kaiser soce 0 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Give me the lowdown! I've been doing some searches on google and on this website and have come up with hardly anything. I remember www.boardtheworld.com did a feature on it awhile ago but after they rebuilt their website it doesnt seem to be there anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Maybe because of your typo. HAKKOda, not HOKKAda Link to post Share on other sites
kaiser soce 0 Posted January 30, 2005 Author Share Posted January 30, 2005 sweeeett..... thanks alot! Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 Anytime, mate! Link to post Share on other sites
dale#1 1 Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 21 reviews in this section: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/voice/review.php 17 journals in this section: http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/journal.php Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Bring snow shoes!!! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 I rode there, but it was my first season and I had only been snowboarding for about 10 days at that stage so I didn't get the most out of the experience. I had a very good time regardless and it formed a crucial level in my learning curve. I had never in my life touched powder snow, it was a special event that's for sure. I went up with danz, another SJ member who is now in cryogenic suspension after a nasty ski crash in W-BC. There are some SJ members that live(d) near there, they know it really well. Get their input and if they recommend getting a guide, then take that advice. The nearby city Aomori is a nice little place. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I hear Hakkoda is kinda complicated place? I mean something like a maze? So if you got lost there, hard to find a way ?? Link to post Share on other sites
sakebomb 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I7ve heard similar stories, recently a snowboarder was lost there, I think over night(?) but survived to tell the tale. Anyone have more info on this place? I am interested in takin the trip over to check it out. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 If the weather turns on you it sucks. I think there is even a J-movie about the soldiers that died up there. Anyway, it's a fabulous place to visit. I thought I was going to die there once but I harbor nothing but good memories of the place. Gamera, yes, it can be complicated. Once I boarded there and the visibility was basically nil and I got lost off the trail (they are marked by flags). I had to use a walki-talki (sp?) to alert a friend to find me. Scary! Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Kintaro: I think there is even a J-movie about the soldiers that died up there. Hakkoda-san shi no houko? 八甲田山 死の彷徨 What's walki-talki, Kintaro? Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I don't know the Japanese but it is probably something related to the word "transmit"?? Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 maybe, you mean 無線ラジオ？ Link to post Share on other sites
booske 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I went to Hakkoda in mid-March a few years ago. By that stage the last of the snow falls was pretty much finished and the snow was getting a bit thick and sticky. It may be better this year with the good snow falls around though. We had the weather turn ugly on one day, which although the cable car kept running was really foul at the very top. Very strong winds, 4m visibility. The good thing was that not far below the top of the mountain it got calmer and so easy to deal with. I didn't find the place hard to keep my bearings once I'd taken it easy for the first day, but if you just go straight off-course straight up you might find it difficult. From the middle of the mountain to near the bottom is pretty flat - not much fun on a snowboard, but the trees and I'm told fabulous powder earlier in the season makes it worthwhile. There is a ring-road going right around the mountain, so if you ever get lost just keep moving downhill until you spill out onto the road. Shouldn't be too much of a hassle. Lots of people take their stuff and head back country. There's also some companies up there that will take you off on BC tours if you want. Nice place - I'm keen to get back there. Link to post Share on other sites
gamera 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Ah Kintaro, Montoya, maybe it's what we call 'トランシーバー toranshiibaa' Hum.. so booske I guess anyway when the weather goes rough, easy to get lost there in Hakkoda. Link to post Share on other sites
booske 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 Yeah, but... If you think about your surroundings and don't panic the place is fine. It's not a huge place (assuming you're on the front slopes, off the back and you're on your own). However even in good weather if you explore too much you will find yourself hiking in out of the way places. I tried to skirt way right of the main ridge at one stage and found myself struggling to not fall into the next valley. I knew where I was the whole time, I just wished that that wasn't where I was... :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 heaps of backcountry to be explored, some big steep open faces... but i went on a backcountry tour... and a bus picks us up at the road... a freaky amount of powder when the weathers good... definately go equipped... if you go up the ropeway there are two "courses" down the front of the mountain, but basically, everyone just heads down any which way... there is some nice skiing there too. If you are heading by yourself, or with friends who don't know the area, i definately recommend doing a tour (they do backcountry and some runs down the regular side of the hill), finding out the good places to go, and then head out there yourself (not the backcountry stuff though, unless you have a map, know the area, have someone to pick you up at the road, snowshoes, etc...) the weather changes pretty quickly though, and visibility can be, and is often pretty low... Link to post Share on other sites
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