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The shinkansen blasted out of the dark
tunnel. From darkness into pure white...
powdery bliss...snow abound...
So it really dumped in zao this weekend...
Can't complain about 2-days of powder on my
first trip of the season..excellent coverage all around....
but.....
to be honest, I was not at all impressed with
Zao... I have never been to such a poorly thought out mountain as far as lift placement...it is nearly impossible to get from one lift to another without some serious skating (my snowboarder friend had a hell of time...)... getting from the "left" side of the mountain to the "right" is also a very looong and flaaaaat journey... add lots of deep snow, and it was very hard to get around...
Only 1 run with any real pitch (38 degrees)
where you could really enjoy the fluffy stuff
(about thigh high)...the rest of the time you are litteraly stuck...not much real vert either....it was also white-out conditions most of the time, so searching for hidden stashes was out of the question...
if you are not a beginner, i would pass on zao...
But, I am VERY gratefull (and so is my soar
body) for having POW POW POWDER on my first trip...good sign...
reporting from tsukuba,
danz
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back when I was in the US, I never listned
to music while skiing...
I enjoyed the peacefullness of my surroundings, the sounds of metal and snow
the puff of powder....
but ever since i started skiing in japan, those beautiful sounds i used to enjoy are swamped out by monoral J-pop...so i think
i need to bring my own tunes from now on...
what do you guys use for auditory supplements
on the mtn??
just curious
danz
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hey richa...
i actually have to work mon-fri...
so i will be there sat. sun....
looks like tons of snow fell this week!!
I AM !@#$@%!%@ PSYCHED!!
danz
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i hope you like j-pop....
'cause you are going to hear a lot
of it on the mountains...
danz
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whiteface is HUGE...
they even try to host a downhill race
every year....
and weren't the winter olympics held
there once??
Hunter Mtn. NY ROCKS! (as long as you
can avoid the starter jacket posse...)
danz
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hey jinja...
i'm headed to zao this weekend and would
definetly want to check out that onsen...
how do i get there?? i've never been to
zao so i don't know the first thing about
it....
thanks
danz
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yes they did...
Hunter Mtn. in New York state...
great hill and really close to the city
(less than 2 hrs...)
I will probably be skiing Hunter (japan)
early jan. i'll post a report...
danz
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I'm heading to zao this weekend...
stay tuned for a full report...
danz
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Sierra Design...
good pants...i've had close to 200 days
in them, and the only real damage is around
the boot cuffs...nothing a little duct tape
can't fix....
"if you can't duct it, f%$*!k it!"
(don't want to be censored....)
danz
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would love to go but....
I will be dancing with the tree monsters
at Zao!
(145cm expected by the end of this week!
WORD!)
danz
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hey Mr. Bob...
the 9spro's are a great ski, but my
pair has seen better days (3rd season...)
and they have a bad habbit of delaminating...
but 8000 yen for a pair is a steal! (if they
aren't already wasted...)
and about the ESS bindings...i know...
mine are barely keeping together...but i need
a little more dinero before i can upgrade my
package...
danz
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word up!
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i actually might head to tokyo
tomorrow night...
anybody going to be around?
danz
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badmigrane...
you are a twisted man...
hilarious
danz
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yo martin...
its a possibility...
but we gotta party all night, cause
i'm not going home...
danz
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mmmm....beeeer....
Sierra Nevad Pale Ale...
don't forget Guieness either...
but you can't get a good ale in
japan...all japanese beer tastes the
same to me...
danz
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lama...
chamonix
ride it if you dare...
and for a relaxed, but gorgeous day,
to the Valley Blanche tour (but maybe
that is just for skiers, don't know...)
danz
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for the skiers...
skis: Rossi 9spro
Binding: ESS
Boots: Head World Cup
jacket: TNF
pants: Sierra Designs
gloves: el cheapo brand
goggles: smith
danz
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in reply to barok...
Amen! Halleluljah! and Praise the Snow Lords!
danz
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I got this 15500 yen weekend
deal for zao on 12/15-16
shinkansen, hotel + lift tixs
is there snow?? or will this be a waste??
danz
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hey mogski...
believe me, i went through alot of time
and trouble to find a "good fitting boot"...
but the sad truth is, you don't really know
until you are on the mountain...and there
is no such thing as demoing high performance
boots...the Head boot was the only boot that
didn't hurt in the store...
and i like stiff boots...total power transfer!
well...i'm still researching...want to
find a solution before my first day out...
12/15 is the goal...
danz
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yo mogski...
yah, i'm talkin about custom liners, not
just footbeds...conformable makes liners
too..this guy does polyurethene molded liners.... that is what i was hoping to
get some advice on...
i'm using last years Head World Cup boots
great boots, but terrible pinch right on
my ankle bones...
danz
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so does SJG favor snowboarders???
what's up with that article...how 'bout
a little love for the skiers on this board??
anyway, i would like to see a boarder
straight line a mogul run, and we will
see who has the knees...
(flames start here...if you don't know
what i'm talkin' about, read the ski-bot
article by the Chairman of the Board...)
danz
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hey mogski...
i'm very interested...
i went to this boot guy in ochyanomizu
last weekend...he knew his shit, but
the custum liner/footbed costs 54,000yen!!
I need to know if its worth it...
i've had custom footbeds made before, but
i still got some crazy pain in my boots...
what to do...
danz
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Couple of questions about Japan?
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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1) Agree with Mogski...but know this...
if you speak 1 word of japanese (anything
will do, domo, arigatoo) you will be bombarded with what seems like an endless stream of japanese...they assume you can speak after that one word...so be patient...
2) Agreed...carry cash...plastic
does not exist in japan...pain in the
ass
3) JR station...tourist/info center will
have everything you need...probably