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WallyD

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  1. Yes, you are too tall to ride. Nobody over 5'6 is allowed to ride in Japan. That's the law.
  2. Originally Posted By: beowulf I am not going specifically for the snow, but for work, so I was curious to know if there were many ski resorts in that part of Japan. There are not too many, but if I get the job I should be able to have a bit of fun. I live in the Yamagata and the snow is not that special here compared to Western Hokkaido. Winter in that area is pretty miserable, but it's a great place to be in summer. Great for hiking, mountain climbing, golf, camping etc. There's also a great hot spring waterfall there called Kamuiwakka. You have to hike up the warm waterfalls to ge
  3. I don't know about this year, but from what I remember they didn't have a half pipe last year or the year before. The only pipe I know of in that area is at Tomamu.
  4. If you're planning to come to Hokkaido for the snow, then Shiretoko is probably not the place you want to be. Shiretoko is right up in the top east, not the north. Snowfall in eastern Hokkaido is completely different to the west. You generally get much less of it and it is usually icy rather than powdery. On the plus side, the resorts in that part of Hokkaido will generally have very few people, so on some days you can have the place all to yourself. Tsubetsu is not huge, but it's probably the closest resort to Shiretoko that would have some reasonable snow.
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