Error404 0 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm really enjoying these photos. Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Me too Keep 'em coming! Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 Here are some more Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Anytime in the nexty 2 weeks depending on weather I'm going to upsticks and go. Looks like early next week might be prime time. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I love Zao. Whats the junior racing team like? Many kids? Link to post Share on other sites
OfficiallyWorried 0 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 What is a junior racing team stemik? Well I could certainly guess, but a school run thing? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 usually a ski school run program which gives local kids a chance to be budding ski racers, not cheap but the kids train hard and have fun as well. In Hakuba we have seen a drop in numbers in the last few years in these programs...i wonder what the other ski resorts in Japan are like? Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 I do not know stemik I can try to ask though. Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 About those monsters --- are they just at the top part of the resort? And masny years ago where there more or where they bigger? I'd be interested to know that. Thanks for the great photos. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 No expert of course but a few people we spoke to said that the monsters used to be bigger and march further down the mountain. Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 I wonder when and who started calling them monsters In Japanese JYU-HYO (like iced tree) Zao's trade mark.... Link to post Share on other sites
yodel 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Well they do look like monsters, so it's natural I suppose. Lets hope the trademark is able to continue for many more years. Link to post Share on other sites
vinwee 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Dear All, It's the monster tree still available in April? I went to Zao in Early January 2009. Would like to go again. Or any other things to do in Zao in early april (e.g 10april 2009). Hope to hear the feedback from you all. Thanks a lot. Link to post Share on other sites
vinwee 0 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Oblivion, Yep, Juhyo (iced tree) is much bigger years back. I read about one articles from research report in Japan recently (early Feb), this phenomena will gone in 20 years time due to global warming now. Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That will be very sad. Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Hi there, yes it will be sad and indeed they are climbing higher I feel. It is very unusual for us to have rain at top but this season we have a few times. But here are some nice photos from recent Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Nice. (Again). Really like the nighta shots. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Zao was featured in a top mainstream magazine (best sellers are gossip mags with who was seen with whom and when). The monsters were said to grow up to 10m. Is that so? Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I used to think Naeba was the place to be "seen". Is this magazine Japanese or China/HK/Tawain or other? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Carina Lau, was in a taxi that almost ran me over in the Hirafu car park 2004. She also sat the whole morning in the Kogen mess waiting for Tony. I dunno how my wife can recognise and remember what these people are called. I spend my time just oggling the talent in passing and trying not to break anything on the slopes. That occasion is partly the resason more HKers are skiing. Dumbasses. Sorry, back to Zao. 10m monsters at night would be quite a thing. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 ahh she is the actress who got kidnapped..... back on topic...I wonder why these monsters are not at other resorts around japan Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Well why they are at ZAO is written here http://www.snowjapan.com/e/spotlight/yamagata-zao-onsen.html Juhyo can be found on a limited number of mountains in the northeastern areas of Japan. There are a few climatic conditions necessary for them to appear - evergreen conifer, fixed strong winds and super cool water droplets and snow depth of between two and three meters. The super cool water gradually adheres to the trees and develops the Juhyo unique shapes. The locals call this shape "Shrimp Tails". Whatever they are called, it makes for spectacular scenes and is one of the reasons why people visit Zao Onsen each season. December (Early Stage): The trees begin to be coated by super cool water forming ice. January - Growth Stage: The "Shrimp Tail" shapes begin to develop. February - Golden Stage: The ice monsters grow to large-scale statues. This is the peak season for Juhyo. March - Declining Stage: The ice monsters begin to fade.... Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Shrimp Tail - spot on that. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have got to get up there...not this year though. Perhaps next year Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Great pics. keep 'em coming please Link to post Share on other sites
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