Boolugu Mez

January 26th is Australia Day - or "Straya Day !!" if you are of the Bogan Persuasion.... I hear it is also an international day of shame for our country and its drunken antics at many resorts in Japan.......

Regarding Pies' experience with "Book Now for March Bottomless Powder" and the associated marketing hype, I have to say a massive thank you to SnowJapan daily snow reports for exposing me to reality of Japan ski resort conditiions - you guys are actually responsible for shifting my wedding forward by 2 months so that we could have better snow conditions for our Honeymoon!! My wife was originally keen on booking our venue for a mid March wedding with a follow on honeymoon in Japan, that is until I spent untold hours/ days/ weeks absorbing data from over 10 years of your daily "now" reports

I got some "outdoor" wool socks from Kmart pretty cheap, they're kinda thick(ish) but super comfy, I boarded ( & Mrs Boolugu skied wearing the same socks ) in Niseko late jan/early feb and did not get cold feet. Mid-price range ( $100 ) gloves from Mountain designs generally performed admirably, felt the cold one afternoon when the temp was about -17 and there was some pretty gnarly wind going on which bit through pretty sharp.... One thing i noticed which was kind of weird - on the coldest days during gondy / chairlift rides or when we stopped at the base and had a quick ciggi

Have to say I love reading the banter regarding long term seasonal forecasts on the forums, it's a nice way to gee up the excitement levels as we get closer to the season which we are all hoping fbrings record cold temps & voluminous snowfall !! As to the scientific method and measurable degree of accuracy, both of these factors are highly questionable in the predictions I see posted( except for Pie Eater who seems to nail it with his uncanny ability to predict the EXACT conditions of winter well in advance- year in, year out ) Meteorological agencies such as BOM and JMA will onl

Wife & I did our honeymoon in Jan / Feb 2012, stayed at Niseko Village. For our final night we went over to Hirafu for one last Nighta session and found it to be busier than NV was during the day!! ( To be fair it was the end of CNY ) Am devestated to hear that they will be stopping the King triple nighta - I was super keen to head up there but Mrs was not so inclined due to -15 and windy conditions ( plus we were pretty well blissed out after our 12 days of goodness) Was looking forward to checking it out next year ......