bibowj 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hello All! Im an obsessed snowboarder (Former instructor) and Im moving to Japan this January. Ill be living in the Aomori prefecture, and I was wondering where I should look at going first there? I know not allot of people on this board live that far north, but on the off chance I wanted to ask. Ill be flying with my board so Id like to hit the slopes the first day or two after.... Thanks! James Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Hakkoda= bus transport from Aomori/Hachinohe stations. 1000yen a tram ride. I believe it's about 4000 vert. One hardcore day, non-stop will yield around 7 runs. (45 minute laps) Heeps of BC if you are avy-savvy. Although in my 4 days riding that resort, I never crossed another track and never used my skins. oh... and Hachimantai is also fairly close, although I don't know about local transport. It's smaller than Hakkoda, but also heeps of BC. If I'm not mistaken, Daver said there is a bus from Aomori or Sendai. I don't remember. Maybe he'll chime in. both the above resorts are the pow meccas of your area. no grooming, easy to get lost. Bring your transceiver. Link to post Share on other sites
llloi 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I'm in Aomori too. Link to post Share on other sites
llloi 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 And fairly new here Link to post Share on other sites
TJ OZ 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Hi guys. Welcome to Snowjapan. Link to post Share on other sites
bibowj 0 Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Where abouts? Link to post Share on other sites
llloi 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 About 20 minutes south of Aomori city, yourself? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Welcome to Tohoku. Link to post Share on other sites
llloi 0 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thank you. I'm looking forward to exploring the winter here. I see you are in Yamagata. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Yamagata, yes. And very nice it is too. I've lived in a lot of places and I rate Tohoku very highly. We aren't as big, steep or fashionable as other areas of Japan, but you'll find no shortage of excellent snow. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Are you as steep as the N? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 Steeper than the place whose name we musn't mention. Onikobe has a wicked mid section, and Appi is testing at the top. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 zao only get steep if you follow me. I know where the snow moves with you. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Zao was the last place I went before MMT was born. I was 2 weeks pregnant so a bit cautious. I seem to remember the runs being quite long there. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 They are long. I like it actually and it is a good place in summer as well. They have a lot of ropeways and stuff moving on the mountain. I always like the seeing the volcano shapes. Link to post Share on other sites
base40 0 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I went to Zao this summer. Nice place it is and a fair bit to do. We had a really relaxing few days. It reminded me a bit of Nozawa in a few ways - small village, the onsen and mountain. Going to go back this winter. Link to post Share on other sites
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