Home from Home – A Freeride Ski Film Shot in Hakuba and Revelstoke

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It has been a season to remember in Japan with consistent storms in December and early January turning on some epic powder days. Japan’s renowned powder has been luring skiers and snowboarders to its mountains for years, including some of the world’s best riders who come to film deep powder segments.

While it may be the internationals who attract a world-wide social audience, Japan has a strong and deep freeride culture. Local riders like Yu Sasaki and fellow freeskiers Gen Sasaki and Ayana Onozuka are not only outstanding freeriders, but they have a deep connection to their homeland and its mountains. Home From Home tells the story of that connection.

Yu now lives in Revelstoke but returns to Japan each year, his soul and heart tied to both homes. Filmed in Hakuba’s steep big mountain terrain and in the Revelstoke backcountry Home From Home “is a glimpse into the lives and hearts of some of the best Japanese freeride skiers.”