muikabochi 208 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 One of the closest resorts to my home, about 10 minutes drive, Maiko is a good place and there was some fine snow there and lots of it untouched. It wasn't busy but there were a fair few people around - perhaps busier than it appears on some of the photos as they were all taken earlier on. I posted a report last year too and some of the photos here will be similar. Just love the backdrop to the gondolas there taken from the north area of the resort. But hey, this is how the place looked today. On the below photo, you can see the main central area of Gala Yuzawa in the background: Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nice muika. But it's simply not fair that you live so close to all these places. Link to post Share on other sites
Saitaman 1 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Awesome photos! I just posted a thread about the same place, if you see that please do check it out. My friends are planning to go here later this week and I'm hoping to go with them. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Maiko has a ton of untouched snow by the sides of most courses doesn't it. Great place to go after a dump. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Beaut! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Quote: Was battling with some silvery blue skies and so I'm not totally happy with the pics today, but never mind... Yeah, they're rubbish! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Cracking shots again muika. OK where's next? Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi On the below photo, you can see the main central area of Gala Yuzawa in the background: Interesting that one and good view of Gala that you don't usually get. Link to post Share on other sites
BeerTengoku 35 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Man I love centleisure maiko. Great pics again MB. Link to post Share on other sites
ILoveZao 8 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Great. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 How is it you get the sun to sparkle star-like like that again, muikabochi? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 Just point the camera up there gg. The Nikkor 12-24 lens seems to catch the sun like that really well. It's not always pretty, I usually take quite a few slightly different and hope that one comes out clean. Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Maiko sounds and looks like a good place, I hope to get there this time round. Close to the expressway as well by the looks. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Originally Posted By: Heather Locklear Rocks Maiko sounds and looks like a good place, I hope to get there this time round. Close to the expressway as well by the looks. It is, the Korakuen area is about 500m, the Gondola probably just 2km. Really handy. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Go on show us one of the "failures" Like the layers of the rice fields in that last one. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 OK will try to post one tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Bring them on! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 One thing I forgot to mention. They were playing the strangest of music over the loadspeakers. It was like some kind of soft jazz/funk... the sort of thing you hear as background music in some cafe. Very strange choice it was. I'd even go as far as saying that I think I would have preferred JPop! Obviously the sound of nature is best. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Soft jazz funk?! The mind boggles! Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Great images. Looks like it was a clear day over there for you and TB. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi One thing I forgot to mention. They were playing the strangest of music over the loadspeakers. It was like some kind of soft jazz/funk... the sort of thing you hear as background music in some cafe. Very strange choice it was. I'd even go as far as saying that I think I would have preferred JPop! Obviously the sound of nature is best. haha better then Limp biskit screaming out "Bitch" etc at 9am... Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi It was like some kind of soft jazz/funk... Uehara Hiromi, by any chance? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I was completely terrorized by Lady Gaga all day the last time I was at 47... almost made me go mental... Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Why oh why oh why..... just hate that aspect of skijo here. Nice pics as always muikabochi. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Soft jazz. Sounds like hell. Where's all the 80's UK pop? Some places used to seem to pig out on that. Link to post Share on other sites
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