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It's probably currently dumping dry powder Ippy

:lol: I might just have to do some front flips through the powder this weekend in honor of my new favorite fox. Hasn't stopped snowing in the mountains all day! and it's the good stuff me thinks. Still going to Kawaba on Sunday?

Go to Myoko and then tell me all about it it's on my to hit list Also if it's anything like Gunma right now the powder is falling!

+1 for what Muikabochi and Tubby said. Might also add Ryuoo which plans to close in early May and has a 1930m max elevation. http://snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/yamanouchi/ryuoo-ski-park I'll have to look into Gassan. The only place I know of that opens in spring is Senjojiki in the central alps in Nagano. planned season from Mid April to Late May. Has anyone been? I've been thinking about checking it out. http://snowjapan.com/japan-ski-resorts/nagano/komagane/senjojiki

Also back to Kagura I've never been when the quad is closed but I usually pick blue bird days so I can hike. The Yuzawa report says only up to the romance 1 lift in the Kagura area is open. That would really limit things! I guess you could walk up to some of the closed runs and get some powder but I can now see why people wouldn't want to go on a windy day! Kawaba, Houdaigi and Iwakura in Gunma might be some good options for a windy day. Kawaba gets high winds but even if their quad closes there is another high elevation lift tends to stay open and accesses much of the same area. Houdaigi an

Epic 100th post! Congratulations Tsugaike Kogen

I think it's Bokujo which I believe means ruffly "farm". I know they have a campground there in summer. Maybe they also grow some veggies

Yes it is. This jump was huge! And this maid was hitting backflips on it all day. Haven't been for years because the non park ridding isn't very good but it is a fun place to see really high level park tricks.

This might be a bit hard so I will add that this skijo is known more for park features than anything else.

Maybe 3cm here over night but I'm not sure if it was falling or more blowing out of the mountains. Snow is now definitely blowing out of the mountains. It is also pretty dry. Looks like the kind of day that delivers the goods

Nozawa is really nice for both skiing and enjoying the town. Very nice feel about the place. Pleasantly touristy with lots of hot spring hotels. Might also think about the resorts around Mt. Myoko which are pretty close by. I have never been in winter but I did have a good time there in summer also have the hot spring hotels. Really beautiful mountain and nice little town. Could probably do Nozawa and the Myoko area in one trip. Yuzawa is another great option with lots of hills but during Christmas time Kagura might be the best option due to it getting the most snow. It also has hot spring ho

Went through some of my old photos and found this. That was one bad ass maid!

That is taken from where the bus stop is in summer. Never been in winter.

Kusatsu

I've never been to Maunuma but like both Kawaba and Iwakura a lot. All three should have great snow. What kind of rider are you? Iwakura is really nice for straight riding and off-piste but doesn't have any park features worth mentioning. Kawaba has a bit of everything but less variety of courses (That said Kawaba has nice variety just not as much as Iwakura). I think Kawaba is better for easy close to the trail powder and has some tree runs that intermediate riders can hit. Both have great advanced level off-piste. I might be at Kawaba on Sunday if your interested in meeting up for a couple r

I was thinking of maybe going to Kagura this weekend too. The snow japan forecast only says 35 km/h winds for Kagura at the top on Sunday. If that holds true I can't imagine that stopping the quad lift. Even Saturday afternoon and evening don't seem too bad (45 and 40). I think it will be open but might be worth calling to make sure. How are Gala and Yuzawa Kogen in the wind compared to Kagura?

I would guess Kawaba is getting a good amount of snow and hopefully will be getting some dry powder Thursday and Friday. I was thinking of going to either Kawaba, Kagura or White World Oze Iwakura this weekend. When will you be at Kawaba?

Got about 5 cms over night in the Numata area but turned to rain in the morning. Probably still snowing at the skijos...hopefully

I was looking at the mountains today from work and thinking you might be out and about today Muika Beautiful weather. Now lets get some more snow!

I have also been wanting to bring my trip reports over to the main site. Can we, and would you like us to, add links to forum pages in the main site reviews? If so, would you prefer us to write a short(ish) review then link to the forums or to copy the reports from the forums in their uncut form and modify them into a review? I ask because some of my trip reports are kind of long and I think the pictures sometimes tell a lot of the story. Sorry for the kind of confusing question Also thanks for all the hard work you have done this year with the giveaways!

Looks like it was snowing above 600 meters or so in the Numata area.

Yes. I'm too cheap to buy a split board

I have been looking forward to these! Sounds like a lot of fun! Beautiful looking powder fields

Forgot to answer this. The hike was maybe 30 minutes to the last picture. You could start riding sooner though.

She can't say no after some fried chicken! I have never been to Hakuba but Muikabochi's pics of Happo-one looked really nice and romantic Also this is the place for this sort of inquire. http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/21426-happo-one-hakuba-nagano-20th-february-2012/page__hl__happo__fromsearch__1 Good luck!