girl with a beard

I kind of want to start this thread so I can show my friends who keep on asking me. Probably one every year but hey, it's a new year. So, if you had to pick a 2 week period to go to Japan for best snow conditions, when would you plump for? Other things being equal.

Love this one. Thanks.

I get through gloves every year. I like them when they're all new and fluffy feeling!

I know what you mean Mamabear. Lets see how she does. Will be interesting to see if Bolt will be ready to do his stuff.

It seems this is being taken to somewhat hysterical lengths.... today they had the people of Numata - in Gunma! - being intereviewed about how worried they were that it was going to fall out of the sky on top of them. Gunma?!

Endaka again now it seems, if you are changing to Euro's you're laughing. I just changed some USD to send before me and got a good rate. Not complaining for sure.

I am hoping to get somewhere just after New Year. Perhaps somewhere in Nagano. No rush with plans but got a chunk of holidays booked 4th January - 14th.

Ah reminds me of my time there earlier this season. Love Myoko. Thanks snowjunky. Hope the knee is doing ok.

A few of my friends were reluctant but I persuaded them and they were very happy to visit. Really had a good time in Nagano for just over a week. Next year no excuses for anyone!

Good to hear things from Fukushima. How did the season end up numbers wise, do you know Metabo?

This year it was just a visit to Japan. We stayed with friends in Nagano, spent 3 days in Sugadaira and then 6 days in Myoko. Will post some pictures soon.

If you are a skier, the Okushiga/Yakebitaiyama areas and also the other end Yokoteyama/Kumanoyu are good too. Ichinose is the most 'central' though.

Sugadaira in Nagano. I'd like to go back good place it was.

Sweet photos.

I wasn't in Japan this last winter. Will be next year.

Great to see that

Whenever I have a hangover, the last thing I want to see or smell is alcohol. It always seems strange when people say you drink more to get over it.

Scary image

I'm 25 and a half, so where do I fit in?

I'm hoping to climb Fuji this season sometime. I just want to do it once and want to see the sun rise from the top.

He's really cute me jane!

When you say quite high - what age actually is it? Being a mother at 14 is just a ridiculous idea. I bet that programme was almost glamourising it was well - were they all gambatteiiru and the like praising the girls for being mature and everything? I saw something simular a while back on local tv.

I was in Ishikawa and really felt that one, very scary. By far the strongest earthquake I have felt....... glad to be back in Nagoya today.

No keep the beard, it's classy!

21. I'll definitely have to beat that next season. I only met some likeminded people later on in the season this time.