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Niseko? Banzai chair? Total long shot.

Ignore me. Posted but hadn't noticed it had gone onto a new page.

Looks like there's a bit in the forecast. At least as there's still some snow up on the ski jos, the new snow won't be falling straight onto bare ground. Hopefully it builds up enough through this week to open things up. I'm hoping to be up at Teine on Saturday......

This is the opposite of stoke! All the snow is disappearing fast!

What about Soup Curry? And Sapporo Classic?

The Japan movie segment cliche checklist - Departures/arrivals board at an airport Dragging a ski bag through an airport Tokyo esp Shibuya crossing or fish market People in facemasks Vending machines Bowing combini attendant/police/gas station Driving through snow Roadworks/snowplow Black diamond lodge Ramen/sushi/dried squid in a supermarket Yotei One person chairlifts/Japanese ski school group/bowing lifty Ridiculous voiceover about Japanese culture and travel. Deep cold snow from Siberia. Travel broadening horizons etc etc All before any we get to see any skiing/boardin

Yep, close enough. It's Asahigaoka at Kutchan!

Hmmm the one with the Buddha? Could that be Ashibetsu with the white statue? But that is west of Furano. Anyway, it's certainly nowhere between Asahikawa and Furano. Hint - I reckon it's somewhere alot of people see, but probably don't pay much attention to.

It is a tiny Hokkaido place. But it's not Minami Furano (or any of the Furanos). There are a couple of clues in the photo...

Not Kami Furano...

Nope! Not Katsurazawa!

Nope, not Santa Present...

Haha nope, that's the hill I ski'd at earlier today and posted a picture of. This picture is of a different place altogether!

OK, next one. Where's this?

Cheers, will get a new one posted in an hour or so!

Bragging rights? Or a free ski guide if you ever visit the gnarly Hokkaido Greeland!

You got it!

Have a guess! It's my local hill, awesome little place. Small bit perfectly formed!

That's Kurodake

I definitely rate the go pro. Very easy to just chuck in your pocket and forget about it, then pull it out when something's worth filming. The buttons are big and very simple so no need to take your gloves off. Take some footage or a photo, back in the pocket and off you go again. I use it much more from my hand or a pole to film others than I do for POV footage from a head mount though. I think going round with it on your head all day filming everything is a bit dull! It's waterproof, shockproof and good value for the quality of picture. It also makes a great travel camera.

Scored some turns this morning before work. Boot deep, but with a nasty crust. Still, lots of fun. I'm stoked.

Seems like that dusting we got yesterday was just a taster for what's to come. This morning we had 35cm + after some good snowfall last night. I'll be getting some turns in tomorrow morning if this keeps up!

ありがとう! That's when Teine and Rusutsu are opening. There's a chance Nakayama Touge and Kokusai might open this coming weekend, but there's a bit of rain and warm weather in the forecast for Fri-Sun.

This is the important part. I don't care if it snows in the city or the flat areas, as long as the mountains get pounded! There's a big circle on the 23rd in my diary, I'm counting the days.

By park, I thought you meant the terrain park. But maybe you're just using park to mean the whole ski area?