Recommended Songs to Listen to While Snowboarding | A Curated Selection of Popular Tracks to Color the Slopes!
Speaking of snowboarding, it’s a refreshing and popular winter sport! Stylish snowboarding calls for cool, hype-boosting music.
In this article, we’ll introduce recommended tracks across a wide range of genres—from upbeat rock and punk perfect for riding, to slightly romantic love songs that fit the slopes.
Some are even top picks from pro snowboarders! Be sure to enjoy them on the way to the resort or out on the slopes!
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Recommended Songs to Listen to While Snowboarding | A Roundup of Popular Tracks to Color the Slopes! (91–100)
Love SongKōda Kumi
Among Kumi Koda’s many hit songs, this love song is one of the most popular.
The music video—set on a cold, snowy night where she’s waiting for someone—is incredibly cute and makes you want to watch it over and over.
It’s become a classic winter love ballad you’ll want to listen to with your partner.
AutomaticUtada Hikaru
Hikaru Utada, a genius singer-songwriter with flawless English pronunciation and a naturally gifted voice, astonished the public by perfectly translating the most cutting-edge overseas R&B sound into the J-pop format.
Her presence is historically significant in Japanese music, and it would be impossible to fully recount her achievements here.
Still, her landmark debut single “Automatic,” released when she was just 15, is a track that, even now in the 2020s, will leave anyone amazed by the radiance of her overwhelming talent.
The lyrics aren’t specifically winter-themed, but since it was released in December 1998, the somewhat nostalgic, wistful intro phrase and the fully R&B-tinged kick drum sound bring back memories of winter streets from that era.
Of course, it was hugely popular as background music for winter sports like snowboarding and skiing, but honestly, back then you heard this song everywhere you went…
White LightAmuro Namie
White Light is the first Christmas song by Namie Amuro, the immensely popular artist from Okinawa.
It fills me with sadness to think we can no longer see her singing and dance performances.
Be sure to check out the very cute music video as well.
God of RomanceHirose Kōmi
Kohmi Hirose has released numerous classic winter songs.
She is known as the Queen of Winter and has put out many tracks perfect for the season.
Among her many songs, “God of Romance” is especially popular and has become a staple on the ski slopes.
SnowdomeKimura Kaera
It’s Kaela Kimura’s eighth single and is included on her third album, “Scratch.” The composition is by BEAT CRUSADERS, with lyrics by Kaela Kimura.
The arrangement was handled by Shinobu Watanabe of ASPARAGUS, who has arranged many of Kimura’s other songs as well.
It’s a heartrending winter love song.
My lover is Santa ClausMatsutōya Yumi
Yumi Matsutoya—known as Yuming—made her debut as a composer at the young age of 17, and after emerging as a singer-songwriter, she continued to create numerous masterpieces that remain in Japan’s music history.
It’s impossible to fully convey her monumental achievements here, but the fact that she has remained a top artist from the 1970s through the 2020s speaks for itself.
One of Yuming’s iconic winter songs, widely known as a classic Christmas tune, is “Koibito ga Santa Claus” (“My Lover Is Santa Claus”).
Though it hardly needs an introduction, it’s actually not a single; it’s a track from her 1980 album SURF & SNOW.
By the way, Seiko Matsuda—who received many songs from Yuming—performed an incredibly cute cover of it on her 1982 Christmas album Golden Ribbon, so be sure to check it out!
White LoversKuwata Keisuke
This is a solo single by Keisuke Kuwata, the vocalist of Southern All Stars.
The song, which sings about a poignant winter romance, is often played at ski resorts.
Kuwata’s distinctive voice and the wistful lyrics create a wonderfully evocative atmosphere.