Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Awesome Dyna, must have been fun translating up there and then getting to hit the runs! Id take that translation job any day!!! Sick, I wanted to hit it, but it wasnt open when I was there, unfortunately. Another time. Thanks for sharing the pics Link to post Share on other sites
dyna8800 3 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Wish that I had stayed in Niseko Village so that I could have gone those other days that the top lifts were not open, as could not get over from Annupuri. Hope to hear some more reports from other SJers. Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Originally Posted By: dyna8800 Originally Posted By: Creek Boy Yeah, theres a lot more powder at Niseko than at Rusutsu Grin... According to my mates who live there, all the good stuff is tracked out quickly in Niseko, and they have their secret stashes in Rutsusu or Kiroro. Probably planning to visit Rutsusu next season. Not all the good stuff. If you're able to access the peak there are lines off it that take many days to get tracked out assuming there's no fresh snow. Some of these areas can be accessed by other high gates other than just the peak as well. Certainly though Niseko will get tracked out quicker than Rusutsu or Kiroro. Link to post Share on other sites
dyna8800 3 Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Yes, Go Native, Agreed, perhaps a more accurate statement is that there are more people venturing off piste in Niseko as compared to the other locations. So stuff in Niseko gets tracked out more quickly. Wish that I had more time to explore the L Gate off Annupuri, it was only open once while I was there but I was heading back to catch a bus... Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Excellent. Hope to be there next month. Link to post Share on other sites
MrSingh 0 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Thanks for the info Dyna. Was in Niseko the past 5 days, just came back to Tokyo. Heard about the program on this board and saw the flyers on the Niseko Village Gondola, but we decided to head up to the peak on Tuesday. Weather was great and we had a great run down to the 3rd bowl in almost perfect weather conditions. Saw some lines under the Niseko Village gondola on the way up, must have been your lines! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 found some crack photos from last visit Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 When were they taken thursday? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 But do lines happen in Niseko snow? I thought it would just fluff back to it's former position. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Damn. Looks like mid-spring. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 That wasn't this season, right, thursday? Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I might recall Thursday heading up that way in March for a wash-out a year or two ago. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Sorry lads, it was March 2008. The time I won the giveaway Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 The 05/06 season was about the worst for glide cracks I can remember. The huge amounts of snow we received early season never had a chance to form a firm solid base (it was all powder) and by Jan there were massive cracks everywhere. Numerous areas around the mountain became almost unskiable. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 pretty frightening since visibility was so bad too. Link to post Share on other sites
banjobiwan 0 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 i was here that season GN, i remember nearly falling into one out of gate 2 i think at annupuri and seeing them somewhere on piste at hirafu with fences around it. Link to post Share on other sites
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