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  1. Last year we were in Niseko with a group of 12 and only one guy didn't have a helmet.

    We badgered him until he gave in and bought one. The following week at Furano he was being filmed and whacked into a friend as they were crossing over. Fell backwards and cracked the back of his new helmet! I'd hate to think what would have happened if he wasn't wearing one.

     

    How many years had that guy been skiing without a helmet? And within a week of wearing one he has a major head collision? More support for my theory that it's mostly people wearing helmets hitting their heads on the slopes. ;)

    He is an advanced skier and has been skiing in Victoria for years!

  2. Last year we were in Niseko with a group of 12 and only one guy didn't have a helmet.

    We badgered him until he gave in and bought one. The following week at Furano he was being filmed and whacked into a friend as they were crossing over. Fell backwards and cracked the back of his new helmet! I'd hate to think what would have happened if he wasn't wearing one.

  3. I have a Giro Grove helmet purchased from STP a couple of years ago. It was a third of the price of those in Australian shops.

    I love it - soft chin strap and ear thingies and oh, so light.

     

    My kids all had to wear a helmet until they were 18 (while I was buying their season passes). Now two of them are vollie ski patrollers and they only wear their helmets when on a skidoo - go figure :huh:

  4. Originally Posted By: thursday
    once you're in the resort, you can enter anywhere you like.

    Maybe this may help

    http://www.snowjapan.com/e/voice/readrereview4.php


    Thanks thursday - for some reason I missed the reviews section!

    I did however, read your trip report and the photos are fab - it wont be long and you'll be skiing with your little one. Our youngest started skiing at 2 3/4 but has been on a board since she was 10 and wont go back!!!

    Good to know VIZ spa is included.
    Now to keep an eye out for specials. I think I'll leave the booking until closer to the time (Feb)
  5. We have just booked our JAL flights for February - into CTS and out of NRT.

     

    2 nights Sapporo for the snow festival

    5 nights Tomamu

    7 nights Furano

    3 nights Asahikawa - skiing, zoo and winter festival

    Then we will travel around Hokkaido to visit all the other snow and ice festivals before flying to Matsumoto to see the snow monkeys (again), Takayama and Tokyo.

     

    My fourth trip to Japan and I cant wait!!!

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    Hi everyone...

    Have been lurking for a few months and looking forward to reading lots of past posts.

     

    I am going to have to work out an exercise regime for our third trip to Japan next February.

     

    On Tuesday I took half a day off work and went for my first ski of the season at Perisher and now every skiing muscle in my body knows about it!

     

    And to think, Zalis run at Blue Cow is a fraction of the length of most in Japan, but at least there were no queues. In fact I skied quite a few runs on perfect corduroy.

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