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    new ski boots

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

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    thanks for the input guys :) I know Tubby but as yoroshiku said there are just a couple of us on here ;)

     

    Besniwod, great advice thanks :) I know traditional methods for fitting are good I was just curious about the laser fitting option as well.

     

    I'm an intermediate skier and I mostly ski on piste but as I get better i'd like to explore off piste a little, and unfortunately I only get to ski every 18 - 24 months at this point :( and mostly in NZ, but I did spend an amazing 10 days in Niseko last feb and got some powder action :)

    new ski boots

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

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    So i'm getting to the point in my skiing where i feel buying my own boots could be a good idea.

     

    Generally my feet will end up numb or just really sore after a day in rental boots as i think my feet are slightly different sizes, prolly half a size between the two.

     

    A mate of mine bought boots when he was living in Canada from a place called Sure Foot that had a machine that mapped his feet with lasers and he tells me his boots have never fit so well.

     

    So does anyone know of somewhere in Australia (i live in Brisbane but get to travel to Sydney and Melbourne with work every now and then) that offer a service like this?

     

    have also seen a vacu-fit machine does anyone have experience with these?

     

    or what are peolpes thoughts on ski boot fitting? any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated :)

    Advice for a powder novice?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

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    Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated :)

     

    Take a lesson

     

    Always a good option Mike but this trip I just had so much fun I didn't get around to it.

     

    Looks like I'll just have to come back! ;)

     

    Thanks for the other advice though guys I think I have a few things to work on still but have had the best trip!

     

    Got the day tomorrow for some rest and recuperation and maybe some snow-mobiling and then off to Kyoto and Osaka next :)

     

    Have I said yet how much fun I've had :) love this country!

     

    Advice for a powder novice?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

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    Made some progress this morning but a blizzard has set in now and visibility is down to about ten meters so having a break for a bit. Also ate it pretty hard on the last time down, funny how I can get from the top to almost the bottom without incident then hit a green run and total myself ;)

     

    On another note, tried Hirafu today but it was super busy compared to niseko village so I think I'll check out hanazono and annupurri next...

    Advice for a powder novice?

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

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    Hi kids, today was my third day skiing in Niseko on my first trip here and was a powder day :) but I've never skied proper powder before.

     

    I've skied a couple of times in NZ and Aus and on my last trip I stepped up from begginer runs to intermediate runs and now feel pretty comfortable on them (as long as it's a groomer).

     

    I've managed to get my brain to believe that leaning forward down the hill on the hard packed runs gains control and let's you turn better but I noticed a school group being instructed to lean back a bit in the powder so I tried it and it seemed to work.

     

    So am I on the right track and now I just need to practice the technique more?

     

    Or am I way off?

     

    Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated :)

     

    Oh and I love this place and this country, it's going to be hard to leave...

    Which weekend is the CNY weekend?

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    You can buy firweworks on July 1st in Darwin and set them off between 6pm and Midnight.

     

    But everywhere else they are completely illegal :( and have been for my entire lifetime :(

     

    Ah well i'm gonna give it a crack anyway :)

     

    And back on topic as far as i can see CNY is Jan 23, but i could have sworn i saw something about 10 - 12th of Feb being a high traffic time in Niseko due to the CNY weekend but i can't seem to find where i saw it now...

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