sea_lizard 0 Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 I'm looking forward to those stats too, should be interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Arai seem to be lost up their own arse if you ask me. Has the issue of "why prices went UP?" this season been dealt with? Link to post Share on other sites
TeleSkier 0 Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Ah yes the Arai debate about losing skiers. My recommendation for Arai would be as follows: Have the owners/managers take a trip to Squaw Valley or Alpine Meadows in the Lake Tahoe Area of California. They too get tons of snow (see April this year) and are able to open up vast amounts of terrain. I am by no way an expert at forcasting avalanches or avalanche prevention but with some more effort on Arai's part they can easily become the best ski area in Japan. If anyone has ever skied the KT-22 portion of Squaw Valley they would know what I am talking about. Steep terrain, long verticle, and lots of snow. I think if Arai put less effort into putting up the orange fences and more into avalanche prevention it would make the skiing experience there unbelievable. They get tons of snow, have great terrain (even though most is roped off) and have a few nice lifts to access it. If it can be done in resorts in North America and Europe why can't it be done here in Japan. I bet if Arai did this they would attract quite a few more visitors. I would sure go there more often. Just my 2 cents. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 When will we see some stats this year then? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan.Com#2 0 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 That will be a while yet - we've got some other good features coming up before they are compiled and go online. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 The question in japan is can you bomb if you cant then you cant open it. Those gas bombs cost a fortune. I would love to see more terrain opened but I dont think the dirtbag pow hounds could afford it anyways. I cant afford it so I stay in Hakuba. Arai has to figure a way to get me there. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 If they laid on a free bus and hotel? Link to post Share on other sites
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