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Snow Dude's 2013-14 ski thread (Sun Meadows, Kiyosato, Yamanashi)
I thought it would be nice to make a ski thread as I will be visiting my local resort a lot this year and document the weather/ snow conditions, etc each time I go as a reference for others and as a...
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Since last night no-one - including ourselves - has been able to post on the Forums. At last I am able to post a message and we are trying to clear this up asap. I will post more hopefully soon.
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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 ArticleSki lift safety bars
Always find it curious how some lifts have safety bars and some don't. At the same skijo. And on the ones that do have safety, they go on and on about using them as if it's a must with signs and...
View ArticleMaybe it's just me.....
...and maybe it's because it was my last snow trip in Japan for a while....or maybe because it was such a beautiful day.......but... ....Kagura has the best views. I've been to a lot of mountains here...
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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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Snowboard Boots- Stiffness Preference
So I apparently broke a strap on the cheap snowboard boots I bought when I ate it hard and broke my snowboard (Shamless plug, check my blog!). While it is possible to resew it, my friend who would make...
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Skijos with epic views
I love snowboarding. The thrill off riding fresh powder feels like that that dream when you are floating on the clouds which float around the mountains of heaven but riding is not the only reason I go...
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Niseko avalanche report map
Two weeks till our 2014 trip and the snow stalking and general frothing at the mouth is in full swing. One of the things I always like to do is start reading the area/avi reports to get an idea of what...
View ArticleFree style/ride events this weekend? (25-26 Jan, 2014)
Does anyone know of a free style or free ride event that's on this weekend? - 25 to 26 of January, 2014. Or - if there's no free style/ride specific event - any ski competition event. Thanks!
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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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Surviving an Avalanche by Jimmy Chin
QuoteSurviving an Avalanche - ‘There is Clarity I Need to Remember…’ The following is an entry taken directly from my journal. It is rough. It is raw. It is a personal recounting of the avalanche on...
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Tanigawadake Tenjindaira (Minakami, Gunma) - 24th January 2014
I have had my eye on today since earlier this week as it was always looking like it would clear up and be fab weather. The question was.... where to go. I found myself on the Kanetsu this morning going...
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Witnessed avalanche at Tenjindaira today (with photos)
All was quiet and then a disturbing kind of rumbling A bit like an earthquake. I was there already with my camera and able to get a few shots. More from Tenjin: http://www.snowjapan...h-january-2014/
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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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 ArticleNiseko or Hakuba?
Those are the two that we keep on hearing about. Which do you prefer and why?
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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 ArticlePowder Etiquette
Is there such a thing? For example what do people think of other people traversing across a face to get to untracked, because they are either too lazy or not skilled enough to traverse across the top...
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