snowdude 44 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Looks like the storm has arrived just a dusting at the moment about 2cm where the wind hasnt blown the snow around. Will be interesting to see how much we get by the time this storm is over. Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Had to brush about 20cm off the car this morning. Heading up to Asahikawa this weekend for Asahidake and Kamui Ski Links. With a bit of the Sounkyo Ice Festival thrown in this evening. Link to post Share on other sites
Gunma Boarder 14 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Just started snowing in the Numata area. It's supposed to get crazy tonight and tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'll bet the Kan-etsu will be a pleasure this weekend Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Haha just like the Chuo, which will almost certainly be closed again! Although on the local Yamanashi news last night they said they have got a lot more bulldozers this week ready for this expected snow, so I wonder can they really keep the motorway open? We shall see. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Kanetsu might be ok on this side. We even the chance of a splash of rain tomorrow. Odd. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Looking at the freezing levels, most everywhere should be good for snow except low lying areas. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I can understand the urban highways in Nagoya etc. closing for a couple of days with snow but the Chuo Tokyobound from Okaya is pathetic. Enforce chain rules and enforce a 50km/h or lower limit (even flash the cameras now and again to get people to obey it), but completely closing is crap. It snows around there regularly enough to have the same equipment in place as Myoko where the highway stays open in blizzards. Fwiw, its only the well-used highways like the Tomei, the Kanetsu and the Chuo that actually pay for themselves. The tolls they pull in are used to subsidize all the other ones, some of which clearly must have more snowploughs. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Looking at the freezing levels, most everywhere should be good for snow except low lying areas. Right now Yuzawa tomorrow afternoon is rain and +7 degrees, according to Yahoo. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 All the passes around here in Shizuoka are closed. SO many dummy drivers around here...!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 All roads including Chuo are open I think at the minute but I wonder how long for. We got about 15-18cm new snow at the moment since this moment that added to the 60 or so left from last week means its deep everywhere. If this keeps up will be interesting to see where we put all the snow. The snow is now really kicking into gear.. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Wrong. Just announced that Chuo has closed due to an accident and the trains here have also stopped. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 One of the best days of the season today!! Was fricking awesome.........beautiful blue skies all day and some fresh boot top to knee deep powder!! Hardly anyone up at Teine as well, I don't think I rode a piste all day. Nakazawa was ridiculous Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 All the passes around here in Shizuoka are closed. SO many dummy drivers around here...!! Including Kameishi? I was thinking about coming over for a surf tomorrow. Is there a way to check local road closures around here? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 would they not show up on the official road website? The same one you check for toll costs etc Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 They aren't toll roads. Just small(ish) local roads. The closures aren't showing up on the site that I usually use. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 yeah I just thought they would have all roads on that site.....but of course this is Japan and having all roads on one site would be silly Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 All the passes around here in Shizuoka are closed. SO many dummy drivers around here...!! Including Kameishi? I was thinking about coming over for a surf tomorrow. Is there a way to check local road closures around here? Especially Kameishi.....Naka-Izu and Nekkan were closed, too. I had to come over Route 1 through Hakkone and down into Odawara and then back down the coast. Took 6 hours to get home today... My wife calls each of the above offices for information. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 6 hours to get home today? And it's 4pm now. Were you coming back from staying over at 'a friends'? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 The Izu Drive of shame Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Getting back at the milkman! Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Took me 20 mins to drive 4klm. It is puking we are talking super heavy Myoko style snow. It is snowing so heavy that I can bearly see in front of me. Over 30cms of fresh here now and snowing at a rate of 10+cm and hour and supposed to get even heavier tonght. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Damn it's just not performing here. Snowing but not many cm for it. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Niigata-ken does say up to 30cm before 9am tomorrow though, so hope we can get that. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 6 hours to get home today? And it's 4pm now. Were you coming back from staying over at 'a friends'? Can't get anything by you GG....haha...!! Na, got to work..half an hour later decided to go back home... Getting back at the milkman! Haha.... Link to post Share on other sites
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