We had a great day with some fabulous riders for our Jump Jamboree at Hakuba 47 ski hill...

First of all, it rained all week and the weather forecast was really bad....right up until Friday afternoon....it finally stopped raining (because rainy season here in Japan is about 2 weeks later than usual arrrggggg...) on Friday at 2pm....then the weather forecast changed to cloudy and sunny for Saturday.....thank god, but the damage had been done, it was pretty late in the game.... we prayed for people to turn up.....

They did, we had a killer hot day starting with the sun poking it’s head out by 10 am....but we had to suck up the water and puddles on the course to get it ready for opening time at 12pm.....the boys worked very hard and the course ended up to be in prime condition.........

So the dual race was so much fun... I actually participated at the last minute and it was such a rush, heart rate must have been over 180 and the adrenaline sure kicked in, especially because my partner was this really awesome kid, who was super fast, I didn’t have the heart to try and pass him, and his smile when he won was brilliant..... we will have a great future rider......

The King of Dirt was really exciting with Kozou San doing two back flips....unfriggen believable....great going Kozou San......

The other riders put on a great show as well....our star rider Yuta took a wrong turn on the way to Hakuba and got stuck on a mountain road and had to be winched out.....but finally made it to give a great surprise jump show with the other riders....

The tunes were great, Red Bull DJ’s cranked some great tunes, and then local DJ’s Reuban and James showed their stuff.....

All in all, I had the best time because I, myself nailed the jumps like I have never done before... it was the power and the pressure of the other riders, we all felt it and we all styled the jumps....so stoked!!!! Thanks to all who came out and our fantastic sponsors.....spectators.....riders..... let’s do it again in September for the MTB Jamboree!!! Until then....CHECK OUT ALL THE PHOTOS HERE....album 1, album 2.