seemore 66 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 That looks great Kokodo Looks like a great day in Hokkaido Seemore Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 when did that slide KD? Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 i am not sure. it has been like that for a couple of weeks i think. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I like kokodoko! More like that please, if I can oneai. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Nice photos KD! So I'm guessing the Premium Zone is closed at the mo' then? Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I like kokodoko! More like that please, if I can oneai. I like the fact hes our man in furano. Odd to think its been almost a year since i was there. Feels still very fresh in the memory looking at those shots of the base area. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 mick, yes the premium zone is closed. but ppl still going down it. ippy, come back. i am missing you. Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 aww ya big softie! i bet those flatmates you have dont sleep in until midday before considering venturing outside to score some epic -5cms of freshies! OI shouldnt be mean. I never came back bored from it. And there was always some pow somewhere on the mountain. PS have you hiked that volcano yet? Aside Kamui, its about the only reason id head back there Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Nice sokodoko! Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 mick, yes the premium zone is closed. but ppl still going down it "People" meaning you then! Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 aww ya big softie! i bet those flatmates you have dont sleep in until midday before considering venturing outside to score some epic -5cms of freshies! OI shouldnt be mean. I never came back bored from it. And there was always some pow somewhere on the mountain. PS have you hiked that volcano yet? Aside Kamui, its about the only reason id head back there yes, half of my flatmates sleep in till late. do you mean tokachidake? No, i dont like walking on snow. i have been to asahidake last year. there was heaps of snow. mick, yes the premium zone is closed. but ppl still going down it "People" meaning you then! no not me. yet. snowing all day here. met Surfarthur yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Can't wait I will be there in 3 weeks and 3 days Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 nice. More please. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 thank you alex-san. Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 This thread has been a little slow over the last few days. I will fly the flag and try to bring some photo's and reports when I arrive in 2 weeks Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 actually I was meaning to post in here..........looking at the Now Reports (as you do) I noticed that while Furano has had good snowfall, the resort base is quite a bit less than most other of the Now places, perhaps not Shiga Kogen. Is that normal for Furano? Do they generally get less than most of the main resorts? Of course I've heard that the quality is still fantastic and the last time I checked, it stood at 190cms which is s great amount for sure.....just interesting to see it against the other big resort areas Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 This thread has been a little slow over the last few days. I will fly the flag and try to bring some photo's and reports when I arrive in 2 weeks I look forward to seeing them Snowhuntress. Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 actually I was meaning to post in here..........looking at the Now Reports (as you do) I noticed that while Furano has had good snowfall, the resort base is quite a bit less than most other of the Now places, perhaps not Shiga Kogen. Is that normal for Furano? Do they generally get less than most of the main resorts? Of course I've heard that the quality is still fantastic and the last time I checked, it stood at 190cms which is s great amount for sure.....just interesting to see it against the other big resort areas i think historically it does not get a massive base like some other resorts such as niseko that are near the coast. 190 base is good for here. last year it was heaps less, around the 100-150cms mark i think. but dont quote me on that. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah, it never seems to get shedloads of snow but "it's quality, not quantity", as they say! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 how far from the coast is Furano? any of the Yuzawa peeps able to tell me how far from the coast Yuzawa is? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 belay that query.....just checked......as the crow flies, Furano is about 77.5kms from Ishikari Bay and Yuzawa is 53kms approx from the sea of Japan Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 hmm thats closer than i thought. doh! Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 actually I was meaning to post in here..........looking at the Now Reports (as you do) I noticed that while Furano has had good snowfall, the resort base is quite a bit less than most other of the Now places, perhaps not Shiga Kogen. Is that normal for Furano? Do they generally get less than most of the main resorts? Of course I've heard that the quality is still fantastic and the last time I checked, it stood at 190cms which is s great amount for sure.....just interesting to see it against the other big resort areas i think historically it does not get a massive base like some other resorts such as niseko that are near the coast. 190 base is good for here. last year it was heaps less, around the 100-150cms mark i think. but dont quote me on that. you can quote me on it. 110cms. Regardless of the fact that it started on 110cms when i arrived and then after 1 measly almost dump and 3 days of plus degrees, it was still 110cms base. Regardless of the fact that on my final day the mountain was showing through in MANY little spots. It was 110cms. Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have to say, I am not sure what to think of Furano. I mean, I wasn't naughty and ducking ropes, so maybe that would have changed things, but from what I have been told, most of the treed areas the trees are probably too tight for me, so maybe that would change the way I feel about the place. Its not that I didn't enjoy it, I just feel a little underwhelmed by it all. The town is nice though There were no issues with coverage though, but there was some gravel in the groomers at the very bottom of the Kitanomine zone, but was able to stop before this and walk the last 20 metres to the gondola. Honestly, if I was to go back, I would either: 1) get good at appearing invisible and riding through tight trees, 2) spend a good percentage of my time at other resorts in the area. 3) take some dynamite with me and blow up the snow above the crack in the premium zone Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted January 29, 2012 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted January 29, 2012 actually I was meaning to post in here..........looking at the Now Reports (as you do) I noticed that while Furano has had good snowfall, the resort base is quite a bit less than most other of the Now places, perhaps not Shiga Kogen. Is that normal for Furano? Do they generally get less than most of the main resorts? Of course I've heard that the quality is still fantastic and the last time I checked, it stood at 190cms which is s great amount for sure.....just interesting to see it against the other big resort areas i think historically it does not get a massive base like some other resorts such as niseko that are near the coast. 190 base is good for here. last year it was heaps less, around the 100-150cms mark i think. but dont quote me on that. you can quote me on it. 110cms. Regardless of the fact that it started on 110cms when i arrived and then after 1 measly almost dump and 3 days of plus degrees, it was still 110cms base. Regardless of the fact that on my final day the mountain was showing through in MANY little spots. It was 110cms. The official snow depths are a funny old thing hey. And shouldn't really be compared resort to resort as they all seem to have their own way of doing that... The ones that never change, the ones that under-report, the ones that ahem 'over-report'. That's why we are put the words official in there ... Just reporting what the resorts put out there. Usually along with an observed new snowfall number as well. You may sometimes notice comments about the snow depth numbers in the reports too. I think reporting the official numbers in there though is better than leaving them out, whatever the questions about their day to day validity. Link to post Share on other sites
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