Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Nishi-Hotakadake. lol. Yes! I love the google earth usage. It is infact the Shin-Hotaka ropeway and the peak is Nishi-Hotaka. I really recomend this area. Not for riding, but for pure beauty. Over to you Metabo Oyaji Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 It is not a skijo, but when I was there I kept wishing I had my board. I wouldn't really want them to turn the place into a full on resort, but a tasteful sized skijo with a few nice long runs would be awesome in this area. There apparently used to be a smallish ski area under the ropeway, with some chairlifts in the lower half, and a long expert-level course from the top of the ropeway, but it closed for good in 2003. I've been there once, in summer, and it has been quite a few years, but I seem to remember there being a free, river-side rotemburo on the drive up. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Two questions: 1) Where is this? 2) Where did I get this picture from? Just to make things interesting, a twist: I don't know the answer to Question #1 myself! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 2) I think you got the picture from the Snowjapan photo gallery. The watermark gave it away. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Clue: Link to post Share on other sites
SNOWMAGEDDON 0 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Is that a dog mid-air?? Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It looks like a chicken Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I didn't think chickens had tails Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It is indeed a dog. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 To wit: Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Is that Shirato (Otousan)? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That it is... Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 What a talented dog! Here he is surfing! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 A true role model. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Well, I guess I don't really have any more clues I can offer for the first question. I am still hoping that someone will be able to Name That Ski Area, but if nobody recognizes it (or figures it out by other means) by tomorrow night, I will award this one to Black Mountain, for at least getting the second question. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm lost on this. The dog on the phone commercials? Link to post Share on other sites
DoctorOctopus 2 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hint! We haven't had a map clue recently....... Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 grungy: yes, it is the dog from the Softbank commercials, the latest one of which starts out at a ski area. Unfortunately, I don't actually know which one, so cannot offer a map. Looks like nobody else recognizes it either... ...so over to Black Mountain, for at least getting the source. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Norn? Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Norn? Not sure if Norn is short for Norikura and would I be cheating if I saw you went there in another thread Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It's neither of those places. This photo is from 2006-07 Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 No Norn is a place in Gunma, not Norikura Hmmm.......Snowtown Yeti? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I still want to know where that dog was skiing! Link to post Share on other sites
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