Hachi Kita Kogen opening
hi all - Looks like HKK will open on 7th of December. I will be in Kyoto the night of the 6th of dec and was wondering if anyone in the area is keen to hit the resort on opening day ?- thanks for reading
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Zao Onsen (Yamatata) 2013-2014
Some pics from Zao this season, will do my best! Last few days the snow has arrived.
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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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Sky Valley/Hyperbowl Tohach
Finding myself in Osaka during the recent dump of snow I decided to take advantage and get a days skiing in. The snow came Wednesday night, some was still floating around in Osaka on Thursday, but I...
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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...
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...
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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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SJ Sticker Still Going Strong
Been a while. 4 years old(?) and still going strong, thanks SJ! Spotted another one over the holidays in Yuzawa also. Anyone else still have theirs on display?
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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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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...
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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
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Sugihohara Akakan Madarao Nozawa Tenjindaira Cortina Kagura Niseko Which trees take longer to get skied out? (and by "trees", lets say good lift-served slackcountry, short hike or traverse OK but no...
View ArticleOze White World Questions
Won a ticket to White World (thank you SJ!) and am thinking to go this weekend with NECK as the forecast is for more snow there than Hakuba!? My question is.... Do they open the resort on big snow...
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SJ Sticker Still Going Strong
Been a while. 4 years old(?) and still going strong, thanks SJ! Spotted another one over the holidays in Yuzawa also. Anyone else still have theirs on display?
View ArticleHeading to Niseko. 1st time at the snow
Hey guys Im new to the forum, but have been reading for a while. Im heading to Niseko at the end of Feb and staying in the Hirafu area. Cant wait. Been very busy buying all our gear for snowboarding,...
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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...
View ArticleAnnoying foreigners spoiling things
Seems to be a few stories cropping up in a few threads recently. Let's pool them all here.
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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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Photos of Japanese ski resorts... taken from other skijo
As I was at Iwappara and Yuzawa Kogen today, I realised just how many skijo you can see in the area. Thought it might be a good idea for a thread - photos of skijo taken from other skijo. Well I find...
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Kagura (Yuzawa, Niigata) - 28th January 2014
Early on this morning I thought I might regret not taking a trip to one of my targets that are a bit further away, such were the clear blue skies. But now at 3pm it's pretty grey and dull here in...
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