tripler

no, by the time I got to my local station the ticket office was closed. What a pity!

This was September, not very rough. The ferry onsen is fun, water sloshing around with the swell. The annoying thing is after crossing over from Hokkaido it docks for several hours before continuing on to Niigata.

i've used them with Backcountry. I think The House has something about not shipping to forwarders but I wonder if they'd even know; it just looks like a private address.

try a forwarding company. I've used parceliton a couple of times, always had a good experience. They're autralian, btw.

what about mixi??

It was ok till the happoshu ran out and I couldn't leave the station at the changes to find a supermarket because I only had a 190 yen ticket and didn't want to pay the rip-off station combini prices. Nice scenery where the train runs right next to the sea, through tiny little stations. You miss all that on a shink. I'm a little north of Matsumoto now, not far. My PMs don't work but if you want to chat offline, email roquet34 AT tesco.net

Max F, is it possible to play tennis in Niseko during the winter? I suppose it would have to be indoors.

probably more useful if you live near Matsumoto. I use to be 20 mins walk from the airport and I walked from my house to get to Sapporo, sending the luggage via takubin. But that was one-way; on the way back I hitchhiked to Otaru and took an 18 hour ferry to Niigata, then a 9 hour local train to Matsumoto for 190 yen.

20,000-30,000 yen one-way, depending how far ahead you book. To get the 5000 yen, you have to book a return.

Matsumoto city is giving away 5000 yen to fly from Matsumoto airport to any destination of your choice, offer limited to first 600 applicants and a minimum of 2 people per trip. The airport has flights to Fukuoka and Sapporo. I highly recommend the northerly direction, if only to enjoy great views of the Japanese Alps (get a seat on the left-hand side of the plane) and a warm welcome from the staff of this very small airport.

I wanna get in on the Afgan action. They got 7000m mountains! This has been a serious trip I have wanted to take for a long time. I just need to find some people with good backcountry knowledge and some extra change. Mitch Pee, I'm your man! (just a bit short on BC experience and spare $$$)

I wanna get in on the Afgan action. They got 7000m mountains!

A friend of mine got his ticket confiscated in 2009, so it can't have been a free-for-all THAT much longer than 2 years. If you're based in Hakuba I agree getting there by train would be a pain, but one of the lodges was doing a direct bus which anyone could book on to.

how is it more of a pain to get to by public transport than any other resort? A free bus collects you from the train - you don't get that at Hakuba. Since 2 or more years ago it's been an off-piste free for all. As for the snow, that's probably like saying it rains more in north London.

I checked out Kusatsu and Minakami last week. I see what you mean about Nozawa being more of a 1970s onsen town compared to Kustatsu which has more traditional wooden buildings. But everything looks so new - fresh coats of paint and fashionable boutiques. The place is obviously full of $$$ - very unJapanese! That's in complete contrast to Minakami, which has seen better days and almost no traditional buildings. I don't mind the Japanese run down thing, but some of those huge hotels it was hard to believe they were really open. Nearby Tanakaragawa in the countyside has an amazing ryokan an

how much?

Just received my size 12.5 Nitro Team boots and they fit like a glove! Web chat with a Backcountry rep got shipping to Japan down from $93.45 to $65. Thanks for the tip, Tubs. If I see you around this season, I'll stand you a can of happoshu - a 500ml one!

that's not me, that's a pre-op transsexual I nicked from youtube.

I'd guess size 10.5s don't need a wide board. Big online shops often have very detailed specs. Check the waist measurement, they vary quite a lot both on wide and regular boards. Longer boards tend to be wider. But you might find one model's regular is almost as wide as another model's wide.

Name: Nozawa Onsen slackcountry Category: Nagano videos Date Added: 02 November 2011 - 10:39 PM Submitter: tripler Short Description: snowboarding View Video

I read it, but isn't that how it used to work?

I'd like to see number of new posts for each topic - I was going to email you requesting it. Isn't that how it was on the old forums? As for just new posts per forum, it's not of any interest to me but I've got nothing against having it.

what's the best shipping people are finding on boots to Japan?

thanks! Think I've been to Minami Suwa - that's the stop for the log riding thing, isn't it?

Where is the real-deal olde onsen town, Mr Wiggles? Not necessarily for skiing, but I've got some people visiting soon and I'm sure they'd like to see it; so would I.