Happo Banks: Japan’s Ultimate Snowboarder Playground

Japanese pro snowboarder and park designer Hayato "Bubbles" Maruyama collaborated with veteran park builder Hideyuki Hoshino to create a flowy snowpark called Happo Banks. Full of perfectly shaped berms, lips, and rollers, Maruyama envisioned the Hakuba park as a place to maximize riders' creativity. It's a carver's paradise. 

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