[Is Yuzawa a town or a ski resort?]

Loads of Japanese do go for the onsen though a weekend in summer is quieter than a weekend in winter.

 

Yuzawa still gets real hot in summer.

[Gassan, Yamagata, 2014.5.25]

Nice MO.

 

Where does めっちゃ楽しい come from, anyone know?

[Oosouji... Anyone else do a big year end cleaning?]

Gambatte.

I hate cleaning.

 

Will feel good when it's done though.

[Snow onsen]

And don't forget the beer/sake!

[Guess Where This Is]

Love that bottom pic. More please!

[New Gear for 2013/14]

New skis.

Eyeing them up now.

[Show Me Your Adult Toys...]

Smile Shaken!

 

That phrase always makes me... smile. Or is that grimace.

[Did tiny ski hills ever make any sense?]

Yes I think lots of the tiny places were just for the locals which was a good thing.

 

Can't see how some of the small places popped up next to major resorts, though perhaps it happened the other way round.

[Arai Ski Resort]

I used to like Arai.

 

But it was too over the top for it's own good and then we entered the era when most people didn't want to spend all that money.

 

Lots of the folk who stayed at the hotels didn't even go skiing.

 

The snow was great though up there.

[Buying a snowboard in Japan]

And someone bought the 1st one from you?

[Checking out new resorts]

Kandatsu Kogen.

 

Sadly it was whiteout when I went so wouldn't recognise it if I went again.

 

[Was there ever any plans to....?]

There was probably more chance of Akakaura Kanko and Akakura Onsen falling out properly and cutting off the shared ticket than the whole place linking up I reckon.

 

Those two never seem to have got along.

[Sugadaira or Myoko?]

Personally I much prefer Myoko.

 

I went heli ski once in Sugadaira which was fun, but there's just not enough challenge for me there generally.

 

A good place for beginners I'd say.

[Sunny day hikes]

Nice, photos make the snow look very shiny and hard!

[The Ski Patrol slackcountry thread]

Aussie smokes packets?

[TR: Charmant Hiuchi]

Thanks Black Mountain.

 

I have been a few times over the years, it's an interesting place. And can be quite busy.

 

Definitely a different flavor to it than most skijo.

[Kagura early operations?]

Thanks for the report.

 

Hope to be there in a few weeks.

[Japan ski resort casualties (2012)]

[SR : Shiribeshi Stories, Hokkaido 2012/13]

Sugoi!

 

I'm jealous.

[The snow watch is on]

[Advice for first visit to Niseko Hokkaido]

And I agree.

[Boarding in November? (from Kansai)]

Possible if you want a nice long drive. (For Yeti?!)

[Frying rice]

I want to try some of that one day. I imagine it gets sold out quickly.

[Mt Granview watch (or... the Japanese ski resort to watch for the 12/13 season)]

Actually, how did we get here with the Mt Granview thing?

[Japan winter 2012-2013 weather forecast (provisional)]

Had a good read through this today.

 

Great stuff.

 

More please!