Thundercat 60 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Even Snow Town Yeti has been open since the end of October. There are various ways to there, all of which include trains and buses, so it's not all that convenient. Surely, there must be snow at Karuizawa by now (even though it's guaranteed to be fake). Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalMyoko 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Fake snow for fake skiers. Seriously, lets hope you can hunt down some REAL snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Snow snobs. What someone who has never been on skis before needs is a gentle slope and an instructor, not navel-deep powder. To that end, Kagura might not be such a bad option after all, come to think of it. The Gondola Course is very gentle and scenic, and Kagura does seem to have instructors from early on (at least, no starting date listed on their webpage). Whitening up nicely on the webcams, too. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 That gondola course very probably won't be open this weekend. This morning Kagura was reporting 10cm. It has been raining down to town in Yuzawa all day, can't see that much accumulating. If they do open it will more than likely be from the top of the gondola + above. I would be extremely surprised if they were offering lessons in English early on as well. Sorry don't want to sound 'negative'! Link to post Share on other sites
libra13 0 Posted November 19, 2009 Author Share Posted November 19, 2009 Thanks again for all the comments... Hopefully, either Kagura or Karuizawa will have some snow on 1st/2nd December, which are the dates we have set aside to try skiing. Also, hopefully, there will be some english speaking instructors but if they can speak mandarin chinese, that would be fine too as we speak that as well. My wife says that in the event skiing is NOT possible, then we may end up at the onsens enjoying ourselves! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Originally Posted By: libra13 My wife says that in the event skiing is NOT possible, then we may end up at the onsens enjoying ourselves! There are worse fates! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I doubt that you'll find instructors who can speak Mandarin. Yep, if you don't get enough snow to play in, go to the mountains anyway and have an onsen. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I may be way off but I think the chances before peak season of you getting lessons in Mandarin are close to zero, and in English just slightly more. I'd be very very surprised. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver I doubt that you'll find instructors who can speak Mandarin. Yep, if you don't get enough snow to play in, go to the mountains anyway and have an onsen. There's a massive market for such. Time to hang up the teaching cane and get some Mandarin lessons in. If I was starting out as an instructor, defintely get some Mandarin in, then of course, go to China. THAT is the market 5, 10 years down the line. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I'm not saying there isn't a market thursday. I'm just saying what is the reality, now. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Muika, understood. I'm just saying there is a very large un-tapped market that someone will undoutably tap. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 In Japan....that'll be 10 years after the fact though Link to post Share on other sites
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