Thundercat 60 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Here you go Muika. One I took from my keitai last year. Youtei in the distance. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 That's nice. Now lets get them uploaded to SJ and get a library built up! Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Here's a few and I've assumed you meant the area rather than just the resort muika. Looking across frozen Hangetsuko to Mt Youtei Looking towards Annupuri with the Hirafu ski area visible from the base of Youtei. Shot of Youtei in all it's glory from near Kyogoku. Shot of of the back bowl of Annupuri from road on the way to Goshikionsen. Looking back up the slope I'd just skied down off Chisenupuri. An almost totally frozen Shiribeshi River only a few minutes drive from Hirafu. View towards Youtei and Annupuri from Nakayama toge (main road between Niseko and Sapporo) Made this one bigger cause I really like it. View of Annupuri, Iwanopuri and Weiss Mt from outskirts of Kutchan. Got plenty more but that will do for now Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I was going to post my photo's but after seeing those mine are all totally GAY!!!! I am going to get the BEST photo's next year THAT IS MY GOAL!! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted December 17, 2009 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted December 17, 2009 Please don't worry about the quality of your photos - I'm sure they will be of interest. And please do upload to SJ... thank you! Hope to see lots this season. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 walking in a winter wonderland... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 will be in Niseko from Feb 11th until the 14th...sweet! Link to post Share on other sites
shadowtec 0 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Well I better check out of this season... I was just given my 60 day notice to move flat and I can't afford to move and the trip as well Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 ssorry to hear that techie. I'll be there. Link to post Share on other sites
banjobiwan 0 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Niseko 5/1 to 26/1 Forest Star Lodge - Hirafu Link to post Share on other sites
mrfriedman 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hey Totally diggin the pics on this thread. SWEET!! Got me excited. I'm booked into Bamboo Lodge 11th to 20th of Feb. Does someone want to collate all this info to see where we overlap? Then maybe we could work out a time/place to meet up. --Eric P.S. If any moderator reads this can you please turn my PM functions on? I don't know what to do other than send you another email. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
JasmineLyons 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 First ski holiday and first time in Japan. Soooo excited. Hirafu 7th Feb to 20th Feb 2010 Cheers MoggyCat Link to post Share on other sites
deanrobi 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Moonwalker, you need to do like 20 posts before the mods will turn on your PM Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Originally Posted By: MoggyCat First ski holiday and first time in Japan. Soooo excited. Hirafu 7th Feb to 20th Feb 2010 Cheers MoggyCat See you there Moggy Cat and Moonwalker. Just look out for the Snowjapan Stickers. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Busy Anniversary day today. Up and over to Higashiyama. Had to stop for first aid. Papa got the full force of a big kiwi skier into his knee's while he was taking photo's. Lucky he was our mate, and he was the one being photographed! Good gash in the new ski pants, and bit of a gash in his leg (which made a nice mess in the snow), but his titanium screws in his knee held up well! A cuppa and a wound dressing and we were off. Up and over again - this time into Annupuri. Buffet lunch over there which the junior members of our team really enjoyed (so did we). And then back to Grand Hirafu. Was getting quite bleak out, so the trip home was a little testy what with us n00bs not really knowing the way, but a few shortcuts through tree's and having to jump out of some powder and bobs your uncle we were back into Grand Hirafu territory following the bubble lift down Bit more of a play under lights before heading in to have our Anniversary dinner at J-Sekka. Was lovely. They do GREAT food Got lots of photo's - I am sure some will be SJ worthy, but I am too tired to upload tonight. Tomorrow. Night all. