joshnii 2 Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 I was at Joetsu Kokusai today. Busier than I thought it would be, the place is really big but badly planned and the lifts are slow. But it's not the gold course some guy said on the review section - I'll do my own review later. But lots of the snow was really dirty looking - not with soil (there was enough snow), but with what looked like sand?! My Japanese friend said something about sand coming over from China.....hmmm.... Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 I read something about that happening last year in Niseko. I think it was in March. It was the Niseko Now! that i read last year i think. But yeah, it too said that it was sand that had been carried over from China. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted February 22, 2004 Share Posted February 22, 2004 It happens every year in spring. Its a bummer to clean off you`re car (Not that I ever clean my car, but if you did it would be!) Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Every year, "in spring" <<<< It's mid-Feb! Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 http://www.lookjapan.com/LBst/03FebSTcom.htm YELLOW sand, which blows over to Japan from arid regions in China's interior every spring, is becoming a major problem in East Asian countries. On March 22 and April 10 this year, a severe dust storm occurred that caused serious environmental damage in China, Korea and Japan. Yellow sand is composed of mineral dust particles that are generated in arid regions of Asia and lifted into the atmosphere by strong winds to create huge dust storms. The prevailing westerlies then carry the dust all the way to Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Glad we missed that! Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Noticed that this weekend as well. Also noticed huge grass patches a lot like May conditions. Link to post Share on other sites
giggsy 0 Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Where were you enderzero with that grass showing? So sand comes all the way from China and dumps itself on Japanese snow. That sounds like a raw deal. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by Toque: On March 22 and April 10 this year, a severe dust storm occurred that caused serious environmental damage in China, Korea and Japan. O.K. Toque, now you have let out your secret! You come from the future! Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Well I know thats just sarcasm but I didn't feel like editing the report from a few years ago. The link is there for people wanting to know more. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 Sorry, toque, I know you have a good sense of humour and you won't mind. I just get so bored during work I need to write some rubbish to pass the time. Link to post Share on other sites
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