SnowJapan.Com#3 0 Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 A new The Setting Journals feature, "A New Beginning", has been put online. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/setting-journals-11.html "Straight off the bat an apology is in order to readers and contributors of the SnowJapan.Com forums, especially for those linked to this column, concerning my absence over the past few months. I trust that by the end of this column, all will once again be clear.... The 2002-’03 white season featured 4 volumes of the setting journals based around the analogy that opening, running and closing a full-sized snow based resort is similar to the process involving a commercial airliner taking off, flying and landing safely at the final destination." http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/setting-journals-11.html Please note that the views expressed in any Features on Snow Japan are not necessarily those of Snow Japan. Discuss it here.... Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 Nice new site you have there. How about the numbers for the season? I heard in another thread somewhere on here that the numbers of skiers/boarders were down at Arai by about 13% (?) this past season, but nearby Akakura and Myoko had a good year with an increase in numbers. Does Arai have any theories they want to share with us on that? Link to post Share on other sites
1 4 Posted July 28, 2003 Share Posted July 28, 2003 Quote: ARAI actually closed for six weeks Wow, thats a long time to be closed. Is than an annually planned thing, or was it just this year? What was the reason for it shutting down completely? It's good to see some resorts putting some effort into English info though. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 I apologize if this was explained earlier...but weren't all those questions we asked supposed to be addressed some time ago? Just curious. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan.Com#3 0 Posted July 29, 2003 Author Share Posted July 29, 2003 We were hoping to have published them earlier, yes, and we did actually mention this on the forums a month or so ago. As Blair points out, for a number of reasons there has been a delay in getting them all answered...... but they will be appearing in the near future. Arai has agreed to answer lots of your questions, and so we hope you'll be looking forward to reading their answers and what they have to say. Sorry about the delay. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Looking forward to that one. Message to Arai - please don't avoid "difficult" questions Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 Quote: Message to Arai - please don't avoid "difficult" questions Probibly only if you (we, everyone) can avoid attacking them too much for their difficult answers. Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted July 29, 2003 Share Posted July 29, 2003 We'll be kind! Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Looks very nice, I presume it will change in winter of course Looking forward to those questions being answered as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 I hope the quesrtions get answered too. In Blairs favour he is just about the only one out there providing resort info on this forum. More than likly he is one of the only people in the japanese resort industry that actually searchs for answers and new questions. Nice site and nice write up. Link to post Share on other sites
base40 0 Posted July 30, 2003 Share Posted July 30, 2003 Yes, very nice new website - good on ya for getting that done. Now just open a backpackers near the bottom of the gondola too and we're all set Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted July 31, 2003 Share Posted July 31, 2003 Do lots of the same people come back every year for seasonal work? Link to post Share on other sites
Blair 0 Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Hello It has been a long time since I last wrote on the forums. It is nice to be back. Going through your points as they appear on the thread: nagoid - To be honest at this time I don't have any solid theories as to why the numbers are slightly down at ARAI for the past season; 1 - ARAI usually does close for maintenance twice a year. Disruptive maintenance can involve disturbances to the hydro supply - so the resort picks a quiet point twice a year to carry out such work; enderzero/scouser - I will be "Taking On" all the questions I was given, and intend to answer the first half by the end of August; jared - No doubt some members will criticize my answers to the questions. In such cases, I'd really appreciate it if the criticisms are constructive in nature; fukdane - the shell of the site is now summer, but it will change to the winter version this fall; Fattwins/base40 - thanks for the support; & Thunderbird2 - some seasonal staff from Tokyo for example spend up to four full years at the resort. Others eventually become full time staff members. Most return to Tokyo and get "real jobs", but manage to return for a visit each winter. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted August 1, 2003 Share Posted August 1, 2003 Constructive criticism; "I think we should build a mausoleum for your ideas." Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
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