thursday 1 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I think he gets his visions while cross-dressed on the JR. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I predict some fine blue sky days for me to go out with my camera and take some lovely photos. Link to post Share on other sites
ISki5B 0 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Making my way to Niseko from Seattle at the end of January 2010. Would be great to meet other advanced skiers to ride/drink with! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Here's a couple of example of my snow clearing issues. My front door which was clear before heading to work in the morning. And my driveway...I really should build a garage! Link to post Share on other sites
Myoko Guy 0 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Or possibly time for a heated driveway and front path perhaps GN? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Well, normally I watch the impending winter with interest, sadly this year will be a complete zero for me. It over before it even started (due to a recent knee reconstruction - winter 09/10 will come around too soon for me). Anyway don't want to kill the vibe too much in this thread, so it's sayonara 09/10 season from me.... Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I'm sorry to hear that. I am going to have 2 months holiday in winter and so prepare for many ski holiday. Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Originally Posted By: Adam Nest Making my way to Niseko from Seattle at the end of January 2010. Hey Adam, I'm in Seattle as well thinking about going sometime this coming season. Where abouts in SEA are you? Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I am simply hoping for "better than last year" as a good starting point. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Author Share Posted August 27, 2009 The relatively cool weather of the past few days in Tokyo has been a welcome early break from the late summer heat, and a reminder that autumn's now not far away. I went to bed last night without aircon for the first night in a while and slept pretty well. I'm sure it'll warm up again, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts. SdS Link to post Share on other sites
ISki5B 0 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Santa Cruz: I am in Madison Valley. Tix to Sapporo this winter are cheap...$850 r/t. Can't wait to get to Niseko. Was in Portillo, Chile last summer and had a blast! Excited to see how the 2nd snowiest resort on the planet stacks up to Mt. Baker. Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Adam: Madison Valley, nice. I'm in Greenlake about to move though. It's a shame but I actually haven't made it to Baker yet! That's something I'll have to resolve this season. I was looking at ticket prices for Feb and I was seeing around the same price as well. It had some long lay overs though. SEA -> SF -> Tokyo -> Sapporo I think. Still, I'm pysched to be planning out my trip Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 SantaCruz - I wonder if you can get a SEA-YVR-NRT-CTS routing? I know JAL flies into Vancouver, and I always see a lot of JDM peeps in the airport when I am heading back and forth to Whistler. It would be nice if JAL had a direct YVR-CTS flight, but I don't think they do... Link to post Share on other sites
ISki5B 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I got the ticket thru SFO on All Nippon Airways. Looks like I'll have a few hours to kill at NRT on my way to CTS and a few hours in SFO on the way home. Where are you moving to? Link to post Share on other sites
Cathedrealhead 0 Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 First trip to Niseko in January. Hoping to make a few more in Feb and Mar but planning for those will come later. Thanks to this site and forums for all the sweet info. Makes it all so easy. Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Originally Posted By: Ezorisu SantaCruz - I wonder if you can get a SEA-YVR-NRT-CTS routing? I know JAL flies into Vancouver, and I always see a lot of JDM peeps in the airport when I am heading back and forth to Whistler. It would be nice if JAL had a direct YVR-CTS flight, but I don't think they do... I'll check into that, it'd certainly think that it'd be less flight time for me. Originally Posted By: Adam Nest I got the ticket thru SFO on All Nippon Airways. Looks like I'll have a few hours to kill at NRT on my way to CTS and a few hours in SFO on the way home. Cool good to know. I just took a quick look at flights via Farecast, err I man Bing travel. Originally Posted By: Adam Nest Where are you moving to? Moving to Capitol Hill. I lived there before and my gf and I really liked it. Lots of bars and restaurants that are walkable. Link to post Share on other sites
ISki5B 0 Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Awesome. If you need anyone to ride with this winter, let me know. Baker is a bit of a drive, but doesn't have the crowds that Crystal, Stevens and Snoqualmie get. If you need help booking Niseko hotel/transfer, I have a great person in Japan I am working with. Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Nice. Yeah I mostly just go riding around Seattle with my gf. So the more the merrier really. I do the season pass at Snoqualmie. It's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it's really close so I can't argue with that. Def a fan of hitting it up for some night boarding. Re Niseko hotel/transfer - any suggestions would be awesome. I'm going to get my stuff booked in the next month. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
mactos 0 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 any idea when the resort websites usually update their info for 09/10 season? they all seem to have up 08/09 info still. thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Oh that will often be December or just after they have opened usually (It's not as if they are especially exciting or give you any new info anyway is it?) Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Slightly cynical perhaps, sorry Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Cynical but close to the truth! Link to post Share on other sites
mactos 0 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 well just in terms of lift opening dates/schedules and prices i guess. anyway, good to know they are on the ball and dont get their act into gear til December. lol. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 if the lift prices have gone up, and different from the website, you may find yourself going home disappointed. Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Hopefully the resort management teams are too busy making preparations for the season to worry too much about raising their prices and updating their websites! Actually, given the steadiness of prices over the past few years - I can't recall much in the way of lift pass price inflation since the mid 90s - any substantial price increase would be a bad sign, I reckon. As for the weather, it remains gloriously cool after the first typhoon of the season to hit Tokyo. Still, of course, far too early to make any meaningful winter predictions from this - but it is putting me in a good frame of mind because it feels like autumn already... I wonder how cool it is in the mountains right now? SdS Link to post Share on other sites
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