SnowJapan.Com Newsletter 26th December 2003 www.snowjapan.com - the ultimate guide to winter sports in japan

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Just a quick newsletter this time with news of some interesting new functionality on Snow Japan that allows you to quickly see which resorts have the most snow on their slopes and also which resorts have been lucky to get the most new snowfall - data updated daily.

All the very best for the New Year - see you in 04!

WIN A HOLIDAY AT ARAI
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php
This week on Snow Japan, the prize is a 2-night holiday ARAI Mountain & Spa in Niigata Prefecture.  For full details visit the Specials page - link above.

NEW SNOW DEPTH DAILY LISTINGS
We've added some new pages to our Daily Reports section.

CURRENT NEW SNOW DEPTH CHART:
This chart shows you the current snow depths at Japanese resorts - showing the resort with the most snow at the top of the list.  Check out the page following the link below:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/A_TO_Z_ResortsSnowDepth.php

"NEW SNOW SINCE LAST UPDATE" CHART:
This chart displays a list of the resorts in Japan, but this time they are sorted by the change in the depth of snow at the resorts since the previous update to the database - so the resort that has got the largest positive increase in new snow goes at the top of the list!
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/A_TO_Z_ResortsComYesterday.php

Both pages show the current data in our database - which is updated daily.  We hope you find this new additions to be useful.

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

"Avalance Awareness" by Dave Enright
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/boardroom-9.html
"The 19th of February 2000 was not a good day to head into the backcountry of the Japan North Alps. A long spell of cold clear weather had given way to a relentless three day storm from the northwest - a storm straight from Siberia that continued to gather moisture from the Sea of Japan while dumping great amounts of snow in the bowls of the Hakuba Mountains. The ridges were swept clean by the high winds, thus consequently creating a very uneven depth of snow and pockets of unstable wind slab over the steep lee slopes. A faceted layer created by the previous long spell of cold and dry weather lay trapped deep in the loaded bowls and just beneath the surface and around rocks on the wind scoured ridges. Cornices were loaded and heavy. That day was a blue bird day with a light breeze and mild rising temperatures. Avalanche-prone slopes were in prime condition to slide as the day progressed; all they needed was a trigger....."
Click on the link above to read more...

Interview with Dave Enright
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/interviews-006.html
We spoke with Dave Enright from Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba about how he came to Japan, his thoughts on the current Japanese winter sports scene and how he sees the scene evolving in the future.
Click on the link above to read article...

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