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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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Let's Myoko!
Have just snagged one of the last seats on tonight's nightbus to Myoko Suginohara! Any tips for a Myoko newbie?? Have read the reviews but any extra/insider/local info would be gratefully received!!
View ArticleSnowJapan Giveaways - unclaimed lift tickets
SnowJapan Giveaways 2013/2014 We have a number of unclaimed ski lift tickets that we would like to send out to people - they are no use left here unused! We have at least one lift ticket from all of...
View ArticleSpring Skiing/Boarding in Niigata, and Nagago & Yamagata
I've been browsing the other topics but I havent really seen anything on this topic for this region. Redirect me in case I missed something. With a serious lack of snow this year in general I'm...
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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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Heads up on Gloves Sale!
Please feel free to delete this David if it falls foul of forum rules (and apologies if it does) but Tubby's trip to Teine today reminded me that I saw a decent gloves sale in the shop at the Highland...
View ArticleKoi Suru Fortune Cookie @ skijo
These first two were in the Guess Where This Is thread. Funny. I bet there's more out there. Let's finding.
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What are you doing this weekend? Want to hang out?
I'm having conversations about my weekend plans and possible meet ups on a number of threads and decided to start a new thread. So What are you doing this weekend? Mind if I tag along Feel free to talk...
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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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Winter Paralympics
Started today and pleased to see Japan has already got gold and bronze in the men's downhill chair-skiing/sitting!! Amazing skills!
View Articlefor those who have flat feet, what kind of footbeds/insoles do you use?
for those who have flat feet, what kind of footbeds/insoles do you use?
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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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A 2 or 3-day Niigata Trip - to G or not to G?
So with a forecast of another decent amount of snowfall on Sunday night, I'm planning a short trip to Paradise Alley, aka the resorts in and around Yuzawa. Factors to consider are the forecast high...
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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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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Grandeco, Fukushima, 2014.3.9
Sunday at Grandeco was predicted to be snowy and blustery. Turned out to be a calm, gorgeous day. Muikabochi gorgeous -- blue skies above, fresh packed powder underfoot (and unpacked to the sides)....
View ArticleChaeteraise, Nobeyama, Nagano
Day 26 Mar 9th 2014 : For our 26th day out we went to a resort that we hadn't been to for about 6 years and the main reason for going was because my daughter and I were competing in a technical ski...
View ArticleKagura Quandary!
So the plan today was to get a morning in at Maiko (done!) then head over to the Wadagoya Mountain Hut at Kagura before the gondola closes. I knew the top lifts would be shut there today because of the...
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We did it (Mt Granview)
YES, we did it, MickRich and I did it, we are now members of SnowJapans most exclusive club, a club so exclusive and small that our secret meetings (last Friday of the Month, but only if the month has...
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