grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 However he knew it, he's right. That was too easy! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 I remembered the the pic from research on an earlier search in this thread. It's the spectacular type of pic that sticks in my memory banks as a place I would maybe like to go one day That was certainly easier than the previous one GG so i will return the compliment Where is this Extra kudos for guessing who the handsome virile young man being photographed is. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Shiga Kogen Terakoya? snowjunky? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 It's Houdaigi I recognise it from the movie 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Well done LiquidX, correct on two out of three counts Shiga Kogen - Yes Terakoya - Yes - you have obviously been there SnowJunky - no................... well, yes I AM the one in black and green, but the handsome virile young man is the one in the red jacket Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Sorry. I forgot - Over to you LiquidX for a pic Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Whoa! Whoa! - Back up the bus 'Father metabolic syndrome" (MO) Please explain for us mere mortals - what is the name of the skijo? Sorry. Nanao Korosa, in the town of Nanao (surprisingly enough) on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture. What does "Korosa" mean? It is written in katakana in the name of the ski area now, but there were apparently originally two different ways of writing it in kanji: 1) 木呂佐, from "logs" (木呂, or 丸太), and 佐, apparently originally 沢 (marsh, mountain stream, valley, dale) (so a good place to gather logs?); and 2) 狐 (fox) 狼 (wolf) 猿 (monkey), apparently because those three animals used to be found in that area. The third character in Korosa could thus either be 佐 or 猿, and googling "佐 猿 スキー場" would give as the first result a link to the Wikipedia page on that ski area, which also includes a discussion of the etymology. This deserves it's own thread Be a short thread, as I don't know much more about the place than that. Or, perhaps a general ski areas history and trivia thread? Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 It's Houdaigi I recognise it from the movie 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' he,he, I am hoping you are not going to ask me to explain the connection MO Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 It's Houdaigi I recognise it from the movie 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' he,he, I am hoping you are not going to ask me to explain the connection MO No, no, I can see it myself: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I remembered the the pic from research on an earlier search in this thread. It's the spectacular type of pic that sticks in my memory banks as a place I would maybe like to go one day That was certainly easier than the previous one GG so i will return the compliment Where is this Extra kudos for guessing who the handsome virile young man being photographed is. That looks beautiful!I am grumpy I won't be accompanying the cub when he visits next year! Just reading through this thread is an education. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 This one, snowjunky? http://www.sj.snowjapan.tv/videos/502/fresh-tracks-at-madarao/ Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 ha ha yes, that's my mate Dave on a clip I shot at Madarao earlier this year with my helmet cam. Would you believe we have lived in the same street for 9 years about 100 metres from each other and only last year discovered we were both addicted to the white stuff. Ergo I went with him to his favourite mountain last year (Treble Cone in NZ) and I took him this year to his now newest fave place, Japow. Our wives don't ski, but at least they have each other to talk to when we are away. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Never previously published photo! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 That to me looks like the top area of Naeba. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 It sure does. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 yep Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Oh yes definitely. (Pretending he knows!) Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 On the condition that he is correct.... I knew that too! Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 And you are all correct. All very clever. But the prize goes to joshnii for being first. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Fab. I will post a new one later. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Two correct answers required: 1) Where is this taken from? 2) What is the skijo in the distance? Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 That looks much steeper on the smaller squashed up image on the top of the forums index. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 That's snow? I thought it was an airplane wing! Anyway, I think it's the top of Ryuo, taken from Togakushi -- probably up near the top of the high quad lift. Link to post Share on other sites
mina2 6 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Taken at White World Oze Iwakura, looking over to Marunuma Kogen Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 The main is right! Link to post Share on other sites
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