Chris_3211

Take two Panadol (paracetamol) before you sleep. Takes care of the headache in advance. Works a treat for me.

Seriously!? You're going to use a photo of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (IN NAGANO!!!) to make a ridiculous claim about Niseko? Anyone else come across any doozies these days? This photo is certainly not from this year, it is a promotional photo that is used by some of the travel agents I have seen it before! It also looks like it has been photo shopped as there are no people in this one unlike the ones I have seen. There is one floating around on Facebook claiming (saw it on the burton page) the same thing 20m etc etc 2012 record year, shame the photo was taken in 2009

It is ingrained into most Asian cultures, respect for others and discipline (maybe not all but most). I have been in some restaurants is South Korea where there were tables full of guys and they were absolutely plastered, not once were they rude, they did not want to fight... They were just having a good time. I remember once the table was apologetic because they knocked a glass bottle on the floor and it broke. If this was Australia I am sure some one would have had a glass smashed on there face. It's sad to hear that the Australian (and others) crowd does not show the same level of r

Normal behavior it may be and a possible overreaction from my first post. I still think it is wrong to let fireworks off near children, regardless of its legalities.

What is so appalling about that? In Japan letting off firecrackers is pretty normal stuff and I've seen Japanese dads setting them off with their young kids plenty of times just like we used to do in Australia before we became a namby pamby nanny state. Firecrackers are ok, using them around small children is not the smartest thing to do. I would be more shocked if they were some else's children. (but without knowing the full facts it's easy to jump to conclusions) Australia is a nanny state, they do it to protect the 10% of the gene pool that would qualify for a Darwin award.

Disgraceful, they should be ashamed!

YNWA... Hopefully a good result tonight

The sad thing is Chris, that clearly these people do share the same interest, which is snow sports in Japan. Rather than attempt to become part of the community, they just want something for nothing. I was kind of hoping that this was just some sort of joke, maybe an albeit misguided icebreaker as a new member of the forums, but sadly it would appear that this is not the case. You do have a point there, sad nonetheless!

Thanks for sharing, you have captured some amazing pictures.????

I hope it keeps snowing at least for 2 weeks until I arrive!!

I always thought a forum was a community of people who share the same interest. I am still very new here but that's pretty lame..

Happy wife = Happy life The sooner you realize this, the better!

I have forum kickers, they have dual speed lacing system. I found them to be the most comfortable in that price range. They are also very responsive.

In the latest news, girl above has moved to a remote island to marry her brother.... There are some things you don't joke about... Inocent people loosing their lives is one.

I just finished watching the full movie, highly recommended, great visuals. This and art of flight have taken these movies to another level

It is a great test of mental strength. What I enjoyed about it the most is the sense of achievement. Last years mud run was after 2 weeks of rain. We literally had to wad through a creek and some swamps. It was smelly, there were leeches but we made it and along the way met a lot of great people who were of different fitness levels. The best bit was the end, every one had a cold beer and was in the clean creek to wash off, great all round atmosphere.

Great topic. Love running, but it does get boring... We are doing a 5 km mud run in two weeks which is exciting and feels like 15km once you finish.

Late feb for me and first time in Japan. Had to compromise on the family holiday so we could get some snow action in Japan.

What about on piste?

That is true, looking old reports for feb 2011 (not that you can use this to predict feb 2012) they had some mild weather during the early weeks and some great falls towards the back end. I always take the view any day on snow (powder or ice) is far better than a day off it.

No! You only know its true if it is on Wikipedia ????

Hi all I'm new here!!! Is it just me or does it look fake?

There are a few boarders in the US that do the purchase/shipping for you. If you google cheapsnowboards4u you will come across the site. I brought my libtech skate and a K2 board for a friend and it worked out that I saved about 500 from buying it in Australia. They will friend you on facebook and send you photos when the goods are received. I hope that helps.