Bryan [Iguchi] had this beautiful philosophy about our connection with these incredible cycles. There's a line from one of his poems that always stays with me about 'This process we follow; this cycle we ride' and it's almost become a strap line for the film.

I'm very much looking forward to doing nothing fixed, just riding for fun.

I wouldn't even call snowboarding a sport. For me it's just a way of life. It's a chance to finally shut your brain off, and live within the moment. And, for as long as I am able, I will ride until the day I die.

I was pretty blown away by how vast and aggressive the terrain is in the Japanese Alps. You're looking up at peaks, and it's like Alaska seeing all kinds of amazing stuff that looks ridable, but it's 70 percent death defying; only a small percentage really goes.

The whole goal with this thing [Ultra Natural] from the start was to really let rider's style define them and their line choice.

It’s not the destination but the adventure along the way.

It's probably the most personal project [The Fourth Phase] I've done, which changed the dynamic a little bit.