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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 ArticleBuying a snowboard in Japan
So I have looked through the forums, and all the advice given, but yet to find somewhere that offers an online place to buy snowboards. Ochanomizu and that area is a bit out of my price range, as they...
View ArticleResorts that are in two prefectures
Madarao Kogen is a Nagano resort, but from googlemaps it looks like it's actually more in Niigata than Nagano. Any other resorts going over prefecture borderlines?
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Naeba, Niigata, 2013.3.24
The original plan last Sunday was to go to Inawashiro, but with rain forecast there, and having felt that I had already spent my share of time getting rained on there this season, with...
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Checking out new resorts
So, did you get to any new resorts this season? We usually try to go to three new places each season. This year we actually got to a few more than that even. New for 2012 - 2013: - Itoigawa Seaside...
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The most famous of Japan winter snow icons - the Emergency Telephone Box...
The first snow of the season has been spotted on the totally world famous, iconic and absolutely brilliant 'Emergency Telephone Box' in Yuzawa. It is still snowing wet snow this morning.... all a bit...
View ArticleSnowJapan Giveaways - Trip Reports, reviews & photos
SnowJapan Giveaways 2012/2013 At the time of writing this, we have already sent out 40 lift tickets and the winners of the first three Giveaways this season on SnowJapan should have received (or soon...
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Gifu Pow Sessions - 2012/2013
Wow!! Gifu's got the goods 3rd January 2013 Resort: Dynaland & Takasu Snow Park Snow condition: Powder and lots of it. About 50cm on the ungroomed runs, even more in some of the off piste areas...
View ArticleProposed Japna trip dec-jan 2014
Hi There, I know the 2014 season is a long way off (missed out on a northern hemisphere trip this year) but it looks like we’re off to Japan again at the end of December this year. Unfortunately due to...
View ArticleKagura - Mitsumata or Tashiro (or Dragondola!)?
OK so a fair few people know and go to Kagura on here.... what's your preferred way to get up there? Mitsumata Ropeway Tashiro Ropeway Dragondola from Naeba ?
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TR: Kagura
When: March 26-27 Where: Kagura Snow conditions: boot-knee deep spring powder, hard pack, slush, mochi. Another lucky win for my wife and I from the SJ giveaway sent us up to Kagura for two days. We...
View ArticleIshiuchi Maruyama and Gala Yuzawa
Hi there Kind of new here. Not really ever been to the Yuzawa area, was down in Kansai for a long time, but will be going next year. Quick question, I see that Ishiuchi Maruyama and Gala Yuzawa are...
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Naeba, Niigata, 2013.3.24
The original plan last Sunday was to go to Inawashiro, but with rain forecast there, and having felt that I had already spent my share of time getting rained on there this season, with...
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...
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Snowboarders die in Colorado Avalanche
sad news QuoteAn avalanche in the US state of Colorado has killed five back-country snowboarders with a sixth surviving, according to officials. The avalanche occurred between 13:00 (19:00 GMT) and...
View ArticleBuying a snowboard in Japan
So I have looked through the forums, and all the advice given, but yet to find somewhere that offers an online place to buy snowboards. Ochanomizu and that area is a bit out of my price range, as they...
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Mt Granview watch (or... the Japanese ski resort to watch for the 12/13 season)
There's no doubt that Mt Granview is one of the Japanese ski resorts to watch in the run up to the 12/13 season. After some epic days out this season by various members on here, including myself:...
View ArticleSnowboard Boots
Hi everyone Just wandering what everyone wears and if anyone has worn the Burton SLX it's pretty expensive I have a pair of Burton Hail which are ok pretty comfy apart from rubbing where they try to...
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