Snowshoes in Yuzawa - where to buy

[markgardner 0]

Hi

 

I'm looking to buy a pair of MSR Denali Evo Ascent Snow Shoes.

 

Can anyone give me details of anywhere in Yuzawa where they are available to buy?

 

Many thanks in advance.

 

Mark

[muikabochi 208]

Hi mark - in Ojiya I see. I'm in Muikamachi. Well, I call it that (Minamiuonuma officially).

 

I don't know of any shop in Yuzawa other than Murataya just near Route 17 near the centre. It's only small though.

 

Nagaoka might be better.

[markgardner 0]

Thanks, unfortunately I tried without success to find any in Nagaoka last winter.

 

I can get in Tokyo, just hoped I'd be able to get closer to home.

 

Mark

[muikabochi 208]

Maybe Niigata then.....

[sanjo 2]

Don't know of any places in Yuzawa either. Niigata might be your best bet, else go Tokyo.

[markgardner 0]

Do you have any details of possible shops to try in Niigata?

[sanjo 2]

Hmmm, other than the main Himaraya and sports shops, no.

Would have to ask friends in Niigata.

[markgardner 0]

Thanks for your help Sanjo and Muikabochi, I'd hoped they'd be fairly easy to locate around this area given all the snow!

 

My days are spent in the mountains of Yamakoshi and I'm told the snow may well arrive on Wednesday.

[Kumapix 0]

call up Rapies in Hakuba. They have a website. Their stuff is always a little discounted and their shipping is ridiculously cheap

 

I know for sure they have those snowshoes

 

to find their site just do a google search for rapie hakuba

and they'll pop first. just had a look on the site and they don't have a price for them listed, so you'll have to call them up. They speak English.

TEL 0261-72-7550

[markgardner 0]

Thanks very much, I looked on that site earlier but couldn't find them.

 

Cheers

 

Mark

[SnowJapan#Andrew 6]

Hi Mark and welcome. I was in Murataya in Yuzawa this evening and asked them - they couldn't show me any and couldn't tell me much more regarding makes etc but said they did (will?) stock snow shoes. As muikabochi said, it's a small, local - but friendly - shop. Anyway I thought I'd just add that. Good luck. (A few Yamakoshi fans on here).

[dizzy 0]

Are you sure you want Denali Evo Ascents?

 

MSR Lightning Ascents are so much easier to use. Lightning Ascents have a heel lift for the steeps, and crampon-like teeth that dig into ice/crust really well.

 

as it turns out, i have an extra pair, brand new.

 

MSR Lightning Ascent, Green 22 inch 1644g (pair)

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these retail in Japan for 41,000 yen.

 

i'm selling them for basically what i paid for to get them here to tokyo: 30,000yen

 

PM me if you're interested. i can takkyubin them to you.

[markgardner 0]

Thanks for asking them on my behalf, much appreciated.

 

Whilst I live in Ojiya Yamakoshi has been my daytime home for the last 11 months, a truly beautiful place.

 

In winter many of my daily photographic spots become inaccesible due to the snow, hence my desire to get some snowshoes to reach them this winter. Last winter I used some traditional Japanese snowshoes, they really weren't designed for someone of 20 stones, but they helped to a degree!

 

 

They got me where I wanted to get

 

[SnowJapan 178]

I don't know why they are not appearing either. You can upload photos to SnowJapan and then link them in from there:

 

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/login.php

 

http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/photo_gallery.php

 

Thanks.