montoya 0 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Just wondering, can the Swatch Access/Snowpass system be used at any resorts in Japan? I had seen this during my last trip to Europe, it looked like a pretty interesting ticketing-ski pass system. peace, montoya Link to post Share on other sites
ugachuga 0 Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 What exactly is it? Sounds very different from the farmer dudes half-checking passes strapped to my arm. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Author Share Posted November 25, 2002 It's kinda like the new JR-Suica railpass cards, but for ski resort gates. You zap your Swatch Snowpass watch with the desired time-length, and swipe it at reader at the ski gate, the turnstile then opens automatically. The old SSAWS indoor slope had an electronic system sorta similar, but with no watch, just a 4x4cm electronic token that you used similarly. Pretty cool stuff, wondering why never caught on with the J resorts here. Memory is a bit hazy, maybe Niseko Hirafu had some similar electronic system as well? Anyone?? -montoya Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 Nozawa has an electronic system where you buy a small electronic block (about the size of a wrapped piece of choco). There's a sensor panel on the barrier that raises the bar if you get close enough to it. You can just have the thing in a pocket. You still get a 300 year old farmer though trying to whack your arse with a broom to get the pow off. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Ha. Not many of them in Japan, I don't think Link to post Share on other sites
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