slow 0 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 I'll have a business trip to Sapporo first week of December, probably it'll be my first time this season. Free air ticket and hotel, enjoy skiing weekend after work. Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 hoping to hike up blackcomb next weekend depending on the weather. mt. baker opens up Nov. 1st so shouldn't be long either way. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Nice. I'll just go when there's decent snow and my schedule allows it. Link to post Share on other sites
the snowboarding vicar 1 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I haven't planned my holidays yet but it will be January before I can travel to the mountains. I am really looking forward to it though and hope to get 6 or 7 trips this season. Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 My first time to Japan 4th Feb 08, Going to Hakuba for at least 10 days. This is goign to be awesome =) Got all my gear, my Board bag is already packed. Coming from Summer here to Winter.... Ouch Link to post Share on other sites
abelere 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 might be lucky enough to earn some turns at tateyama for the long w/end in november. fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Originally Posted By: soubriquet Japan isn't an expensive country. It's nice to able to look out of the window of a morning and say yea or nay. Check this article out. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2007/10/03/noindex/pjapan129.xml Off on a tangent here, but that's an interesting article. You can get traditional houses very cheaply as it says (unlike the overpriced stuff in Niseko bizarrely tacked on at the end). There are actually lots of Japanese architects doing such renovations (kominka saisei), but Bengs is kind of a poster child for them and gets extra attention because he's a gaijin. I think he's actually done more Japanese gardens in Germany than old houses in Japan. The best-known renovation practice is Furihata's in Shiojiri. They've done something like four hundred. Link to post Share on other sites
projectsplat 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 My partner and I are heading over to Niseko (from Aus) in December for a week (15-23rd) although I am already making plans to head back over in February-March. Hopefully work will have a job on over in Japan around then, and I might be able to tack another week or so on at the start or the end of that. :-D Fingers crossed. Cheers Al Link to post Share on other sites
HoTRoD 2 Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I'm getting restless. I'll be out as soon as any of those lifts start moving in Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Most likely Sapporo Kokusai opening day or there around Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Any good that place? I'm not really in the mood yet to be honest. When it starts getting properly cold and we get some real snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Quite good. Tad small, but way better snow quality than say Kiroro. Decent food too! Link to post Share on other sites
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