SWATCH NINES SNOW contestant riders announced! Kaishu Hirano, Ayumu Hirano, Hiroto Ogiwara, Kokomo Murase, Megan Oldham, Birk Ruud, and more than 50 riders in total! 2026/4/6-11 at Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu.

The Nines AG (Headquarters: Zug, Switzerland, CEO: Nico Zajec), the organizer of Swatch Nines, and Machi no Mirai Inc. (Headquarters: Sapporo, Japan, CEO: Ken Sugai) have announced that over 50 of the world's best riders will compete in the 2026 Swatch Nines Snow, the world's premier action sports event, in Japan is pleased to announce that more than 50 of the world's best riders have been selected to compete in the 2026 Swatch Nines Snow action sports event to be held in Hokkaido, Japan (dates: April 6-11, 2026; venue: Tokyu Grand Hirafu in Niseko, Hokkaido).

The world's best skiers and snowboarders will compete in Swatch Nines Snow!

More than 50 skiers and snowboarders from around the world have announced their participation in Swatch Nines Snow 2026, including many medalists from major international competitions such as the X Games and World Cup, making it the most prestigious lineup in Nines history.

SNS links for Swatch Nines and Machi no Mirai

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Mirai in the City (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/machinomirai/

(From left to right) Kaishu Hirano ((c)Swatch Nines), Ayumu Hirano ((c)Kosuke Shinozaki), Hiroto Ogiwara ((c)Swatch Nines), Megan Oldham ((c)Klaus Polzer), who have been selected to compete.

Participating riders (Snowboard)

Kaishu Hirano: [World Cup Champion], [X Games 3rd place], [THE SNOW LEAGUE New World Record for Highest Air

Kokomo Murase: [World Cup Champion] [X Games Champion] Ayumu Hirano: [World Cup Champion] [X Games Champion

Ayumu Hirano: [World Cup Champion] [X Games Champion] [THE SNOW LEAGUE Champion

Hiroto Ogiwara: [World Cup Champion] [X Games Champion

Fridtjof Tischendorf(Fridtjof Tischendorf/Norway)

Mia Brookes(Mia Brookes/England) and others

Participating riders (skiing)

Megan Oldham(Megan Oldham/Canada)

Birk Ruud (Norway)

Jesper Tjader (Sweden): 9-time World Cup champion

Alex Hackel (USA) and others

Please note that the riders may change before the event due to natural disasters or other unavoidable reasons.

List of riders selected to participate (C)Swatch Nines

Special course under construction (main jump section)(C)Swatch Nines

Event Outline

Dates: April 6 (Monday) - 11 (Saturday), 2026

Public Day: April 11 (Sat)

Venue: Niseko Tokyu Grand Hirafu

Special Course: Equipped with a 50-meter-long rail,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　flow feature and big air jumps.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　flow features and big air jumps.

Invited riders: 50 or more

About Public Day (April 11)

Of the six days of the event, April 11 is the only "Public Day" when the riders' sessions will be open to the public. In addition to observing the sessions, we are also planning an event where elementary, junior high and high school students from the seven towns and villages at the foot of Mt.

Experience the best session of the riders right in front of your eyes!

Anyone can watch the world's top class riders perform on the special course. Admission is free for lift ticket holders.

11:00-12:30 Warm-up

13:30-15:00 Public Session *DJ/MC will entertain the audience

*Public Session in the afternoon may be moved up depending on snow conditions and weather.

*Public sessions may be held in the afternoon, but we recommend that you come in the afternoon for a special experience including the staging of the event.

Special session with local students and riders

Let's ski with the best in the world. -It's not about winning or losing, it's about imagination.

This is a special session where about 50 elementary, junior high and high school students from the 7 towns and villages at the foot of Mt. (Application deadline has passed.)

Media are welcome to film and cover the above two sessions. For more information, please contact the media contact below.

The public day on April 11 will be an outstanding session right in front of your eyes! (C)Swatch Nines

What is Swatch Nines?

Swatch Nines is a "friendly antagonist" to the world of competitive sports. It embodies the free and wild spirit of action sports, celebrating human talent and creativity through unique formats and venues that attract top athletes as well as filmmakers and photographers. Continually evolving to meet the needs of the culture, Swatch Nines has now expanded into the four pillars of action sports: Snow, Surf, Skate, and Bike.