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Originally Posted By: Mamabear Me either. I think you mean "Me neither." Honestly, where did you learn to speak English? Oh, wait, I see... Bloody Ozzies. Now what was this thread about again?

They are pretty good, as long as you put the milk in first.

Originally Posted By: tsondaboy A wood core made in China does not have the same quality as a wood core made in Aspen. The problem is, you don't know what core your manufacturer actually uses. So I guess its like saying, who would you trust to buy a board from. I think you mean a core made of Aspen is better than a core made of China. Seriously you are mixing your metaphors (despite not using any) - boards are made IN China, and OF Aspen. To be safe, stay away from boards made by Royal Doulton. Good boards are flourescent.

AET - I am at a JHS and the same problem is there too, although rarely talked about (and certainly not infront of the students!). I am going to steer clear of the off-topic ranting about home countries - other than to note that it shows that there are similar problems in most countries, it seems. The Japan problem is one that can be read in several ways: 1) It shows the lingering effects of economic recession. There are some families out there who genuinely can't afford to pay, and I was suprised in such a high tax-and-spend society as Japan, there is no state welfare for means-tes

David Benedek does 124 km/h trying to get enougfh speed to clear a step-up/over jump in the dvd '91 Words for Snow' on a snowboard - alot scarier than on skis. As a proportion of that... that's 77mph, so I reckon maybe I've gone about 50mph / 80 kmph tops, when air forces itslef in through all your (closed) zips, and the board starts lifting if the nose catches the air ... but this is meaningless as it depends on the conditions, and whether you can still ride at that speed, or if you're just flailing out of control and in danger of killing someone. I'd rather be able to ride at 20k

Oh hello!!! Oyuki, you have competition in the no-binding shred stakes! Buy I recon it's pretty close!

The people who leave all the rubbish on Everest cannot be considered 'Mountaineers' in my head. Leaving all that crap just contradicts too many tenets of mountaineering.

In the UK automatics are generally for the elderly, the disabled or those who lack the co-ordination to pass their driving test in a manual (seriously, a well-meaning garage mechanic asked a friend if his wife had had some kind of accident, as her car at that time was an auto! lol.) I think manuals are safer - apart from the control on snow, going downhill, etc, they make you think about your speed more, like, why are you in that gear / at that speed. Auto drivers (in Japan, anyway, it seems) like to stay in cruise control - meaning too slow on the straights and too fast and loose in the

My first go was Level 10, total points 363,625, Travel IQ 110. I was 12,000 short of the 50,000 needed to get level 11 though - and I didn't get any Australian state capitals, as that would have stumped me! All down to my ex-gf who was very knowledgable. Oyuki - 'cracking level 6' !!! You should be ashamed (the rest of you who got to level 6 are fine, but Oyuki reads books and stuff) try reading a map instead of vegan literature! lol!

Especially when they could order a genuine Noboard pad from someone cool... like Kuma! and buy an old season Fish from the auctions. I didn't though. As I'm still trying to learn to snowboard.

Originally Posted By: samurai A buddy of mine just got the fish. loves it. Says it's the most versatile powder board ever. Apparently the hardpack performance rocks. Winner: Most sarcastic comment in thread. Prize: A mogul skiing holiday in Eastern Europe.

ride definately have an annual graphics competition, and a few other companies do too. Ok, my first reaction was.. this is a gimmick and the boards will be rubbish, If he just wants to do the graphics, but you want a decent board, then buy a used decent one with a plain top sheet and get cutting with sharp knife and spray paints - stencil art. ... but having lookied at the website, the boards seem alright - they have a 3 year warranty which is longer than big companies, and they look like proper snowboards. The construction may even be better than big name brands made in China boards

Now I love food. And I love Japanese food. But calling Okonomiyaki 'great food' is like saying chips, beans and cheese (french fries, with tinned baked beans and processed cheese on top) from the kebab van is great food. I like Okonomiyaki, but it's just cheap stodge - just like the kind of 'heavy stodgy food' that Japanese people like to complain about when they go abroad!

Originally Posted By: oo He does seem rather unconcerned.... He is French.

ahhh, if it's a pipe camp, then that place would make a bit more sense - pipes usually sit on steeper slopes than kickers.

So this camp is going to a weekend only? I wonder what they will build? There have been rumours of 'a park being built by High Cascade shapers in spring on Happo' but if it's only for a weekend camp then it may be private, with no garuntee that it will be left up afterwards. The place they are planning to build it is also a bit strange (one should get used to this here, right?) as it's on a section with a steep down and then an almost flat - so you will be loosing speed all the time on the flat in spring, but the steep is too steep for putting kickers on, which means it will be one h

Whether you eat meat or not (the virtues of which can be read above) thinking about the 'food miles' of what you buy, as well as what it takes to produce it is something we can all do.

Holy moly, that crash is hard.... he flies off the start of the roller, over the top and pretty much to flat... doing over 140km/h! ...and downhill courses are basically solid ice! Talk about taking one on the hip... omg. That's like jumping out of your car on the expressway! Bode's wallride round the fence is great!

Originally Posted By: samurai shut up AK. Perhaps you should have argued a bit more before bashing your face in? Ha ha. You were supposed to say "No it isn't"

I think that aruguing is a waste of time.

I wish I knew that they were 'really cool'. On the last run of the day at 4.30 with patrol seemingly gone for the day, I ripped down most of the lift line fast, and flew out onto the piste at full throttle (you can see up the piste - I wasn't going to take anyone out!) and, against my gut instinct, and rushing from a day in the powder, didn't stop for the waving patrol just after the exit. Unsuprisingly, they were not at all pleased by this, and although I waited for them at the bottom, being polite and apologetic with them had lost all of it's value compared with stopping and being

I think snowboarding sucks, and will soon be the preserve of gymnastically trained children, with the maximum age of a pro snowboarder being 19, after a peak at 17 years old. Despite their perfect repetoir of 7s, 9s, and double cork 12s, there will be no smell of hammers in snowboarding.

Hi tripitaka, It is hard to say for sure, as nobody has their riding CV written on the outside of their jacket, but the impression I get is that most of the 'gaijin backcountry skiers/boarders' get into sidecountry / backcountry riding when here. Of course there are some with a wealth of knowledge or experience from around the world, but they are the minority. Perhaps the small size of resorts here, the limitted in-bounds avalanche control, the restrictions on inbounds powder riding all contribute to people getting into backcountry riding. In reference to the previous threa

I have a great Casio one that is also a watch, calculator and altimeter too. Samurai, do you think it will work well?

Originally Posted By: quattro CB What brand skins were they. Thats a deal and a half. Up here there blody expensive. Has any one seen a BD Guide Probe 300cm. Cant seem to find any in Sapporo. The other option was an orthovox 320 @ 120000 yen which I refuse to pay. Rapie has DB Guide 300cm probe for sure (several in stock) - it was between 5000 and 6000 yen.