The crazy Japanese snowboard bowl event – The Holy Bowly – is back. Once again a fine selection of international and local riders sessioned this unique bowl and tranny parcours. This looks so much fun.

Featured riders: Mike Rav, Desiree Melancon, Scott Blum, Forest Bailey, Yuta Kohara, Yo Nishiyama, Jake Olson-Elm, Teddy Koo, Rio Tahara, Yo Amagai, Mitshiro Sugimoto, Katuro Taguchi, Goro Komatusu, Jesse Burtner, Jamie Lynn, Wes Makepeace, Kohei Kudo, Zak Hale, Blake Paul, Zak Hale, Kohei Kudo, Wes Makepeace, Jamie Lynn, Jesse Burtner.

Salomon’s Team Vacation rolled into Japan last winter and this edit is the result. It’s also one of the funnest edits we’ve seen in a long white, with sick riding backing up the good vibes that was clearly had by all…

We don’t know why we added an exclamation mark to Japan, by the way. It just kind of seemed appropriate. Watch this and you too will agree. Japan!

After 3 months on the road Team Vacation finally made it to Japan – and it was insane! We rode amazing snow and met even more amazing people. 

Big thank you to Taka Nakai, Rio Tahara, Teddy Koo, Masato Shibuya, and the rest of the guys for showing us an incredible time. 

Riders: Chris Carr, Louif Paradis, Chris Grenier, Taka Nakai, Scotty Arnold, Teddy Koo, Desiree Melancon, Harrison Gordon, Kohei Kudou, Ryuichi Kabeta, and Rio Tahara.

This Monster video offers more insights into this one of a kind snowboard even in Japan. We want to ride this so bad!

An “International gathering of creativity and flow”, The Holy Bowly was a collective effort with some of the most respected snow bowl builders in Japan as well as some of the most respected riders in the world all coming together for a common goal of showcasing another option in the future of freestyle snowboarding and park design. Check out Monster Energy’s Jess Kimura, Teddy Koo, Harrison Gordon, Kohei Kudo and friends mix it up at this one of a kind event—kampai!

Salomon’s globe spanning Team Vacation pitched up in Japan for a while, and they logged enough footage to knock together 10 minutes of radness. Check it out.

If reading’s your thing, here’s their chat:

After 3 months on the road Team Vacation finally made it to Japan – and it was insane! We rode amazing snow and met even more amazing people.

Big thank you to Taka Nakai, Rio Tahara, Teddy Koo, Masato Shibuya, and the rest of the guys for showing us an incredible time.

Riders: Chris Carr, Louif Paradis, Chris Grenier, Taka Nakai, Scotty Arnold, Teddy Koo, Desiree Melancon, Harrison Gordon, Kohei Kudou, Ryuichi Kabeta, and Rio Tahara.