HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Originally Posted By: thursday it can be your gym time for the week too. NOW THAT I could handle! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I often finish work and head up for a bit of nighta before heading home. Last season I did enjoy heading down Roy's at night, very few others were doing it and even if there hadn't been that much snow throughout the day I almost always found some fresh turns. And if you don't know where that is, sorry I aint telling you! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Originally Posted By: Go Native And if you don't know where that is, sorry I aint telling you! Bugger! I was just about to ask!! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I know where that is, and I'll tell ya for a large fee. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Originally Posted By: muikabochi I used to do that. Get home from work, had something to eat, then off to some nighta. Or eat late after the nighta. used to Muika? why not anymore.....job constraints or poor snow conditions? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Good question! Hmmm. Well of late there's less choice with nighta. Near where I am we have Joetsu Kokusai and a bit further there is Ishiuchi Maruyama and beyond that Yuzawa. JK is only 5-10 minute drive from where I live but the snow the last few years hasn't been hot and it's nothing special. Ishiuchi is the best in the region I reckon but again timing and the snow just hasn't encouraged me to get out much. I think I probably overdid it when I first came here and the novelty isn't there any more. Oh yes, and I don't get any freebie nighta tickets. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Nighta is killer though no where near as good as it used to be (sound like an old man!). That's due to the place being tracked out so much in the day, unless it's spewing, then it's killer. The whole mellow feel to cruizin under the lights and dropping into the darkness are pretty hard to beat. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Niseko nighta: Incomprehensible feeling No other nighta in Japan compares Just try it for yourself And see what all the hype is about Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I ski the nighta at Kumanoyu at Shiga when I go with my school, just cuz us teachers screw around have good fun, but you can straight line it, or do like 3 turns if you want, so its not that interesting. Hakuba nightas What a joke. Hiroshima nightas were good fun up in Geihoku - they used to have night skiing all night...I wonder if they still do. I cant remember if that was Saito or Kokusai (forget the new name of Geihoku Kokusai). Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 it dont matter. Niseko Nighta is it. See you there. Link to post Share on other sites
deanrobi 2 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 GN, not even a little clue to it's where abouts? I love local knowledge Link to post Share on other sites
master 0 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I used to enjoy nighta much when I was younger. The best I went to was Ishiuchi Maruyama in Shiozawa town in Niigata. It is quite large area. I heard about Niseko but I never went there. Perhaps I should try it. Link to post Share on other sites
Zer0star 0 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Best nighta in Niseko - was an anful windy day with the top lifts all closed off but the snow was coming down like nothing else. Slowed up enough to open the top lifts at around 5 or 6 o'clock. And there was about 20 people riding the triple all night long in untouched powder heaven. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 What an awesome experience you must have had Zer0star. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hmmm that sounds good. Link to post Share on other sites
mactos 0 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Nighta to start in Niseko on Dec12 this year. Means I will miss it Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 You're coming prior to 12 Dec? That's pretty early, hope there's enough snow to ski on. There usually is but not always... Link to post Share on other sites
mactos 0 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Yeah unfortunately its the only time I can make it between final exams and graduation. Plan was to be there dec3-dec9. Havent made any bookings yet but I figure Niseko is the best chance we have to do some boarding in Japan, so we are willing to make the trip up from Tokyo. (coming from Australia flying into Tokyo). Very happy to hear advice if you think we have a better option! Link to post Share on other sites
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