SnowJapan.Com Newsletter 5th December 2003 www.snowjapan.com - the ultimate guide to winter sports in japan     Online details of updates for the 2004 season can be found here

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Like we asked last time around.....where's the snow?!  It's certainly taking it's time to appear this season, but the last few days have seen more hopeful signs as resorts stand-by and wait for that first major dump to appear.

Remember to keep an eye on our Daily Reports Center and also the Forums for up-to-date information.

NOW! REPORTS
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/now.php
As the season gets underway, check out our regular reporting from some of the main snow resort regions of Japan - Niseko, Yuzawa, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa Onsen, Arai and Hakuba.  If you are logged into Insider, you can very easily keep up-to-date by signing up to receive an automatic email every time any of our "Now!" pages are updated.

More info about our Reporting:
We do everything we possibly can to bring you the latest and most up-to-date weather and snow info from resorts around Japan.  For more info on where that data is coming from, please read this.

WIN ARAI LIFT TICKETS!
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php
This week on Snow Japan, we have 10 one-day lift tickets to giveaway.  The lucky winners will each receive a ticket to the ARAI Mountain & Spa Resort in Niigata Prefecture.  For all the details, and to enter, check out the Specials page, http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php.

NEW FEATURES
Features Index: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/index.html

"Niseko Summer" by Ian MacKenzie
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-71.html
"In the middle of summer, I used to think, "Only 5 months until I can ski!" Now that snow is falling in Niseko and thoughts are firmly on winter, summer feels like another world. I love winter and I love skiing but this is a "thank you", to summer gone, to the crisp curl of barbecued beef and beer at night in a t-shirt, summer in Niseko."  Click on the link above to read more...

"Why Do We Do It?" by Blair Anderson
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/setting-journals-14.html
"November in Japan is when most of the snow resorts either open or prepare to open for the white season. It is a time when employees of snow resorts realize that the “nine-to-five, Monday-Friday” routine they and their families have enjoyed over the past six months is about to be replaced by more of a 24/7 “on-call” one. With each successive November in the industry, (though I have found myself higher up the learning curve), it has not been any easier to get back into the groove."  Click on the link above to read more...

ASK NOZAWA ONSEN RESORT A QUESTION
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/about/nozawa-q.html
The popular Nozawa Onsen Reesort in Nagano Prefecture has agreed to answer questions sent in by SnowJapan.Com readers. In a future Feature article, which we plan to publish in early 2004, staff from the village will be answering questions that you send in.  Feel free to ask anything. To send in a question, please use the online form that can be found by clicking on the above link.

ASK HAKUBA 47 A QUESTION
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/about/hakuba47-q.html
We are also still accepting questions that you wish to ask the Hakuba 47 Resort in Nagano - please send those in using the form on the above page.

UPLOADING PHOTOS TO INSIDER
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/login.php
Good news for Insiders!  We have increased the maximum number of photos that you are allowed to upload to your Insider page on SnowJapan.Com.  You are now able to post up to 20 photos at any one time, and each photo can now be up to 100KB in size.  We're looking forward to seeing all those pics.

NEW FEATURES FOR 2004 Remember to check out all the new features on Snow Japan to help you make the most of this season.  Details can be found on this page: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/about/index.htm

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