jared

One of McConkey's new skis has a reverse camber kind of like a water ski. - I cant see it taking off in New Zealand (and the east of canada & us)but if the man says it works in Alaska then I'll believe him.

Try a few on as they are different shapes - im an egg head so RED were too round for me - i rate K2 and giro.

never too good for lessons - you just have to get them from suitably qualified people. Its the only way to get better.

the answer you want is this (or you wouldent have posted it on SNOWjapan) you need to go skiing/boarding full time for a while. if you have plenty of money you can do it the easy way and if not you may have to work nights to fund it. you finish school in may so you can still get to canada or the usa for a month or two of spring skiing - then in june you can do a summer camp on a glacer somewhere and practice halfpipe etc.. Then july will see you going to NZ or south america or OZ if your desperate for more of the same till October when, if your in NZ you will shift from the south island to t

I have stopped looking longingly at planes and wishing I was going somewhere more interesting than home.

mizusawa - geto has the most snow - even more than hakkoda at the moment.

How do your lbfs compare with your 1080s?

10cm diamater avaiator clip ons with the good ol stars and stripes on them - Im the coolest - I have a problem getting people to talk to me - maby they are intimidated by my coolness - yeah!!

I like it - at Geto there is a singles line with no one in it so I (and a couple of friends) can walk straight to the front of the line and all fit into a gondola which only has 3 people in it.

on the Annupuri side there is a (excuse my spelling and japanese as I only have vaige memories of the words) moto moto ju or something like that across from one of the big hotels/onsens that has all you can eat (and cook) meat for about 1000en -

Fattwins, tell us about your skis - is their much difference in between your 1080s and you LBFs - I have Candides and am thinking about getting something fatter and longer for big pow days and trips to hakkoda but I would love a informed opionion of weather I shouild bother as I'm not having any trouble with my skis in the pow at the moment - as long as I remember to lean back a little to compensate for the centre mount.

To stop wasting time on forums and study japanese, ski, go to the gym, eat properly, pay of my student loan and get much drunker next new years eve - starting Monday.

I dont like your questionare I think it assumes that the more you've skied the better it has been I'v been out plenty but its only been good so far not great.

Shut up you fool or they will all come in droves and the place will be ruined!!!

I love the older guys that proudly tell the group that their hobby is alchahol.

Just seen the new bond, a little different to the last couple and an improvement if you ask me. Does anyone elece download all their movies? (apart from ski movies which should be paid for)

just as long as you get out of the way quick when you crash no one will care if you are good or not

Guilty - debbie has to be a girl.

Tell us when and if you decide to come up, I only live a couple of hours from there and have a few trips planned already - might see you there -

unless your friends have been taught to instruct ignore them and pay for lessons - its worth it.

there is something good about a ski/snoboarding crowd that you dont get with regular city night life -

Veronica - I don't think Fattwins was suggesting that the entire resort be changed into a bunk room, I think he was suggesting that they could provide both - the cheaper option being in the closed down portion which the well healed are no longer useing. Closing parts down makes no sence to me as they then recieve no return instead of making it cheaper and more basic and recieving at least some money for it.

At the risk of sounding a little misogynistic (excuse this filthy colonials spelling) Why do woman wear perfume and make up? Cos they smell bad and they're ugly. I’m sure this doesn’t apply in this case though.

I just won some goggles which is fantastic, but I might have used up all my luck in this earlier contest which may have been better used in this draw - anyway still hoping and thankfull for the goggles.

Powder generally = trees and most ski instructors would get hung drawn and quatered for taking a client in the trees. Remember to stand on both feet evenly not just your outside ski like normal or that one foot will sink. Dont try and jump up, push down like a trampolene.