absolutely 0 Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 I was up at Ishiuchi today - busy slopes out there. Too busy for my liking, when will the crowds die down, the end of the weekend? Link to post Share on other sites
akibun 0 Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 New Year = busy. Its like a rule ! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Try Happo-one at New Years when the wind has closed the top of the mountain squeezing everyman and his screaming kid on the archiac slow lifts Happo has at the bottom. Its a nightmare especially when the useless lifties seem more interested in smiling, brushing the chair and saying "dozo" instead of grouping poeple to ensure every chair is departing fully loaded. Yesterday there were a couple of hundred at the bottom of Sakihana Quad and yet there were chairs going up with one or two poeple on them. All credit however to 47 and the single lane they have at their Quad. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Definitely do avoid popular ski areas(Hakuba, Yuzawa, etc.)during New Year. This is exactly why my buddies and I opted for the more "maniaku" slopes. We went to Aizu Kogen Nango in Fukushima and Tengendai Kogen in southern Yamagata and had a blast! It was like we owned the mountains! Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 My friends went to Oze Iwakura and Shizukuishi. Both said it wasn't busy. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Hey Slow, hows Oze? Now thats a name from the past! Whats the scene like there? I guess they allow snow boarders now? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 I haven't been to Oze Iwakura yet, but will go soon. Oze allows borders from March 3. Link to post Share on other sites
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