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Originally Posted By: dyna8800 Soft Landings, If you were there on Sunday morning, I was the guy passing out the chocolate before we left. How did you like it? I did the Sunday afternoon session...missed the choclate unfortunately. Did you come back on monday morning, there was someone who came back to look for a lost ski in that session...was that you?

Ive skied it 5 times in the last three days. They are getting around 40 people per session now.

There are some big cracks opening up in there, if you go in listen to what the patrol have to say carefully or else you may end in in one of the glide cracks like one of the group did today!

AFAIK your pass is good for the season. They dont actually take you under the gondola, its down the valley over to the left, safe zone to safe zone one by one, the terrain is better than whats under the gondola. I asked the patrol about the tracks under the gondola and he reckons they are from poachers.

2000 yen for the lecture and a card to keep as proof of attendance.

Show up at the end of the lectures, if there is less than 45 people then you are in.

Correct, Did the course today, they are on three times a day at the old gondola station at the top of the rope tow. You must ski with the patrol when you enter. First timers get priority over people who have done it before. Maximum 45 people three times a day. It is sick!

The people you are hiring the van from will be able to hook you up with a mapple (street directory) The people I hire from have all the usual haunts and routes to them highlighted. There are road numbers to navigate by....its a piece of cake!

Quite a lot of tracks in the area yesterday....dunno if they are just from poachers or if its game on? Not much information on what time or place these lectures are going to happen?? Would really like to know.

err cant seem to PM you for some reason.

PM for you CB.

Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Definitely head to Honshu some time. There are so many great places that should be visited We had decent snow at Furano, but the coverage was really bad. Some of the areas we wanted to ski still had soooo much Sasa. That area under the pair lift that connected the mountain looked siiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. Will definitely go poach that some day The area under the pair lift is good fun for sure, handy to have a skier to break a trail on the exit though. Furano's ski patrol seem to have a completely different attitude to when I was there last in '06. We never

I agree, I didn't mean to sound like I was bagging niseko, I have come every year since '03, I have seen it at its best and its worst! I have been to Tomamu before along with Furano,Rusutsu,Chise,Kokusai,Kamui and a couple of other little ones but Kurodake and Asahidake are still on the list thats all.

Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Small world it is! S.L. I took hundreds of shots from Kamui and Tokachidake and some of them are incredible. Hope you guys had a safe drive to Niseko that night! Hahhahah... Very bizarre! Great to put a face to a name. Your shots are sweet! Conditions in Niseko at the moment are a far cry from what we had up in Furano around new years. I would definitely be spending some more time up that way next trip and do Asahidake,Kamui and Kurodake....that is if we don't head down to Honshu next time.

Creek Boy, Long shot I know but was it you I was talking to the other day outside a convenience store somewhere near Mikasa? I was driving a silver Forester...were you in a white wagon?

Oh for another 04/05!

I had a soft spot for Hanks as well.

This is pretty lame- http://www.vill.hakuba.nagano.jp/top/pamphlet/local_rules_en/index.html

Originally Posted By: ger If you're gonna be stupid, you gotta be tough. So true..so funny

What was the total weight of all your bags?

Originally Posted By: panhead_pete Originally Posted By: Soft Landings I am currently organising a trip that should see me in Hakuba round the 6th of Feb. I will be travelling solo and would be keen to hook up for some runs if your dates match. Hey mate will be staying at the Whitehorse in Echoland from about the 8th, come find me and lets go ride Sounds great! Have to sort out some loose ends first, bit of a spur of the moment trip. I have flights booked and time off but thats about it right now.

Originally Posted By: Youdy Originally Posted By: Soft Landings I am currently organising a trip that should see me in Hakuba round the 6th of Feb. I will be travelling solo and would be keen to hook up for some runs if your dates match. like park runs much? Sorry mate...parks are not really my thing.

I am lovin' the "great white open" shot..........sensational!

I am currently organising a trip that should see me in Hakuba round the 6th of Feb. I will be travelling solo and would be keen to hook up for some runs if your dates match.

Roughly $2400 to sapporo!