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where's my friend Soubs...I miss his Yamagata daily weather reports. Hakkers a glorious day temp at 1c - i might take the kids up the mountain for their first ski of the season

so it seems, only by overseas agents

3's a good age to start and if you get a good instructor then the kids have fun and you have time to ski.. Though i bet you try to sneak around and follow the class down the hill!

cold beautiful morning here in Hakkers...temp -3 i heard 600 snow lovers on the moutain yesterday - not bad for an opening day.

I've been in Japan off and on for 11 years - never have I had any racism directed to me personally.

Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver I'd heard that they only sold them to incoming tourists yes, for the weekly happy 7

Originally Posted By: thursday who do you need to convince the bus companies to go direct from Narita to Hakuba on a scheduled basis. That is the difference. or for the travel agents to sell packages from Saturday to Saturday then scheduled service might work

Originally Posted By: thursday Fergie reckons it's the best squad he's ever had. Hmm. dunno about that. Whatabout the Cantona, Hughes, Bruce, Robson, Kanchelskis lot who were deprived of Europe. but not denied the local pub

Morning I feel for you there Soubs. I am not sure what advice to give as a year without seeing your kids must be unbearable. Just hang in there, send lots of letters, Xmas presents, phone calls. Hakkers a little warmer than yesterday 6c. Light rain but hopefully clearing up later.

enjoy glentress and make sure you have a cake in the HUB.

hahaha - that's close! Rain this morning. Bike ride cancelled

cheaper than what? I would say much cheaper than England, but it all depends on what skis/boots you want

really outstanding photos, you guys should be very proud. Actually one of the reasons why I chose to live here in Hakuba is because of those views. Really amazing. Thank you

yes its true http://www.hakuba-happo.or.jp/2008pass.htm you pay 5,000 yen extra for this Premium Pass

that is a very nice picture

nice one EBC...i rode Mabie earlier this year some nice features on it

from what i have heard ...plans and prices will be released next week.

wet start to the morning here in Hakkers, hopefully its snow on the peaks

there are no Happy 7 season passes for sale. There is only a Happy 7 season lottery which has already been drawn. It looks like happy 7 weekly pass might now be only available to travel agents on inbound tours. ( i will try to verify this today)

Wilfred Owen - great war poet, but for myself Rupert Brooke If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field That is for ever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware, Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam, A body of England's, breathing English air, Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. And think, this heart, all evil shed away, A pulse in the eternal mind, no less Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given; Her sights and sounds;

TJ - let me know as soon as you get about figures, then I'll see if I can organise some freebies/prizes...

well the gods were kind to Hakkers, cold, crisp and plenty of sunshine. BTW I'm not drinking red wine again....

good morning. Quite different over here, cold night in Hakkers, going to be a sunny one today. Early morning ride with some SJ members. Bonfire night in the evening

nice one Soubs....don't forget the cakes...

Originally Posted By: soubriquet A graben is a fault-bounded basin surrounded by high ground. The central Yamagata basins (there are at least three) are an enigma to me. Normally, grabens collect sediment shed off the high ground as the basin goes down and the mountains go up. Sensei, why would the basin go down if its colleting sediment...surely it seems to be the other way round...