Hello all,
I am new to this website and this is my first post.
Firstly, a little about me. I have been living in Niigata prefecture for about 3 years now, about half way between Niigata city and the Yamagata border.
I usally content myself with the (small) hills around here, the odd day trip down to the Yuzawa area and occasional jaunts slightly further afield like Myoko or Zao.
Since joining this site, I have seen that Mt. Granview is held in very high regard. The short write up in the resorts section of this website describes it as, "The legendary Mt Granview" and numerous people included it on their hit list for this season in another thread.
I have never heard anything about it from local skiers or boarders around here, including those who regularly frequent the Yuzawa and Uonuma areas.
So is everyone going there for, as the name suggests, the great scenery? Or does it have something else to offer like accessible back country or a lenient policy on rope ducking?
Basically, what is the allure of Mt. Granview and why is it legendary?
On a related note, how realistic do people think Kagura's plan for a full open this week (schdeduled for December 7th) is?
It seems at least a few weeks until places up here start to open and I am getting ansy but not willing to do the dawn patrol mission down there to share a few poorly covered slopes with the rest of the early season desperados.
Thanks in advance for any wisdom you are willing to share.
I am new to this website and this is my first post.
Firstly, a little about me. I have been living in Niigata prefecture for about 3 years now, about half way between Niigata city and the Yamagata border.
I usally content myself with the (small) hills around here, the odd day trip down to the Yuzawa area and occasional jaunts slightly further afield like Myoko or Zao.
Since joining this site, I have seen that Mt. Granview is held in very high regard. The short write up in the resorts section of this website describes it as, "The legendary Mt Granview" and numerous people included it on their hit list for this season in another thread.
I have never heard anything about it from local skiers or boarders around here, including those who regularly frequent the Yuzawa and Uonuma areas.
So is everyone going there for, as the name suggests, the great scenery? Or does it have something else to offer like accessible back country or a lenient policy on rope ducking?
Basically, what is the allure of Mt. Granview and why is it legendary?
On a related note, how realistic do people think Kagura's plan for a full open this week (schdeduled for December 7th) is?
It seems at least a few weeks until places up here start to open and I am getting ansy but not willing to do the dawn patrol mission down there to share a few poorly covered slopes with the rest of the early season desperados.
Thanks in advance for any wisdom you are willing to share.