jetpilot000

G'day Toxteth. Before I bought my own gear I had found rhythm snow sports in hirafu were really great to deal with! Flick them an email and they will be able to help you out. Otherwise get a set on ebay from the states. If they don't fit, re-list.... DC and Burton are pretty true to their sizes. (or are you talking about ski boots?) I am moving to WA from QLD in Feb. I will certainly be using the new Air Asia flights to Japan when we move over. How good!! Cheers, Dave

I highly recommend Susukino Green Hotel 3. 10min walk into the odori park. 10,000 YEN per twin/double room, bargain! We searched around for months on our last trip there, this was the best value for money for sure. Also good drinking spots across the road.

FYI also, it is my MCL which has torn as a result of the knee dislocation! I hope i dont need a rebuild just yet! (25!)

Mamabear, you are a source of all the info!!!!!! I can image his fustration! Like me sitting on my ass at home whilst my friends are out jumping their jetskis on the gold coast. Yes please pass me on the information on his brace. If it is the brace i am thinking of, it is a hinged type setup preventing sideways movement, but able the bend the knee. I have just come out of the physio and he has given me the ok to start bending it again (been in straight brace for 3 weeks now) damn it feels unco to walk. Have got a compression type bandage on it at the moment which helps, but wou

Awesome mamabear, thanks for you info! Very helpful! I shall do what you suggest, and send the board to my departing airport when i am done with it. Makes sense!! 1 less thing to worry about now! next thing to worry about - my right knee which dislocated last week.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mamabear - what do you suggest ?

It should get from osaka airport depot to Sapporo airport depot fairly quick, I would think? We have private transfers to the snow from the airport, so it wont need to be sent all the way to the accommodation. Does the freight go by air, or ground?

Yeah thanks Tubby, I have just had a look at yamato transports website and they have a length limit of 160cm. My board is 168, bag is 180, so a little loose at the ends, how strict are they?? Looking at the website, looks like a good option to send the darned thing home to Aust once i have done with it in the first week!!

G'day all, Long time reader of this forum, 1st time poster! I am just wanting to know everyones experience with carrying around a snowboard bag in Japan. I am flying jetstar to Osaka 31/1/09, then Osaka to Sapporo the following morning on ANA, snowboarding for a week, staying at Kashi Lodge Hirafu, then flying Sapporo to Tokyo 8/2/09 on ANA, then bullet training it around the place (hiroshima/osaka) for the 2nd week. I am not concerned with jetstar. Are the oversize baggage fee's expensive with ANA? They don't have any information on the website. Do they ever reject a bag