Schumacher accident
Wearing a helmet, serious condition QuoteMichael Schumacher, seven-time Formula 1 world champion, is in a "critical condition" after a skiing accident, says the French hospital at which he is being...
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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 Article40-50cm snow here in northern Yamanashi
Dropped my daughter off at the ski jo today I got to work sucks big time as it snowed around 50cm. Anyone else get some decent snow？ Will take more pics this afternoon and post latet.
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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...
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Niseko 2013-2014
My first day of skiing at Hirafu. Overnight we had about 10-15 centimeters. The snow was pretty dry but hard and icy underneath. I just cruised, taking it easy and getting my legs in. photos by Tai....
View ArticleDisintegrating boots?
Hi everybody, first time poster, long-time site visitor here. I ski every year, but I am not a power skiier, it is just a winter activitiy that I enjoy tremendously. I can get down the montain on all...
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Northern lights (Aurora in Kiyosato, Yamanashi)
Last night we saw Auroras in Kiyosato, lots of bright colours and patterns. I took a few pics it was difficult to take as I only had my smart phone with me. After that while star gazing we also saw a...
View ArticleStolen ski/board gear in Japan
Talk in another thread about stolen gear http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/23478-skiing-quivers-in-niseko/ Always amazed at how almost no-one locks stuff up here, but also that I have...
View ArticleWhich ski area next?
Ok, I've been skiing in Japan at the following places:Hakuba (when it was pretty well aussie and pommy free)Shiga KogenRusutsuFuranoNozawa Onsen Apart from Niseko where next? Zao? Road trip? Mt...
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Chateax Shiozawa, Niigata - 12th Jan '14
Went over the hill to muikabochi country yesterday and spent half a day at Chateax Shiozawa with a few friends. I have posted a review here, so I won't repeat: http://www.snowjapan...ews/detail/1929...
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Cheeseman's "Cheese at Resorts" Gallery
This year I thought I would create a special "Cheese at Resorts" Gallery.At the moment, myself along with Cheesewoman, Cheesegirl and Cheeseboy are at Nozawa Onsen in Nagano. Lovely place, but no good...
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Steep
Anyone know where this is? I've ruled our Mt Granview because of the surrounding scenery.
View ArticleHelmets
I went to Tokyo to buy myself a new pair of ski boots today well actually an xmas present from my wife and at the same time I decided to buy a ski helmet. Been considering getting one for a while but...
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The crowds this weekend pushed me into the backcountry.
The signs for all of Tokyo being there were present from the start. A stalled out BMW in the middle of the road on the drive up. 4 of the 6 floors of the parking garage full before the hill even...
View ArticleAm I going to be warm enough skiing in Hakuba
Just getting a little nervous about my wife and I being warm enough in Hakuba, in Jan. We have thermals ski jacket and pants and helmet, wife shopping In Tokyo for hers, Not sure how much other clothes...
View ArticleThe Art of Flight
I don't usually watch snowboard videos very much, but this one is different. It is beautifully filmed; I would watch it without the snowboarders. The fact that the boarding is amazing is a big bonus...
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SnowJapan Giveaways - 3 Hanazono Powder Guides AM backcountry group tour...
SnowJapan Giveaways 2013/2014 Friday 10th January 2014 until Thursday 16th January 2014 This weeks prize: Three AM backcountry group tour vouchers with First Tracks Service included, courtesy of...
View ArticleImpressed with the consistent Niseko snowfall!
As the subject says. Impressed with the seemingly non-stop supply of snowfall Niseko gets. It truly does beat all other regions in terms of consistency, doesn't it.
View ArticleI made it! The adventure has begun
Well, after a long flight from the desert we call California, my girl and I have arrived in this beautiful place. And what a welcome! Got to the rental place and picked up a nice little 8 seater Voxy....
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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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