spenshal-Mechanic-triplet 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Any of the esteemed members of these forums live in the extreme eastern part of Hokkaido? I'll get the name later but a friend of mine is from there, it's remoter than remote and I'm really looking forward to go visit. Surprisingly (to me) he says they don't get much snow there. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 That is far from the snow belt. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 the north eastern part seems to get enough - shiretoko. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 If they are in far, far eastern Hokkaido it's probably Nemuro. A pretty bleak little fishing town. In winter the icepack moves down to here and the summers are cool at best. Today for instance they had a top temp of around 7 degrees and they rarely top 20 degrees until August where the average max is only 22 or so. Average snowfall is only a bit over a metre. The nearest big town is Kushiro. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Don't live out East, but I've been there. Past the "Eastern middle" (like around Obihiro) it tends to get windy, so the snow accumulation in winter isn't very deep. Like GN said above, it gets cold and there is a lot of drift ice moving South in coastal areas. The mountains aren't so high the further East you go, so that also affects snowfall and accumulation. If you are talking way out East, there are a few scattered ski areas out on the Shiretoko peninsula. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Nemuro is more infamous than famous. That Stupid ldp member suzuki lives there! Link to post Share on other sites
norcalnate 0 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 i live in the East and it dumps. But there aren't many ski resorts anymore and the backcountry is WAY over rated. Not worth your time. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 should this post have lots of these in it? Link to post Share on other sites
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