coolboarderguy 0 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi All, curious how it is in everyone's area (those living in/near the snow). Am hearing it is pretty poor this year from a few people here in Tokyo. Please share with me/us how you see it. Thanx. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Much less than usual for sure. Not snowing as much as usual. You need to go higher up to get decent snow, which usually is not a problem peak season. That's northern Gunma. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Pretty much the same. There are good conditions to be found higher up, but not as often and this ain't usually an issue in January/February. It is right now though. There have been lots of mild days, it is definitely not as cold it usually is in winter. Link to post Share on other sites
coolboarderguy 0 Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Yeah, had a few beers with a coupla mates who were in Tenjindaira a few weeks ago and said it was ice bound in a lot of places. I remember Tenjindaira as a place that always went off, snow wise. Sounding like, with the exchange rate being shitty too, that it just may not be worth it this season. I am here to mainly get my J back to where I want it to be, and therefore am trying not to let wanting to snowboard dominate me (bad snow conditions/poor exchage rate may just make it easier to resist) Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thats it though - it's definitely more patchy and not as guaranteed as we are used to. But like I said there are good conditions out there. Just got to find and time them more than usual! Don't give up! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Been pretty good up north. Not as much snow as average and warmer than normal but there's been plenty of great powder days. The numerous warmer periods and rain events in between snowfalls have been particularly annoying but we still have up around a 3m cover up high. At my house in Kutchan have close to 1.2m on the ground. Not great but not too bad. Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Without doubt, not as good as we expect. Warmer temperatures, less snow, less regular, bottom slopes struggling.... You need to go higher up to get the better snow which is not what you expect mid-season. Still, good snow to be found. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Same here. I've had some good days out so far, but I have been able to time them. Right now conditions down at town are spring-like but places like Kagura seem to be getting new layers every now and again so in this area somewhere like that is the best bet if you ask me. Until it snows decent again I'm going to stick to Kagura or higher areas if I go out. Not sure when the next time will be. It just ain't cold enough. I haven't had to shovel snow once this season so far which is very unusual. Usually round about now there's 2m+ outside my house - right now there's 30cm or so. Problem is - 'normal' for us is compared to many places being spoiled with amazing conditions. So we have extremely high expectations! Link to post Share on other sites
SKMT 0 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hello I am in Shiga Kogen and the snow here - while less than usual - is holding up pretty well due to out normal cold temperatures. It very rarely goes above 0 degrees and while it has been warmer than usual, it still mostly keeps below there. I hope we get some good snow in February so that we can enjoy our usual long season. Right now that is a worry. Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 As Go Native said, pretty good here. Link to post Share on other sites
Myoko Guy 0 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Not bad ;/, but not great compared to last year's awesome conditions Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I agree with MG. Compared to last year its not as good... but many years don't add up to what happened last year. Of the 20ish days I've been on the hill this season I'd say 12 or 13 were beauty powder days. Just need to look around, watch the reports and be flexible with when you can go... BTW, the only snow I see in Shizuoka-ken is at the top of Mt. Fuji! We've been averaging 15 degrees here this week!! Link to post Share on other sites
ortwin 0 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Awesome winter in the southern part of Austria this year. Most snow since 50 years! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Hi, I'm new to this forum. Spitzingsee in the Bavarian Alps being the closest and great on weekdays for us but not much snow happening this year. It's hard old snow, 20/40 cm at the moment. Last year the snow came early and we even had earlier opening weekends in Zillartal but this year we are still in wait for the big one. I think we head down to the southern parts of Austria. It's supposed to snow this weekend, fingers crossed... Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
gareth_oau 2 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Hakuba's only had about 5cm in the last week or so, and that disappears very quicky. the runs are quite hardpacked by the end of the day Link to post Share on other sites
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