Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The start of feb was dry, but from the 2nd week it was pretty damned good in Sapporo. All the way thru to the 3rd week of March was excellent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
manfredk 2 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 This is poor February. This year. (And this was on a particularly "good" day!) This is average February. Not this year. great pics, i was in Goryu in Jan,. But had nothing to compare to.. still had fun.. Link to post Share on other sites
snowdude 44 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 February may have been crap on the western side of Japan, but it was bloody good in Yamanashi, so much so that the ski resorts were all closed for about 3 days until they could move and clear enough snow to get to the resorts to clear them so that they could open. Conditions were epic throughout February and pretty much most of March too! Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Pow 52 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 February may have been crap on the western side of... Honshu. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Is that part of the island of Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 yes, its next to sandshu Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Wait, I'm confused. Do big snow storms in Tokyo, Yamanashi or even Takayama mean good conditions in ski resorts in Nagano and Niigata? The answer is NO, by the way! February on the island of Japan was below average. No denying it. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Oh yes there is! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard 0 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Funny stuff. Yes, it's hard to deny the facts. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 the island of Japan is a big place, it could be good on one part and not so good on the other. And it could be bottomless somewhere too. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 The bottomless place is Hakuba. Link to post Share on other sites
Biggen 3 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 For some of us, it all about quality not quantity. There are comment of about how much snow February received. When you have lived in Japan for years and work in the snowsport industry you prefer the big dump to coincide with no crowds. I had both when I went boarding on the 10th and the19th. Both days were totally epic with 1 meter plus of powder with no crowds. I only had two days off in Feburay and both were the 10th and the 19th. The 19th was the best ever I had boarding. Yes February was poor for but I will always remember the 19th of Feb 2014 at Norikura. Last year January had a 10 day period of no snow at all between 13th and the 23rd in Hakuba Valley plus crowd. Last January at Goryu they were running the snowmakers some nights on the bottom main run. But on the 24th to 25th the top gondola station at Iwatake receive 2 meters plus in a 24 hour period. This made 2013 January snow depth look reasonable Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Sounds fantastic, John-San!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 fascinating for sure. Were any punters censed and apologise issue? Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Smith 1 Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 I'm quite proud of this thread! Good to hear all the feedback and passions! Link to post Share on other sites
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