Helmets
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...
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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4WD vs. 2WD
In the process of getting a new car. Our current one is AWD (all wheel drive). Do many of you guys living in snow country have 2WDs?
View ArticlePlaces to go using JR East rail from Tokyo
Hi all, A group of 6 of us are heading to Japan from the 17th - 3rd. We hit up Hakuba for the first 7days then spend the remainder in Tokyo. We have the 5day flexi JR East rail pass and seeing as we'll...
View ArticleSnow tires and stuff.
Well, I just got wheels, and I'm hoping to do a couple of trips to the mountains. I was wondering about snow tires/chains/socks etc. First I planned to get snow chains for my rear (driving) wheels, but...
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Makado Onsen - 1/29/2014
I had the chance to join a friend in Noheji for a trip to Makado Onsen. While small, the resort is still larger than Kamafuseyama (hard not to be) with more courses and lifts. The weather was pretty...
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Kamafuseyama Chronicles
Finally getting around to putting a seasonal trip report out for me and Kamafuseyama. I'll putting up daily reports (as I go) and visits to the surrounding area. Lets get things started with a freshly...
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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 ArticleSnow Origins
So when did you start getting into winter sports? Was it a yearly vacation your family always did? Or did you see some crazy big mountain snowboarding video? Did you get into skiing in college as an...
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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...
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....
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waxing
just got a new board, Burton Fish, and wondering how long everyone usually leaves their wax on for the first wax of the season? how about the first wax when you get a new board? does it make any...
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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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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...
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Rusutsu 2014
The time has finally arrived looks like snow when we land and a decent dump the 1st day This is me so if you are around say hi obviously I will have gloves and boots on as well I will be their for 3...
View ArticleGlove Suggestions
Somehow I misplaced my burton gloves the other day and tore the apartment to pieces trying to find them. No dice, so they must have been donated to the ground somewhere around town. Of course I need...
View ArticleAnyone seen any good snow movies recently?
Saw 'Warren Miller's Dynasty' the other month. Not bad, but never been a fan of Miller's doco style. The early movies with loads of fluro 1-pieces are classic though!'That's it that's all' was pretty...
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