sand 17 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I could tell by the queues for buses at Ikebukuro it was going to be pretty busy. The snow conditions off the gondola at Goryu were pretty nice (hard packed powder), the light was flat. Down the bottom was fairly cruddy but good visibility. The wind picked up early afternoon, closing the gondola. This meant the top off the mountain was closed off so queues for the bottom lifts grew fairly long (what I would imagine the weekend is like). It reopened again about 3:20 which was a relief. Was a good day but I will wait until midweek next week before hitting the slopes again. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Thanks for sharing sand. Weekdays are great, if you can get them! (Whats that first pic of?) Link to post Share on other sites
sand 17 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 first pick was the queue for the buses at Ikebukuro in Tokyo, had never seen it so busy, but maybe that's because I usually go midweek, outside of the holiday season? Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I would think so yes. Looks very busy. I bet you noticed a difference from Oze Iwakura! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Really nice to see some Hakuba shots showing the resort. Much as I love the spectacular BC action shots, AND I DO LOVE TO SEE THEM! These pic's really give me more of an idea of what Hakuba is like for us average mortals. I am kinda excited to be heading there now THANKS! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 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! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 your PM's aren't on. Will flick this over to the Niseko Check in Register so we don't hijack this thread. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted December 31, 2009 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted December 31, 2009 Good to see the trip report sand, thanks. [We do seem to be having ongoing issues still with some people's PMs. Black Mountain, there's no reason why yours aren't on. Very sorry about that. We'll put renewed effort into that in the new year and try to get it all sorted proper.] Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Glad you enjoyed it. Yesterday was the busiest day of the season so far. Today it has been snowing heavy all day - should be good for those looking to get first tracks tomorrow! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Looks pretty with the lights on. We were at Happo yesterday, but just playing with the kids. It was busy, but not all that busy for New Year. We still got parked for free right by the slopes. I know some guys who drive the shuttle buses and they say Japanese numbers are down. They reckon its people keeping out of the cold to avoid catching swine flu. I guess its the same everywhere, so get yourselves out. Its coming down hard now. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 There's always something isn't there! Take your pic: - flu - too much snow - not enough snow - too cold - the economy - earthquakes - endaka - auntie flossy not being well - not good enough snow - etc Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Got to think of some new ones, they are all getting old now. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Muika, you know as well as I do that if an "old" excuse worked in the past then its gonna work now, so the Japanese are gonna use it again again!! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 How about that they are too cold? too lazy? Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Thanks for sharing sand Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 erm???? Goryu not flat there? Link to post Share on other sites
korbzy 0 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 oh i have some fantastic photos once i get home! currently at Shinjuku and i`m leaving for australia tommorrow . its been a fantastic trip and wish i wasn`t leaving. Hakuba has been amazing the past week and abit, the snow was very light and powdery even at happo-one base there was a day where there was so much powder (20cm) worth that you had trouble picking up speeds and the beginners couldnt even move. if your headed to hakuba, you will enjoy it! i promise you question, whats up with all the god damn mogle runs!! in Australia they groom them out. they are very tough on the leggs and i was terrible at them, but slowly got the hang of them. Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday erm???? Goryu not flat there? In the last photo you can see a run on the left which the book Ski Japan names as the steepest on-piste run in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 dunno. I saw steeper outside my hotel room in Tomamu. I don't know the angle. I was in a tower block and I had to look up. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday dunno. I saw steeper outside my hotel room in Tomamu. I don't know the angle. I was in a tower block and I had to look up. If you checked a toppo map you would see that Tomamu is no where steeper than Goryu/47. Muri. I just wish that the trees would be more opened up there like Tomamu has done. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 dunno, how to read a toppo map?. And how to read for a start. Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Originally Posted By: thursday dunno. I saw steeper outside my hotel room in Tomamu. I don't know the angle. I was in a tower block and I had to look up. I was surprised that it is the steepest resort run in Japan (if there's any truth in it), but I do know that it has some gnarly moguls and it is a convenient way of dodging crowds on the resort's most crowded slope. Link to post Share on other sites
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