SnowJapan.Com#2
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Oh yes.
We have already been working on it for over two months now, and there's probably another two months or so to go. There is lots of new stuff coming up - probably the biggest yet for 1 season, and the most complex yet from a programming/development point of view. Hopefully it will all be worth it.
A lot of work yet to be done though.
Sorry, can't say more than that.
Enjoy summer!
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Later this morning...
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Good to hear, thanks.
All things are we think now back to normal - if anyone is experiencing some strangeness, please mail us at the usual editor@ address.
Thanks.
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Actually, the photo thing has now been fixed up now - please do give it another try, you should find it to be working ok now.
There are a few other things that are still not as they should be, but we should be back to normal within a couple of hours.
Thanks again.
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Sorry about that. Hopefully it will be fixed soon, will post when things are ok.
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At the moment we're really busy working on new stuff for SJ for next season. That's the good news, but the bad news is that in the process of doing this we are today experiencing a few technical problems with current functionality (actually permissions on uploading photos and forum related stuff) and so you may experience a few problems if you try to upload photos etc.
Sorry for any problems you might experience. We're working to fix this up asap and will let you know soon.
Thanks
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We're preparing another one of those actually at the moment.Quote:look at the numbers for Yuzawa that SJ put on here occasionally
Quick fact for now..... Yuzawa & Minamiuonuma-shi (Shiozawa/Muikamachi) down 14% in total from last year. -
Yes the southern part of the resort - Shibutoge / Yokoteyama / Kumanoyu all connected but separated from the rest of the areas. There's a bus linking them up and they use the same ticket for the main season, but you've can't ride the snow between them.
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While my more technical colleagues were sat in front of pcs, I was lucky enough to take a bit of time out in Shiga Kogen. I took a lot of photos of the area and resorts while I was there and uploaded a lot.
Part of Yokoteyama and Shibutoge at the top were still open - hardly anyone around though. Here's a few pics, more can be found here:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo.php?userid=ShigaKogenNow
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Hi there
2 new vids have been put online - one from Captain Stag at Blackcomb, and the other of Rag-Doll on Mt Fuji.
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Hi
We have a few lift tickets to the following resorts available to send out to our readers.
The tickets are valid until the end of the seasons at the resorts.
GALA YUZAWA, Yuzawa, Niigata
KANDATSU, Yuzawa, Niigata
HAKUBA 47 / GORYU, Hakuba, Nagano
If you want one, please send an email to us at editor@snowjapan.com with your name and postal address and the name of one of those resorts listed above.
We will keep this open until 7pm tonight, when we will choose the lucky winners at random and the winners notified by email.
Please only enter if you are sure that you will be able to use them.
Many thanks!
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THE LUCKY READERS HAVE BEEN INFORMED AND TICKETS SENT OUT!
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Emails have been sent to the winners. Check your mail!
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This week was have 10 one-day lift tickets NOZAWA ONSEN in Nagano Prefecture. There will be 10 winners - each winner will receive a one-day lift ticket voucher.
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?10 lift tickets - 10 winners, each getting one ticket.
The tickets are NONTRANSFERABLE (ie. only the winner can use them).
GIVEAWAY PERIOD?Sunday 12th March - Sunday 19th March 2006
HOW DO I ENTER?Go here! >> http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php
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More details about this Giveaway can be found on the Giveaways page (above).
Please note that you need to be logged into SJ Insider to be able to enter the giveaway.
Many thanks to Nozawa Onsen for offering this fantastic prize. More details about Nozawa Onsen can be found here .
Good luck to you all!
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This week one lucky person will win a night stay at Appi Kogen Rocky Inn in Iwate Prefecture (including meals and an 8-hour ticket for Appi Kogen).
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?10 lift tickets - 10 winners, each getting one ticket.
The prize is NONTRANSFERABLE (ie. only the winner can use it).
GIVEAWAY PERIOD?Friday 17th February - Thursday 23rd February 2006
HOW DO I ENTER?Go here! >> http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php
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More details about this Giveaway, including conditions and validity, can be found on the Giveaways page (above).
Please note that you need to be logged into SJ Insider to be able to enter the giveaway.
Many thanks to Appi Kogen Rocky Inn for the fantastic prize.
More details about Rocky Inn can be found here , and on their official website .
Good luck to you all!
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2 more vid clips have been added to the Vid Gallery:
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Sorry, you weren't on the list this time.
The tickets have been sent out today to the people we have heard back from so far.
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This week was have 10 one-day lift tickets for GALA Yuzawa resort in Yuzawa, Niigata.
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?10 lift tickets - 10 winners, each getting one ticket.
The tickets are NONTRANSFERABLE (ie. only the winner can use them).
GIVEAWAY PERIOD?Monday 2nd January - Sunday 8th January 2006
HOW DO I ENTER?Go here! >> http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/special.php
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More details about this Giveaway, including conditions and validity, can be found on the Giveaways page (above).
Please note that you need to be logged into SJ Insider to be able to enter the giveaway.
Many thanks to GALA Yuzawa for offering this fantastic prize. More details about GALA Yuzawa can be found here .
Good luck to you all!
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Hi soubriquet
We'll have a look at that tomorrow. Thanks
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You're welcome.
We want people to upload lots of pics of course.... we just want to keep the library of photos up there relevant. We think that in the future the SJ Photos section will be all the better for it!
Thanks.
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Hi farquah, it's really interesting to hear about it all!
About your photos..... like we said on the uploading page, we really want to keep our Photos section to be ski/board related.
As such we have taken the photos out of your Gallery and - because we like you, and this time only
- have uploaded the photos to a different location on our server and have linked them into your thread above so they don't disappear. Hope you don't mind.To everyone - please keep photos uploaded to our Photo section ski/board/Japan snow related.
Many thanks!
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Bushpig - you should be able to send PMs now.... just checked and the settings are "on" for you. Let us know if you have any problems.
nicole - yes you need to post a bit before you can use PMs (check out the "First time poster" thread in Snow Talk)
Thanks!
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This from todays Niigata newspaper. If anyone has any more info (or if there are any mistakes here) please do let us know.
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Theres a small resort in Niigata city called Charmont Hiuchi, near Itoigawa. It's owned 50% by Itoigawa city and well known as being a good place to find powder and ride off course.
Apparently until now skiers/boarders have been ducking ropes and searching for powder (as they do) but the resort has not been not so strict about it all and pretty much let it happen.
But this year Itoigawa city apparently wanted to get much stricter about that off-course policy, going so far as wanting to cost cut with the number of patrol on the slopes. This brought a lot of public hostile reaction from powderhounds though, and it seems that Itoigawa city has bowed to the pressure and will operate as it has been until now this season.
(Some?) patrol will now be known as "gelende advisors"
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Thought we'd share (it's not from this season)
wikipee job for SJ
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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If anyone does anything about it, give us a mention will you