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Looks like the standard wheel covers I have for my tires. Obviously they have some extra stuff on em. How much they run a set?

Great stories guys! Keep em commin!

Hard-off is where I bought some bindings and a board. They should definitely have gear if you want to buy.. if you want to sell... don't expect to get fair market value. Try yahoo auctions or elsewhere.

It looks soooo rusted man. I was freaking out my first time because it seemed like they're ready to fall apart. Its kind of hard to see in the pictures, but when it's clear out you can definitely make out a land mass out to the far left of your vision. Nothing defined, but you can see that there is land mass out there. Probably something like Ermio Cape from beyond Cape Shiryazaki Here's kind of what you see in a Google Maps way. https://www.google.c...t/data=!3m1!1e3

Small but plenty of exploring to do and keep you busy for a day. I'd definitely go back and probably will later this season. Sounds good David, I'll be sure to put the other ones there as well I'm loving it so far. Caught an edge on some bulky ice once, but I was the fastest person on the slopes without even trying. Sintered bases hold wax so well!. I'll be happiest when I replace my broken boots, but this is the best board I've owned, though I haven't had it in deep powder yet. Hopefully the weather will take a turn for the better and I'll do a gear review as well.

So when did you start getting into winter sports? Was it a yearly vacation your family always did? Or did you see some crazy big mountain snowboarding video? Did you get into skiing in college as an elective? Lets hear your story! For me- As a child I really wanted this video game called 1080 Snowboarding for Nintendo 64. I couldn't get my parents to get it for me, but it was on display as a demo at the local toys r us. I would walk there every day after school before my parents got home and play the game. I loved imagining me doing the tricks and big mountain jumps. Took me over a mon

Damn. Least someone is getting love out there!

With more to come!

I've never heard of snow socks. They sound worse than chains though. Even a used set of snow tires is better.

I don't know if the forester is any smaller here in JDM but I've enjoyed driving that as well. Took the father in law on a 20 hour road trip to Canada and through during the winter and was very comfortable and reliable. Probably not as big as some for a large family car but plenty of flexibility for a family of four. I'll probably argue with the wife over what to get. Me a Impreza, her a Forester. Little does she know, I win either way. Good luck with the choice. Buying new cars can be a pain!

Lost 15cm of base in yesterdays heat wave... Wanted to go today to salvage some time, but the wife didn't leave me the car again. The wind is howling though so maybe it's for the best.

I had the chance to join a friend in Noheji for a trip to Makado Onsen. While small, the resort is still larger than Kamafuseyama (hard not to be) with more courses and lifts. The weather was pretty crappy early morning with heavy winds and heavy snow, but by the time we were ready to head out, most of it settled down and made for decent weather the rest of the day. Morning Weather-View from parking lot Morning Weather- Beginner Slopes Lodge Proper The lodge itself is very large and has all the ammenities. Many vending machines, large cafeteria with

May just be a bad experience. I'm a fan of the H4 engine personally. Never heard of any issues with standard 2.0L H4 engines, but as for the 2.5L turbo charged engines back in 2007-2008, they had issues with the #4 ringlands on the pistons failing and causing engine failure. Need new engines after that basically. They fixed the issues after those years, but they were specific to the high power/high performance models, so I doubt you have anything to worry about. Also haven't heard about higher maintenance costs... Four of my family members back home have subarus, from outbacks to forresters an

Well I'm in Honshu too but Hokkaido is easier to get to. Either way, come more north,

My car back home: I'd love to have the same thing here in Japan (Subaru Impreza WRX STI) Or anything subaru for that matter. Gas mileage is terrible, but that's why you have this then a family car for those long distance trips! Subaru FTW

Finally getting around to putting a seasonal trip report out for me and Kamafuseyama. I'll putting up daily reports (as I go) and visits to the surrounding area. Lets get things started with a freshly minted review! ----------------------------------------------- Kamafuseyama Ski Resort The most northern ski slope in Honshu, Mount Kamafuse is a minimalistic ski resort that doesn’t warrant a special pilgrimage to visit, but if you are local to the area, it can become an excellent daily escape from the business of life. View from sea level Lodge walking up

I'll add to the consensus. You NEED a full set of snow tires to get the benefit. (i.e 4). Don't worry about chains. Even without 4WD you can handle most slopes with a set of snow tires. It's 70% proper tires and 30% proper driving technique. But you need both in bad conditions to drive safely. While you can drive like crap and manage ok with snow tires most of the time, even with proper technique no snow tires can get you stranded. Summer tires are way way too hard in the cold. Check out this other post many have commented on about driving in the snow. http://www.snowjapan...uring-

Come up to Hokkaido so I can board with you next season!

You will always have them for next year though

Just had a 7* day and now its raining. The weather says "All your base are belong to us"

Haven't had a chance to get up to Hokkaido yet, but wasn't planning on it until February anyway. Got two other resorts to review as well. Don't want the reasons SnowJapan doesn't do giveaways next season is because of me! Gonna dump some reviews here soon.

The tarp. It was the damned tarp I use to collect the wax. I found the scraper and all my other gear in the tacklebox already. I don't know how she missed a huge tarp on the heater. You have to reach down and put it at eye level to even turn it on. But I still don't know why I laid it there. UGH.

Still waiting on mine in the mail. Front foot is starting to give out on the mountain.

Bumping this one... Waxed a friends pair of skis and my snowboard last night before going to snowboard today. For some unknown reason.. I put my plastic scraper on the top grill of my kitchen space heater. This morning, the wife turned it on and didn't see the scraper there. 10 minutes later, I'm drowsily waking up and she slides the door to a roaring fire and kitchen full of smoke. Talk about a wake up call. I jumped up and pushed her out of the way because she was fanning the flames with her hand... They were a good foot and a half high. I turned off the heater itself then filled

Awesome memoirs. Wish my life is half this interesting in another 10 years.