SnowJapan.Com#3 0 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 A new feature, "The First Time", by deebee, has been put online. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/features-54.html Discuss it here.... Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 Oh,. that takes me back now.... Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 deebee, next time you're feeling a stupid money-wasting urge coming on, drop me an e, and we'll work something out. For 24,000 yen, I would have driven you from Matsumoto to Hakuba, given you a nice snowboarding lesson, and driven you back to the station. If you had thrown in an extra 10,000 yen, I'da called you 'Sir' all day too. You complete berk. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 yep, no two ways about it, I was a berk that weekend. I will never be able to justify that expense. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 You have way too much money, man Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 not after that little episode! I was eating rice for a few weeks. Hang on? The richest man in the country also eats rice every day. Being poor is ok in Japan 'cause rice is popular. Link to post Share on other sites
Gifoo 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Weren't you the one that got the 300K worth of gear nabbed as well? Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 No, too much even before you went. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 yeah gifoo, that was me. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Hope you get that transport sorted out mate! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 i now have the Tokyo - H47 trip down like a military manouver. Link to post Share on other sites
smashing 0 Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 Smashing report! Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 Nice account of your experience there deebee. How's the progress now then? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 getting along. Just a good solid beginner these days, but able to control what is going on enough to enjoy myself. As per another post, weight on the front foot was a big turning point. I Concentrated on this last weekend and I was amazed (almost horrified) at the slopes that i could suddenly negotiate. I found myself running out of breath at the end of teh run not because I had been crashing and getting to my feet all the way down but because I was quite aggresivley carving all the way down. Note - I dont mean really carving, I mean carving in the beginners sense. On my second day of boarding Mogski and Barok took me down a red run at H47 (from the top of the quad). I was having a hell of a time dealing with it and stacked, tearing my stomach muscle. I had to walk most of the way back down. Last weeknd I did the same run and didnt even flinch. I actually enjoyed it. Still had the odd stack, but the difference from the 2nd day was huge. There you go, my usual verbos answer, no doubt full of "teh" rather than "the". Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Seems you're really putting a lot of energy into it all, deebee.... Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted December 15, 2002 Share Posted December 15, 2002 My first time was a big disaster! I got hurt, snowed on, cold, and was in a stinking mood by the end of the day. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted December 19, 2002 Share Posted December 19, 2002 I remember my first time. Not quite as stressful as deebees for sure, but still a bit of an epic. Lots of bruises and hits, but a satisfied glow in the evening. Link to post Share on other sites
newtoallthis 0 Posted December 20, 2002 Share Posted December 20, 2002 Some of you guys seem ultra-prepared...the opposite to what I'm usually like. Bet you have a tidy desk at work as well. (Mine looks like it has just exploded). Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 I see you've been 10 times now deebee - how's the skills going? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 23, 2002 Share Posted December 23, 2002 hey dude, some runs are shockers that resemble my third day. Then other runs, in my opinion, really feel good and I get back on the lift pretty impressed with myself. I have to get over edge catch paranoia. I hate going fast on a flat section, particularly a narrow and flat section. Unless I am able to zig-zag from edge to edge very quickly I am not comfortable. doing tight s-turns all the way down tends to keep me working the edges and concentrating on what each edge is doing. I like being busy like this as a busy edge is a happy edge. I still can't handle ice and I don't enjoy speed on a packed base. More speed = more pain when you crash on hard snow. I tend to do more turns than most people I watch on hard snow to keep the speed down. i have also given away the pursuit of ollies and 180's and all that trick stuff as they were just inviting edge catches. There are some runs that are cut into the traverse of the slope so that one side has a steep wall of snow. They are really cool to 'surf' your way down. At one stage over the last few days I decided that in crappy chopped up half moguled snow conditions I would rather be on skis. I think I was just having a bad morning. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 How's the back flip coming buddy? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 I am yet to find enough soft snow to attempt even a basic jump. Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 I had my first time in Japan yesterday up at Iwappara. It was great, the snow superb. And not that busy at all. Link to post Share on other sites
Scaramanga 0 Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 My first time: I was worried to tell you the truth, not good balance. I thought I might be in for a broken something. But it turned out much better than that. Took it slowly, and managed to survive without injury! Looking forward to many times in 2003. Have a good 2003 Link to post Share on other sites
green 0 Posted January 5, 2003 Share Posted January 5, 2003 Its fun to read that again. Mine wasn't as expensive as your experience, but hurt a lot. Lots of fun, but looking forward to being just a bit better soon. Link to post Share on other sites
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