OkemoLoon

Nice pix Diz. Myself and Kuma hit that area today and it was sluff city. Snow was no were near as nice as Sat/Sun. I did see a lot of you guy's lines though, good rippen. heal fast mang.

Originally Posted By: Fattwins FT, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very, Very,,,,,,Happy. Thats an understatement.

Soubs does drink a lot of wine

Sleds are so much fun, I miss riding at night. I wish they were more popular in Nagano.

FT can I borrow your toons next

this TR is worthless without pix

Nice pix, Haks is calling me I can hear it. See you Friday Mr.Pow

I'll be in Hakuba friday, gimme a heads up if you guys will be in town.

They actually do hillclimbs and moded sled can climb near vertical slopes

Originally Posted By: tripitaka Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan Ooooh, lets hope Shaun doesn't fold under the pressure and become a another Hosoi or Gator. BTW, since when did he start riding powder, i thought he was a pipe jock Shaun's a good clean-living guy who's got his ego in check! Didn't he just get busted for trashing a hotel room drunk?

Originally Posted By: rach I really wanted to go there as well. Is it 3 years now since it closed? This is the second season it has been closed. I skied it March 06. From what I remember it had some flat spots we would surely get stuck in, as well as a nasty gulch leading to a river. Snowmobile would be key! Comon FT get a sled!

FT do you have a nipple chafing problem?

I put in for gas

Its great to be "in the know" and be able to stay one step ahead and hit untracked lines all day. I used to be able to do that kind of thing back home. Oh wait, we don't have pow back home.

arn't japanese roofs made from copper?

Originally Posted By: ger I'd like to see what they do with the mountain but I kind of like the haphazard village scene in Hirafu the way it is. The village scene in Hirafu has already been raped as far as I can tell. you don't even realize your in Japan half the places you go to.

Its a simple fact, many (not all) of the resorts in Japan are very poorly laid out and run. There are some nice advantages to that though. We have killer BC that could be somewhat jeperdized (can't spell) if some of the mountains were laid out by someone who had a clue. And ticket prices here are insanely cheap, that would not continue if our resorts were run by big business. It would be a breath of fresh air if someone came to town and kicked some ass to weed out some of the 1 lift resorts. Until then I am more than content with what I get to do every season.

Its amazing how poorly these mountains are marketed and even managed for that matter. I don't want to see places like Hakuba, Nozawa, or Niseko get over commercialized but it would be really refreshing to have Interwest or Vail Associates come to town and run a mountain properly.

128kmh, thats hauling some serious ass. Thats 80MPH (i think in MPH). I know downhillers hit those speeds your friend must be awesome, or have a deathwish.

I guess FT already noticed it in another thread, I would say that is a pretty big reason it is so untracked!

I guess FT already noticed it but that slide was BIG!

Notice the GIGANTIC slide in your first picture!

wakeskates have fins too. I don't know how well that would work on snow, they have no problem spinning the board on water with them. I can't imagine trying to kick flip a 13lbs. board. thats freaking heavy

Originally Posted By: OkemoLoon Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan i've been thinking about noboard design, and i would like to build my own, kinda like Wolle did. Except, i'd like to make a twin-tip, so that you could do shuvits and stuff in the pow. Wake skates operate on basically the same principle as noboards, and i think that a longer wakeskate-shape would be perfect, reverse camber, reverse sidecut, and a low-profile tip and tail. Maybe about 150 to 155 cm long... There are a few different types of wakeskates now. Last summer i rode one where the deck was elevated about and i

you have a car???