grazza 2 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I nominate Kurobushi Kogen Snow Park Jangle Jungle. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 NASPA Ski Garden but only when the name is revealed to its full glory as Nature And Sports Personal Area. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hakuba 47. Rubbish name. Centleisure Maiko. Silly name. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Mount Jeans Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yes that's a good one! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Snow Town Yeti (which is already open if anyone is interested in boarding on slushy daiquiri!) Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Alpha Resort Tomamu. Phonetic alphabet means, A resort. Link to post Share on other sites
9015peter 0 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Kayama Captain Coast with its own boat at the bottom Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Wonder what the story is with the Jeans one. Surely not the name of the mountain? Link to post Share on other sites
BeerTengoku 35 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Gala Yuzawa. Link to post Share on other sites
cram400 0 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Charmant Hiuchi i know that Hiuchi is the name of the mountain to the south of the resort, but what's "Charmant"? --------------------------------------------------------------- apparently means charming in french Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Superflat Hanazono ....sorry, had to make that one up... Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Zao Liza World had me wondering. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Pants Down Arai Link to post Share on other sites
grazza 2 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 I am finding this one strangely intriguing: Madarao Kogen Sympathique Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 haha good thread - theres some good ones there - I nomitate dynaland and hyperbowl ! ! Link to post Share on other sites
blu 3 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Pant Down Arai - gotta love that! GranDeco Snow Resort (Tohoku). (I've heard of Art Deco) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Gran Deco isn't a bad little ski hill TBH. Name is a bit out there though. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Ca et La Ski Resort Oze. Kurumayama. <- Just the name of the mountain, and not quantifiably strange, but still makes one think, "eh? did I catch that right?" upon first exposure. Besides ski areas, there are some other interesting place names that also leave one to pause and ponder: Oyashirazu (親ä¸çŸ¥) Inuboesaki (犬å 埼) Probably many more... Link to post Share on other sites
skidaisuki 0 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Seeing the name "Gofukubashi" on a sign always make me laugh in a puerile fashion, I must admit SdS Link to post Share on other sites
Topless Snowboarding Nun 0 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Ca et La Ski Resort Oze - yes that ones quite strange. What does it mean, if anything? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 French for "here and there." I guess they figured it sounded better than "Achi Kochi." Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 It was probably the result of a random word search and they don't know the meaning of it themselves! Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Achi kochi ski jo. Got a good ring to it. Link to post Share on other sites
black diamond 0 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Santa Present Park Link to post Share on other sites
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