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a pic of the slope: http://www2.knb.ne.jp/news/20051123_5299.htm and video if your firewall allows it: http://www2.knb.ne.jp/news/asp/XVideoView_h.asp?Order=20051123_5299_h&HeadLine=20051123_5299.txt

gotta run today but here are a few links in J, maybe you can run it in babelfish or get someone here to translate: http://www.snownews.jp/modules/news/article.php?storyid=399 http://www.asahi.com/national/update/1123/TKY200511230219.html http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20051123i313.htm http://www2.knb.ne.jp/news/20051123_5299.htm http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20051123-00000313-yom-soci Here's a topo map of the area: http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?latitude=36.56971944&longitude=137.6038972 rry searching for "浄土山" for the other locatio

Nice photos. How did you like the Raicho-sou Lodge? By the way, do you know of any Japanese websites where we can find more information about avalanche incidents here, such as at Zyodo-san? There is http://www.nadare.gr.jp/ but still very little info there.

tsondaboy, if you bring a used-ticket from last season, you can get half-price till 12/22: http://www.princehotels.co.jp/ski/season-in/index.html

"fahionable" is pretty abstract. you have fashionable-funky, fashionable-chic, etc. does she spends coin on expensive brand stuff, or does she like finding stuff in small old shops?? anyway, how about a handbag, ipod, digital camera, sunglasses, scarf, watch, bracelet?

Quote: Originally posted by kurisu: toque had no problems getting down, but on the way up, well... I've done this so many times on my split...

they're in the ski-locker room, they keep it ventilated so it should be ok. I actually have another pair that came with the new split. A few weeks ago I attached G3 tail-clips, works good as its a swallowtail and the tail-edge is flat. another week or two to go, then off we go into board-bum mode...

are you gonna iron it on your tatami, like Toque? hmm, haven't looked at my skin since June. got me worried now..

bettyx, climbing "skins" refers to the nylon material used on the bottom of the ski during tour mode for traction up the mountain. glue keeps'em on:

the snow photos are great, but for some reason this is my fav pic. just looks like a hella good time out there. Quote: Originally posted by Toque:

I think FallLine is a once-a-year mag, and the one we have is the #2 issue. You can find back issues here: http://www.bravoski.com/backnumber/index.html http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/249-2955885-6201115

nah, haven't seen/picked Powder Ski yet, but will try to look for it this week. Overall I think FallLine was more interesting than Powder Guide. Still, might be worth checking out and some quick tachiyomi.

just a tiny nit-pick, is it possible to have a next-back link inside the pop-up photo windows?

saw this on Sat afternoon off one of the cams. was wondering if that was you and toque. nah, probably not...

Tokyo's this morning bleh blah and gray, but man that's one nice-looking shot at Hakuba today:

dude you owe me a corona

here ya go: http://www.exblog.jp/blog_logo.asp?slt=1&imgsrc=200511/18/24/b0062024_958332.jpg his blog is here: http://powderbum.exblog.jp/

here's another pic from same friend. Tanigawa at 6:30 this morning. freakin' mtn's on fire

I would see how well your new boots fit with the Burtons. If they don't interface well, check out the new stuff from Salomon: SPX 88 http://www.salomonsnowboard.com/others/products/products.asp?id=784078 SPX PRO http://www.salomonsnowboard.com/others/products/products.asp?id=784081 ---- ...huh, looks like I misread your post, your board is new - not the boots, right? anyway, would still check out the Salomon bindings.

I guess these could get you started: Current temps at Murodo and Kurobe Dam http://www.alpen-route.com/ http://mediainf.toyama.to/kishou/test.php Yahoo! Forecast for Tateyama-Machi http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/jp/16/5510/16323.html Live cam at Kurobe Dam http://www.kepco.co.jp/cgi-bin/kurobe/kurobe_live.cgi Hotel Tateyama (calll and ask for weather conditions) http://www.alpen-route.co.jp/h-tateyama/

this morning, riding mate snapped this off. Tanigawadake in Gunma:

yeah I like Kandatsu better than GALA, it's a bit wider and has steeper runs. mogski did a pretty good review last season: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-85.html

got any good tips? I picked this up on a different list recently: autostitch http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html Been playing with it since last night, it's free and it works pretty good.

today at Naeba http://www1.princehotels.co.jp/naeba/topics/index.html here's a pic of Mitsumata, near the Kagura parking lot: http://www.whitehorse-inn.com/ the 3-day is looking good: as well as the 3-6 day:

just their publishers website: http://www.edico.jp/pg.htm