firetruck 0 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 First came to Japan 22 years ago and my friends at the time took me to Sugadaira in Nagano. Haven't looked back even though time on the snow seems to decrease every year due to work and body. Link to post Share on other sites
letterman 0 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I won a holiday to Zermett. How about that then? Got me hooked straight off. Link to post Share on other sites
shambles 0 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 A few people winning holidays - lucky you! I went in my year off from college, just to rack up those loans even more, for a month or so in Vancouver my first time being @ Whistler. Link to post Share on other sites
karrn 0 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Dad took me to Scotland one winter to try out skiing. Loved it. Next season the family went to Austria. Link to post Share on other sites
Angus McTavish 0 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Took a year off after college and spent 2 weeks of it in Austria, checked out skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
loaf of bread 0 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Coming to Japan provoked me! I had never skied before but always wanted to. When I came here I found out it was in easy reach.... Link to post Share on other sites
by jove 0 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 My friends family from uni had a lodge close to Zermatt. Thats where I got my first taste, some 18 years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
bleugh2 0 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Living in Vancouver made it easy for me to pick up. Link to post Share on other sites
bonebag 0 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Coming to Japan provoked, or should I say, inspired me too. Link to post Share on other sites
TeddyBoy 0 Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 My first time skiing was a family holiday to Canada when I was young. Loved it but it was another 9 years before I could really afford to go again. Being in Japan now, I am looking forward to next season already. Link to post Share on other sites
R3-D3 0 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Brought up close to the BEST ski resort in Oz. Skiing from being a kid was required! Link to post Share on other sites
plonk 0 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Same as a fair few others - being in Japan started me up. Link to post Share on other sites
calibber 0 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Live near the snow here in NZ. But I was quite late starting due to a problem I had with my left leg. Link to post Share on other sites
toki 0 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 I was born and brought up in Niigata. So i am close to lots of snow. Good to meet you. Link to post Share on other sites
plastiktree 0 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 first job was at Thredbo and my first slide down the hill too Link to post Share on other sites
googie 0 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Friends had a place in Niseko so we went and tried it out. Loved it, as you do! Link to post Share on other sites
mayak 0 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I had no choice! My school trip go to Nagano and I must go. but i enjoyed it, and since then skiing every year Link to post Share on other sites
pilluk 0 Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 4 weeks in Zermatt working in bar did it for me. Mornings were usually no gos but had a lot of afternoons to enjoy out there. Best month of my life I recko so far that was. Link to post Share on other sites
some bloke 0 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 File me under 'started when he came to Japan' too. Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Love the stories I've read so far! I first skied at Whakapapa in NZ when I was 16, it was october, visibility was so poor that only happy valley and rock garden were open. I felt like I was skiing on ice. Fell over so much, but really enjoyed it. I thought I broke my leg halfway down rock garden I fell so badly! I can laugh about it now 6 years later my boyfriend took me on a week holiday to Cardrona - where he spent a fortnight every year as a kid and teen. He taught me enough to get me onto captains on day 1 and whitestar on day 3. On day 5 he proposed and now we're booked and going to Nozawa in January 2011 for our honeymoon! I have never been so passionate about a sport before, skiing makes me feel fearless, confident, and crazy. I'm definitely open to trying snowboarding, but I want to get halfway decent at skiing first Link to post Share on other sites
flabbergastor 0 Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Family holiday to Threadbo got me started. Never looked back. Does anyone? Link to post Share on other sites
vuvuzela 0 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 The first time I saw snow was on a visit to France. Went skiing and loved it. Try now as much as I can, which unfortunately isn't that much. Link to post Share on other sites
klebber 0 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Came to live in New Zealand. Easy decision! Link to post Share on other sites
Mintyjulep 0 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Originally Posted By: klebber Came to live in New Zealand. Easy decision! hai kiwi! Link to post Share on other sites
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