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Oops! Yeah on closer inspection it is Killa-Man-Diary mountain after all, only the peak and to one side a bit from my usual view of it down in Iiyama.

Hey guys, I'm going up tomorrow to see just how icy it is up top at Yamabiko. Guests have told me that if it gets sunlight its OK to ski on by about midday, otherwise its hard and scrapey sounding...Oh great brick layer god of dumping! Please Please let it dump soon! LPL I really want to see Jim and Bretts media too of course. The monkey park stuff should be schweet. I'll try and get those sign pictures for you too! Also, I don't think that is Kilimanjai or whatever, unless it's masked under clouds, because usually it looks more like a pyramid out on its own, much more than tha

Good to see the home town up there, creaming the rest in the votes! Wonder what the OTHER bits could refer too? Only two days to go for me, I live in Nozawa now and every winter season, its a hard job but someones gotta snowboard everyday for weeks and weeks and well it may as well be me, mwahahhaahha!

Lets all face(plant) it, this region of Japan (Nagano) usually gets an awesome supply of the "silent white", it's a given. My board is all sharpened up, screws tightened, fully waxed to the hilt and ready to go this Saturday when the Nozawa lifts open, sunday should be a blue sky day which should be loverly. Canny wait!

Hey, If anyone wants to meet up and go for drinks in Nozawa after a hard day on the mountain, I'm in town aaaall season and I'm getting bored with the inlaws ideas of a fun time. I'm usually all sorted and bored by about 8pm. +81 269 85 3131 as for "Deano" or "Deano ona gishimasu" I'm staying at Asahiya Ryokan, 1 block from the central bus stop area. Also I dont get online too often so just rock up or call and leave a message if Im out. Deano