snoflake

Been to Nozawa first time last weekend with my friends.. all skiers Blizzard came and we had nice 60cm+ snow everywhere had a real fantastic time, especially on closed Ushikubi course - there were untracked powder everywhere apart from that I found the place was bit flat... and lots of traversing.. wondering if its any fun for boarders..? or was there lots of off piste opportunities I over looked?? I saw a steep shute going down on right side of the Skyline... was that good?

Yup 2 boarders got out of avalance as it was only 10-15cm surface avalanche and gone downhill safely with their friends.. so no terrible outcome! phew!! 10-15cm surface avie of 10-15m wide, for 700-800m.... I wouldn't liked to be caught 600m below where it started though!!

Hi Z-girl Look out for Airdo.. they do 9000-yen ticket from Tokyo to Sapporo... need to be booked well advance like 21days

... from last year's memory... The notice at the entrance used to say, "..beyond this point is out of ski resort responsibility, please enter at your own risk, it is required to have mountain entry application granted by local authority to enter beyond this point....etc. etc." I saw on yahoo headline a snowboarder from Tokyo went missing on sunday was spotted yesterday by rescue heli. He has frostbite on his face and hands but nothing serious. Glad he came back to the normal world without too much harm on him I want to do the top 'secret' run one day, too

Lets go skiing !!

Go　GrandPhoenix in Okushiga if you have enough money.... their dinner is from 8000- (!!) but in a really nice environment, good food. They do some a la carte, menus, though be prepared for damage! They also have great log fire bar with plush furnitures. I heard also Chinese Restaurat in Maruike Hotel(??) is good, too.

Hi there rena-bena I'm snoflake, single girlie skier and will be there from 28th to 5th Jan Would love to do some skiing with you, ski girlies buddies are hard to find

.. and Mr. Tsutsumi is honorable chairman of SAJ... Just found out.. by coincidence reading Yahoo Japan threads on who is going to take over SSAWS.. and someone suggested he should..

used to be all Kansai-area numbers.. but now seems to have all kinds of numbers, Tokyo one and even 090 numbers.... So please watch out, never call back on "Wangiri"

Nat I am getting wierd on Reibo-byo, too... rather serious! My body is adjusted to outside sweltering heat.. then coming into fridge to work is really killing me... I've got fleece socks, blanket over me with cardigan on.. and still cold... drinking hot tea.. hot bath is a must every night... Been to doctor on wednesday and been confirmed that my metablism is at a state of near death (too low blood pressure, low body temp, slow pulse,, etc. etc.. ), unfortunately this Air-Con blues triggered confusion with with my thyroid been operated on few years back! Now.. I am back on

1 ring thing is the latest hacking/scum... When you call back, they will charge your account with astoronomical bills.. so don't call back 1 ring thing Apparently NTT has their services down with this and trying to take legal action against them as well as cutting their services off

..my teeth chattering in cold office with too many pc's humming around.. and I am wearing ski fleece and eating soup Aircon temps are set for permanently hot and sweaty person.. with some reason.. in office Latest selling girlie items are.. Haramaki (tube shaped underwear to keep your tummy warm), long-john's.. and winter woollie tops... Hot bath with loads of bath salt is a must for end of throughly chilled summer office life! Envy you all in cool greens and breeze!

.. heard first one in this season yesterday.. And that was near my office in lunch time, nr Roppongi

not too sure myself.. what exactly happend.. All I saw was this person.. sreaming his head off.. red in a face.. skidding down the slope and his board was completely off.. He had leash flipping around his ankle and the board was flying.. he was flying... Must be one of the hopeless case.. though I don't want be the receiving end of runnaway board! ...just an example, may be bit extreme .. not too worried for the capable/artistic boarders.I know most people here are totally different kinds to that sod!

Saw a novice snowboarder falling and flying his board high in the air with full speed.. end up skidding and rocketing down the hill... in NAAEEEBA Could hurt someone seriously that way.. I tried to stop the board coming down but it was too fast.. someone else caught it down hill where little flatter... (Imagine a 6-years-old bum-skiing downhill invisible from above.. ) All you Powder Gods.. have no worry I suppose?