barok 0 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 So this is a little off-character, but a friend with kids was asking about resorts with magic carpets. you know the conveyor belt thingys that you can stand on and they will take you up the hill ? you know, for kids who are way beginners ? has anyone been to a resort where they got 'em ? Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Nozawa? (from village to resort)? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Most of them are only in the kid's play area and are for sledding. They're generally pretty short. I think if it was learning to board or ski you'd soon be told to go and take your chances on the big slopes. Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Never seen any Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I rode a magic carpet at Shiga Kogen last week, but I don't think it was specifically for kids; it's main purpose was to get people up a small hill to a bridge leading to another area. Pretty weird conveyor belt action. Link to post Share on other sites
OUfreeski2 0 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Takasu Snow Park has one too.Not specifically for kids though.To save peoples legs from skating to the gondola. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I've never seen one... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Tood for newbies but as Ocean said usally quite short. Takasu's is too slow! The boarders now know that they can walk faster, than ride the damm thing. They have fun walking beside the thing joking with their friens on it. Did I mention that its enclosed? Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 I seem to remember seieng one near the bottom of happo...but maybe that was just for sledding. I know they have em for kids around somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 They`ve got one up on top of Niseko Annupri. It caught my experienced boarding friend and I by surprise and we thought we were both gonna fall flat on our asses the first time we got on it. I never got comfortable with it. It`s kinda freaky if you ask me... Link to post Share on other sites
DrEvil 0 Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 It sounds freaky. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 What do they call them things in Japanese? Link to post Share on other sites
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