NEWS & TOPICS

“NORTH ALPS BANKED SLALOM,” Japan’s only banked slalom series, returns this year to Iwatake and Tsugaike (the Happo event has been cancelled due to a lack of snow). The Iwatake event marks the return of the lower elementary school category. At Tsugaike, the race expands to a two-day event with newly added categories for skiing, snow biking, and parent-child teams.
　
NORTH ALPS BANKED SLALOM
[Schedule, Place]
HAKUBA PARADISE SLALOM … 2026/3/21 (Sat.) Hakuba Iwatake *Now accepting Round 1 entries Until 3/10 (Tue.)
TGK BANKED by Milk Soap … 2026/4/4 (Sat.) to 4/5 (Sun.) Tsugaike　*Now accepting Round 1 entries Until 3/22 (Sun.)
HAPPO BANKED SLALOM … 2026/4/11 (Sat.) Hakuba Happo-one　*Cancelled due to lack of snow
[Unified Category]
HAKUBA PARADISE SLALOM … Snowboard Lower Elementary Boys / Girls (Grades 1-3), Upper Elementary Boys / Girls (Grades 4-6), Amateur Men / Women (Junior High School & Above), Senior Men (Ages 41-45) / Women (Ages 36-40), Legend Men (Ages 46+) / Women (Ages 41+), Open Men / Women (Pro-Am / Junior High School & Above), Snowskate (Mixed / Co-ed)
TGK BANKED by Milk Soap … Snowboard Junior Boys / Girls (Elementary & 7th Grade), Amateur Men / Women (8th Grade & Above), Legend Men (Age 46+) / Women (Age 41+), Open Men / Women (Pro-Am, 7th Grade & Above), Snowskate (Mixed), Ski Junior Boys / Girls (Elementary & 7th Grade), Amateur Men / Women (8th Grade & Above), Parent-Child Ski (1 Junior & 1 Adult), Parent-Child Snowboard (1 Junior & 1 Adult), Snowbike (All Ages)
[Fee] Iwatake Elementary / General / Senior / Legend: JPY6,000, Tsugaike Amateur / Legend / Open: JPY6,000
[Awards]　The overall winner of each Snowboard category for the 3 2-round series will be awarded a 2026-27 Season Pass for the three resorts: Iwatake, Tsugaike, and Happo-one.