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5 days a good amount of time for Shiga Kogen?
Hi there Question for all those who know Shiga Kogen well. Is about 5 days there a good amount of time? Too short/long? We all ski and so can use all of the areas. We're trying to balance out Shiga...
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How long to drive from Nozawa to Zao
Hi there, new here Great place! Been lurking for a bit. I have a question. If we rent a car and decide we wanted to get from Nozawa in Nagano to Zao in Yamagata, what sort of journey time should we...
View ArticleHeading to Niigata TOMORROW
Hi everyone there is of course plenty of snow on the ground, and it's still falling. I will be heading up to Niigata tomorrow afternoon-ish. I have room in my car. Otherwise I hope to see some of you...
View ArticleVale Reservations
Has anyone booked the vale through there reservations e-mail or otherwise direct through them? Been trying to get some info for next January and ready to book but no response to a request through...
View ArticleSnowboard Boots
Hi everyone Just wandering what everyone wears and if anyone has worn the Burton SLX it's pretty expensive I have a pair of Burton Hail which are ok pretty comfy apart from rubbing where they try to...
View ArticleYen
Hi I have been watching the Yen go down lately (allthough a bit late for me as I already changed my money) What is the history has it ever been $1AU to 100Yen And does anyone know why the Yen is...
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Checking out new resorts
So, did you get to any new resorts this season? We usually try to go to three new places each season. This year we actually got to a few more than that even. New for 2012 - 2013: - Itoigawa Seaside...
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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...
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So I built my own powder board
Its almost finished and Im stoked on how it come up for my first shot at board building. This crazy idea was born after coming home from japan with my DIY swallowtail supermodel, the swallowtail worked...
View ArticleMarch. Oh March....
What happened to March this season*? It really puts people thinking of doing March into a pickle doesn't it. Last year March brought up some wonderful goodies. This season it's been more like an oven....
View ArticleYen
Hi I have been watching the Yen go down lately (allthough a bit late for me as I already changed my money) What is the history has it ever been $1AU to 100Yen And does anyone know why the Yen is...
View ArticleSnowboard Boots
Hi everyone Just wandering what everyone wears and if anyone has worn the Burton SLX it's pretty expensive I have a pair of Burton Hail which are ok pretty comfy apart from rubbing where they try to...
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'Skiers mountains'
Some Japanese people I know seem to label some skijo as being 'skiers mountains'. Names that often come up are Happo-one Zao Kusatsu I'm not quite sure why - they traditionally more popular with skiers...
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So I built my own powder board
Its almost finished and Im stoked on how it come up for my first shot at board building. This crazy idea was born after coming home from japan with my DIY swallowtail supermodel, the swallowtail worked...
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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 ArticleNozawa and Kagura snowfall comparison.
The end of season snowfall totals at the end of the daily resort reports for each resort shows that Nozawa had 8 metres aprox and Kagura nearly 16 metres , so twice as much. Nozawa is quite close to...
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5 days a good amount of time for Shiga Kogen?
Hi there Question for all those who know Shiga Kogen well. Is about 5 days there a good amount of time? Too short/long? We all ski and so can use all of the areas. We're trying to balance out Shiga...
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250-year cooling period ahoy, yey!
QuoteForget global warming – the Earth may soon be plunged into a 250-year cooling period, scientists have claimed. Russian climate experts believe that every 200 years the Sun’s activity temporarily...
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