shadowtec

yay! 19 more days before I fly out and I hope the phone booth is snowed under by then /going up north

Sw33t I can't wait to go BTW dose any1 have a detailed resort map of Niseko runs the ones I got are hard to read

Originally Posted By: thursday so next trip gonna be called tomatoes? The one before that was called Totem (The 2 boarding trips to NZ and AUS) /habit I got into

This trip (known as Greenhouse) will be a 7 day snow trip to niseko arriving on the 10th of December (after staying the night in tokyo the day before) and flying out on the 17th of the same month staying at the Resort House

I am bringing my own gear (I fear that I might be short on clothes) I brought my first board and boots during the pre-season sales (where they get rid of last years stuff) and I worked out that if I use my board and boots on 3 trips I would of paid the same amount in retail costs (my trip in December will be my 3rd this year )

After viewing the Vending machine picture I have this vision of some poor snowboarder going down a hill and crashing into a Pepsi drink machine

I have to stay for 1 night in tokyo (incomming flight lands @ 18:45 but the out going one leaves at 07:25 the next morning) so I decided to stay at KHAOSAN TOKYO NINJA I ended up paying for a room for myself... so I tell yo how it went

I hope not to see it by early to mid December

Originally Posted By: charlotte Just ever so slightly off topic!?! I don't know if it is just my pc screen but those colors are almost unreal. Hope to see snow there next time. Better than starting a new thread

Threadjack time again..... Dose anyone know when radio center in tokyo (a place that sells a fair amount of electronic kit) closes (my flight arrives ona tuesday night at about 18:45 (not including travel time and customs)

Bloody Hell it has to be better than that when I fly out next month !!! /going to Niseko next month

Originally Posted By: MikePow Warm temps and sporadic rain forecast through to next Friday. Always happens when I book plane tickets (this is my my part for global warming)

Because of the 'technical delay' many news agency have manage to move some of their kit into various areas across Indonesia so expect a lot coverage on this The rumor mill has it marked down for overnight (but I heard that before) /I wonder what would be classified as a technical delay? A gun has a simple point and click interface

Thanks a lot skidaisuki and Tubby Beaver this helps a lot. it's a shame the shops will be closed by the time I get there (arriving at Narita Airport and about 18:45) /I cant wait till the trip

I to save for my trip (I don't believe in credit) but I can grind thu a lot of overtime to have more than one trip if I want to

Well I work my arse off and don't have a credit card. but I can get away with that cause I am single and I won't have kids I can't put on eBay (I keed) I don't think I would be able to afford it if I started a clan

Originally Posted By: Rag-Doll Out of interest, roughly what does a week's trip to the snow in Japan cost from Aust? AUD5,000 pp? Ok the basic costs for this trip I am rolling is about 3.4k (AUD) the main cost is the plane ticket which is 2.2k.. Now if I had the cash a week prior to when I got my ticket I would of saved somewhere between 300 and 400 (I would of liked going via HK) but this is for a single trip person (single share with his own gear) What I get for my trip: (In December) Airfare to Sapporo via Tokyo. Accommodation (7 nights). 6 day lift ticket Breakfast

Hey threadjack time... I may be staying at a hostel close to Asakusabashi station in Tokyo (Akihabera is just over 1 km away).. Is there a sane way to get to Haneda Airport for a very early flight (flight leaves at 07:25 so I have to be there by the latest 06:45) Can any1 give me advice ?

First Decent is a good dvd to get (shame I can't find a blueray version of it)

ok thanks for that (I normaly wear them cause I am a shift worker living next to a school (I am at the point where I can't sleep without ear plugs no matter what)

Originally Posted By: Mamabear believe me shadowtec you will have your toe side perfected by the time you get back from JAPOW. Crashing onto nice soft dry POW gives a helluva lot more confidence to put it out there than crashing onto sheet ice! Just be aware the arms will ache for a few days from trying to get back up in the soft stuff. Thanks for that mate.. I am a big bugger who finds it hard enough to get off his bum in the fist place (I get over it) I am in the process of booking my room at Resort House so I hope to have a great time (something to look forward to) Edit: I need

If the snow is like that now I love to know what it will be like in over a month's time /I booked my plane tickets for my first japan snow trip today (still looking at the hotel booking) // 9th (arrive in Niseko on the 10th) leaving on the 17th /// I hope to learn how to go toe side this time //// the slashies because I read fark to much

sw33t I am planning my week long trip (first to japan) about the 9th onwads of december.... this has Cheared me up (I am buying the air ticket within the next 24 to 48 hours (I am trying to nail a trip to Sapporo via Hong Kong))

I want have the ppl with the crystal ball to tell me what it will be like on the in December (9th onwards) Sigh this drove me mad during my NZ trip as well

Well I am busy crunching the numbers on my first japan snow trip.. Sorry for the threadjack but any idea on how the snow will be like and is it worth the gamble for booking a trip this early in the season ?? I am planning of going to the hilton but I am also thinking of Australia House as well Any advice you folks can give would be great (I find this whole site very useful)