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Originally Posted By: skidaisuki You were spot on with your prediction. Was at Kagura for the day on Sunday and I have never seen it so busy. Had to queue for 10+ minutes for the quad at Tashiro... arghhh. The skin track up from the top quad was more like a skin highway... there were a lot of guided tours up there, must have passed close to 25 people on my way up. Fortunately there seemed to be relatively few people venturing past the top of the No 5 Romance... seems crazy skinning all the way up to the top of a lift that will open in less than a month, but each to their own I gue

70? That's a pretty impressive target for someone in our game. Where are you planning summer trips to? Make me jealous.

Hit 15 over the weekend, only halfway to my season's target... it's going to be tough.

OK, the answer to this one is simple. AS Classics, on Komazawa Dori. You can get there using the Toyoko sen or Denentoshi sen. Seriously, this place has the best burgers I've had anywhere, not just Japan.

Nice report, gotta love Rusutsu.

Originally Posted By: muikabochi It's not actually just above the runs there is a dip between that peak (Iiji-san) and the resort. Having said that in the few times I have been to Iwappara I've never seen anyone going up there! I'm afraid to say I bottled it and went to Kagura after all. Since I was on my own I knew I'd end up getting discouraged if I went for an explore on my won and didn't end up finding anything pleasing. Was out of bed at 5:10 and at the top of Mitsumata ropeway by 8:10. That is a pretty decent turnaround for a train user, even if I do say so myself. Hiked up to the p

Wow, looks fantastic. Is that illegal section the face you mentioned before that has huge slides once every blue moon?

Thanks for the maps. Clearly most of the resorts you mention are no further from the station than Kagura really. Just because I am slightly lost for what to do it's almost tempting to go to Iwappara and say hello to the peak in your Maiko report. But I have no terrain map and on the Iwappara course map from the resort webpage it almost looks like it is directly above some of the resort runs, which is not exactly encouraging from a safety perspective.

Thanks, I will have a check. I have been reading your reports but my grasp on the geography is a little weak. Of the ones you mention, I have been to Naeba before and didn't like it so much - and surely it will be pretty crowded this weekend? Anyway, will have a think. I think we've lost sight of the point of this thread - hating on Samurai for being so lucky!

I'm open to suggestions. I have only made it to Kagura once this season as it happens, but I liked the fact that from the station it's a quick cab ride and then I'm good to go. But am always up for new stuff.

I'm going to have to nip up to Kagura tomorrow and brave the crowds or risk being in a bad mood until at least next weekend!

It's OK, I am missing out as well, you're not suffering alone.

Both fibia and tibia... that sounds pretty bad. Have you any idea how many weeks it's going to take you to get back to normal?

Heard from FT that someone had broken their leg, never imagined it might be a forum member. Hope you get well soon.

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Originally Posted By: samurai I'll be linking those gay double chairs that nobody rides because the courses are so short... ducking into sluffable trees, deep into the mysteries of zao. Nobody will know I'm there, and I won't cross a track. I'll score 12-16 virgin lines around 700-1000 vert (not huge, but defintely worthy). Then, I'll ski down to the base and wonder where all the people came from. Twist the knife why don't you!!

Originally Posted By: timcraig Tesselator I think you have your wires crossed. I am pretty sure Fat Twins has not been directing his responses at you for the most part. In this forum it is easy to put in a new post by clicking reply to the last post. I think this is what FT has done a few times and you have taken it as meaning that his remarks were purposefully directed at you. For example the comments about going into surf threads and commenting were actually directed at Indo, but because you had posted after Indo had and this moved the forum on to a new page it was easier to simply click re

Originally Posted By: Tesselator Originally Posted By: Fattwins A quote from Mamabear that is stupid! Yes, you ARE on drugs. The info is in and the jury is out. No one said anything about the word "idiot". Who are you having this conversation with? I mean is says in the header that it's a reply to me (or I would just be watching and laughing at you) but your comments if they are in reply to me, DO NOT make any sense - at all. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't want to say you're bad or anything like that but I seriously think you need help. Either that or your browser

Might drop by if I can get a place to stay...

Originally Posted By: IIIII They should get some ski lifts up in Tokyo. Would love to ski down omotesando. Bit of a shallow gradient though...

Does anyone know where I can get hold of it in Tokyo/Japan?

That's a horrible set of events if it turns out to be true. If it were people ducking ropes of their own volition then it would really be their own fault, but a beginner placing their trust in an instructor who then leads them into a closed zone... what a miserable situation.

I like the sound of that freezing fog. Although it does sound like the kind of effect that coats the inside of my freezer with loads of frost which I have to hack away every year or so, not much fun.

Looks like a perfect winter wonderland. Zao was one of the places I was meant to visit this season but haven't really done a very good job pulling it together. So many places, so little time...

Some great shots of our fun day in the trees! (I was the guy with the white/green jacket on same gotamas as in your pic, thought the beast was your dog...). Love the lighting on the big alpine shots as well.