HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 After months of frustration at being able to edit video and stills from our HDD cam, we went out and bought a Mac. Hallelujah! We are still finding our way around it (just got it this week) and are madly doing Rugby images for the club website - so snow pic's are coming slowly ... but I have a few newies. Will add more as we get to them. #2 son sitting, Mama kneeling and BFG #3 son coming in for the stop. God this place was beautiful!! BFG (12yrs old) playing in the piste edge powder And one from Miharashi Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 cool. So the Mac did the job. Apple convert? Is that a skier I see in your group? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 If I can beat the menfolk off with a stick I might actually get to have a play with the Mac! So far all I got was handed a USB with those pic's on it!! Back to skool Tuesday so Mama's turn then. But yeah - for pic and vid applications the Mac rocks! SO EASY! The skier is a random. We did have a single skier with us that day. An ex-instructor. He's a great bloke aside from his proclivity to slide on two planks. Actually he gave the kids a few lessons and they were rocking the parallel turns down beginner (and #2 down intermediate) slopes that trip - so they might be swinging both ways in future. Link to post Share on other sites
Vossy 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Those pics are sweet. It's bringing back memories. I'm booking this year's trip next week. Can't wait. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Nice, like that last one Mamabear. Almost want to get back out there! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 I think those two days were the highlights for us this season. I will try and find some more pic's this week. Rusutsu was just glorious, and that day riding Miharashi was pure bliss on a board. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 What is Miharashi? Part of the skijo? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 yeah...Miharashi is an ungroomed run at Grand Hirafu. Bit of a walk uphill from the Gondola to skiers right as you exit the Gondola building. Gotta watch your speed at the end when you join the Holiday run to get back to the base, but the in between bits make it all worth it. Click on Piste Map it is number 17 Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Nice pics MB. It's rad that your boys want to shred with you. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mamabear yeah...Miharashi is an ungroomed run at Grand Hirafu. Bit of a walk uphill from the Gondola to skiers right as you exit the Gondola building. Gotta watch your speed at the end when you join the Holiday run to get back to the base, but the in between bits make it all worth it. Click on Piste Map it is number 17 yeah thats a quality run.....I stacked it big time at the bottom, there was a little bump in the snow and I came hurtling down and took off and landed on my back/neck/head. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 Let me guess - you landed on the hard packed Holiday run? Done that a few times myself! And if you go easy to avoid the stack at that point you are walking out. No brainer really - after walking out once I decided I would rather pick the potential wipeout and hit it hard. Mind you ... if you stack it you are walking too! Spook: I love that it is something we can do together. The boys are pretty good with me, but occasionally in other environments I get the "Mum, you go over there, and I will go over here and I will meet you when we finish - it is totally uncool to be seen with your Mum". But I never get that on the skijo - in fact quite the opposite - they often ask me to come out with them, or be a break away group with them. It is SO awesome to have that connection. I also love that Papa and I have that in common and go hit the slopes without the kids too - I think our friendship part of our relationship is stronger since we started sliding. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mamabear I also love that Papa and I have that in common and go hit the slopes without the kids too - I think our friendship part of our relationship is stronger since we started sliding. Even when you're screaming at him to hurry the hell up...? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 19, 2010 Author Share Posted April 19, 2010 nah...spook. I am lucky to keep up! But we solved that either way - we set the end point before setting off, and carry walkie talkies in case we get separated or plans change. We also both know there are no friends on a powder day - unless they can keep up and share the stoke. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mamabear The boys are pretty good with me, but occasionally in other environments I get the "Mum, you go over there, and I will go over here and I will meet you when we finish - it is totally uncool to be seen with your Mum". But I never get that on the skijo - in fact quite the opposite Must be nice. I get that both on and off the slopes. Especially if I insist on being dorky enough to speak English in public. (The horror.) Still, the kid never says no to a ski trip, even if it does mean being seen in public with the dorkmeister. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Sounds smart! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Been having a few uploading issues - not sure what is going on so the rest of the pic's might have to wait. Thanks to SJF for uploading this one for me. #2 son and GLORIOUS Rusutsu. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 How did you enjoy Rusutsu compared to the big N? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 Rusutsu ROCKED GG! We had an absolute ball, and I would definitely love to go back, see more, experience it on good and bad days. But the day we went it was heaven - and if they were all like that I could easy do 2 weeks there. Accommodation, dining, nightlife - ummm.... no idea. But I would imagine Hirafu would win in that department. By a long way. The on-mountain food we had was pretty much the same style of on mountain food you get everywhere in Japan. Catered well for the people, plenty of seats. Apart from that meal all I saw was snow. We arrived, parked, bought lift tickets and only stopped for lunch. Then we rode again right up to the clock chime of the time we needed to be back in the carpark for the ride home (the rest were actually waiting for us!). But the ride was SWEET! The groomed runs were wide and playful, with side strips of ungroomed fresh powder fall right alongside - tree's galore and some very very interesting off piste area's. Spotted a nasty accident in one of them and got ski patrol onto it - they were pretty good about playing go fetch the injured skier too. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I love Rusutsu but wouldn't really want to stay there for any extended period of time. Besides the main hotel there are few other accommodation options besides a couple of pensions and a backpacker. Nightlife is almost non existent except for a couple of bars in the hotel but like most hotels the eating and drinking options are fairly expensive. If you're only there for the skiing though I guess the apres ski stuff doesn't matter much. In terms of the ski area it's not as large as Niseko and I'd think a week would be more than enough to explore just about every nook and cranny more than once. The off-piste is a lot of fun but the vertical is limited and most areas have flat run outs at the bottom. It doesn't get as much snow as Niseko and especially in the early season it takes quite a bit longer for all the sasa to get covered up. I usually do a few day trips over there each season and have rarely been disappointed. Rusutsu does rock. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Quote: Nightlife is almost non existent except for a couple of bars in the hotel but like most hotels the eating and drinking options are fairly expensive. Sounds like pretty much most places that Go Native. You are spoilt in Hirafu! Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Dunno Shiga Kogen is pretty rockin' when night arrives. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Originally Posted By: scouser Quote: Nightlife is almost non existent except for a couple of bars in the hotel but like most hotels the eating and drinking options are fairly expensive. Sounds like pretty much most places that Go Native. You are spoilt in Hirafu! Yeah but the very fact that we have a vibrant nightlife and people get out and enjoy it is what many people dislike about Niseko. I mean all those Aussies going out and having a whole lot of fun just aren't being culturally sensitive are they? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Two extremes. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts