vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Having only ridden 2 different mountains in Nagano (and yet to have hit Hakuba) just curious which mountain has the best board park? If anyone could give me some advice, it would be much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Yanaba is good. Its basically one big snowboard park, loads of jumps, rails and other stuff to skirt hospitalisation with. Its a little bit south of Hakuba, towards Omachi, very close to Kashimayari ski-jo. Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 I still call that Hakuba (the village is still in sights) Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 from Hakuba its about a 15 minute drive. I like Goryu for well kept jumps. 47 is good but it gets busy. Takasu and dynaland have the best kept jumps anywhere that ive seen. But they are not in Nagano plus they have super pipes. Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 sanosaka also have a rail park (good for a lark) and assorted jumps around the place that will keep u entertained. Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 How far are these places from Iida? I live in Aichi, the closest urban area from me is Iida. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Nagano or gifu Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 Sorry, How far are they from Iida, Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Will check but it would be helpful if you could give me a little bit more info as to where Iida is. ie close to nagoya mie gifu shiga. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 fatty's Iida is abit after nakatsugawa from nagoya on the Chuo. Its probably best to hit either nagano or ontake from there. Ontake has a nice park with a hell of a lot of rails if you are into that. The kickers are well groomed but free riding is lacking. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 Ok I understand. Ontake blows goats in the freeriding department park is pretty good but thats it. So nagano it is. Nagano hakuba about 3 to 3.5 hours I think. Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 thanks for the info guys. Much appreciated. Iida is in southern Nagano about 2.5 hours from Nagoya on the expressway. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Share Posted November 27, 2003 where do you ride. Link to post Share on other sites
vancity_kid 0 Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 Unfortunately, only at a few small mountains in Southern Nagano. Looking to go further north this year. What about you? Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 Yo man - Yanaba is cool, but I prefer the park at 47. They put a lot of work into it and constantly have guys out changing it up. It is service by two very fast lifts. But the best part is that if you want to go grab a pow run you can and just hit the park on the way back down, cycle it for a bit, and then take another cruiser. Yanaba is only park. It is a fun diversion, but 47 has gotta be the best place to ride every day. Your pass includes Goryu/Iimori as well if you want more variety. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by .enderzero.: but I prefer the park at 47. Not much to ride at the 47 park today! yikes! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 When the patrol arent hassling you for pouching the powder then yes 47 is a good choice. But they always hassle you at some point. I always find huge line ups at 47 for the jumps of the lame ass pipe. If im going to ride a good park I would go to Takasu. Best half pipe dyna. Both are well kept the staff are not allowed to air it out much, so they do a great job. PS Barok why didnt you hit the Dyna kicker a bit more. Link to post Share on other sites
OUfreeski2 0 Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 The only bad thing about the Dyna superpipe is that it is dug North/South. Therefore in the morning one wall hard the other soft. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Well I thought the question was "Best park in Nagano" But I gotta hook up with you guys in Gifu sometime this season. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 47's park was the best one I have ever hit. I agree with enderz'z azzezzment. pow run to park keeps you nice and warm, and keeps the terrain fun and variable. Yanaba was pretty good, but they really didn't take good care of the jumps, so I never trusted the big stuff there. And sorry, Fatts, I felt the same way about Dyna/Takasu's park - too icey when we were there, and in general, not well-maintained enough. Plus that superpipe had almost no transitions, just looked like 2 walls with a flat in-between, much more a skier's pipe I would guess ? ? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Super pipes are scray at first. They look and feel too big at first. The tranny was fine normal cause they were using the same grooming attachment as the pros did last season. Of course different parks have different things. Dynaland gets a lot of spring like conditions. 47 does have a pretty good park for Japan but Takasu has more. 2 big tables linked so you can hit them back to back, then a huge spine and if you are up to it and im not a jump to rail or a large box slide.. I can say bad things about 47 but in truth they have a real good set up too. Pow to park.. but im always there on busy days so I dont get a true chance to play. this year I will go on a non busy day and figure it out and give good feedback. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 It's not superpipes that I don't like, Northstar at Tahoe has a great superpipe, it just was Dyna's that I didn't care for. . . Just no trannies. Big transitions are one of the major advantages of superpipes - it makes them safer even than regular pipes because you don't crush on the flat. Dyna should really try to widen theirs, and it would be perfect. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 4, 2003 Share Posted December 4, 2003 I tired to find the pipe grooming attachments but I couldnt find what I really wanted. The dyna pipe uses a Pipe dragon Superpipe style. This attachment is used at most ski resorts in N.A. The only problem with dynas pipe is that it is hard to get enough speed sometimes due to bad starting zones. Everyone has their own likes and dislikes. Link to post Share on other sites
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