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Wanted: Winter Stoke!
So I've seen the trailers for the latest and greatest snowboarding movies, the adverts for this season's new gear, a first tracks video from Whistler Blackcomb and a couple of short movies at the...
View ArticleClassifieds!
Got me some stuff to unload and of course always there's stuff to buy. Is there any good english friendly place online to do that here in Japan?
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So I built my own powder board
Its almost finished and Im stoked on how it come up for my first shot at board building. This crazy idea was born after coming home from japan with my DIY swallowtail supermodel, the swallowtail worked...
View ArticleAccess to Hanzono/Hirafu from Annupuri for Freshies
Hi All, I am staying at Annapuri for 8 days late January. Can I get over to Hirafu, Niseko Village and Hanzono early enough if I take the first Annapuri Gondola, to make fresh tracks in Strawberry...
View ArticleKandatsu Kogen (Yuzawa) in trouble....again
This time the company director/owner has 'run off', leaving salaries, bills etc not being paid....and it all looking bleak once again. I first heard this last week, but put it down as a rumor. But I...
View ArticleThe OFFICIAL SnowJapan Achievements Thread
Im a gamer. I LOVE games. Achievements, (for them that dont know), are just pointless little trophies you acquire by doing silly tasks while playing the game anyway. They dont help you beat the game,...
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Guess Where This Is
See if you can guess where this is? If you get it right you get to post the next pic and so on..........and so on. I have made this one fairly easy to get the thread started
View ArticleJapan ski resort casualties (2012)
We had a thread last year, so thought a new one this time. I'll try to find it and link later. So, resorts that are closing this time round. News from this area..... the small Koide ski hill in......
View ArticleOnly have 2 days to ski, where would you go?
We will be in Tokyo on a layover arriving 1/29 at 5pm and leaving Tokyo on 2/2 at 7pm. The two of us wanted to spend a day or two in Tokyo and one or two days skiing. We would love to go to a resort or...
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SR : Wales 2013 / 14
THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 The Met Office is calling for the freezing level to drop below the summits of the Brecon Beacons National Park over the weekend with the possibility for the first snow of...
View ArticleSlow start to snow in Hakuba?
Hey all I've been looking at previous years snow reports for Hakuba, and comparing it to the long range forecast as shown on Accuweather for this year. I'm due to head to the slopes there on 27th...
View ArticleWhen to Visit Moiwa
Just wondering if Moiwa is typically a foreigner or a local visited resort? The reason I ask, is I'm trying to figure out which day to visit, and I know the resorts that are popular with locals are a...
View ArticleHurray!
Hurray! http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/23349-snowjapan-giveaways-20132014-season/ I hope there's some Mt Granviews lined up.
View ArticleWhat is a 'resort'?
A discussion in another thread that was perhaps potentially derailing it. What do you classify as a 'resort'? Any skijo? Not just the mega-resorts like Mt Granview, but smaller tiny places like Niseko?
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Hybrid car ski vehicles
My wife and I are talking about getting a new car and I'd like to get a hybrid (thinking about something like the Toyota Estima), but have never owned a hybrid nor even looked at them at the shop yet....
View ArticleCost of Living in Niseko
Hi all, I'm looking for some guidance on the cost of living in Niseko for a seasonaire. I'm heading over this winter for the first time and I had a hunt around, but I've got quite contrasting numbers....
View ArticleYuki mushi
I am in Kofu today and see these little fluffy white fly things flying around. I have never seen them before so was wondering if they are Yuki mushi? I know they are in Hokkaido but didnt think they...
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Katashina and Oze resorts now 15 minutes closer!
Hurray! The Shiisaka Tunnel opened on Friday and now there's much less curves and it has also shaved 15 minutes off driving time between Numata IC and the skijo in Katashina/Oze. Yey. I will be going...
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SR : Wales 2013 / 14
THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2013 The Met Office is calling for the freezing level to drop below the summits of the Brecon Beacons National Park over the weekend with the possibility for the first snow of...
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