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I posted mine in 'Snow Trip Reports': http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/23944-suginohara-myoko-march-21st-2014/ http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/23947-happo-hakuba-march-31st-2014/ Do you want me to copy and paste them into the 'Resort-Reviews' section too?

I imagine myself walking up to the ridge line and ripping down one of those chutes like a boss I would probably be going more for the views and the hiking but snowboarding down would beat walking! Most people that go up there do so just to hike/gape I heard...... The ride down from the top might give you 5 or 6 corn turns

We got lucky with the conditions

That's the really high place down south in Komogane. It's only open for a little while in spring and it doesn't look all wintery like in this photo. I've never been, but heard it's pretty lame. The drag-lift just serves some weak-sauce run. I imagine it would get a bit more interesting if you hiked up into the higher terrain though

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Last day for me this coming Saturday. I hope Thursday delivers a last little taste to last through until the weekend...... If not, last Sunday's surprise happy nugget was more than good enough to end on

Big enough for him to consider himself a very lucky boy

I was at Cortina on Sunday 6th for the last day of their season..... It was empty and infinitely better than I could've possibly imagined

Agreed. Also the only resort with easy access to a true alpine environment.

Happo is a resort that I have held a season pass for a couple of times in the past. The resort itself is a little too bumpy for my taste, but the main selling point for me is the easy access to the backcountry from the top Grat Quad lift. I also used to like the ‘High Cascade Park’ that was a feature for a few seasons on the course far skiers left of the resort, served by the Kitaone 3 Pair lift. Unfortunately, that park no longer exists and has been replaced by something called ‘Happo Banks’ at the same spot. So I was a lucky winner of what I think was the first SJ Giveaway of th

It was way better than we expected for sure Maybe they were just using up the whole daily amount, as we were the only souls in there!

Somewhere that looks like it has potential ....

I used to visit Suginohara often when I first moved to Nagano, as at that time I lived on the northern side of Nagano city and it only took an hour or so to drive across into Niigata and the Myoko area. Now that I live such a short drive from the Hakuba valley, I rarely get across to Myoko and I do miss the place. I was lucky enough to win not one, but two tickets to use anywhere in the Myoko area in the last ‘Unclaimed Tickets’ Giveaway of the 2013/14 season. Thanks Snow Japan! I decided to use the tickets to visit Myoko Suginohara on what turned out to be a big powder day,

About 25-30 I'd say. Hope to get a few more in before surgery

Looks like you got relatively lucky with the conditions there Gunma Boarder All the best lines I rode there are way over the other side of the c course. Put in a bit of leg work from the first bend of the c course and there are loads of really nice glade and meadow lines . Maybe not the best ones to do alone though.

Yeah, I have lived in various places in Japan for a good 9 years or so. Also done the majority of my riding in the Hakuba valley/Nozawa/Shiga/Myoko/Niseko areas. A bit of exploring in some of the more obscure resorts up in Hokkaido, but mainly the bigger, popular areas. Everyone likes the hot-lap buffet and the bowl resorts like Cortina are great....... but as Bushiman said, the place is a joke these days! It was good while it lasted though The place sure looked like a winner! After reading Gunma Boarder's review on the place I was keen as chips to get over there and give it a taste fo

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Let's Oze Sounds like you might be coming Bring the Slackcountry Also where should we meet? We need to exchange some details somehow but no PM function at the moment ....... Bushtrim will be driving, so guess we would be in the car park by around 8:15 if all goes to plan . I will bring the Slackcountry. It's is the exact model that Bushtrim rides !

Let's Oze

Trying to move these conversations over to my new amazing thread http://www.snowjapan...519#entry516519 I would guess Iwakura got enough snow to fix what happened last weekend. It might in fact be really good. If I had to guess I would say 30 - 40 cm of fresh snow but that is just a guess based on the Minakami Now report. I have to admit if I had Tuesday off I would consider going then. It looks like a good bit more snow is going to fall between now and then. Wish I could get Tuesday off....... Keep me posted on my spectacular new thread Hmmm... Myself and Neck-bot 3000 have T