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Powdatopia is the premier ski event in the Outdoors
Special Interest Group of the JET Program.
Every February for the past 4 years English
teachers and our other members have been hitting the
slopes in
Hokkaido
and
Aomori
for a
weeklong ski-party extravaganza.
As usual, this year’s trip will be held at
Niseko Hirafu and
Mt.
Hakkoda
in
February, and it looks to be the best year ever.
Visit our
website
and join Outdoorsig.
The Powdatopia website can be found
here.
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4th July 2002 |
Powdertopia, Recommended Over Viagra by 9 out of 10 Doctors
by Dane Sjoblom |
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Powdertopia was a dream. Just as much ass slappin' fun as last year. I
had to keep my fly open so I could hold my dork during descent! That's not a
joke. For all you people who didn't save
for this trip or thought you couldn't afford it, you suck. For all you
people who thought you couldn't get the time off, you suck. Powdertopia now
holds two spots on my “Top Ten Best Times In Japan” list. A very heartfelt
thank you to the founding fathers, and to Dave for all his hard work
organizing this year's extravaganza. |
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4th July 2002 |
Powder Notes 2003
by Tim Wagner |
Saturday, 8th February 2003:
5 am, wakeup call at Geoff's apartment in Ikebukuro, train for 2 hours,
flight for one, another train, subways, hiking to Merek's place in a
blizzard, up ten flights of stairs, all wrapped in ten layers and carrying a
bulky snowboard bag and leaden backpack. |
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24th May 2002 |
Powda Topia 1999
By Hutch |
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So there I was...knee deep...or more
like waist deep in it. IT? What? NO---Powder!!
A trip from Iwate Prefecture to Kamui
Ski Links (near Fukugawa), then Sapporo, and back down to Aomori for a
few days at Hakkoda has lead this young man to a reliance on the white
powder of choice- deep snow! |
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