Yuzawa-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 ArticleSnow mid Dec? (23-25)
Hey, I was planning to make a snowboard trip for Dec 23-25, and was thinking about heading up to Hakuba (I'm coming from Osaka). But I just checked, and it seems like they haven't gotten much snowfall...
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Japan'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 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...
View ArticleGoing to Hakuba
Howdy folks! My daughter and I are signing up for the AST level 1 training in Hakuba. We are planning on spending about a week; 2 1/2 days for the avalanche training, plus time to hit the mountains....
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The 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 ArticleI kinda want to learn ski jumping
Theres a TV programme in the UK called jump i think it is. Ive seen nothing of it. I know nothing of it (other than its called jump, appears to be a reality bullshit programme in the mould [authors...
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Zao stuff
Some pics from Zao this season, will do my best! Last few days the snow has arrived.
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SnowJapan 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...
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Finding a Camera Pole in Japan?
As the title states peeps! At some point I'm going to want to bring the gopro with me to the local slopes, and definitely If I travel around the prefecture. I have a few gopros and want to get a...
View ArticleBeen skiing/boarding in Japan and like this site and your fellow...
If so, please contribute! ------- Longer version: With the Photos and Resort Reviews sections on SnowJapan getting literally thousands of people visiting each day, it would seem that lots and lots of...
View Articlesplitboard or snowshoes?
i know this questions sound dumb, and in part it is, but still... all of my friends in japan have snowshoes, i rented em the past year, but this year i bought a splitboard. the point is i didn't try it...
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 Article25cm and counting
We got 25cm of snow here in Kobuchisawa and to think where I used to live in Kofu got 1cm only. And it is puking down with snow as I type this I mean Niigata style snow. Trouble is I have to go to Kofu...
View ArticleSnow onsen
I will be having a snow onsen tonight first for this season. I love having an onsen when it is snowing down on my head.
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...
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SnowJapan 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...
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The 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
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