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Especially some of them.

Plan early. Always a good thing. Unfortunately, not always possible.

Owen? Now there's a surprise.

I think you'll find that to be McDonalds, echineko.

Fantastic grown up response there, Ocean11! I'm impressed!

Ocean. Your "smart" pseudo-intellectual responses are becoming way far too predictable, I'm afraid. I can almost guess the response to this one. Bet I'll be right!

egglesby, so you used to eat yellow snow??

Re: snow - - morning early on Re: crowds - - early on, lunchtime, late in the day, nighta

I try to exercise my knees out of ski season too to protect them against the rigours of winter. They are the weakest link...

ALWAYS be careful.

...starting tomorrow....

North as in Tohoku? Hakkoda, Appi Kogen, Shizukuishi, Akita Tazawako are all worth a visit.

My wipeout at Tenjin yesterday.

For those of you living in Japan.... I feel I've become more patient than I was before I came here. Well, hurry up with your responses then....

Once a week from now till April.

I've been a few times. Fairly decent place, nice area. It wasn't too busy when we went - but popular with boarders with quite a large % there.

For their own reasons. Which is just fine.

Didn't you know? All these vociferous people here are high-flying business experts*, proven in the field of resort management. So of course they know, and have all the details of any particular resorts business operation laid out in front of them. How naive of you to question them? Don't you know anything?? * well, eigo-senseis at least!

You are SOOOOOOOO predictable. Last word here.

DOn't like the place itself, but the Naeba Prince on a weekend night is like a mini-town with lots going on and lots of trendies swarming around

What do you mean by "lack of grooming skills"?

Quote: not only are you getting very repetitive and annoying Ha! That made me chuckle. Looks who's talking!!

Even though I'm not on a huge salary (far from it), I somehow seem to have more money here in Japan than I did before I came here.

Buy a games machine. Xbox. Best dance track? Haven't danced for years. In students days though Blue Monday was a forever fave.

They are just so hilarious, aren't they?