NoFakie 45 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Oh well, it wasn't to be then. The facilities there all look pretty much new. Apparently, it only opened originally in 2002. There won't be many resorts in Japan that opened that recently when skiing was already well on the decline. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 I think one reason they look new is that they have not been used much! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Where is that even? Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 It's about 5 minutes drive from the main Madarao resort, round the side. Lets say you are at Madarao looking at the skijo. Tangram and Myoko are off to your right, right? Well, this place is to the left. If you get up to Madarao directly from the IC, you will pass it. It's basically just one big fairly long course with I think two lifts. Link to post Share on other sites
charlotte 0 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I really didn't know about that place! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Previously I posted about Urasa skijo not opening this season. Well, seems that the company that owned the skijo has gone bankrupt. 4.4 oku yen owed. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Looks like a really tiny one? We should have some kind of flag-at-half-mast ceremony, or something (suggestions?) for such events. In other news, looks like nighters are also being called off this season at Minowa and Inawashiro Resort. Inawashiro Resort is also turning off their #3 pair lift this season. All in the name of electric power conservation. Note that Inawashiro Resort is different from Inawashiro. No word yet on whether Inawashiro will continue with nighters this year. Incidentally, seems Inawashiro has been bought out by Macearth (which apparently operates some other ski areas around the country), which is planning to operate the Chuo and Minero sides together as one single resort, finally. Looking at the trail map, it appears that the uppermost lift on the Chuo side has been taken out of operation -- actually, seems to have happened last year, before 3/11 even. Tubby was there then, if I recall correctly -- was it already gone then, Tubb? Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 For the record . Muika, it was me who previously posted Ürasa not opening. 17 July it was. Old news. Bankrupcy . THAT is new news ! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I don't think so MO...I'll have a gander at the map though and see where the lift is but I'm pretty sure we were able to ride all areas of the resort Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 For the record .Muika, it was me who previously posted Ürasa not opening. 17 July it was. Old news. Bankrupcy . THAT is new news ! Sorry Jynxx, I'll send on the royalties. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I don't think so MO...I'll have a gander at the map though and see where the lift is but I'm pretty sure we were able to ride all areas of the resort The lift I am thinking of is the third one going up on the left (Chuo) side, coming close to the top of the right (Minero) side. The trail map a couple of years ago showed a traverse between the two tops. Now, the top lift on the left-hand side has been deleted from the map entirely, along with the trail next to it. Still visible on satellite imagery, so not my imagination. Anyway, looks like Inawashiro has announced they WILL be having nighters this season after all. Though they will be idling a few lifts, mostly redundant ones, on weekends. On weekdays, they are additionally shutting down the lower half of the Minero side. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Is nighta popular there? I'd love to see some numbers of the business behind nighta. Even a famous place like Ishiuchi Maruyama always seems so quiet. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 They all managing to open then Metabo? I bet there are really bricking it worrying if people will come or not. The tourist numbers for Fukushima in summer do not bode well. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Is nighta popular there? I'd love to see some numbers of the business behind nighta. Even a famous place like Ishiuchi Maruyama always seems so quiet. Don't know. The one time I went there, I left when the nighter started. I do recall a bunch of people waiting to enter for it, but I don't know how many eventually showed up. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 They all managing to open then Metabo? I bet there are really bricking it worrying if people will come or not. The tourist numbers for Fukushima in summer do not bode well. As far as I can tell, they are all planning to operate. Only ones that have not declared anything yet on their web pages are local one- or two-lift operations, the kinds of places that rarely update their web pages even in a good year. I do imagine they are pretty worried, though. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 No doubt some people will go to support them, myself included, but I think the outlook is grim for them I really do. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Well we are having a bit of a trip out there aren't we! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Destination being? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Sounds like a poll: http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/20654-sj-gathering-in-fukushima/ Link to post Share on other sites
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