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Hells yeah! Go pro pic of the season! The snow boarding Yeti great shot My feet arent that big LOL Well you said there was some swelling.I must say your pics and vids are great

Ssh I don't know what your taking about Tubby.

Hells yeah! Go pro pic of the season! The snow boarding Yeti great shot

We head to the Captains place Villa Alpen on Tuesday.Lots of good reports about them.Shiga's our best kept secret.

While in Shiga head up to the bakery at the bottom of Giant run quite a few monkeys hang out there. No swimming though. I think Snow junky put a video up of them some time a go.The bakery was very good also will be back there soon to check it out.

So there not beer googles ?

thanks for that Gary great clip

I'm sure you won't be disapointed in Nozawa.We went there in 2010 good slopes and great town.stayed at Villa Nozawa Mark and his team are great.We did a bus tour to the monkeys sake restaurant and then to the big temple in Nagano.took the whole day and it was good We always go in feb and there was heaps of the little fury guys there then

. Thanks for that info Gary.The chest mount would be no good for boarders.I agree the sticks the best helmet not bad also

We bought a couple for Christmas. I had one of the orig ones but it would play up when it was a bit colder.We bought the chest harness and collapasible pole and mount they came with the helmet mounts.The boys are having a bit of trouble with them playing up one camera has come good the other still playing up.Check out their forum a lot of un happy people.The contour is worth a look as well

They are Young Tubby Just told me off to Happo for some Pow and trees tomoz Look out for 3 young blokes tearing it up

Great report Nate Nozawa is where we recomend any first timers to Japan to head . We could not get accommodation there this year when we wanted to go. But that has aloud us to go and, explore Myoko?

must say we met a great friend three years ago at hakuba who was traveling alone over breakfast and skied with us that day and many times since and comes up and stays each year. Life an adventure you never know where you mite end up.

A fair amount of snow is needed to make a decent park so by late Jan there is usually plenty. Not just that, but you need a decent speed on a lot of those run ups to clear the knuckle. Any powder usually trashes the shit out of most park features and jan/early feb is usually consistent powder. Its really later in the season when conditions get fast enough to hit the feature for a lot of places. I mean you COULD devote a decent steep line to your terrain park in case of powder drops, but a lot of parks are built on average gradients with maybe a run in for the bigger hits. Throw in powde

Thanks Pete when do you head off Keen to catch up for a cold one with you at Myoko.

No we are back in Aust and their computer is playing up.I told them to see the guys at garage 902 or simliar shop for advise.

They love the powder Krusty I suggested Cortina to them.They will have to sort that out and see if it windy or not in the morning and if its worth catching the bus.I'm sure they will have a great time some where.

Be careful we bought two for Christmas both are playing up and not working at the moment.Checked out their web site a lot of unhappy people

Found the Sun Apina Kashimayari sports village On the SJ bible. But there site page is in Japanese. If any one can tell me if the terrain park there is open.that would be great looks like the mountain is open. Thanks

Thanks every one I will check out those places in the SJ pages Looks like Happo opens 2/2/13. The boys come home on the 30/1/13. They are having a great time and had built their own mini park next to where they are staying and give it a work out after a day up the mountain. Would be nice to have that energy. Maybe we should send some Aussie park builders over there they do a good job here with a lot less snow.

Doe's any one know if any of the terrain parks are open yet.Goyra is small.47 not finished. Happo ? A few year's ago I was told you could catch the train to a resort close by that had a great terrain park but can not remember the name of the resort.Have tried to check it out on the SJ page's.but no luck I have 3 park rat's starting to get restless.any help would be welcome Thanks.

Will be Keen for that.The snow reports just keep getting better every day.

When do you head over Pete.We are staying just down the road from you at Myoko should be some great snow to be had.

My sons bought new jackets before our trip last year. The burton lasted two days before the sleeve split the other jacket was a Nomis which is still going strong.

sounds good will keep in touch.Have not been on the forums much in the past year been very busy with work and family.But have enjoyed every ones storys humor and stirring. Some thing ever change which is great. and Snowjunky wealth of wisdom.