[A tourist in Hakuba]

 Originally Posted By: ger

The SJ crew didn't really make it up but I did bump into AK77 and EBC! I had always liked EBC's enthusiasm on the forum. She was a little more mellow in person though. I don't think she said "YEAH BABY!!!" even once.

ha ha YEEEEEEOW BABY!

[Snow in Japan]

 Originally Posted By: dizzy

page 3?! The sky is falling


Anyway, good to see so many familiar faces this weekend. Jer and I ran into AK, EBC, and Kuma on panorama Saturday. I was using my Bibs for the first time at resort. Stoked.

At the restaurant, I did my Farmer Dizzy walk holding my suspenders. Reminded me of the Funny Walking Contest we had out of the packed Kokusai Restaurant early last season. I am so gonna win the next one.

farmer dizzy! that was really funny!

[If you were trapped in a Gondola for 9 hours....]

condoms and a hot boy

[Happo]

 Originally Posted By: TJ OZ

got some good freshies.

yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!

[Winter sleeping bags]

 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy

lets 混浴！！

yo, what? translation please. ha ha.

[Winter sleeping bags]

yesssssssss let's!!!!!!!

[Winter sleeping bags]

ewok! it's the jetlag! i woke up super early, and walked over to the matsukawa river and stayed there for a couple of hours, was beautiful there this morning. when u up in hakuba next? looking forward to seeing ya!!!

[Christmas Pressies - what are you gonna give]

 Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan

i wanna buy as little as i can. This is ridiculous, stressing out trying to find stuff for people who really don't need anything other than the knowledge that you appreciate them.

i might send something i made.

nice oyuki

[The OFfiCiAl SNow PhOtOgrAphy ThrEAd!]

nah no new snow & i've been out for the fresh stuff up top the last 2 days, my legs hurt now, so went for a walk early this morning over to the river to get the muscles contracting properly again & to take some photos.

[Winter sleeping bags]

oh i don't know, am i not? no idea! just e-mail me i guess...

[Winter sleeping bags]

it's pretty happy in it's storage bag now after a long flight from europe

 

i did however return to find that some of my shoes got attacked by mold while i was away, not good.

[Giro Helmets]

 Originally Posted By: thursday

oh c'mon, this is more like it.

urrghh dude that's pretty ugly. are you into go-carting or something?

[TR: Totally Ridiculous]

 Originally Posted By: dizzy

wow... unkai... nice! sorry about your trip dizz, looked amazing up there. the part about the dude winning a jacket in hotel tateyama is bizarre... not where you wanted to be i guess.

[Giro Helmets]

GIRO fuse and ANON goggles work for me

[Winter sleeping bags]

oh that reminds me to take mine out of the compression bag, and into it's storage bag... still unpacking after flying in.

[Noboarding still lives in Japan!]

are you ALL noboarding this year? heck, i might have to give this a go too ha ha. nice photos kuma.

[Going snowboarding in Japan? Prepare to be fingerprinted...]

haha, me? yeah and the rest... lol. nah we don't have parking rules (or driving rules) in hakuba.

[from hakuba to jigokudani (monkey onsen)]

You can take an organised tour to the monkey onsen from Hakuba, but that's way more $$$ than making your own way there on public transport. You can take the bus from Hakuba to Nagano Station, then a train from nagano station to the train station nearest the monkeys.

 

Here's a travel guide: "Getting there: Yudanaka Onsen is 40 minutes from Nagano Station by the Nagano Dentetsu Railway express or 70 minutes by local train. To reach the Monkey Park, take a bus or taxi (15 minutes) to Kanbayashi Onsen. From there, it's about a 30-minute walk to the Jigokudani Yaen-koen entrance."

 

And here's the official Jigokudani website, with English - http://www.jigokudani-yaenkoen.co.jp/frameset.html

[Going snowboarding in Japan? Prepare to be fingerprinted...]

i came through narita on sunday, and i really didn't think this whole fingerprinting, photo thing was a big deal at all. it took 20 seconds longer than usual. seriously, it took 20 seconds to put my index fingers on the thing, and look at a camera screen simultaneously. it's just a tiny screen thing sitting on the usual immigration desks. i came in on a new working visa too, and i was through in less than 2 minutes. i think it's a pretty good way to monitor who is coming in and out any country, for any reason at all, not just terrorism precautions.

[So.... when's it going to snow again?]

 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy

EBC chan, you back in J-land girl? Will be up there from the 23rd so let me know a way to get in contact with ya!

yep yep i'm here, went to goryu this morning... had a super fun first day, soft and fluffy up top & not very many people. awesome to be back on snow again. yep, let's do it, let's hook up when you're up here. i have a work keitai, but just message me on facebook before that, and by then i'll have my own new keitai.

[The OFfiCiAl SNow PhOtOgrAphy ThrEAd!]

 Originally Posted By: Bushpig

I bet that cost an arm and a leg!

which one? the rat dog or the lens?

[So.... when's it going to snow again?]

e-mailed ya instead, check it.

[So.... when's it going to snow again?]

apparently there's a problem with my PM account? can you PM me? does it work?

[So.... when's it going to snow again?]

lookin out the window at snow right now

[So.... when's it going to snow again?]

snowing in the valley in hakuba right now.