damian 0 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I would like to see a picture of Yuzawa with 410cm of lazy snow on the streets of the town. It makes me sick just thinking about it. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted February 15, 2005 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 15, 2005 Hi The spoilsports keep on messing about with the snow in the town and trying to get rid of it. But will look out for some mountains of snow and try and take some pics Apart from the photos on the Now page, check this out, it's a sidewalk (probably 3meters or so there) Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Wow! That must feel really strange walking though that Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Awesome picture! Seeing the omnipresent yellow tiles for the visually impaired brings the picture home. I get butterflies just looking at that picture. Thanks for posting it. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted February 16, 2005 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 16, 2005 You're welcome.... will try to get some more interesting shots if we can. Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Thats awesome, great pic. Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted February 16, 2005 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 16, 2005 Here's some more pics for you, taken today. This first one is the mountain of snow behind my house. The other 2 from around Yuzawa town. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 If that's your little digger, can I have a play on it when I am in Yuzawa next? Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan#Andrew 6 Posted February 16, 2005 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted February 16, 2005 Alas, not mine. And they wouldn't let me have a play with it either. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 More great pics. The ride into town on the shink must be great. Does anyone know how long will this snow last up in the highest areas? If there is 19 year record dumps in Yuzawa, there must be some ranges with tons. Will it last until June for some hiking, mountain huts and morning corn lines in left over patches? Like that place Toque and Montoya talk about, tateyama or something? Is that near yuzawa? Link to post Share on other sites
base40 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 No that's Nagano/Gifu way, right? A long way from Yuzawa. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 It's in Toyama/Nagano And if Yuzawa has the most snow in 19 years then you can bet that the Tateyama area has a ton of snow. Probably be nice skiing into July up there. The one picture with the red shed shows the mountain behind. Looks like it rained recently " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> Snow looks so gross after it rains. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Why Toque? Yuzawa and Tateyama are quite a distance apart, right? From what I heard on the news, this year was particularly heavy snowfall in Niigata more than Nagano (just to add to the fun in the Chuetsu region of course). Not trying to cause a problem, just curious Take a look at the Yuzawa now page and you'll see that it has indeed rained Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Not trying to cause problems my ass. I'll give you problems The Tateyama area is quite high. The Murodo plain is at 2500 metres with the peaks above being around 3000 metres. The altitude will make the snow last that much longer. There will be enough snow to last into the early summer months. I have only seen pictures but the road going up to this area in a normal snow year looks pretty wild with the snow banks being 2-3 times the height of a big bus. Link to post Share on other sites
uggggllllyyyy 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Skiing in Japan in JULY!!!!..... No way. Toque, have you got any weblinks for the mountain or routes there etc. Any info would be great!. cheers for now uggggllllyyyy Link to post Share on other sites
Octavio Estrada 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/as-i-ski-it-3.html Gassan goes on until late on. Not much cop though. Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Like the pics, how much snow is that compared to a 'usual year'? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Tateyama Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I always wonder how and with what kind of snowblower they remove snow there Link to post Share on other sites
bong 0 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 What a great photo. Isn't it dangerous at all??? Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 No snowblower can remove snow that high. The way they do it back home when they open the mountain pass roads for the summer is by layering and removing at a certain angle (not flat as on a regular road). Not sure how to express this very well. Anyway, you still need an old hand who knows where the road is under the snow. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Touque - picture doesnt show, I wanna see it, make it show, please. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 they use big bamboo pole to mark where the road is and where the buildings are Link to post Share on other sites
booske 0 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Gassan and the alpine way are a must go for me this year. I can't wait to get up there. When do they decide when to open up? Toque: is this photo from a trip that you did or a snaffle from the web somewhere? If yours, then did you just book with one of the green-rinse brigade tours? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 Ok, I can see the picture now I am on my home compu. Ummm, what can i say. Holy f n jesus. That cant be real!! Link to post Share on other sites
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