MagSeven 40 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 First of all, thanks very much to SnowJapan, and to Tomamu for the lift tickets. I have been meaning to head out that way for a couple of years, so winning the SJ Giveaway was the push I needed! We hit Tomamu on Saturday. There had been maybe 5cm overnight, but up on the hill the snow that had fallen midweek was still fresh and untouched. It was also alot lighter than the snow at Teine and other ski jo's closer to the sea. Looking up from the base. Looking up at the highest point once the sun came out Most of the decent powder stashes were accessed from a single chair that goes up to just below the summit Also had alot of fun hitting the park. Probably the best park in Hokkaido at the moment. A very good kicker line, 3 large hits in a row. A well shaped halfpipe and a load of jibs and smaller jumps lower down. The ski area was fairly extensive, definitely enough for a few days. The only downside being the common complaint at Japanese ski jo's, that the ski out to the base of the lifts is long and flat! I'll definitely be back though. We stayed Saturday night at Yorkshire Farm, a pension and sheep farm close to Sahoro. Sahoro was a fair bit smaller than Tomamu, but totally deserted. There hadn't been any fresh snow overnight, but we still got fresh tracks all day. The few people that were there seemed to be beginners, so we had untouched powder, even in very obvious spots. We also found a nice steep zone in the trees with lots of pillows, similar to Strawberries at Hanazono, but without the crowds! Looking out over the Tokachi plain from the top A great weekend, checking out two new hills. Thanks SnowJapan! Here's the video 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 super jealous of the report, the pics, and the mad skills on exhibition! Jolly well done old bean! Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Nice work Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Good stuff Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Thanks very much! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Great vid. Two of my favourite places away from the circus for some nice peaceful skiing. Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew59 0 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Sweet vid, Tomamu is a jem for the size of the mountain. Great out of bounds policy, that actually lets you access some great tree'd areas (without getting your pass confiscated like at Furano). You can actually go straight over the back from the top of that small parrot chair and it's an easy traverse back to the main trails. Always find some untouched powder days after a fall. Nice score. Link to post Share on other sites
greatplaces 0 Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Hmmm....MagSeven, where did you stay at Tomamu? And How much is yorkshire farm and the price of the lift ticket at Sahoro? Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted September 27, 2013 Author Share Posted September 27, 2013 We didn't stay at Tomamu, just the one night at Yorkshire Farm. I think it was around 8,000 for the night including dinner and brekkie. I'd recommend it, a really cosy place and the owners were cool. I think the lift ticket is just under 5,000 (but its covered by the K Pass so I didn't pay that). I'll be heading back that way this coming winter for the odd trip, especially to Tomamu. Link to post Share on other sites
greatplaces 0 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Magseven, so please rank them if you can Teine, Tomamu, Kamui, Sahoro, Bankei, Kokusai... thanks. What happen to the snowjapan.com ranking system? Link to post Share on other sites
greatplaces 0 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 We didn't stay at Tomamu, just the one night at Yorkshire Farm. I think it was around 8,000 for the night including dinner and brekkie. I'd recommend it, a really cosy place and the owners were cool. I think the lift ticket is just under 5,000 (but its covered by the K Pass so I didn't pay that). I'll be heading back that way this coming winter for the odd trip, especially to Tomamu. I can't really speak Japanese other than Hallo, how are you, and counting from 1 to 100, very simple japanese, can the owner of Yorkshire farm speak some English? Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 My personal ranking would be 1 Teine 2 Kamui 3 Kokusai 4 Tomamu 5 Sahoro 6 Bankei I'm sure that'd be different for everyone you asked though! I've spent lots of time at Teine and Kamui so know lots of good spots. If I knew some of the other places better, they might be higher on the list. Bankei is really small though and not in the same class as the other 5 hills, so is in last place. At Yorkshire Farm, I'm pretty sure they had someone who spoke English as we communicated by email in English to make our reservation. But then in (basic!) Japanese when we were there. Link to post Share on other sites
greatplaces 0 Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Great! Thanks for the ranking. I like Teine and Tomamu.! Link to post Share on other sites
teikiatsulover 6 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Sweet! I need to go to central Hokkaido some day! Thanks for the pictures Link to post Share on other sites
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