Japan’s Korua Shapes Keeps Us Yearning For Turning With Carve Oddity

It's no secret Japan has become the mecca for riding some of the deepest and lightest pow on earth, but the country has also been leading the charge in creating innovative and unconventional snowboard shapes for some time. One relatively small company–Korua Shapes–is making their mark "by combining the forgotten, the existing and the infinite of ways to create and ride unconventional boards of interest and character, we give opportunity to new and unique experiences simply for the sake of beauty and joy." 

In their latest edit, 'Yearning For Turning Vol. 6,' team riders  Nicholas Wolken, James Niederberger, Atsufumi Mizuni and others arc out some beauties, riding everywhere from slushy halfpipes to Japan's deep powder-filled forests. Watch and yearn for the turn and check out Korua's full fleet of progressive shapes at koruashapes.com