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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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Senjojiki: I kind of want to check this place out!
Here is the link for this place. http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/komagane/senjojiki Has anyone been? If so, how was it? It looks like an epic location. It looks like the lift is a...
View ArticleHow many days did you ski/board this season
Now that the 13-14 season is winding up, I'm curious to hear how many days people got in this winter.
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...
View ArticleAt last, it's the all-Japan Snow Depth Chart. Hurray!
Until now this season you have been able to check out the official snow depths at ski resorts and play around with sorting of that data in the Prefecture listings on the site. You didn't know?! Well...
View ArticleWhich two weeks would you choose for best snow?
I kind of want to start this thread so I can show my friends who keep on asking me. Probably one every year but hey, it's a new year. So, if you had to pick a 2 week period to go to Japan for best snow...
View ArticleWhat does 'kokusai' mean?
I know it translates as 'international' but is there any other meaning when it's used by a skijo? I was looking at the Akakura Kanko website and it has this:...
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Hakuba and Myoko were unfortunately... disappointing
Hi It was my first time in Japan and I was stoked about the awesome tales of bottomless-ness and the like. But I was very disappointed with snow conditions. I hit Japan in February during a...
View ArticleDid you win a lift ticket from SnowJapan this season?
If you did, please write a Review, here: http://www.snowjapan...-resort-reviews We have had a few resorts already asking us about what the feedback has been like from the winners.... in one case, there...
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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Maiko Snow Resort (Minamiuonuma, Niigata) - 12th April 2014
Nothing much else pressing to do today, so with the fine weather we decided to get up to Maiko again. And I'm very glad I did. Somehow, this was probably one of my most fun (half) days of the season....
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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...
View ArticleDeadly Everest avalanche
Nepal's Sherpa community is confronting a dark tragedy after at least 12 guides were killed by an avalanche that swept down a climbing route on Mt Everest. A search was ongoing for at least three more...
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Let's Gassan!
Gassan was mentioned a few weeks ago when discussing Man_in_Japan’s return to the slopes, more in jest I suspect, but it actually got me thinking about making a trip there this season year. I hesitate...
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TR- Tomamu March 30th 2014
After winning some tickets from Snowjapan (and getting a re-up from unclaimed tickets!! domo!), me and some mates piled into a car and headed east from Sapporo to Tomamu. With the weather the way it...
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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 ArticleDid you win a lift ticket from SnowJapan this season?
If you did, please write a Review, here: http://www.snowjapan...-resort-reviews We have had a few resorts already asking us about what the feedback has been like from the winners.... in one case, there...
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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 ArticleWhat does 'kokusai' mean?
I know it translates as 'international' but is there any other meaning when it's used by a skijo? I was looking at the Akakura Kanko website and it has this:...
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Skiing or boarding Mt. Fuji
Hey SJers! I've been a little quiet on the boards these days because of my workload... hope you haven't missed me too much I'm staring up at Mt. Fuji every day now with one thought running through my...
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