jstevo 0 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi all, Having done a season in Niesko, I am thinking of coming back this coming season. However, I’d like to set myself a challenge to ski in all prefectures! If you could help me in this regards. I tried a number of searches to find a list of prefectures in which you can ski, but with no help! If I could ask: which prefectures DO NOT have ski terrain? Thanks, Jamie Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted February 29, 2012 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hello Have you tried looking here for lists of ski resorts: http://www.snowjapan...orts/index.html http://www.snowjapanresorts.com Otherwise I am sure you can try skiing in any place that might get some snow! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Okinawa Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Kanagawa? If I'm wrong, where's the secret stash that I've been missing out on for 2 and a half years! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Prefectures with functioning ski resorts are listed in the Resorts section: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/resorts/index.html Those without are not on the list. Link to post Share on other sites
yamabushi 3 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Just about all prefectures would have ski terrain, what they may lack is first a ski resort, and then the proper weather. I'm not trying to be a smart ass (at least this time). On particularly cold and snowy winters you would get accumulations on places that would not usually get any. Shit, the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii is tall enough that you get snow there. You can bet your skis that I would do that if only for a hundred feet Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted February 29, 2012 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 29, 2012 Ah sorry I may have misunderstood, I thought you were talking about ski resorts - you don't need ski lifts? What will you be needing then.... just a bit of snow? Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 My guess is that any place that is likely to get snow falling each season for more than a bit will have a skijo of some sort. The Japanese didn't hold back on making facilities back in the bubble era! Link to post Share on other sites
gnarly-dude 1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Obviously, you will be shunning lifts where they do exist.... and also doing this naked.... Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Hi all, Having done a season in Niesko, I am thinking of coming back this coming season. However, I’d like to set myself a challenge to ski in all prefectures! If you could help me in this regards. I tried a number of searches to find a list of prefectures in which you can ski, but with no help! If I could ask: which prefectures DO NOT have ski terrain? Thanks, Jamie I think you need to be a bit more specific in what you are looking for. I could have skied down my street yesterday, and a few hills around here would have been skiable, but I'm not sure that makes Kanagawa a prefecture you can ski in. If you are looking for prefectures with ski resorts or facilities just follow SJ-Davids advice. Note: if you do find anything skiable in Kanagawa please let me know Link to post Share on other sites
jstevo 0 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thanks for all the replies! Haha it was more to do with prefectures which have ski resorts, doing it with clothes on... For example I don’t think the resorts further south will have Resorts? I will have a look through the links above, many thanks again. Jamie :edit: Font Size Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Gifu, Nagano, Niigata, Gunma, Tochigi, Fukushima, Yamagata, Kyushu (I think they have 1 or 2 small ones), Akita, Iwate, Aomori, Shizuoka, Yamanashi (I think) and of course Hokkaido....off the top of my head Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted March 1, 2012 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted March 1, 2012 There's no need to guess. Look at the resorts section of the site, links above, and that is the answer to the question which prefectures have ski resorts. Link to post Share on other sites
jstevo 0 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Many thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
snowbender 3 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 The season must be short at some of those places right down there. Or that would be my guess anyway. Wonder what the snow's like. Link to post Share on other sites
jstevo 0 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Yeah I checked the web cam for some of the resorts and it still looks ski able just now - but I think end of march it will start to get a little sketchy! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 eh, think it depends on what "some of those resorts" you checked Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 It will be getting sketchy up here in places on Honshu late March. Usually, and definitely this year if we don't get another blast or two of winter... Link to post Share on other sites
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