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 Full Showcase of Popular Tracks to Color the Slopes! (21–30)
Giri-giri Gagan-ganZa Kuromaniyonzu
A high-energy track by The Cro-Magnons that was chosen as the theme song for the movie Waruboro.
Even among The Cro-Magnons’ simple, emotion-driven songs, this one has an especially straightforward structure, and the chorus line “I feel incredible today!” says everything about the track.
Its exhilarating, breakthrough feel makes it perfect for snowboarding.
By the time of the Christmas carolsInagaki Junichi
Junichi Inagaki is a singer whose refined, urban aura exudes mature charm.
His performance singing while playing the drums in the classic “Boku Naraba Koko ni Iru” left a strong impression, but when it comes to Inagaki, the ultimate Christmas staple has to be “Merry Christmas ga Ienai.” Released in 1992, it sold over a million copies and became his biggest hit.
It’s also fun that if you sing while mimicking his distinctive mic work, anyone from that generation will instantly recognize it as Inagaki.
Interestingly, if you read the lyrics—penned by the famed Yasushi Akimoto—the setting isn’t necessarily winter; the song is essentially about keeping some distance from a lover until Christmas arrives.
Even so, the fact that the song inevitably evokes winter could be called one of music’s mysterious powers.
Recommended Songs to Listen to While Snowboarding | A Full Introduction to Popular Tracks that Color the Slopes! (31–40)
maximum speedSHISHAMO
This work is marked by an exhilarating, fast-paced rock number.
It sings of the strength and positivity to face any hardship, embodying SHISHAMO’s signature power.
Released in January 2024, it was chosen as the tie-in song for the BOAT RACE 2024 commercial series.
The blend of Asako Miyazaki’s vocals with hard-edged guitar sounds creates a melody that’s sure to grab listeners by the heart.
It’s the perfect track to boost your energy while enjoying winter sports like snowboarding.
Love Story Comes SuddenlyOda Kazumasa
The moment that instantly recognizable intro guitar cutting by guitarist Yoshiyuki Sahashi—who is also actress Takako Matsu’s husband—bursts into your ears, there must be people who can’t help but get hyped and think, “It’s starting!” I’m one of them.
It’s a major hit released in 1991 by Kazumasa Oda, the frontman of Off Course and a top singer-songwriter who also found great success as a solo artist.
The song served as the theme for the smash-hit drama Tokyo Love Story and has come to symbolize the early-’90s boom in trendy TV dramas, evoking a sophisticated vibe that calls to mind Japan when the afterglow of the bubble economy still lingered.
It’s not particularly a winter-themed track, but since the drama’s story unfolds in winter, it somehow carries that wintry image.
Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy some winter sports in a romantic mood while listening to this song?
Winter IllusionAcid Black Cherry
True to its wistful title, “Fuyu no Maboroshi” is a winter classic distinguished by its heartrending lyrics.
Released in January 2008 as a single from Acid Black Cherry, the solo project of Janne Da Arc’s vocalist yasu, the track showcases his gifts as a melodist to the fullest—he belts out a melody evocative enough to be called Showa-era kayōkyoku, set against a 2000s-style loud modern rock arrangement enriched with piano and strings.
As an aside, the music video—featuring members who will make visual kei fans go, “Oh!”—takes a comedic approach that playfully contrasts with the song’s mood.
Be sure to check it out along with the track!
MemoriesMAN WITH A MISSION
For anyone who loves sporty activities, MAN WITH A MISSION is indispensable.
That sweaty, dance-like vibe you feel at festivals is something I think carries over to winter sports, too.
Their songs are supremely melodic—danceable, exhilarating, and moving enough to make you cry.
Christmas songback number
Selected as the theme song for a prime-time Monday drama, this smash hit quickly rose to become a staple winter song thanks to its catchiness and high level of polish.
While its slow tempo doesn’t make it ideal for sports, it’s perfect for enhancing the winter mood.