mat smith

No problem, once the PM's are back up will send through the info. I can tell ya that the guiding i am refering to is backcountry, some areas accessed by lift or others by good old hard work. Depends on the type of trip you want to do. cheers

Yeah Seto san is swithched on with the local area & others also. He will show the goods for sure ;-)

PM me i can give you a contact, dont want to post link as its a friends business. Caters for all types, has some good options depending on what you want. All equipment available for hire. cheers

Wow alright ! lets hope it a sign of things to come.

Looking good for late on the 3rd & 4th for another dose. keep em coming.

Not what i needed to hear MP ! But bring on the pics anyway ;-)

Not sure, but have been using it for a few years now & it always seems to be on the money. cheers

Should see some snow up top, then looking good for some lower falls 31st - 1st. At this stage keep an eye on 6th/7th Nov for first touch at the base. Well thats how things are looking on the charts ATM, things will probably change. I mainly use this CLICK Japan is at the top, if the black line extends over with red, then basically its on cheers Oh, use the tabs at the bottom to advance days.

Now just keep it together guys, pic will update but that is the stuff we all be waiting for.... Asahidake

Well at the moment it is looking like the odd fall here & there up until new years, then the first week of Jan is looking like it is going to really turn it on. Click & check for ya self....... You may need to refresh the page & then use the tabs below map to scroll through the days.

Good to see you getting it large FT, days like that is what its all about. Keep ya eye on and around new year, at this stage its looking very positive for another big few days in J-land. Just in time for when we land, although i will be watching it from Tokyo & Kyoto...... Mat

Sheesh, you guys sure know how to rub it in ! 28c here today & 37c tomorrow, no turns for me ;-) Hows things looking off of the trails, that sasa must be vanishing to open a bit up ? Enjoy you lucky @$&$%**...............

I am with ya on that one GN, when we were there in 05/06 village depth was under 200cm on the reports but alot deeper than that around my mates lodge, and it was not from the roof ;-)

Was there 05/06 in Jan, and it was nuts ! Looking good for a few nice systems over the next couple of weeks & around the 17th at this stage is looking really sweet for all of Japan. Only counting minutes Osiris, i'm on seconds............. Local forecasts are not showing much for late Fri-Sat this week, but the northern animation & 9 day gsfx is looking great, am i missing something ? 9 panel Animation Refresh page then scroll through days at bottom page

Looking good for Tues-Thursday next week then Sat-Mon and Wed-Thurs the following week. I use the Northern Hemi animation from here Northern Hem animation Basically what i look for is Hokkaido inside the thick black line "540" with red over the land. I am no weather guru, but this seems to work a treat. cheers