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HelperElfMissy

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About HelperElfMissy

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  1. PMSL! Well....not literally...if it was literally I'd really be feeling old!
  2. Oh SNAP! I can so relate! But I'm fighting it with everything I've got. There shall be no such thing as ageing gracefully.
  3. Kev, look what you've done! So...when is the big SJ pilgrimage happening?
  4. AFAICR there is only a financial advantage to buying a season pass in advance in Niseko (but that was a few yrs ago). The biggest advantage of buying ahead of time to have in your accomodation when you arrive is no time wasted queuing up for tix. That's more of an issue in Aus (or other crowded poorly staffed resorts over the world), but less so in Japan. Even at peak time in Niseko at the main spot for purchases it's not bad. We had to go there to get a student season pass in December. I got my pass and the all mountain points passes at the Family lift base (took 5 minutes), used the
  5. when you coming over MB are you going to make the day trip? Arrive 27th Dec. Leave 12th Jan. (Once again cramming the family getaway in between Christmas with the family, during the National League training recess and before the baby cub has to get into compulsory summer holiday school water polo training!) Definitely doing a day at Rusutsu again, might have a gander at Kiroro also. Be good to have a slide together Yeah I will be there just let me know when you are coming over At this stage we're having HME take us for a day trip/guiding sesh there, so we can get the most ou
  6. when you coming over MB are you going to make the day trip? Arrive 27th Dec. Leave 12th Jan. (Once again cramming the family getaway in between Christmas with the family, during the National League training recess and before the baby cub has to get into compulsory summer holiday school water polo training!) Definitely doing a day at Rusutsu again, might have a gander at Kiroro also. Be good to have a slide together
  7. I buy Grand Hirafu passes and also an all mountain points pass, wrap it in foil and tuck it into an ankle pocket or similar. Then if we do get lucky with weather we can go wherever and know we can get back with the alfoil wrapped safety net. Use up at end of trip.
  8. Flights locked in for Dec/Jan woohoo!! I'll report on how effective the heating is
  9. DiGriz I was trying to recall how many times and where I've fallen over in the village. IIRC (apart from those little recoverable slips...) I've fallen flat on my front at Gondola Chalets the first year I went (noob) and did some boob damage - and then last March I ended up laying down in a heap with my girlfriends at 4am on the opposite corner to the works in that pic (in front of Seicomarto) - but it was less about the ice and more about the intoxication That's not bad for a notoriously slippery village and an old unco gal
  10. I agree. But when there's a decent snowfall and they're covered it is soft and you're not sliding on it. I like that the ice will be melted away. That exact spot there in the pic I'd be carrying two sets of skis for my skiing friends while they battled to not fall over on the ice. And my snowboarding friend would have her board and mine. Board boots are such an advantage! I am much more interested in what's going up on the corner block that used to be Paddys though! Tall building...I'd say accommodation, but be nice to know if there's shops/restaurants etc in the ground floor.
  11. Ahhhh but a date like 1/1 is it their real birthday or is it a default date for people not wanting to reveal their date of birth?
  12. I am I often say that it is way more addictive than that other white powder
  13. For the players in the water maybe. My biggest risk is getting a red card for telling the referees they need glasses
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