danz

actually... i think slalom skiis are actually shorter than mogul skiis this years...slalom are around 155-165cm these days (no joke...) my guess is todays mogul ski is about the same or a bit longer... if there are any 200+ skiis out there anymore, its only for downhill, and ski jumping... or for nostalgic purposes... danz

welcome back oo... skiing rocks! love it danz

tadaima... good to be back...hope everyone is well... just curious...what is the best way to get to cortina from tokyo...do they have red-eye buses? any help... an another skiing note...got to spend 4-days skiing at Jackson Hole, WY...there is nothing in japan that even comes close to that... over 1200 vert meters , all of it STEEP...no long run-offs...no closed trails...a fine mtn...and even had a 10inch pow pow day to boot... peace, danz

cool... i can get the guy to land on his head... i cant read swedish...or whatever language that is... how do you play the damn thing... seems like another great site for my "work-related research..." danz

ocean11... does that mean you qualify?? that would utterly shatter my image of you... danz

c'mon ladies... don't be shy... theres got to be more of you out there... skiers invited too danz

mogski... have i ever told you how wise you are? well said... Ignorance is bliss... powder is even better... danz

ameboll i'm just curious... have you ever skied in canada or western US...places like whistler blackcomb, jackson hole, aspen highlands, tahoe.... the stuff i'm talking about is modeled after how these resorts do stuff...and it works! i don't care how "trendy" things are in japan...basically, i am talking about diversifying the resorts here in japan... danz

are you kidding... if more terrain was open with appropriate warnings, a la "EXPERT ONLY", it would not become crowded...japanese are , not meant to stereotype, but in general are very "safe"...or rather overprecautious... i.e. snow tires/chains are "required" if you drive to the mountain... you "must" go to the hospital if you have a stomach ache its too dangerous to set your binding dins past 6... the list goes on... the "fashionability" of skiing/boarding is limited to the curry rice lines, and the long flat gelandes... i say cut the ropes and be

New England Patriots NFL Football Team (American football that is)... SUPER BOWL CHAMPS... New England consists of Massachussets Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Conneticut, and even parts of New York... that's it for todays lesson danz

i think one of the points here is to make these ropped off areas accessible...that means safe...that means having ski patrol doing the necessary maintanance (avalanche control etc...)...of course weather or not they are even competent to do that is an entirely seperate thread.... yes, of course if its ropped that means more powder for you...but what about the one time you duck a rope and get injured...that is where the problem starts... man, resorts out in canada and US have huge bowl/gladed ski terrain that is well maintained...it doesn't get tracked as fast as you thi

that japanese mogul skier is a cutie... especially in her rad skiing outfit... i am definetly tuning in... danz

cool... I live near a Quasi-national Park... yes! danz

They are the Brand Spankin' New SUPER BOWL CHAMPS!!! ending New England's eternal drought of any type of sports championship... I don't expect any of you to understand... but today is a great day danz

had to be said danz

yo hutch... thanks for the powder offer...i might hold you to that... i'm heading back to the states for most of feb.. (going to ski Jackson Hole for 3days...yeee haw...ridem cowboy...) so won't know my march plans till i'm back cheers... danz ------------------ pray for snow

mogski is a very wise man... Ask me if I believe in god...and I will respond "I believe in Powder" it is truly a life-changing/enhancing experience... any non-believers need only see the light once, and their lives will be changed forever danz

they are really good at digging in waist deep powder under lifts to recover some idiots glove... I actually felt sorry for a japanese ski patroller once...US ski patrolers would probably slap you in the face if you asked them to retrieve your stupidity... danz

my fellow comrades in powder... i would love to take some action... anyone in here proficient enough in japanese to put together sometype of generic letter to send to the resort of our choice?? I'll give it a shot, but it will take me a while...and i don't think i can do it during work (i have to spend my time reading this board instead... ) danz

well...this is turning into an interesting discussion indeed... as much as I may not understand what goes into to running a resort...I am not blind... clearly, there is no money put into upgrading all those slow double/single lifts to high speed quads...clearly there is no money going into maintainance (i.e. unropping runnable trails)...clearly there is no money into training lifties (lift lines here is more like sheep hearding)...clearly there is no money going into making any facilities modern... i've been to 10 different resorts here, and i really feel like i'm skiing

my understanding is like this... off-piste means not a marked trail... but in the context of most of the threads here, it also means accessible by lifts, therefore within the bounds of the resort... backcountry is where you head out on your on...bc gear and knowledge should be a prerequisite... danz

hutch... you've done a damn good job of promoting hakouda...and i am damn near decided to make a trek out there, but it won't be until march... what's the skinny on hakouda in march... and are you a guide out there?? or could you recommend any good ones... thanks... danz ------------------ pray for snow

you are out of control smiley...

woh...psychedillic smilley... is it 420 yet?

Lets Mobilize! but we need a better slogan name.... Ocean11, badmigrane,mogski...get your creative juices flowing... danz