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Heading up to Geto in Iwate. 4m base up there already!! WoOOOOO hooooooo!!

Hey Big Wil, have you been up there this year yet? can anyone shed any light on free places to park? In a strange way i would rather pay an extra 1200yen for a lift ticket than pay to park the car miles from anywhere! It must be my Yorkshire blood!

Thanks I, that is good to know.

Thinking of heading up to Zao for 4-5 days boarding. Does anyone know if they charge for parking near the lifts? A Japanese friend told us that last year it was 1000yen per day to park up there! I have been to loads of resorts around Japan and never had to pay anything to park. Being a tight git from Yorkshire I consider free mountain parking to be one of the joys of geting out of the city! An extra 5k yen added on the the costs of going boarding, just for parking would be the nail in the coffin for me.

Hi Guys, I too ride a tanker, its the 192cm model in metalic / creamy silver white. I have no idea what year its from. Can anyone on here emlighten me? I bought it 2nd hand from and American guy livin near Newcastle in the UK. I love the board. Have riden it in Niseko and Hakkoda so far. Heading up to Hakkoda this thursday for a week. Cant wait!! WOOO HOOOOOO!!!

Heading up to Hakkoda over xmas. Anyone on here going at the same time? Praying for more snow tho! Anyone good and recomendations for good places to eat in the area? Going by car, so not only limited to whats at the bottom of the lift! Cheers

Cheers Grungy, the wife will be able to make more sense of it than I can!

Originally Posted By: Metabo Oyaji There is a report on the Nikkei web site that the highway tolls will revert to normal from 12/26 through 12/31, to reduce traffic jams and keep highway shipping flowing. On the flip side, the 1000 yen tolls will apply from Jan. 1st through the 5th, including the weekdays of the 4th and 5th. Argh. That throws a wrench into my post-Christmas ski trip plans... ARRRRRGGGGHHHH Yeah mine too! Does anyone have alink to the actual news story? Tried looking for it but my kanji reading is rubbish!