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There was no penalty called on the Raymond hit though. Boston played well but more than anything Thomas just stole the series!

To kill the buying the car plan you can not do it without a gaijin card as a start. Depending on where you live you also need a parking shomesho and a licence. Your best bet is to find some long term rental option or hope someone that has legal residence in Japan buys a car for you. If you like the 3 valleys then an option could be nagano city. Nightlife and Nozawa Shiga Hakuba and Myoko are all within 1 hour.

You can tell by the style of play really. I think Kessler is really hurt. He was a monster until he more than likely ripped is groin. the hit on Mason Raymond was weird I am at odds as to if that is a bad hit. The puck was there and he finished off the hit but considering the body position of the player he maybe shouldve let the player go.

Boston is mostly Canadian though.

Roberto Roberto Robeatable! What a bad start, the game was over in 10 minutes.

It isn't a company. There is no supply and demand for the product. I dis-like the re-entry process.

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Hockey is rough but the protection the players are wear is just too good and dangerous. The shoulders pads need to be softer as do the elbow pads. Look at all the blocked shots these days. If you dont take it on the ankle you hardly feel the blow. The brain buckets have to get better take a look at the newer NFL helmets they have bubble wrapping type of stuff in them. The Sendins need to play tougher without getting into the stuff after the play.

I think this one is going to go to 7 games. Luongo will start he has to really. He played a great game 1 and 2. He played great in the San Jose. He also played fine against Nashville. Game 3 was hardly his fault the team just forgot how to play hockey. The second period was awful. He should have allowed himself to be pulled though just for protection so late in a lost game. Vancouver needs to win the next game if they do this series should go to 7 games!

Sorry made a mistake. The Pass is the JTB seasons pass and it has a good amount of resorts on it some in Yuzawa as well. It does look worth while for people from Tokyo looking for a fixed cost. You should be able to find it via a simple english search.

The JA pass which offers Iwatake Tsugake Norikura Cortina in the Hakuba area I also think it has 50 resorts on the ticket but I cant find the link at the moment

It is a ski forum and the travel news is important. We must consider that the next season may put some of the resorts you know and love out of business. Who knows how much Nozawa had to spend to even get their Gondola up and going again for example. Can they or other resorts survive without international guests?

Better news coming out these days from the JNTO. http://japantravelinfo.com/news/news_item.php?newsid=431 Lets hope things keep getting better.

Back home in 5 days to visit the family so I have pretty much switched to biking and kayaking.

People cant be bullied into coming to Japan. I think TJ is trying to see how to begin to market for next season. Also, there are pensions here thinking about just not even opening next season. The year might be a right off anyways. What people are thinking is very important, even if it doesn't match the reality of where people are in Japan.

It is the longest most boring part about Nozawa but that would be one short golf course. Maybe 2 narrow holes max. Isn't that area also a mountain pass road also?

Such a funky zone for snow that canyon

Is your season done? There are still lots of places that are going to stay open until GW. There are a few places like Tateyama for example but are most people switching over? I think I have a few days left in me but the garden and MTbing/Kayaking are starting to look like good options.

Might give Friday a try but it wont be chute bagging by the looks of the weather!

Yeah but the big boys will still pump the money in GN. Their plan is a long way off so they werent looking at this year I think.

Hakuba lions adventure run tours out around that area. Also near Madaro there is some other Japanese company doing rentals. Sorry I don't know the details.

The weather sucked last weekend to attempt anything so I chopped wood in the wet weather.

way more than 50 cant remember.

There was snow is what it meant.

All you need is a kei truck and bike and your back country travels are set. I would love to ski some spring couloirs in Europe. The hike looks long but the lifts cut off a lot of distance. This weekends plan is a bit harder, with fresh snow or rain and no re-freeze.