Gunma Boarder
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Not about snow, but I really like Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Also Kiyomizudera is a really nice temple to be at for the sunset. Sounds like you have a nice trip planned
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No, you can get Shinkansen + lift ticket deals for all the Yuzawa resorts. You can also get a hotel added on to that deal
Good to know. I should say I've never stayed in Yuzawa due to the proximity to my house. I mostly meant that 9000 yen does not get you all of those things. Though that would be one hell of a deal
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I should have said Kanto + Yuzawa JR train pass instead of just pass. Lift tickets sold separately. Though there might be a deal including lift tickets. If so, probably for Gala Yuzawa.
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Damn.
Just about 1-2cm here.
But happy for you!
Is it snowing in Muikamachi now?
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It rained last night in Gunma. But looking at the surrounding mountains, over 800 meters seems to have gotten snow. Definitely not 40 to 50 cm though.....
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Yuzawa vs Nozawa. Yuzawa definitely wins for convenience and price (look into the Kanto + Yuzawa 9,000 yen three day pass you can buy at the airport). Both have good powder (if you hit it right). Nozawa might win for "Traditional Japanese" It is a really interesting village with a nice temple and nice hot spring baths. Yuzawa is also a hot spring but has more of a ski resort feel. There probably are temples and shrines because they really are everywhere in Japan, but I've never been to one in Yuzawa. Nozawa would be a more expensive and long trip from Tokyo. I hope that is helpful.
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lol. The myth the legend ...... Tsugaike Kogen.
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That doesn't just bother skiers. I agree with onehunga it is mostly the social boarders. I would also add stop siting on the spots where people like to wall ride, but that is probably too much to ask
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When I was living in America the nearest ski area was 3 hours away by car if the weather was OK. I would only go maybe once or twice a season. I was also in my teens and early twenties so every time I was on a mountain it was like that. At least for the first day. Sometimes my body would force me to slow down a bit on the second and third
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There are a lot in this one. I'm also kind of guessing on a few
In the foreground Yomase Onsen on the left and X-Jam on the right. Behind that Madarao. Even farther back a bunch of the Myoko skijos and I think Kurohime Kogen Snow Park on the left. All from Ryuoo.
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Myoko Suginohara, Ikenotaira Onsen and Akakura Onsen from Madarao. There probably are more.
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Very very nice.
Is that Norn to the right in that last shot?
Yes, it is Norn. Good eye!
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You local, you!
How busy was it GB?
Iwappara and Yuzawa Kogen were very quiet.
Pretty quiet today. Good powder to go around!
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Nice photos and Lines
That line was crazy! I don't even know where they were going. They either had to walk up a long ways to get back into the ski resort or go into a valley with a verrrrry big creek. The more I think about it the more I'm just hoping that person is ok.
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Yes I like that one too. Unfortunately the windows on the Ropeway are really high, and so basically I had my hand up and out of the window holding the camera pointing downwards and pressed the shutter hoping for a result!
I would say you succeeded! Though that does explain why the photo is giving me vertigo
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Looks like I wasn't the only one out today! Beautiful photos.That black and white of the lift with the trees in the for ground is messing with my brain
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Wonderful!
Must get back there.
How much of a drive is it for you?
Between 25 and 45 minutes depending on traffic and weather.
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I did a little snowshoeing at Kawaba today. Really amazing weather. The snow was also pretty good. My best day of riding so far!
Mt. Fuji at about 6X
I hiked a mini mountain to get some views you can't see from the resort.
I put my snowshoes on under this beautiful tree.
A couple of shots from my hike up.
Mt. Naeba is in the background and Tanigawa is closer but I was really enjoying the ridge on the right. The next few are some close-ups.
Those three were close-ups of ridge line.
Here is a close-up of Mt. Naeba. Not quite the same as from Kaguragamine, but still nice.
The amazing rock face you can see from the resort as well as the peak of Mt. Hotaka behind it. I saw someone riding down from the peak and snapped some photos of them. They are at about 7X
Mt. Sukai. Great place for hiking!
Mt. Asama and other distant mountains
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I missed this one. I see a giant wind spirit face with its mouth open.
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A few more Gunma Boarder if you don't mind!
Do you walk up by the Number 5 lift (which I see if opening from this weekend!)?
Do they frown on that?
Is it something you can do on your own?
Can I take off my skis and just walk up there, or would that be a very bad idea?
Sorry, perhaps silly questions. But would like to know!
This most recent trip I walked up from the High Speed 1 lift but the number 5 being open will help a lot. I don't think it is frowned upon many people climb it everyday and I think they even do tours. They just have the normal "You are on your own out there" sort of warning.
If you have skins those are probably the best way. If not snowshoes. If you don't have either maybe wait for a lot of people to go up and pack down the snow. I have gone up once without snowshoes. It is doable, but hard.
If people want to meet up and go up there on a nice day after the number 5 opens I would love to go again
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Fanrtastic!
Super photos.
I have never seen that scenery at Kagura!
Do I need to be a gnarly backcountry personto hike up there or is it easy peasy?
Because I want to go!
It's really not that hard. There was even a snowboarder hiking it without snowshoes. He did look tired though
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I previously wrote Kirigamine but the mountain where I took the pics is Kaguragamine. I just edited it
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" I was careless with the zipper on my backpack and my camera fell out."
What camera was it?
It's an older Panasonic Lumix. It's my hiking and snowboarding camera. I've had it for about seven years now. Glad I didn't lose it.
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A couple more nice pics from the day.
Walking up the mountain.
Mt. Naeba and the top of Kaguragamine (on the far left) also a horde of snow creatures.
Mt. Naeba from the top of Kaguragamine.
magical snow land
Mt Myoko at about 5X
The North Alps at about 5X
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SnowJapan Giveaways - 3 Hanazono Powder Guides AM backcountry group tour vouchers (Niseko, Hokkaido)
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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Probably can't go to Hokkaido this year, but that is so cool!