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I'm thinking of putting a dayglo coloured zipper there. That'd be sweet.

Good question Oyuki.... probably by blind peasant folk in a cold country. dunno. Kuma, I thought about that but whats to stop it happening to the next pair they give me. If I were at home I'd chuck a pic up of the seam. Its such a lousy job. They could have at least double sewn that area. Lucky my willy didn't get frostbite! haha

Oh hell yeah. That show got me through some times! Not particularly bad, or good times. Just times.

I bought a Burton Ronin CW one-piece suit for use this season. Went out on my first run and now i have a nice new cooling vent in the crotchal area. F'ing annoyed! it was brand new and the thing just came apart. Must have been the fault of the 100+ G-force stresses that only a true kickass boarder could pull off! Like hell! Damn cheap outsourcing.

Originally Posted By: tsondaboy From my childhood. Rick Hunter rocks. I'll have to get my avatar sorted sharpish.

And if they halt you and ask why you didn't obey their lovely english sign/sigh, just tell em you don't speak Engrish! "英語がわかるけど、イングリシュがぜんぜんわっからん！" Fight back and use babelfish to make a broken-Japanese translation to stick up next to it.

I'm worried that someone'll come up to me and ask "Why the hell did Burton sponsor you, when you suck so much?" haha

Originally Posted By: Kumapix hey, check out the Burton Red helmets. they're super light, have padding and are cheaper than 16000...I think Anymore Burton gear and I should be looking at sponsorship! (if i wasn't a fat git) I'll check them out tho. cheers for the infos!

Yoroshiku, IAP. I am going to Zao in the January long weekend. Never been before. Should be fun!

This site does indeed rock. Well done folks. Good call, CB!

I'm in a small corner of Naganoken, far away from the northern ski-jos. Used to live in Hirosaki, Aomoriken. A short, free bus ride from 2 fairly decent places. Tohoku powder rocked.

Hey I met a new mate who happens to work at Re-ex, found out last night at my eikaiwa class. Discount tickets ahoy! Gee, I wonder if he's a lifty... might even be able to go up fer free!

Yay I evened out the snowboarders and the skiers! oh yeah, I 'board (1 season's experience! woohoo!)

Cheers 2pints. great name! I could do with a couple right now and I've only just started work! Looking out the window at dismal, wet ground. Bummer, nothing is white. But then up on the closest range of hills I can see some definite snowfall! There is hope yet! Sux that I only get weekends off, being a teacher, but I'm gonna make the most of this season thats for sure!

Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan I am north of you, in Miyota. I work part-time at Yachiho so i am up there pretty much every weekend. It opens on Saturday, by the way. sweet. I'll def head up there when I can. But this sat will be a more northerly location cos i need to be in nagano city on satdy nite anyways. If you go this wkend, let me know how it is!

Howdy nee.down! I'm about 45 mins south of Saku. Theres definitely some wikkid twisties around that are perfect for bikes , but theres a lot of J-style traffic as well. Hell yeah I'd be keen to take a two-wheel spin up north and see what's what. Only it'll have to wait until spring! I've stowed my baby away for the winter. I was riding up until last week when a spark plug malfunction killed a cyl. My bikes a Vtwin so after that I decided to call it quits for this year. Didn't even get time to fix her. bummer. There is a great chain of bike shops in Japan called Red Baron, they have

Cheers everyone! Oyuki kigan, I will definitely check out Koumi Re ex and Yachiho when I get a chance cos they are the closest, and therefore easiest to get to from my place. No I don't have a car, I ride a motorbike in the warmer months and winter will be a pubic transport affair. I know theres a bus to Re ex from koumi station... Where are u based? This weekend will either be Nozawa or Tsugaike maybe. Should be a blast.

Thanks klingon. Shoulda seen that coming haha! yeah i have been wading thru the forums and the reviews, collecting the infos as I go. I thought I'd just chuck a post in for good measure and see what happens!

Hi folks. First let me say that this site is a fantastic idea! Nice one! I moved to Nagano from Australia in Feb 07 so this season will be my first proper season boarding on Nagano's slopes. I've got only 1 season of boarding under my belt, but it was a whopper of a season. I lived in Aomori a few years ago and was only a part-time worker, so I racked up a decent amount of time over the whole season practicing boarding. I cut my teeth on groomers and fairly decent powder. Tried a little off piste and didn't die, so can't wait to do more!I still have a ways to go before I'm awesome but I can

I'm also gonna be purchasing a bonce-bin soon. Went to Xebio and checked out the Giro (sorry cant remember the model) and it fit perfectly but the padding was almost non-existant. After that I tried on some others, a Swans and something else but none of them came near the comfort of the Giro. The Giro was light as hell, but surely they could have put some more padding in there! Does anyone know which Giro I'm on about and whether or not its decent? for 16,000 yen it better be!