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WantToSki

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  1. To all you guys, thanks for replying... Even my Japanese colleagues agree that it is within my right to complain, unfortunately, for the Japanese - it becomes the "shouganai" attitude and they just keep their mouth shut... Hehehehe... Us *gaijins* Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: keep complaining. Yes, as I have noted, I talked to the Kocho-sensei, and he told me that he would check with the aforementioned instructor and get back to me. If that Kocho-sensei, a Katagiri Mikio, doesnt get back to me by tomorrow, Ill have to call them again. Quote: Originally posted by
  2. to wrap it up, i did get myself one of those "rust erasers" and it works like a miracle (well, assuming that the rust is NOT that deep). thanks!!!
  3. i went over to the SAJ-affiliated ski school at Nozawa Onsen's Hikage area, and booked for a 2-hour private instruction (i can handle the nihongo) for about US$95 (i have a US$30 discount)... so, i waited for the instructor to show up around 2:30PM... we meet up, and for the first five or ten minutes went up the beginner lifts, and i show him what ive got... he mentions some mistakes in form, etc. etc. and continues to say that we go up to the top (via the gondola). with those slow gondola and lifts, im at the top by around 3:15PM. having been through a couple of private in
  4. Quote: Originally posted by WantToSki: i wonder who it would be... hhhmmm.... i guess i didnt get it - need to increase my "prayer factor"...
  5. Bushpig, i already got that "thing," and would be trying out in the next couple of days...
  6. me, and some friends of mine are heading towards Happo-One through a bus tour from the 10th (departing shinjuku on the night of the 9th) until the 12th...
  7. i got myself another case through sort of a garage sale - "K2 Speed Ski Roller" well, i searched through the internet and found out that this can hold "two pairs" of skis: http://www.k2skis.com/accy/luggage/default.asp?ProductID=37 however, i was thinking of using this case to hold both my 170cm-long carving ski, and my boots (sole size of 324mm) as well (same as number9 above) - and im thinking how to do this... samurai mentioned about laying the skis flat, and putting the boots in front of the bindings. unfortunately, i cant seem to exactly imagine how would this be?
  8. hi Bushpig, thanks for the reply... is this "rust eraser thing" a ski accessory that i would need to get from a ski shop? or is this locally available in hardware shops?
  9. hi to all... just a couple of questions regarding ski maintenance, if youd allow... i had my ski delivered back home via takkyubin, and since i usually come home really late during weekdays, it took about a week before i finally got it. well, when i took it out of the ski case, some parts of the edges/some parts of the base were blotted with "liquid rust." what would be the best way to get rid of them? should i get one of those "edge scrapers/sharpeners"? if i were to get an edge sharpener, any recommendations? also, when i was looking through the shops, these things have some s
  10. there was goog enought snow in Sugadaira two weeks back, and Shiga-Kogen over the previous weekend...
  11. i think that i need to pass by ueno tonight and get myself some throwing stars... some for myself, and some for my gf
  12. well, just to share my case - it happened when i was just learning to ski a year back... i was doing long snowploughs in the beginners' barn in Naeba (in front of Bldg 2)... when this boarded just ram me from behind causing me to do a flip... my GF who was skiing from behind saw the whole thing... the surprising thing is that he didnt stop, and went on to continue through the lift below... what i did then was "crab walk" up and caught up with him at the top, and told him about it... do you know what he said? something like being my fault for doing turns!?! i was thinking to
  13. for me... Appi Kogen - 2 Furano - 4 Sugadaira - 2 Shigakogen (from today) - 2 Happo (Feb 9) - 3 Nozawa (Feb 24) - 2 --- 10 days (as of today)
  14. Quote: Originally posted by SirJibAlot: The Japanese resorts on weekends tend to be very crowded, so it's best to find an area that is less crowded to practice picking your line and hitting it. If you are a rope ducker than you probably are more worried about hitting a tree than another person. If all else fails, find a good staircase with a few kinks in it and jib all day... -SJA wouldnt people in snowploughs be more difficult than stationary trees... *wink*
  15. not my kids, but... there was a seminar that i attended that was presented by one of Japan's Olympic athletes (Daisuke Yoshioka) and one of Japan's Top Demo (Keisuke Iyama) - and according to them, they started skiing around 1.5, 2 years old, respectively...
  16. Quote: Originally posted by joshnii: Sounds good. Any photos WantToSki? though i took about a dozen, here are only the pics that came out quite good (i think)...
  17. i just loved my weekend - skiing in Appi Kogen... initially with only 30cm of snow, i was really worried - i had no choice but to go because of the christmas celebration package tour we took... but lucky me - it really dumped saturday night, and by sunday morning, there was about 50cm of snow... and it just wont stop...
  18. Quote: Originally posted by ger: Come on 'want to ski'! Where's your dedication??? 136 posts since January... that's a half days work for some. hehehehe... ill try to do much better then...
  19. Quote: Originally posted by danc72: You will find that when you hear pro's on dvd's talking about picking their line they are refering to riding backcountry or heli runs where there is no marked trail to follow so beforehand they have to 'pick their line' so they no where they are going and what obstacles are in their way. If your a newbie riding resorts then your line has been picked for you in the form of a groomed marked trail. So don't be confused, it is a term you don't need to worry about until you gain more experience and want to veer off the marked trails. Quote: Originall
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