Popular Post muikabochi 208 Posted January 10, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2014 We got about 30cm of snow overnight and today was due to be snow all day so I wasn't expecting to ski. But as it was getting near lunchtime, the sun was shining through the window and golly gosh, blue skies all round! Computer was turned off promptly and I made my way to Maiko Snow Resort. It was a stunner of an afternoon. Still some cloud around amongst the blue skies, but they added to the beautiful-ness of it all. Snow was decent, but we still need more. Not many people at all, the Okusoeji quad was very quiet. I got fed up of waiting to take pics of a chair with someone on it! The kind of day that just makes me so happy to live in this place and be able to just take it all in. OK so I'll share some of it. Sorry there's lots and in no particular order - have tried to find some new angles, but my eye has this habit of taking me to the same spots, haha. I've 'done' Maiko now this season so no more camera there. Hoping to venture to some different places soon. Looking over to Ishiuchi Maruyama 2 Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Looking for, and longing for, Mt Granview (which you can see on the right)... Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 That clear up was unexpected. We want more snow now!! Link to post Share on other sites
Hokkaidough 4 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Beautiful scenery at that place. Are all these (and your other photos) taken from within the skijo or do you venture out beyond? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Why does this one make me think of The Sorcerer's Apprentice? So close and yet so far away: Zipper's stuck: Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 I think he might have been Metabo Oyaji. Hokkaidough, pretty much all of my photos taken standing on a course/run. The only places I have gone out from a course area is the top of Happo-one in Hakuba and the top of Tanigawa Tenjindaira in Minakami, and even then only a very short distance. Can hardly believe it.....it's snowing again now! Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 What an amazing day! I only got to look at the clear up from the window at work but I recently pulled a muscle in my back so that might be a good thing Beautiful photos. I have to get to a Minamiuonuma resort this year! Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Must be great to be able to get it at very short notice like that, and I see it's snowing again now. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Great pics as always Muika. I was going to go out today,all that snow from yesterday, but got work came in that I could not avoid. Maybe I will be out tomorrow, if I can get my work done tonight which I need to do. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Missed this! How far out from Yuzawa/Minamiuonuma are you, Gunma Boarder? Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Spectacular stuff as always muika. I want you to go up to Hokkaido and show us your take on those mountains. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 29, 2014 Author Share Posted January 29, 2014 Just spent an extremely enjoyable afternoon at Maiko. Was really into it. On my own, so spent some time faffing about with my iphone on the lift as you can see below. Felt liberating not having a camera bag on my back actually. Congestion Link to post Share on other sites
gnarly-dude 1 Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 iphone can take some nice pics! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Went back to Maiko today. Here's just a few phone snaps to get an idea of what it was like. I wasn't thinking of photos today, just enjoying the snow. Snow was actually better than I was expecting as a friend went on Saturday and said it was awful and the snow was more brown than white. It was spring like and a bit sugar-y by early afternoon, but not brown! It doesn't look it on these but it was fairly busy for a weekday I thought. Link to post Share on other sites
tokabochi 9 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Good to hear about the conditions. Fingers crossed will improve as well by the end of the week. Link to post Share on other sites
Mick Rich 78 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hmmm, was thinking about going here on Friday! Great pics, as always - sasuga Muika :-) Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks, but just snaps. I should add.. that photo of the snow under the pair lift - it's not a course or part of the skijo - no cover worries at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 What is that line going across that mountain to center left? Some kind of road? Link to post Share on other sites
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