rubbershoes
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skiing to snowboarding
rubbershoes replied to AsterG's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
I skied for ten years until about 1993. i hada few years off and then went boarding in about 1996. I haven't skied since. Boarding is the way for me now. I always found skis a bit cumbersome. -
skiing is more popular in britain than ever before. which is strange considering we have no proper mountains and hardly any snow. we have to go to other countries to ski. see you all next season
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i know nothing
rubbershoes replied to rubbershoes's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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I'm visiting my friend (a non-skier) in Niigata province next year and will obviously want to do some boarding while I am there. I need advice. Lots of it. I have got information from the tourist office here in the UK, lonely planet and the web but they are all a bit general (you can ski in japan) and short on detail. For a start which is the best time within the season to come? I will bring my boots but will need to rent a board. i am 6'2" and so use quite a long board. will i be able to rent one the right size or will I have to buy one and lug it round. Mre Rubbershoes will b
