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Motoflyboy

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  1. Ok rough plan falling together... Arrive Tokyo Sunday AM, look around TOK Sun - Mon, spend Tuesday travelling up to Nozawa - few stops on the way maybe. Tuesday night check in and get ready for..... Wednesday - Thursday hit the snow. Thursday afternoon back to TOK. Friday AM check out and train to Kyoto. Fri, Sat look around, head home Sunday night. Just adding up some ticket prices and comparing to a 5 day JR Pass,
  2. Plenty of helmets worn in Australia, not sure what the driver is. Compulsory for the schools and more common than not on the general (beginner and intermediate) runs. IMO any sport that doesn't recommend or require a helmet is probably not going to get the adrenaline pumping anyway. I wear a skydiving helmet since I already have it and it fits nicely with my goggles. Have yet to give it a proper smash test on the slopes. My missus certainly has though she was hit square in the back by a boarder coming off higher ground onto an icy beginner run in NZ and she was seeing stars but thankfully
  3. Thanks guys, Yuzawa didn't show up on my original search so I hadn't heard of it. Definitely closer.. And I found plenty of info about the Yuzawa package deals. Will be a last minute booking, just waiting for work to approve my travel, looks like I need to cross my fingers for some snow too. Might still go Nozawa if I can find accomodation for a night and the train timetables line up. Any thing else I should know for first time quick blast in Japan, please let me know. Will be spending a couple of days in Kyoto, then heading back to Cerulean tower in Shibuya and will head to the snow from t
  4. Hi all, First post - looking for some last minute advice! Have a chance to spend a couple of days boarding while in Japan early Feb. Figured there's plenty of choice in the "reasonably close to Tokyo" Nagano area? Looking for somewhere with a traditional Japanese feel. I am an intermediate boarder looking to try some of Japan's famous powder. Any advice / opinions welcomed.
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