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! (11–20)
Winter, againGLAY
It’s GLAY’s biggest hit and a quintessential winter anthem that colored the latter half of the 1990s, the height of the CD boom.
Many will remember the music video filmed in Biei, Hokkaido, with TERU singing passionately amid the snow, an unforgettable image.
It’s a song only they—being from Hokkaido—could have created, and the lyrics by guitarist TAKURO, who writes both words and music, are brilliant, featuring many slightly complex turns of phrase.
Just listening to it conjures up the biting cold and the scenery of the northern land.
Some of you have probably tried and failed to tackle the high notes in the bridge and the final chorus at karaoke.
True to their snow-country roots, the members themselves enjoy snowboarding, and the song is a perfect fit for winter sports.
WHITE BREATHT.M.Revolution
Takanori Nishikawa, better known as T.M.Revolution, now active in many fields as a chiseled, muscle-bound figure, was one of the defining popular artists of the 1990s with numerous smash hits.
When it comes to T.M.Revolution’s quintessential summer songs, people think of “HIGH PRESSURE” and “HOT LIMIT,” but the definitive winter anthem has to be “WHITE BREATH.” At that time, Nishikawa was still being marketed with a more androgynous image, and many will remember the music video of him bare-chested in the snow, wearing a suit jacket and whipping around a tie.
It’s also his biggest hit, one of his signature songs that sold over a million copies.
With Daisuke Asakura’s impregnable DA sound, Akio Inoue’s playful, full-throttle lyrics, and Nishikawa’s stunning vocals forming a perfect trinity, it’s a masterpiece that blows away the winter chill like a snowboard racing downhill!
Winter FallL’Arc〜en〜Ciel
Since their formation in 1991, L’Arc~en~Ciel have remained a top band from the ’90s through the 2020s, wielding a flexible, forward-looking stance and overwhelming musical sensibility as their weapons.
While they rose to national prominence around the late ’90s, the 1998 single “winter fall,” their first release after officially welcoming yukihiro as their new drummer, could well be called the song that heralded their rapid ascent.
The ethereal intro, opening with the graceful vocals of the beautiful frontman hyde, blends L’Arc’s signature rock sound—both delicate and dynamic—with elegant strings and a horn section, and the lyrics vividly evoke a romantic winter scene.
For those of that generation, many would say this is the definitive “winter L’Arc” song.
Driving through a snowy landscape with this track as your BGM feels absolutely incredible!
Because it’s a cold nightTRF
This is a classic winter song by TRF, who have released numerous hit tracks.
The song was one of their early singles and became TRF’s first hit.
With lyrics depicting the longing for a loved one on a cold winter’s day and a bittersweet yet uplifting sound, many listeners may feel a sense of nostalgia.
I want to fall in love so much that the slopes melt.Hirose Kōmi
The 1990s were the era when CDs sold the most, and it was a decade that produced many massive hits everyone knew.
Of course, there are countless popular songs that color the winter season, but when people hear “’90s winter songs,” quite a few probably think of Kōmi Hirose first.
Known outright as the “Queen of Winter,” she created many classic tracks beloved by those who enjoy skiing and snowboarding, starting with her smash hit ‘Romance no Kamisama’ (God of Romance).
Among them, ‘Gelennde ga Tokeru Hodo Koi Shitai’ (I Want to Fall in Love Until the Slopes Melt) is a single released in 1995 and is one of Hirose’s songs that fully embraces the theme of “winter.” It served as the theme song for a film of the same name and was also used in a commercial tie-in for Alpen, making it a winter staple that could be heard all over town at the time.
Since the film itself centers on winter sports like skiing and snowboarding, you could say this song is one of the most fitting choices for the theme of this article.
Winter is starting.Makihara Noriyuki
There must be others besides me who, as kids, thought, “Beer must taste really good if you drink it while listening to this song,” after hearing it in Sapporo Beer’s “Fuyu Monogatari” commercial! This is a classic winter song released in 1991 by Noriyuki Makihara, one of Japan’s leading singer-songwriters.
Just hearing the somewhat nostalgic harmonica in the intro makes you feel like you might cry.
The flawless song structure woven by impeccable sound arrangement and the perfectly crafted melody sung with an endlessly clear, gentle voice—there’s nothing more I need to emphasize.
What I personally want you to focus on is the brilliance of the lyrics, which show a master craftsman’s sense.
The way the song contrasts the winter a year before meeting a precious partner with this past summer and the present winter is truly superb.
Without using complicated phrasing, it showcases Makihara’s uniquely chosen words, deftly capturing both scenes and emotions—please savor that artistry!
Recommended Songs to Listen to While Snowboarding | A Full Showcase of Popular Tracks to Color the Slopes! (21–30)
Winter Song Defense ForceNEW!Panda Doragon
The song that’s sure to instantly liven up the winter slopes is a sentai-hero-style winter tune sung by PandaDragon, known as the junior group to MeseMoa.
Their unique, comical concept of becoming a defense squad that “protects winter songs” really stands out.
Released as the title track of their single in December 2025, the song created a huge buzz, including earning the group their first No.
1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.
With its catchy melody and lyrics by Sho Hoshibe, you’ll find yourself humming along with friends on the lift.
It’s perfect for moments when you want to forget the cold and cut loose, or to psych yourself up before hitting the slopes on your snowboard! Its unbridled, sunny sound is bound to turn the snowy world into a lively party venue.