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 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...
View Articlemy first trip to Hakuba
Hello all, we have been waiting for our first to japan trip since last January 2013 You have all been advise masters, so much info for us Planned most of our trip through this site,getting excited now....
View ArticleOff piste insurance
So I am struggling to find appropriate off piste insurance, especially as I am no longer resident in the UK (a lot of UK insurers require at least 2 months in the UK per year) . Does anyone know of...
View ArticleHakuba season pass?
So which resort in hakuba is best to hold a season pass in? Only here a month but buying a season pass is of sure the cheapest option when i plan on riding basically everyday. I am more in to back...
View ArticleSo 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 ArticleTakkyubin storage time at airport
Does anyone know how long they can hold your luggage at the airport? I want to travel around the south of japan for 3 weeks after im done snowboarding. so can I ship to airport, travel for 3 weeks then...
View ArticleHelp request - logging in
Hi there We have had a few peple inform us that they have been getting error messages when trying to log in to the main SnowJapan site. We're trying to work out a pattern if possible to troubleshoot,...
View ArticleWanted: 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 ArticleThe Japanese skijo mascot/character thread
OK so lots of skijo have amusing/silly/fabulous mascot characters. Let's post some pics of them. To start off, Hunter Mountain, and Hantama-kun ハンタマくん
View ArticleJapan's most famous snow icon - the Emergency Telephone Box 13/14 (Yuzawa,...
We missed the snowfall the other day but there's still a bit hanging around the base of the famous telephone box. A rainy day here today, but I noticed that last year's thread was also started on 15th...
View ArticleYuzawa-Kagura-Naeba
Hi Everyone Just about to book an airfare from Perth ( where it will be 40deg's C in a few days ) and I need some help with one of the areas I would like to get to on this trip. Where should I base...
View ArticleThe Legendary Mt Granview - 13/14 Season
SJ-David uploaded the first Mt Granview pic of the season. As Mt Granview is expected to be on of the hot topics of the Japan ski season this year, I thought we needed a new thread, so here it is!...
View ArticleSite News - Important > About snow depth data updates
Some of you might have noticed that the snow depth data has started updating on our resort pages. For example: http://www.snowjapan...a/yuzawa/kagura You may also have noticed things like GALA Yuzawa...
View ArticleSR : 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 ArticleGuess 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 ArticleFukushima 2013/2014
With Minowa opening today, the 2013/2014 season has officially started in Fukushima. And hence, time for this season's thread. Previous season's threads: 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Planned openings:...
View Articleniseko to furano
hello guys... we planned to get niseko and furano this feb. could i get info which the best way to acces this 2 resort? most the googling result is need to transfer at chitose or sapporo. is any direct...
View ArticleSnowJapan Giveaways - 20 Yuzawa Town (Yuzawa, Niigata) lift tickets
SnowJapan Giveaways 2013/2014 Friday 13th December 2013 until Thursday 19th December 2013 This weeks prize: 20 one-day lift ticket vouchers - each one can be exchanged for a 1 day lift ticket at any of...
View ArticleNew to Japan. Need advice.
Hey everyone, I recently arrived in Japan and I'm looking forward to this winter season. I was wondering if anyone has information about transportation options from Osaka to Nagano or Gifu or even...
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