Slippery Jim

+1 for Blistergear; they're very good at responding to questions about the reviews, also.

What they said...

Innocent Erection....hmmm, maybe time for a new username

``Will ski for cash!''

There are some excellent deals on in Jimbocho right now if anyone needs to restock wear. Good jackets for about Y10,000, or even less.

Ahhh, that'd be a `No' on that.

Past the gums...

Yes, I think that's right. But the Omni-dry has worked just fine, even on some heavy wet-snow days. I'm not going to argue that it's better than Gore-tex, probably not even as good, but it's worked as well as I've needed. Same with Entrant, Skied for many years in a jacket that used Entrant and found it perfectly functional. And my favorite ski jacket has something called Diaplex and still works fine after 10 years (bought the Colombia when that one was out of commission for a while with a broken zip). I do have two pairs of gloves with Gore-tex, and both are excellent. **Edited earli

You're quite welcome, Tubs

If you have underfloor heating might want to be careful about a plastic sheet.

As I will be in Niseko Dec 16-20, I can absolutely guarantee it will dump massively from Dec 21.

One of the wildest I've ever seen, even for Sage. The guy was born to ski.

You'll of course rent a place with a spare room...

From your lips to Ullr's ears, Snowdude!

Congrats on a job well completed.

I love that mountain. The bus rounds a bend as it gets to Shikotsu and suddenly you see this wall of pure white, and the Niseko ``it won't be long now'' feeling really kicks in. :thumbsup:

But...it's just so....GRAND!

Monday's looking a little warm in Tokyo (26) but staying close to 20-22 highs the rest of the week. Lot of rain forecast

29 meters? That's the early December base at Mt Grandview, before the seroius snows begin!

Wouldn't stop a real powderhound. Now, ProjectileDiarrhea...rides solo!

Bought a Colombia *waterproof* jacket & pants at LBreath in January, total about Y25,000, keeps me warm and dry, lots of pockets, about a fifth the cost of Arcteryx/Mammut/NorthFace. I'm sure they make good stuff, but doubt it's 5x better. Fashionable, though.

Tough audience, you guys

I've met Dave Spector, he's quite a nice guy and very interesting to chat with. You have to remember they're all actors, playing a role that sells. Disliking them for that is like disliking Gene Hackman because you saw The Unforgiven.

Thinnest ``smartwool'' type you can find. Thick socks do nothing to keep you warmer, they just make your boot fit worse.