thursday 1 Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 No way, you don't ski good enough to be able to move there. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 alas, not many do. Link to post Share on other sites
Mongoose 0 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 But what would I know seems like not alot. Seems like your a skier...totally different lines. Not here to bitch but get frustrated at incorrect info, your basing your opinion on 3 average days at Tomamu. Mate I lived in Niseko for nearly 5 years before it turned into a circus, days when there were only a handfull of us whiteys up there, before there was any need to get first lifts cause you could find pow all day. Leaving there was the best thing I ever did because powder on the door step causes complacency and it forced me thoroughly explore the rest of Hokkaido and find stupid terrain and very very sick japanese riders. Go see the Danchi movie on sat and see some more of what Hokkas has to really offer. Black diamond has the point, exactly 6 turns then flats ... Personally though I wouldnt rate Asahidake that high, I know other places better but need good hiking but long,long powder runs ,hairy cliff drops and bastard long hikes out but well worth it. A move to Hakuba would be great, love the place but what about places like Tenjin and Hakoda,definitely going back there this winter.. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 So mongoose are you somehow more awesome because you left Niseko when other whiteys turned up? You really do sound awesome Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: Mongoose But what would I know Quote: seems like not alot. Seems like your a skier...totally different lines. Not here to bitch but get frustrated at incorrect info, your basing your opinion on 3 average days at Tomamu. Me either, but that's all I can base it on. I've said the potential is awesome, but for what Thursday was looking for I felt Kiroro was a better fit. Will I return to Tomamu? Yes if the conditions are good. Btw I didn't have one average day at Kiroro last winter. Quote: Mate I lived in Niseko for nearly 5 years before it turned into a circus, days when there were only a handfull of us whiteys up there, before there was any need to get first lifts cause you could find pow all day. Still can in my experience. Quote: Leaving there was the best thing I ever did because powder on the door step causes complacency and it forced me thoroughly explore the rest of Hokkaido and find stupid terrain and very very sick japanese riders. Go see the Danchi movie on sat and see some more of what Hokkas has to really offer. I know that Hokkaido has terrain that would make the Honshu boys gasp, christ even the Niseko area does. Some of the stuff that was skied and ridden and photographed near Kyogoku last winter is balls to the wall. Quote: Black diamond has the point, exactly 6 turns then flats ... I know I'm a skier and I like to squiggle, but 6 turns! Quote: Personally though I wouldnt rate Asahidake that high, I know other places better but need good hiking but long,long powder runs ,hairy cliff drops and bastard long hikes out but well worth it. I agree. Kurodake shits all over Asahidake IMHO. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Thanks for the birthday greetings guys Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Sorry not much credit goes to people who dish on Mike!! Could get really bitchy but that's not my thing!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKEPOW Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Mike's got a CAKE! Happy Birthday Mike And thanks for all the info (now and over the past few years) Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Originally Posted By: snowhuntress Okay now I don't like this thread at all!!!! I want to go there now and not Niseko!! Must admit when I read this thread I was thinking that a side trip - leave the 'stuff' in Niseko and just take what we need - might be in order. We want to head to Otaru for a fish feast anyway, so we could overnight it in Sapporo and check out Tomamu... Best of both worlds. Don't think either/OR...thing "I can have everything" Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 I think if you go to Otaru for fish, Kiroro is just down the road from there. Maybe you want to try that out. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 So much to do....so little time ... Yep Kiroro is calling my name also!! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Originally Posted By: MikePow I know that Hokkaido has terrain that would make the Honshu boys gasp, christ even the Niseko area does. Some of the stuff that was skied and ridden and photographed near Kyogoku last winter is balls to the wall. Kyogoku, so you boys hiked Yotei? Link to post Share on other sites
black diamond 0 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Yotei has a hut three quarters of the way up. Do it in fair weather, spend the night in the hut (has a wood burning stove). Ski the crater in the am, hike out and then take a lifetime memory run down. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 BD I always thought the hut was locked up for the winter? That's not the case? Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Is Mongoose - Wazza from WW ? Link to post Share on other sites
Mongoose 0 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I agree. Kurodake shits all over Asahidake IMHO. sorry, didnt mean there either. Is Mongoose - Wazza from WW Nope Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 ah right - do you know if he is still floating around up there ? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: Mongoose I agree. Kurodake shits all over Asahidake IMHO. Quote: sorry, didnt mean there either. Tokachidake? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Not Yotei. There's a cat operation in that area accessing some pretty spectacular terrain. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thursday, Snowhuntress, Some of the hotel buildings and facilities are a little worse for wear, like in need of paint or sticking some tiles back on the exterior walls, and some of the lift towers show a little rust here and there, but the rooms are fine and the general experience fine. I can't remember how many years ago I was there (3? 4?), but it was less than 20! Snow conditions were a little wet and sticky at the bottom when I was there, but it was an off week. There were piles of soft stuff and untracked lines up at the top without even going out of bounds. The one lift right next to the train station and that section of the resort does not appear to be running, on my visit, or the several times I've passed along the way to Sahoro or parts further East. The wave pool is awesome! It would be even better if they had a legitimate onsen on site(they have a public bath facility complete with rotenburo, but no naturally heated hot spring water). Link to post Share on other sites
TimRide30x 0 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: Mongoose Plenty of cheap pensions around if you have a car and as black diamond said the resort is well priced Hi Mongoose My friends and I are going to do a couple of days at Tomamu (then Sahoro, then Asahidake, then Kurodake) - we are arriving at the end of Jan (with a van). On a weekend, will we need to book a pension first for Tomamu? We always book in advance, but if we can just rock up & find a place, then ..... maybe we should risk it. got any recommended pensions for tomamu? thanks Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 OK, Plane tickets - booked Hotel - booked Need to book for th train from CTS to Tomamu? or just rosie on down? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 what dates you going Thurs? Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 29 Dec to Jan 5 Doing some whoopass family stuff in the snow. Wait a minute..... will there be snow? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Tomamu or Niseko or both? Link to post Share on other sites
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