muikabochi 208 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 This morning started off cloudy but late morning it was clearing up so I decided to get over to Hakkai-san for a bit of fun - 10cm or so of new snow on the mountains so conditions should be pretty good high up I thought. Hakkai-san is about 10 minutes from the Muikamachi IC of the Kanetsu Expressway just to the north of the Yuzawa area. Arriving at the resort, the mountain was pretty much covered with cloud and from the top of the ropeway nothing much could be seen. Then within a space of about 15 minutes, it totally cleared up and for about 30-45 minutes we were treated to some brilliant blue skies and almost perfect weather. Wow, brilliant. Amazingly, as I was packing up to go home the mountain was once again covered in clouds. Anyway this is what Hakkai-san and the skijo look like. I said this last year but it's a really decent resort and as you can see Hakkai-san is an impressive looking mountain. Long and quite steep course, most of which is rough and not groomed. Lots of trees. And high up the snow conditions were actually really good. Recommended*. (* as is the Hakkai-san beer! ) My next ski will probably be next month, so looking forward to lots of snow over the new year. Link to post Share on other sites
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SKI 15 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Superb. I like Hakkai-san, next time I'll give you a call perhaps and we can meet up? Good to hear the snow was good up there. Should be fantastic early Jan after this snow dump on it's way. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 On my list. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Yes sure SKI, just give me a shout. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Nice. Is that a Prince resort? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 It is indeed. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Sweet shots muika, good timing. Hakkai-san sure ain't a place for beginners to go to. Doesn't look anywhere near busy either. Link to post Share on other sites
cram400 0 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 love the blue/white contrast you get with the sky and snow.. what awesome day to be out on the slopes! Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Fantabulous Photos M. Great way to start my day. HERE'S A BRAIN WAVE. Get everyone on the Forum to vote their favourite 12 photo's and SJ (in their spare time ) could make a SnowJapan Calendar!! Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted December 30, 2009 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted December 30, 2009 snowhuntress, that is actually something we have been discussing - we think it's a great idea and my colleague has done a bit of a test run with some personal photos. Give us a bit of time. Wonderful photos, muikabochi. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 I saw that and it is quality - would be a great idea! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 And the sake is even better! Put me down for a calendar Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Sweet! Link to post Share on other sites
Ctrl-Z 0 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Looks stunning muikabochi. Thanks for all the photos, they are always a pleasure to behold. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Incredible pics! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 OK. What aint been said before? Those are great pics. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Such fantastic contrast on your pics. They are really great. Never heard of the place but wouldn't mind giving it a go. Link to post Share on other sites
furumachi 0 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Wow your photos are fantastic. Hakkai-san used to be my local when I was studying down there. Not made keen on it when there's billions of moguls, but a good place. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 The moguls can be a challenge. They can be avoided but if you do like moguls, there's not many places better than Hakkai-san. Link to post Share on other sites
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