Jynxx 4 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 It´time. Had a pinched nerve in my lower back for the last 4 weeks. Bloody frustrating but good reason to prep my body. I´m going tomorrow. It´s snowing. It´s a bit weird this year that all the smallish resorts are running on diminished lift capacity even at this time of the year. They have gone stingy... Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Jynxx It´time. Had a pinched nerve in my lower back for the last 4 weeks. Bloody frustrating but good reason to prep my body. If you ask me (I know you didn't but I'll say it anyways) the #1 exercise for the off-season is barbell squats. Done correctly, they will cure any and all back pains. Look up stronglifts 5x5 for a good beginners program. Today's picture may not look like much but I'm sure it will bring a smile to anybody that has been here, the Mokosawa snow bridge. It forms at around 175cm base, and it is the exit route to the Mokosawa run (one of the many unmapped routes near the gondola). The biggest newbie trap in the mountain is the big bowl near the top, right under the gondola. I mean, it looks as inviting as your first girlfriend's lips, and you see all the locals heading that way. What you don't see is the locals following it to the end; they either turn left for the Mokosawa run, or sharp right for a modified y-sawa. The ones that follow the "weeee!" moment get stuck at the bottom with a nasty long walk through deep snow This is late in the season, the base is nice and settled. There is an uphill after the bridge. The trick is to come down at full speed, carve, go between the trees, carve, and then fly as fast as you can accross. All I'll say is that when you see somebody at the gondola station dripping water you got a good chance of guessing where it happened Link to post Share on other sites
kaiser soce 0 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Yamabushi, I heard a rumour that at Hakkoda the resort has guides that form groups and you can ride with them (for a fee). Apparently you meet in the car park first thing in the morning? Do you know anything about this? Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Just got to Niseko and it looks like the snow is going to fall...HARD Keep your eyes out! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 The weather here is driving me nuts because it isn't snowing enough yet. I'm getting impatient, nay nuts! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Hope you guys get lots of snow for a Chrissie present Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted December 27, 2010 Author Share Posted December 27, 2010 Originally Posted By: Soft Landings Yamabushi, I heard a rumour that at Hakkoda the resort has guides that form groups and you can ride with them (for a fee). Apparently you meet in the car park first thing in the morning? Do you know anything about this? I think just about all the hotels around the mountains have 'guides'. The problem is that, guiding in Japan is not regulated, and in the past the safety and competence of the local outfits has been put into question. I would recommend the folks from the Sanso hotel; those are the guys I see all the time. The hotel has a website. Simon is a american that has been living in Japan forever and has been guiding in hakkoda for what seems to be just as long. I'll be there tomorrow; 160cm and growing Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 Over meter and a half (61 inches) of fresh snow since yesterday, with more snow every day for the foreseeable future. The weather is fine now Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Nice sunny day here in Tokyo, as I gaze out the office window... Link to post Share on other sites
kaiser soce 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Originally Posted By: yamabushi Over meter and a half (61 inches) of fresh snow since yesterday, with more snow every day for the foreseeable future. The weather is fine now I'll be there on Wednesday, can't wait to check it out! Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Over four meters of snow in 7 days... Nothing in Hokkaido has as much snow... Yesterday's shot (gopro camera at the end of the stick) If you'll excuse me I need to go to the nearest Montbell store for a Life is good T-shirt Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Nice!! More more please! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 wow!! That sounds mental! Nice pic BTW Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 UWAUAAUUAUAAUwwwooooo looking forward to see the GoPro vid. please ! did you get out? hope you did. What board are you riding? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 nothing to see here. move on please Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 Originally Posted By: Jynxx UWAUAAUUAUAAUwwwooooo looking forward to see the GoPro vid. please ! did you get out? hope you did. What board are you riding? haven't figured out how to edit videos yet. The board is a Burton fish, as evident by the outstanding level of flotation it is providing for most of the ride the snow was just to my waist, that just hapened to be the deep end of the pool. Nice thing about that spot is that it was next to the trail everybody else was stomping. Getting back to the shallow knee-deep powder was easy Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Got to love the fish. Nice pow. Seemore Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Figured out a way to cut a chunk of the video. I'll see if I can collect enough clips to make a 3-minute mash-up. In the mean time... http://www.snowjapan.tv/sjtv/video/Hakkoda Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Ohhh shityeah love to get something like that. Europe´s having warm weather at the mo, haven´t snowed for 2 weeks, all the snow outside our house melted yesterday. Spring weather. Local mountain 20cm Waiting for the cold spell. Very unusual. Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 SWEET! Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Oh man, that is SO hard to watch whilst sitting at work! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I like that, it is cool. Note to self, get a big stick! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 haha Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Dang, that's crazy. You look like you're being pulled along by that stick. Link to post Share on other sites
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