Fukushima 2013/2014
With Minowa opening today, the 2013/2014 season has officially started in Fukushima. And hence, time for this season's thread. Planned openings: 11.15 Minowa (B lift) 11.30 Grandeco 12.14 Adatara Kogen...
View ArticleYen
Hi I have been watching the Yen go down lately (allthough a bit late for me as I already changed my money) What is the history has it ever been $1AU to 100Yen And does anyone know why the Yen is...
View ArticleOkutadami next week
I'm planning on going to Okutadami next week (mid-week) to do some snowboarding. if anyone is willing/able to join me PM me.
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?
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 ArticleHachi Kita Kogen opening
hi all - Looks like HKK will open on 7th of December. I will be in Kyoto the night of the 6th of dec and was wondering if anyone in the area is keen to hit the resort on opening day ?- thanks for reading
View ArticleSnowpulse/Mammut Refill Cartridge in Niseko
Hi all, I've just arrived in Niseko for the season and I'm new to the area. I've brought with me an empty Snowpulse refillable cylinder, foolishly I thought it would be easy to have this refilled but...
View ArticleUpdate on resort information updating!
This morning we completed a going through of our resort database, updating all of the planned opening dates of resorts around Japan and (as much as we can) lift ticket prices. From now we are going to...
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Questions about Furano and Asahidake
Hey guys, So a buddy and I are in the first stages of planning a return to Japan for some powder runs. Last year, with the help of the members here, we hit up Hakkoda and Niseko - both of which were...
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 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...
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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...
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SR : HokkaidOH! 2013/14
SR : HokkaidOH! 2013/14 DAY 1 : THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2013 21 cm in the past 24hrs at MQ (Mike's Quarters, in Higashiyama) It's that time of the year again. Local photographer Glen Claydon and Sam Kerr...
View Articlecentral hokkaido solo questions
Hi there, i'm booking my pow trip and even if i read tons of info on the forum i still have some question. First, last year i went 30 days in Niseko, had a blast, literally, met good friends, hiked the...
View ArticleHachi Kita Kogen opening
hi all - Looks like HKK will open on 7th of December. I will be in Kyoto the night of the 6th of dec and was wondering if anyone in the area is keen to hit the resort on opening day ?- thanks for reading
View ArticleSeason pass
Well couldnt resist it. I got a season pass for my daughter and I for sun meadows in Kiyosato just up the road from me. While I know it is hardly a big resort it is very close and we like the...
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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...
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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
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