Koga Hoshino - Off The Leash Video Edition (2024)

Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan | Active: 2010s-present | Known for: street skiing, freeride, Faction films, FWQ wins | Current: Faction and Arc'teryx athlete Niigata Snow Around Concrete In Niigata, the snow does not only sit on the mountain. It climbs over sidewalks, buries railings, softens stair sets, and turns ordinary streets into temporary ski terrain. Koga Hoshino’s best video work begins in that white space between resort and town.... Read more on the Athlete page

B-Dog Off The Leash Video Edition 2024 was an online street skiing video contest released in November 2024 | Disciplines: street skiing, urban rails, handrails, wallrides, drops and creative spot use | Notable winners: Koga Hoshino, Tchad Lemay, Juho Kilkki | Format: 90 second video entries, public voting, YouTube views and B-Dog selected award Sixty Four Street Edits Rebuilt Off The Leash Online B-Dog Off The Leash Video Edition 2024 moved Philip Casabon - B-Dog’s event language away from a single physical setup and into an online street skiing contest. The format asked skiers to submit short street-focused edits, with Freeskier reporting more than 60 entries and describing the clips as roughly one and a half minutes long. That made the edition different from the Shawinigan street event.... Read more on the Competition page