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    Japanese Beer

    in General off-topic discussions

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    CB, it's all micro brews. I've become a big fan of Kiss of Smoke, and there's nothing wrong with Rising Sun Pale Ale or Red Rose Amber. Not really a dark beer fancier myself, but a pal who is says Angry Boy Brown is damn fine. Give me a shout if you want to meet up there for a pint or two some evening.

    The Friday thread!

    in General off-topic discussions

    Posted

    Well, as long as we're telling jokes...

     

    A man, returning home a day early from a business trip, got into a taxi at the airport. It was after midnight. While en route to his home, he asked the cabby if he would be a witness. The man suspected his wife was having an affair and he intended to catch her in the act. For $100, the cabby agreed quietly arriving at the house, the husband and cabby tiptoed into the bedroom. The husband switched on the lights, yanked the blanket back and there was his wife in bed with another man. The husband put a gun to the naked man's head. The wife shouted, "Don't do it! This man has been very generous! I lied when I told you I inherited money. He paid for the Corvette I bought for you. He paid for our new cabin cruiser. He paid for your season Chicago Bear Tickets. He paid for our house at the lake. He paid for our country club membership, and he even pays the monthly dues!" Shaking his head from side-to-side the husband slowly lowered the gun. He looked over at the cab driver and said, "What would you do?" The cabby said, "I'd cover his ass up with that blanket before he catches a cold."

    Hakuba or Shiga Kogen?....please help.

    in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry

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    As a newbie here but with quite a bit of Japan ski experience, I'll point out that the Hakuba region has far MORE skiing than Shiga Kogen even if you can't ski area-to-area. That said, my experience is that Shiga gets quality powder a little more often than Hakuba. I think the percentages for powder days favor Shiga, not by a lot but maybe enough to make a difference.

     

    My recommendation in Honshu to the original poster would be Nozawa Onsen (fuel on the fire; we all have our favorites) which may not match the quantity of terrain that Hakuba & Shiga have, but is right up there in quality. It also matches up well in snow, quantity and quality, and is a cool little village with some fun apres if that's what you want.

     

    Caveat: Everything I've written is based on lift-served access and downhill skiing. Snowboarders or back country tourers may have very different, and just as valid, opinions and experience.

     

    And in the end it's all luck anyway. One of my best skiing days ever was on a hill with one lift, maybe 200 meters of vertical. The powder was thigh-deep & light, and NOT A SINGLE OTHER PERSON WAS IN SIGHT! Well, OK, it wasn't sunny, but my tracks were filling in almost as fast as I could make'em and it was all mine, all day long.

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