rach 1 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Well? Any cool calculations? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 5cm a day, exactly Link to post Share on other sites
ProtoDude 0 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Too fast, basically. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 I couldn't give you a specific time but it would depend on the weather - temperature, if it has rained etc. Obvisouly warmer temperature's and rain will melt the snow a lot faster than cooler drier weather. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 depends on warm winds warm rains sun etc. Something that happens sometimes that ruins the slopes is the slide to ground. It creates a huge crack that you dont want to fall into. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted March 26, 2003 Share Posted March 26, 2003 Too right. Snow melts far too fast. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Melting like crazy in Hakuba today... Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Were you boarding today Ocean? Where at..? Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 From my experience, very fast here in N. Japan. In the NW US snow lingers around until June, July and sometimes August (glaciers not counted). In Japan, a mountain with a 350cm base can loose most its snow in a few weeks. Heck, I had a 3.5 meter pile of snow in my driveway 4 days ago and it is now down to about 1 meter. I think it basically has to do with the shifts in the weather patterns here. One day you get a complete northern ifluence from China or Siberia and the next it may be from Okinawa or some other place in the south. I've never lived in a place until now with such huge swings in the weather. 7 days ago I surfed a huge NE swell and today it was completely south due to different low pressure systems. Also, where I live, the mountains are small compared to what I'm used to. 2200 meters just isn't that big and won't have the cold air that is back in the states. Down south it is a product of your latitude. I guess it basically boils down to Japan being an island archipelago. We get the cold influences from the north but the systems have to cross a semi-warm (relatively) body of water in the Sea of Japan (Hokkaido nonwithstanding). In the winter we get the moisture and the cold air, but once spring arrives, a much more southernly influence takes hold and creates the warmer air. Does that make any sense? I typed that out way too fast. To answer the question - Japan gets bunches of snow but it also melts quickly. Hence, no glaciers here and no summer skiing/boarding even with the big mountains. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Went to Iwatake today (Weds). Had a blast and a half. Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 It does seem to be melting here quite fast. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I would say that over half a metre has melted in my town since Saturday. My BBQ is slowly emerging from the snow and on Sunday I put my long boots on and waded out to the clothesline for the first time in 4 months. And now on Thursday theres nothing under the clothesline anymore. But bonus, in the melting snow I found a lift pass, some sweets and a big pile of dog poo Link to post Share on other sites
@tokyo 14 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 Quickly from now on, hey. I always think it's sad seeing the resorts only half covered with snow. Not yet of course, but another few weeks and we'll be there.. Link to post Share on other sites
wakaran 1 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 The dog poo is a bonus too ? Link to post Share on other sites
hide 0 Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 In Japan, snow does melt very fast as the weather change so quicky from cold to hot. As you know, in many area comfortable spring weather last very short time Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted March 29, 2003 Share Posted March 29, 2003 Almost as quickly as it appears. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 I think it melt very quick from now on. It's sad, isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
hide 0 Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 It melts very fast from now on as sunny days increase and warm weather. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Looks like it's all but gone in Yuzawa town. Link to post Share on other sites
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