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RobBright

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  1. I've had a think about this and I reckon step one should be to get together with the other person how much of this has to be a school thing. If it is a school thing, it'll have to get the blessing of kouchou sensei and kyouto sensei and operate within all of the rules of the school, esp. if you want to take peoples' kids away overnight. There is also the risk of people pushing your club in a non-fun direction toward badge tests and taikais because that is the limit of their imagination.

     

    There are loads of activities that kids do outside school, so its not the only way to organize things.

     

    Bang on the money. We had to ask LOTS of people in the school and show evidence that we have experience. Unfortunately 9000+ posts on Snow Japan doesn't count, but the galleries did. We have made it to be a fun club; however, we did get asked about badges etc. We managed to delay that problem by saying it depends on how popular it is. Even got some posters made up too. All going ahead from next month.

     

    Thanks for the help, Mr. Wiggles.

  2. So I've been asked by my school to start a school winter sports club, primarily based around skiing and snowboarding, as I have over 10 years snowboarding experience and about 15 years. My coworker would be in charge of the skiing element, and I would be in charge of the snowboarding side of things.

     

    I was wondering if anyone else on here has gone about a similar route in setting up a school winter sports club? Moreover, how about getting a license in teaching snowboarding in Japan? I think it would be useful but I have no ideas about how to get one, and moreover, if I could do it in an inside ski center, such as Snova in the Kawasaki area.

     

    Thanks in advance for your replies.

  3. i've been on the-house.com plenty and i think i'd need to try them on first. I'm not 100% sure my head size lol!

    but yes, they do ship to the continental US for free...unfort. they do not include guam and its $30+ for shipping stuff out (we have a po box so thats also an added cost). on top of that, i'm not sure if it would come priority, which means it would come on a boat....which means not making it here on time.

     

    is it possible to get one though for around $50-$60 USD?

     

    If you are prepared to try shops such as hard-off, a Japanese second hand paraphanelia store, that sells winter sports gear, you MIGHT get lucky but again, for that kind of price you would probably end up with some 6+ year model that has seen better days.

  4. Had a monster session around Kannai craft beer places on Sunday. Got lots of pics of beer but highlights include the Baird Beer Bakayaro! And Stone Double Arrogant Bastard ale and a Thrash Zone Hop Deicide.

     

    Arrogant Bastard is a great drop......I was drinking that a lot in Los Angeles this past summer

     

    Arrogant Bastard is good. This is the DOUBLE though... 11.2%

     

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  5. Perhaps slope owners will think more about their rules with helmets and off-pisye safety

     

    Yay! Let's all pray at the alter of the nanny state in the hope they take away our choices to protect us from ourselves! :worship: :worship: :worship:

     

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    Seriously bleating on about your nanny state theory? :sj-lol:

     

    Let the resorts choose, you wear a helmet and your covered by insurance. If not, well that's your choice, you can pay for your own insurance for skiing/snowbpardng.

    People like to protect their brains by wearing a helmet, guess you disagree with people looking out for one another.

  6. the same thing that foreigners the world over have done wrong in the eyes of right-wing xenophobic fascist groups. All the country's problems are due to us foreigners....you know how it goes

     

    Is it us foreigners or those foreigners? I'm getting confused in my old age.

  7. I did it once when I rented a board out at GALA Yuzawa, 9 years ago. The rental boards all looked the same and there were a bunch of them together.

     

    I didn't realise until I handed it back in and the rental staff got angry with me. Hohum.

     

    At the resorts I've been to, I've started to see a slow rise in the amount of stuff being locked up. Nothing too expensive, but maybe a 100yen lock.

  8. Shocking news about Schumi. Well to anyone that this happens to.

     

    He knew what he was doing when he went off-piste and had the intelligence to wear safety equipment. Perhaps this accident will show people that helmets can mean the difference between life/death.

     

    A friend brought up the Natasha Richardson accident and how she wasn't wearing a helmet iirc. Perhaps slope owners will think more about their rules with helmets and off-pisye safety.

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