muikabochi 208 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yeah that's a bit rubbish. That much will fall in.... 30 minutes! here in the Real Big N. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I probably should have said a couple of days of light snow showers! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I just don't take many pics... Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 And without evidence.... --- We don't get as much as the Niigata boys here I would say. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Black Mountain....hold onto your hat as snow is foecast down our way.....well all of Kanagawa is forecast to get "heavy" snow from tomorrow night through Friday!! (some MIGHT fall in Izu) Just you guys wait till the Kanagawa Snow Train comes chugging into the station......those pics will be slush puppy in comparison! ] Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Do you get this much in village Go Native? I know when I have been to Myoko, Nozawa, Hakuba et al, never seen quite as much piled up as much as we get round these parts. Am I missing something...that's not a wall The wall (cross section) besides (to the right of) the traffic lights isn't even 2m high The snow behind is on a roof, pretty easy to tell that, you can see it to the left of the traffic lights and the way it is sitting 'one storey up with the pile of fallen snow in front. Here (guess where) 80cm from road to the 'cut' footpath and then 2m of cross section before it rises more behind. If not 4m total very close and certainly not the highest around there Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 With lows of only 3 degrees it's pretty unlikely. That being said I have seen snow in the air once around here. It snowed for about one hour with a grand total of 0cms of accumulation! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yes obviously you are missing something because it's 3+ m there on that photo. Anyway, official town untouched snow depth 3.5m+. To the north 4.2m. [Officially the most in Japan at that time] Only 1m or so on the left of your photo there Tex. And I bet you know exactly what is under that lot of snow in that particular place in your photo, right, Tex. Flat ground, right? Been there in summer so you know, right. I see. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Here's one of Akakura two seasons ago. My buddy walking in front is 210cms tall. Probably close to 5m snow walls Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Surely only untouched snow on usually totally flat should 'count'. Can't proper compare things if they aren't like that. If there's snow on top of a 2m wall, it's gonna look 2m + how much snow, right. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Here's one of Akakura two seasons ago. My buddy walking in front is 210cms tall. Probably close to 5m snow walls But the wall is made up of (at least) trees, right? Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 HAHA if you are serious (and I can not believe you are) then you are blind as well. You can see part of the building above the back of the truck. It is plainly obvious that snow is sitting on a roof. Hey... you were the one calling out GN for proof, why don't you get the picture in summer and gain some credibility yourself, a before and after photo Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Ding ding ding! Round one. Listening to Aussies talk about snow is like listening to Eskimos talk about beaches. Super deep snow happens all across Japan. If you've only ever been to Niseko than you'll think it's special. Once you've been around Japan a bit you realize that Japan is special. Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 It is not really about talking snow BM rather talking BS (or hearing it), and that is something we excel at Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: JellyBelly But the wall is made up of (at least) trees, right? Yes, there is a tree there. But it's a tiny little silver birch. Where the snow wall is like +6m I think there is a pine. There are no buildings hidden under that snow. It's an empty lot between two buildings. Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 No Phots TB Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 All Pow is good Pow Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 yeah just realised that....dunno why they didn't upload from snowjapan.....will have a root round my ones on here and see if the same ones are one SJ Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Anywhere empty near a road in town will be a dumping ground for road snow etc. That's cheating! Sakae Mura on the Niigata side of Nozawa holds the Japan record for snow depth. 7.85m at their train station (!) in 1945. You get deeper snow at Tateyama etc. but noone lives there. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Yes needs to be flat like in Irihirose last week. Sakae and Tsunan always get a ton, but when I went to Myoko last week they didn't have quite as much as Minamiuonuma. Tokamachi takes the prize from what I have seen this season. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Impressive one from Akakura BM, even with the tree. I bet there are some crackers to be got from Seki Onsen just up the road that seems to be the place that gets totally bombed with snow. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'll take the lot! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well, maybe not Numazu! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Originally Posted By: muikabochi Impressive one from Akakura BM, even with the tree. I bet there are some crackers to be got from Seki Onsen just up the road that seems to be the place that gets totally bombed with snow. Yeah, north still the old Arai and Charmant over the back side get hammered. Link to post Share on other sites
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