First Descent
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1:05:05
When you get to the top
of the dropping deck...

1:05:08
and you look out over,
you know, a sea...

1:05:10
of 40,000 Japanese
who are just chanting,

1:05:13
uh, it's definitely
a humbling, humbling view.

1:05:18
[Announcer]
Travis Rice from Wyoming, -.S.A.!

1:05:21
[ Cheering]
What has snowboarding
come to?.

1:05:42
You definitely feed off the crowd.
You know,you get out there,
and there's that many fans.

1:05:45
So, of course,you know,you're gonna go
a little bit bigger, a little faster,

1:05:49
try a little harder.
1:06:25
It's crazy that snowboarding's
brought me to, like, a place like this...

1:06:28
where that many people are that hyped
on what we're doing.

1:06:36
[ Perata ] Most ofthe heebie-jeebies
of first coming here and seeing
these big mountains...

1:06:39
are pretty much over.
1:06:41
It's nice that we can get out
and get some runs under our belt.

1:06:44
Shaun and Hannah are getting
more and more comfortable
each day they're here.

1:06:48
You know, obviously they don't
have the big mountain experience
the rest of the group has.

1:06:51
But from what I've seen so far, you know,
the potential is definitely there.

1:06:58
You know,
having Travis here and Terje,
I'll tell you what-


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