@SOFTAILX]

awesome line I think....nothing is easy. bad man

[@olafmeister6034]

Even i can do that, great line.

[@jonnycranepunchline]

I'm more amazed at how fast this guy walks

[@dcronin777]

If this was a friend’s texted video of his line of the winter, I’d say hell yeah buddy! But for all of GoPro nation? Meh!

[@dust6355]

Daryl Cronin yeah. Like. This is impressive for someone who’s been skiing for like 5 years or so. But there are some nice ass runs out there and this just wasn’t one of them

[@Spicyfryz]

Only if life was as smooth as his trails

[@baptistepont3836]

Il a raté tous les sauts j’ai regardé du ski de fond merci à GoPro 😂😂

[@Sicira]

I want to snowboard this snow so badly

[@FlecheDeFer]

At last some good skiing: no useless tricks, no showoff, just plain skiing in great snow!

[@erikstam1]

Was this the only submission this year?

[@dontdriveangree]

comments show how depressing the snow sports community really is.

[@homedogoli]

Most of the comments talking shit about this guy have probably never been skiing in their life. Guarantee they have never been back country. The guy was clearly playing it safe, he didn't know the area well. Only an idiot would hit cliff drops without knowing the run beforehand. Most of these people hating on the guy would actually die if they ventured into the back country lol.

[@homedogoli]

Also seems like he is alone, which is even more reason not to go big. You don't want to find yourself with a broken leg, alone in the back country lol. Better hope you have reception ;)

[@shadowolf4670]

LengPeng couldn't agree more well said bro! They don't understand backcountry skiing at all, they think it would be all about big jumps and aires ,they do not understand the beauty about riding through fluffy snow and they do not know how dangerous this sport can be.

[@homedogoli]

Yeah the line was awesome in my opinion. Not insanely difficult or technical but a beautiful area and amazing snow. He was the first set of tracks in the whole area as well which tells you that it is not a well known area... Even the difficult back country runs usually have at least 3 or 4 other lines going through (usually a whole lot more)! I think it's one of those things that you have to have done yourself to appreciate, that run is the sort of run you dream about finding.

[@MCFoultier]

LengPeng, I was thinking exactly the same. This is actually a run I could do myself, surely not as fluent as he did, and I don´t know why this should take anything away from it. To me, I can relate much more to such a forest run than to a 10m cliff dropp I would never do anyway. Besides, I don´t know what these people´s problem is, he rode it pretty fast and smooth anyway. I agree most of them never went to the backcountry.

[@user-rg3uc4lv2m]

すごい楽しそう

[@Maxime69370]

one the most insane line of the winter i ever seen !

[@slickdipper314]

+Maxime69370 you've got to be kidding me?

[@popefrancis4080]

@@slickdipper314 why? Its a great line and it looks funny af

[@afbennett3038]

The kind of powder every off piste skier dreams of

[@kosticc2674]

nice snow

[@rominarimoldi8474]

Wow Good

[@donnelly5757]

I'm a little confused about how they mention no editing is allowed for this contest, but wouldn't speeding up sections of the video be considered editing? Other than that, this is one of the better submitted videos I've seen for this year!

[@willawrence27]

I think they put in the speeding up/slowing down themselves at gopro

[@dundeedolphin]

+Downhill D Miller No, it's not editing. It's still a single line. The "no editing" is to ensure that people don't compile multiple lines.

[@watchingvids2]

Unique, but nothing like Blaine Gallivan's line at Jackson Hole. I did not see anything that most good skiers wouldn't be able to handle. I don't get it.

[@emiliostamboliyski2273]

I would kill for an opportunity to go there and do that, but in reality am just a chef XD!!

[@harveyrbrts993]

Whoah

[@Encrylius]

They have backcountry like this in Japan? Fucking hell I want to go with you!

[@shadowolf4670]

Pepe Yeah Japan has some great mountains , I had the choice between one year Japan and one year Canada but I decided to go to Canada because I simply can't speak japaneas that good.

[@brittanyjones3287]

Your did good

[@SebHaarfagre]

The last part was pretty good 2:50 A few tempting jumps, or that ridge in particular, but seemed like a first personal descent, maybe didn't know the outcome or it was bad. Too bad the camera slipped at the end and he didn't continue

[@sambouk1906]

Super

[@dudu88xx]

How is the powder in Japan?

[@JoeFromCO]

beautiful conditions, and sick last plunge. but 1+min of skating flats and looking around, c'mon

[@hiemsx]

😍

[@petermartin9494]

Was that downhill or cross country skiing?

[@user-wp9mb5yq5e]

So many opportunities for something awesome. Almost fell asleep...

[@uniquegaming5132]

❤

[@mrandmrscrooked]

What kind of skis??

[@charliefletcher1893]

what skis does he have?

[@beastlypenguin1]

how could this be line of the year?

[@theAGExperience]

beastlypenguin1 exactly what I was thinking

[@genbraedon8778]

its not

[@akshinmusazade4206]

Passionate Mango klkkkkolpolkkkoo

[@pineapples7775]

It is a entry into line of the year, it's better skiing then any of you could ever do.

[@tschacknorris8550]

@@pineapples7775why ya so sure?^^

[@loadeddiperz]

1:18?! How did he do that?! Im not a skier so twisting your foot 180 degrees is just awesome to me.