fukdane 2 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? I've decided to check out Alts one more time. Link to post Share on other sites
X101 0 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 of course, i plan one last blast to Hunter mt, Shiobara. park is still open! Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Up to Shiga Kogen Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Staying at home doing some home stuff this weekend. I'm knackered. Plan is to sleep until 11am. Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted April 3, 2005 Share Posted April 3, 2005 I went up to Gunma yesterday, ended up not hitting the snow just driving and having a good day out. We realised on the way up that we didn't feel much like strenuous exercise so just took the opportunity to check the area out. Very pretty it was too. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I did a very early backcountry dawn patrol on the Norikura massif and skied back down in sketchy crusty snow. Fun time. Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 i went to kagura, did a recreational avy class, hiked up on saturday in the beautiful sunshine, snow was soft and sticky but it was a great day to be out on the mountain, yesterday was wet and visibility was crap. we didn't hike just found some slopes to dig pits and do rescue scenarios. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Nice I did the same course 6 or 7 years ago at Manning Park in BC. It's a good intro to the BC. I really should do a refresher. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 Sock monkey, who ran that course you were doing? I am interested in doing something similar so would appreciate the details. Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted April 4, 2005 Share Posted April 4, 2005 I took the course with Chuck Olbery of Backcountry Powder Tracks. www.b-powdertracks.com I'm very happy I took the course, it was great practice and really solidified my understanding of snowpack and route selection. I had read Bruce Tremper's 'Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain' and the course helped to clarify a ton of stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
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