ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 do you think there would be any issue with going to arai next winter with my splitboard and touring around checking stuff out? Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Well, the lifts won't be moving... Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 do you think there would be any issue with going to arai next winter with my splitboard and touring around checking stuff out? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 ... ^^^^^ Link to post Share on other sites
NECK 14 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 In peak season it would be quite the hike from the very bottom on a splitboard or snowshoes..... Sled mission would be a win Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 isnt top to bottom vert a bit less than 1000m? sounds like a cruisy day of skinning. not a fan of sleds tbh. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I don't know about these things and are extremely un-gnarly, Mt Granview aside, but if Arai was a 'death trap' when it was running.... wouldn't a hike up there mid winter for a play prove rather dangerous? Or is that just my ungnarliness writing? Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 what does death trap when running mean? i have fairly extensive backcountry experience, if you're worried about me. its obviously more dangerous than riding piste but its got to be way less dangerous than anything in the hakuba backcountry. Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 People died. See Mr Wiggles comments previously. Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 looks like some really good terrain. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 what does death trap when running mean? i have fairly extensive backcountry experience, if you're worried about me. I'm extremely sorry for apparently somehow doubting your skills. There were safety issues at Arai when it was open and patrolled. Sounds like you got it covered though. Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 no dont be. it would be pretty dumb for most people to go up there Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 One possible issue - will the road be open? I don't know the answer, but that could be a big spanner in the works if its not. Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 from google maps, it doesnt look too difficult to get there, and id just walk from as close as i can get. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Naked...or it doesn't count 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NECK 14 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 isnt top to bottom vert a bit less than 1000m? sounds like a cruisy day of skinning. not a fan of sleds tbh. looks like some really good terrain. One possible issue - will the road be open? I don't know the answer, but that could be a big spanner in the works if its not. So I would say around 1000m vert from base area to the top gondola station, maybe less. Then another 300m or so to the top of the best looking section, up and skiers right from the top gondola station. Yes, that whole section looks epic! As to getting to the base area, the road up there would almost definitely not be cleared of snow by the city. I would say a mile or so to hike from the nearest open (snow cleared) road to the base area. Not too bad, but would add time to your eventual ascent. You would have to have very little, or absolutely no backcountry experience to fall victim to the very obvious terrain trap that runs right down the middle of the old resort. If you know what you are doing, I can only imagine the fun that could be had there! The place gets hit so hard by every snowfall that rolls in across the Sea of Japan. Still wouldn't really be too keen to hike all the way up there for just 1 or 2 runs though..... Lapping the s**t out of that top section with the aid of a sled would make for a day to remember Link to post Share on other sites
ozsnowbum 9 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 for me the skin up is just as enjoyable, if not more than riding down. i think id spend at least 2 days here, squatting overnight in the abandoned buildings would be an amazing experience. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Yikes. Not my cup of tea that. Link to post Share on other sites
NECK 14 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 for me the skin up is just as enjoyable, if not more than riding down. i think id spend at least 2 days here, squatting overnight in the abandoned buildings would be an amazing experience. That would likely involve B and E. Don't forget the down sleeping bag and wool socks Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Bail money! Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 B and E? Link to post Share on other sites
NECK 14 Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Breaking and entering.... Place is locked up tight. Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Aha, got it! Sounds naughty. Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Did we work out who actually owns the facilities now? Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The city, I thought. Link to post Share on other sites
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