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I don't think we got them soubs, you'll have to resend. Have a great time in Zao, looking forward to hearing about it. Say hi to those snow monsters if you meet any.

And here's a link to them Jyves http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_section.php?userid=Jyves&category=1 Thank you!

I think your senses are mistaken!

We did actually sent her a mail a way back when we started "protecting" this thread but didn't hear back.

Different towns and regions have different policies on this. In the case of Minamiuonuma, I believe that children at school can buy a season pass for the whole of Minamiuonuma city area. Parents can also get one, but it is more expensive than the childrens. I would ask the town office or tourism board there. As far as I am aware, there isn't anything for university students - if you are at kokusai daigaku over in Urasa, I'd just go and ask the office about it.

Our new Search function is good for stuff like that: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/search-results.php?currentPage=1&town=minamiuonuma Main search here: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/search.php

Thank you. These might help you more in that respect http://www.snowjapan.com/e/niseko-guide/niseko-ski-snowboard-lessons.html http://www.snowjapan.com/e/services/index.html

Yes, sorry about that. You are welcome to enter any of the other weekly giveaways on our site: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php

Here you are http://www.snowjapan.com/e/niseko-guide/niseko-gear-and-rental.html

We have a number of lift tickets available (unclaimed from the Giveaways). We are offering them to Forums members from now until 7pm today. The tickets we have are as follows: Myoko (4) Appi Kogen (2) Minamiuonuma (4) Okutone (1) Iwappara (2) HOW TO GET ONE: It is easy, but please read these instructions. Please send me a Private Message (PM). In that PM: 1 Tell me which ticket you would like (the name of the resort as above); 2 Tell us your postal address in Japan; 3 Say please We will then choose the lucky winners at random tom

This section might also be of interest http://www.snowjapan.com/e/general/winter-sports-in-japan-introduction.html http://www.snowjapan.com/e/general/index.html http://www.snowjapan.com/e/start-here.html

[Where did that link go by the way? (We didn't edit it out)]

A new snowboard review has been posted on the site by Rag-Doll SNOWBOARD: Indigo Bamboo The review can be found here: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/gear-reviews/snowboard-review-indigo-bamboo.html Discuss it here...

Yes all of Kagura is closed as is Gala Yuzawa and Yuzawa Kogen and Naeba. The Yuzawa Now page has been updated.

Heavy snow and strong winds are forecast tonight and into tomorrow, which MIGHT mean that parts or all of Kagura might not be able to be open tomorrow.... thought I'd just mention that - I have just update the Yuzawa Now page if you want more.

Two seasons ago we put together a gallery of some of the mad snowfall that season. Here it is if you haven't seen it: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/gallery/index-snowy-japan.html While things may not be quite as mad this year, there is still a lot of snow around - well, where I am at least. I thought I would create a thread with some mad snow photos - let's see if this season we can challenge two years ago. If you have any please do upload (link above) and post. (Feel free to post ones that have been on the forums in other threads). I'll start off with a few:

On this map http://www.snowjapan.com/e/japan-ski-town-maps/yuzawa/yuzawa.html Look at A1 - here it is: The phone box is on the right hand side edge of this image, on the right hand side of the road in about the same vertical position where it says "R17" We should really add the Emergency Telephone Box to the map.

It is about 20m from the turn off road to Gala Yuzawa on Route 17. In between Yuzawa IC and Ishiuchi Maruyama.

You're welcome. And you know, believe it or not, we never want there to be any 'issues' on here. Anyhow, it seems that the place where some of those photos were hosted was for one reason or another on a blacklist due to security problem we had in the past and so were being automatically blocked. Or something like that. (Nothing to do with the photos themselves or anything like that). SJ#3 has found a way round it and so those pics are now appearing (and they look good!) Of course any photo uploaded to SJ will be fine Thanks!

Yes sorry perhaps I should have mentioned that. Kagura will most definitely be fine, and a fair few resorts will surely be open then - Naeba, Gala Yuzawa, Kandatsu, Iwappara to name but a few. They are also easy to get to as Naspa is only a few minutes bus ride from the station. Things like that are probably mentioned in the reports.

If you look at the bottom of the above page you will see links to monthly archives going back 5 years http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now-archive.php?month=04&year=2007 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now-archive.php?month=03&year=2007 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now-archive.php?month=04&year=2006 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now-archive.php?month=03&year=2006 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now-archive.php?month=04&year=2005 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now-archive.php?month=03&year=2005

Hi Check the Yuzawa Now reports: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/daily/yuzawa-now.php (you can see previous years daily reports) NASPA is town level and it closes in early April (I presume after the days you are staying). Normally it would be ok I think, but last year it was closed by April. There is more snow this year though. Expect spring conditions and probably very mild almost warm weather. Keep your eye on that report above for daily updates.

Yes, but - personally - I would see something like that quickly dropping us deep into that political soup that SJ#1 mentioned in the article.

Yes thanks, we should have a few of those coming up soon actually.

Sorry perhaps my comment was misunderstood. What I meant was - resorts often don't want to say anything other than 'the official line', so interview like that would be dry and not include much of interest, it would just be what they want people to hear. "No comments" on the questions we might really want to ask. Does that make sense? We would like to do such things, but I think we'd have to find someone willing to talk!!