Things you love about winter in Japan
Never been here in any other season but thought I might start #1 The snow consistent and light compared to other countries #2 Easily accessible from Perth (where I live) with minimul time difference #3...
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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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Grandeco, Fukushima 2014.2.11
It was supposed to be clear and sunny yesterday at Grandeco, though as can be seen from the photos, it pretty much wasn't except at the very top of the mountain, later in the day. No matter, good...
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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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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SnowJapan Giveaways - 30 Hakuba Alpen tickets (Happo, Iwatake, Tsugaike) lift...
SnowJapan Giveaways 2013/2014 Friday 14th February 2014 until Thursday 20th February 2014 This weeks prize: 30 one-day lift ticket vouchers - each one can be exchanged for a 1 day lift ticket at any of...
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Hokkaido Calling!
Hi all! I've been a stranger on here recently due to a combination of assignment deadlines, sulking about a bad back (tweaked over Christmas whilst messing about on my bmx!), buying a new bmx (the old...
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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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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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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 ArticleFukushima 2013/2014
With Minowa opening today, the 2013/2014 season has officially started in Fukushima. And hence, time for this season's thread. Previous season's threads: 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Planned openings:...
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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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SnowJapan Giveaways - 30 Hakuba Alpen tickets (Happo, Iwatake, Tsugaike) lift...
SnowJapan Giveaways 2013/2014 Friday 14th February 2014 until Thursday 20th February 2014 This weeks prize: 30 one-day lift ticket vouchers - each one can be exchanged for a 1 day lift ticket at any of...
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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 ArticleAffordable Powder Boards
I broke my board at the end of last season and recently found a Rossignal Imperial at a used shop for just over 3,000 yen with bindings and couldn't help but buy it. The more I read about it the more I...
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Hokkaido Calling!
Hi all! I've been a stranger on here recently due to a combination of assignment deadlines, sulking about a bad back (tweaked over Christmas whilst messing about on my bmx!), buying a new bmx (the old...
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White World Oze Iwakura (Katashina, Gunma) - 26th February 2014
Got up early this morning and was out by 6:30am, destination White World Oze Iwakura in Katashina, Gunma. Got on the always-popular Kanetsu Expressway at Shiozawa Ishiuchi and got off at Numata IC....
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Kanetsu Expressway Grief vs Sunooooparu
Hi Everybody! Trying to eek some fun during the weekends, and weighing up two options: 1) Marunumakogen 2) Aizukogen Takatsue Both are higaeri via Bus or the tobu overnight train, sadly. Can't drive,...
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