WantToSki
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that would be me then...Quote:Originally posted by db le p:
I would give you my long list of tips for learning Japanese when you are not very serious about learning it. But last time I posted a mound of stuff for some guy who asked a similar question and then never said a word in response. So I can't be bothered doing it again. Track the guy down and blame him.
as ive noted in that post - i cant usually visit the forums as much as i want to... it is just unfortunate that before i had the chance to do so seven days later after my original post (which is today), you were so pissed at me for not bothering with a reply... -
what is OP...?Quote:Originally posted by thursday:
spuds,
don't get upset. OP may be a little slow but we are getting good advice.
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hi...
im sorry if i have offendended anyone - it wasnt my intention...
for one, i dont get to login to forums as much as i would want to
another is that i can barely relate to what was posted, and still trying to think things through... having started skiing only around feb/mar '06 - most of my experience are with groomed pistes, and thus never saw the rationale of planning a route. then, seeing and hearing talks about "choosing a line," i got curious and all and posted.
regardless, however, im very much thankful for everyone's reply... though, at the moment, i still cant really relate to what is being said, i do appreciate the tutorial (for lack of a better word)
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pardon the inquiry, but...
ive been hearing and seeing on videos about "skiers/snowboarders choosing their line," and im a little confused about it...
most that i know of is that your line is "the path or route that you intend on following down," but i feel that there is more to that:
- why do we need to choose our line? cant skiing be more spontaneous?
- how do we choose our line? what are the guide points, best practices in choosing one's line?
- how can we say that this person, or that person's line is good?
if anyone can just point me in the right direction, ie., some URLs, some books or videos, etc.
thanks in advaned...!!!
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sure thing...!!! but mind you, im not such a good skier, though... hehehehe...Quote:Originally posted by moloney:
WantToSki I am in the same boat regarding not having people to go with! I am planning loads of trips so I would like to join you if that would be alright! I am in the same boat, most of my friends teach English and so on the weekends they are not free.
email me at moloneb3@mail.dcu.ie and let me know your schedule, I will try match up my non-existant one with yours!!!!
as for my schedule, it is as noted as in my first post...
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since im on a budget (and mostly since most trains cant get to the good resorts) - i take the night buses from shinjuku (through ski tour packages from agencies like Travel Inn)...Quote:Originally posted by Motherhucker:
WantToSki, I'm totally down to join for some of those trips if ya don't mind.
Do you drive or taking the train/bus ?
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is this the one:Quote:Originally posted by eskimobasecamp:
hey guys - you should come along to the SJ party in hakuba in january (date to be confirmed... there's a whole thread about it somewhere) --- then you'll meet more people to ride with
it was a good party last year!
http://www.snowjapanforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/1/6937.html? -
yes - i know how that feels... since it happened to me during the last season...Quote:Originally posted by dizzy:
want2ski, that's a good idea. if not, you get out of control on sh#t like buying gear online and lost all concept of a budget like the rest of us
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does it seem so? if so, i then apologize - however, that wasnt the original intent...Quote:Originally posted by skidaisuki:
WantToSki - that seems like boasting at first. Then I realise...I'm going where the conditions are best at the time, not where I can book the hotels months in advance....
one, im just truly excited that i cant wait for the season to start...
second, since i did mention where i was going, and that im alone; i was wondering if anyone would like to join or maybe meet up somewhere in the slopes on those days...
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thanks!!!Quote:Originally posted by 69:
Good line up there. You sound organised!! I'm totally not organised with no firm plans.
actually, Appi Kogen, Furano, Shiga-Kogen, and the two Happo-One trips have already been reserved and confirmed... while Nozawa has a reservation with right to cancel...
it is just that except for the Appi Kogen and the Happo-One trip in February; im usually alone. and so - if i dont make a booking early, it is really difficult to get a reservation for only ONE person.
i just wish that i have more friends interested in skiing - so i can always have them tag along... *sigh* and *hoping* -
though its quite getting cooler here in tokyo, i just want SNOW, and the season to start...!!!
im so excited with the all trips ive lined up...
- December 23-24 -- Appi Kogen
- January 3-8 -- Furano
- January 13-14 -- Cortina
- January 27-28 -- Shiga Kogen (Ichi-no-Se)
- February 10-12 -- Happo-One
- February 24-25 -- Nozawa Onsen
- March 17-20 -- Happo-One
- March 31-April 1 -- Kita Shiga Ryuou
i just wish that i was a super millionaire so i dont have to work, and just stay in the mountains for the entire season!!! *sigh*
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using Google Spreadsheets - i am keeping a tally of my planned trips for this coming season (as well as the costs - since i have a budget this year); and im eyeing about at least 22 days...
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try "Teraguchi" of Ooiwa Sports in Kanda - they are so well-known that a majority of Japan's skiing professionals go to him...
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yeah - just looking at the list of resorts, i was kinda a little, say *bummer*
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no worries - i did a search, and here is the direct URL:Quote:Originally posted by WantToSki:
eskimobasecamp: do you have a url link for these JTB passes? or should i just check somewhere in the JTB site?Quote:Originally posted by eskimobasecamp:
actually get the JTB pass cause then you can do it all
... almost
thanks!!!
http://www.jtb.co.jp/ski/princeseason/
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eskimobasecamp: do you have a url link for these JTB passes? or should i just check somewhere in the JTB site?Quote:Originally posted by eskimobasecamp:
actually get the JTB pass cause then you can do it all ... almost
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sorry about that - i was about to include the URL in the second post, but i was on dial-up while in the train.Quote:Originally posted by slow:
WtoSki, why don't you share this with people here???
Nagano 50 resorts pass:
Dead line is 13th November at noon.
Adult 30,000yen / Kids 15,000yen
Entry format:
https://sec.prnagano.com/snowlove07pre/ticket2007/ticket-form.htm
more information:
http://www.snowlove.net/ticket2007/season.htm
Good luck, everyone!
but im glad that you provided the URL.
as Slow said - good luck to everyone...!!!
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anyway, ill just wait for the results of the Nagano Ski Federation's Season Pass that allows access to 50 different resorts (in Nagano, that is)...
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i didnt win, too...
i guess the computer program that shifted through over 6000 applicants filtered out those with names in Katakana...
*bummer*
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great info...!!!
now, all i have to do is find a transmitter that ranges amature frequencies for countries with ski resorts (???)... hehehe...
*i wonder if they do exist*
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started skiing in early 2006, and up to now here are the places ive been to:
Japan
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Naeba
Mitsumata/Kagura
Kitashiga Komaruyama
Kijimadaira/Takanoiri (or is it Takinoiri?)
Kitashiga Ryuou
Karuizawa Prince <--- you call this a ski field?
Gala Yuzawa
Hakuba
Outside Japan
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Coronet Peak
The Remarkables
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great...
i look forward to it, too...
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some do... for free... and sometimes for a fee...
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well, i would bet that someone may be selling these stuffs over at the yahoo-japan auctions.
much cheaper than those regularly sold (if there are) - but a little more expensive than regular price to gain a small profit
hhhmmm...
snow hakuba
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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the last time ive been to hakuba (march 2006), the shuttle buses were free... is this the same shuttle buses we are talking about?