sand 17 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Went to Hokkaido last week, Mar 17 -21, and had a great time as usual. I was getting stressed just sitting around my Tokyo flat, so with work shut I headed north for 5 days. The first day was icy hard pack, and not much fun. That evening with a lot of snow falling, the lodge owner offered the guests a free trip (only paying for gas and drivers lift pass) to another ski area for the next day. The lodge awoke in anticipation of some nice powder turns. It was great to have an opportunity to ski some great powder with Mitch. The next day was a trip to Teine. While there was no fresh powder, I could see it's fantastic potential. The last 2 days returned to the usual spring conditions of morning ice turning quickly to slush. I just wish I could have stayed a bit longer because after the powder day I'm not ready for the season to be over. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Good on you mate. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Nice!!!! Watching that makes me wanna get out again....maybe Monday or Tuesday I'll head up. That gondola is low eh? I've never seen one so close to the ground before Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Must be something to do with radiaton or gamma rays or something, I reckon.... Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 yeah, think they've shrunk the poles Link to post Share on other sites
sand 17 Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 some resorts just have a very relaxed rope ducking policy, but people ducking should pay even greater attention to where they are going/stopping Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Looked real sweet. Glad to hear you had a good time. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Cheers Sand Nice Pow Wish I was there Seemore Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Nice vid Sand and sorry we didn't get to meet up during your stay! There's a similar low-flying gondola section if you duck the ropes in Kitanomine, Furano!! Have often thought would happen if you timed it wrong and your vid illustrates the point perfectly! Link to post Share on other sites
sand 17 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks Mick, hope your still enjoying your time. Also sorry we didn't get to meet up, checking messages too late. About the gondola, I'm sure the damage could be pretty terrible if hit in the head for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Another good reason to wear a helmet!! You might not want to hear this but we've had fresh snow for 3 mornings in a row. Looks like you had fun in any event. Link to post Share on other sites
sand 17 Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Sounds superb, especially with lack of crowds. Would love to be there still. If you can't do a road trip, at least the snow on the mountains is all good! Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yeah, I've had a blast but the ol' legs are paying for it now! Link to post Share on other sites
mitchpee 10 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Yeah Stu! Looks awesome, glad you had a good time man Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Nice Sand. Link to post Share on other sites
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