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 We had a little adventure for our 20th Wedding Anniversary - group of 10 altogether... Papa and I had never been outside the Grand Hirafu area, so we decided to explore. First up Higashiyama. We have Grand Hirafu lift tickets, so we needed to head down and get some 12 point All Mountain Passes so we could zig zag our way across the lift system outside of Grand Hirafu. Was quite an overcast day, gently snowing non stop, like being in a snowglobe! I loved it! Higashiyama. Loved the boot de-icers (little air guns)at the entrances - what a great idea! Niseko Gondola, Higashiyama. Now from what I can work out (and I am no expert, and have not ridden it yet so I could be mistaken) this is Mizuno No Sawa. It looks awesome! As a group we are getting our bearings, and testing our skills with a view of trying our hand in there before we leave. It is on the Bucket List so if not this time - NEXT! Then we went to Annupuri. Had a lovely time there. They do a really good value buffet lunch which suited our group of 10, especially the kids with the soft serve machine! Coming back home we came across the single chair lift - GULP! I am not a fan of the single chair lift. Especially when it sways around like no ones business! Mind you the kids thought it was a great idea to start a Mexican Wave heading back down the lift chairs!! Our last lift back before crossing back into Grand Hirafu (once again Higashiyama) - it had got kinda frosty by this stage, and the wind was picking up (at least on that side - it seemed to calm once we were along side the Ace#3 Bubble). Visibility was reasonably low, so we ended up finding our own way through, little bit of tree's, little bit of stuck in powder LOT of fun! Great day on the mountain. Despite the more overcast conditions we were taken aback by the beauty and views on offer here. This part of the world really is a beautiful place. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Originally Posted By: BlackMountain You should be excited MB! Hakuba is a great place that you will surely enjoy! Are you taking a break from boarding today? Me and the gang are lazin' around the apartment today watching the snow pile up! The past few days have been some intense boarding so the break is well deserved! I hope papa isn't in too much pain from the accident yesterday! Yes looking forward to the Hakuba trip - still gotta bed down the dates. Papa is really busy thru Feb and March so we have to find the RIGHT week to duck back over. Need to head back to Kanda Ski Shop area again too - need to replace Papa's pants after the accident, plus he wants to get a Thredbo style board. We are chillin' today too. Kids are heading out with shovels to make kickers in the vacant block next to the apartment. Papa out riding with the Kiwi (knee can't be too bad, huh?) What did ya get up to yesterday? We are pretty shattered today. I will head out for a couple of runs this afternoon just to move the lactic acid out, but we'd like to ring in the NY, so nothing too taxing. Loving watching the snow pile up again. There is gonna be some nice powder over the next few days Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Right on! I think we are in for a lot of snow over the next few days. We were over in Annupuri yesterday. A lot less crowded over there right now than Hirafu. We boarded the back bowls in the morning and then stayed around gate 7 for a few hours. Considering there was not much new snow yesterday the back bowls were in really good condition. Mrs. BM and I were just talking about heading out in the afternoon for a few runs but we are also thinking about boarding more tomorrow. Plus the fact that we are in rough shape after the last few days of going mental because we had a friend from Shizuoka over for only a few days and we were trying to show him the entire mountain! (mission accomplished!). I've got some pictures to post in the general trip category coz we went to Otaru the other day. Have a look if you get the chance. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Nice BM, not sure if you know but there's an exact replica of that steam clock in Vancouver! And yes Otaru is pretty famous for it's fresh seafood. It's the nearest big town to me so I get there a fair bit. If you haven't before you should spend a day skiing at Tenguyama. Generally not the best quality snow in the region but so cool skiing down slopes overlooking the city and the ocean. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 LOL. I thought I had seen that clock before! I even mentioned to the missus that it looked like the one in Vancouver! I had a look at the resort above the city and wished I had brought my board for at least one run! Will have to do it next time. Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hey How come your pics aren't watermarked by SJ ? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted December 31, 2009 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted December 31, 2009 Some of the photos previously in this thread were not uploaded to SJ Click to reveal.. very naughty ...and so there is no watermark on them. That is the reason. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hey if you don't want other people polluting 'your' thread with 'off topic', Jishipi, perhaps best not to do it in others, hey? Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hey that's not fair 'polluting' your words not mine - just asking Go Native a question. As i said i am happy for people to post on the thread what ever they want - it's a free world Link to post Share on other sites
Jishipi 0 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Thanks for that just wonndering Link to post Share on other sites
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