Fattwins

Take a look at Arai's trail map its all high level. I love the place but its out of the way and the highway to get there is so expensive more than the normal one. On top of that I dont want to pay the money they charge for a hotel room around 15000man per person and thats cheap. Food is around 1000 yen for lunch and we couldnt get into half the places on a non busy day. Now they are closing some. The walk from the parking lot is a good 500 plus meters in your gear. The snow although deep gets used fast, faster than any other resort in Japan. Go to hakuba and you can ski powder for

I am a believer in snowmaking you can never count on mother nature. The plan, push back the opening date its the only thing that they can do. Snow and how much they need depends on the terrain. If the rocks are big then they have to cover them. East coast in general has more grass and fewer rocks. Jackson hole needs at least 1 meter to open. Christine you made my point as a family how many times can you return to that resort and justify the cost. Once a year? An important part of the resort bussiness is to get return guests. it costs little or nothing to generate their bussiness, if

Studied resort managment and work many years in Canada at resorts I think I know enough. Sensei not cause its my first choice as it sometimes happens in life.

I feel like an idiot. I went out to buy Fat skis this year, but all the shops were sold out buy the time I figured out what I wanted. Will still be using mid fats. Pretty much given up on finding something that wont cost 100000 with bindings. PS blood sweat and tears spend a good number of 100 plus days sking anything and everything. Ride it all and you get better. Dont be afraid to fall

My point Jared you hit it on the nose. Last year while riding in March, sking that is. The resort handed out a newsletter "Changes at Arai". Along with the closing of part of the hotel, shops and some restaurants closed. There was a list of at least 6 points but I cant remember them all. But my friend has the paper if you wnat a translation I can get it in a couple of days. Point being they miss their market. I feel that opening early is not important but understanding who uses you resort is.

Ok but not when you target a group of people that ski powder. These same people wait at ropes while patrolers open up the terrain. Do you know the history of Arai? They have had to shut down about 33% of their services this year. Does that sound like a resort thats making money or understands their target market, not to me. If you are not an upper itermedate rider you cant enjoy Arai, its a wild resort. My 2000 yen a night sugjestion is about tring to get revenue from a hotel that closed 33% of its beds. Why not make money another way instead of just closing things and hoping that

You could always save a couple bucks and come with us to Gifu we gots a 3500 yen hotel on Sunday.

All well said now its time to turn part of that hotel you closed down into something a little more affordable. If you dont do that you will still have all those seasons pass holders camping in the parking lot and a hotel 66% open. And that doesnt mean full that means the 1/3 you closed this year. I dont care if you open early but lets get to the crux of the problem. The resort is too expensive and out of the way for a lot of people. I suggest you start to rethink your plan. You understand that the core of your users are powder hounds. People who ski powder in general do not have the

Should buy a new PC but I would rather spend my free time out sking.

First I ski them then I will talk. Some of the lines need Avlanche gear.

I think we all suck at humour cause that was my atempt at humour too. Thanks, You only get better by tring and falling. My computer is Japanese and I cant understand the thing. It also tends to reject some english programs. I would buy a new PC but Im too busy buying ski gear.

Goodluck dont get hurt before or trip pray for snow and dont talk about those lines I showed you.

You want to complain, than show me something with you in it that deep. blurry cause I cut it out from a video camera. Deeper is better

First turns if you think there is powder but in the spring dont rush it. The snow will be great usally around 930 or 1030 to about 130 or 230 maybe turning to mush or ice.

In almost every other country a professional groomer gets a raise every year so they come back. Here its just a job that people do, no raise no long term staff. A place I worked at had one horrible groomer. So horrible that the kiwi in charge, refused to work and fix his cat until they transfered him. Some places do due a good job though. Takasu and dyna have some nice high spead groomers.

dont know butgo when its snowing if you dont like steeps dont go.

tring to keep this one alive.

tring to keep this one alive.

Catch the bus to hakuba and stay near the city. There is no night life at norikura and you cant walk to town. there are a lot of places to stay in Hakuba one being snobeds found on this site but most likly full. If you have a car you can go anywhere. Neaba is fine but super crowded sometimes.

All of the above and some areas do it to help the groomers. Thus meaning that their grooming staff sucks.

Hey anyone know a place near dynaland or the takasu area. information needed

Sorry dont know I would call them or call happo.

Ocean thats the first time I heard you say something like that. Good now your thinking. spot the gullies up top. you can Identify them cause they funnel done the mountain. stay to the side of the first gullie the side you wish to get out on. When you are getting out look around find the other outs and mark them with your eyes or flaging tape. early season and the snow is still settling into a solid base. The 47 quad run is the easiet way to get caught do the trees on the 2 sides of it they are good and dont gullie out. Last year it snow so hard in hakuba I smashed into, got hooked on a

Hot wax is better it helps speed and snow from sticking to the base. can type is gone on one or 2 runs no good buy a cheap 1000 yen iron and wax and a scraper and away you go. Also helps prevent rust

About a 170 to 180 would be fine depends on how agresive you are faster a little longer. the stiffer the ski the harder to flex if you cant flex the ski you cant turn it. softer gives you a little forgiveness. Stay away from Volkl cause you have never ski them. Go with the rossi bandit best choice 170 is fine I think