contender
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Nov 22 Happo Opening Day TR
contender replied to Kumapix's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Sounds awesome! I really need to get back to Japan... Looking forward to see some good photos from you during the winter -
If you had a month.....
contender replied to panhead_pete's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
If I only had a month in Japan I would stay in one place to really get to know the good spots so I would be able to enjoy new snow as much as possible when it comes. Maybe i weekend in Tokyo in the beginning or end. -
Skiing in Japan, girls?
contender replied to Emilia's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Me and a friend did a similar trip last season, we ended up i Hakuba in the japanese alps. Can really recommend it! -
Our wonderful season in Hakuba has now come to an end (have been back in Sweden for three weeksnow). Finally I have had time to go through the photos from March and upload some of them. March was really good for us and we had alot of fun. I think we toured about 20 of 25-26 ski days. Anyways, here are the photos: Thats it! Hopefully we'll be back next year for some great skiing and good photo opportunitys.
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Thank you! I have thought about getting a 300/4IS or a 400/5.6, but I don't now. I really dont have any room left in the backpack. Dakine Sequence is simply too small With 3 lenses, 1 flash, 1 wireless flash trigger. And with all the normal BC stuff the backpack is totally full Originally Posted By: Nothing Out Of Bounds Sensational, Contender. Great pics are a combo of skiing talent and eye for composition. Anyone who has lugged a proper camera kit into the BC knows that its a bloody hard job and often thankless. Your pics truly showcase the Hakuba that most only he
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Originally Posted By: SerreChe Sweet pics. How does it compare to europe for you contender? I like the superman crosses creek pic. There is probably more easier access to sick terrain in europe, like chamonix. But Europe is too crowded with people that wants to ski pow. We have done 3 months in Whistler, Canada too and I feel like I get to ski alot more powder here in Hakuba. The great thing with Whistler is all the avicontrol and all the really sick inbound terrain.
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Originally Posted By: Fattwins This one is a nice one off of the south facing Avie Gates. This is a place Id like to know where it was shot? I dont remember exactly where it is shot, its from january. But I know its down to 47, either straight down below the cable or just after the cable and maybe halfway down.
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Originally Posted By: janus77 Did I see you guys at the top of the ski out from the north face off Happo after the creek crossing? the first 2 dudes have pontoons, then there was a blonde chick and another guy with long hair on a pair of Volkls? Probably, we skied a north face with two guys and a girl from norway some days ago. Both guys had pontoons.
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Originally Posted By: SerreChe I did not realize he actually straight-lined it at the beginning with a parachute before wiping out as he lost an edge on ice. He is another one of these guys tempting faith. If he keeps on going the odds will catch up to him eventually unless he is very lucky. It will be another one of those "he died doing what he loved"... Other have tried to snowboard down everest and have never made it (RIP). Has it been done yet? Marco Siffredi has done it. He successfully snowboarded the Norton couloir (the same couloir that took the life of swedish extreme skier t
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Helmets in Japan
contender replied to dwh2427's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
I thank my helmet that I only got a small concussion when I fell in the backcountry some days ago and tomahawked for ~100 meters. I will always use a helmet after that and I have to say that I am more afraid of falling when skiing on a hard groomed slope than skiing out of bounds.