Karl 0 Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Hi new here. Wondering if snow towns and resorts get blocked off due to huge snowfalls at all in Japan, and if not how they cope with it. Cheers Karl Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 The main places - never. They sometimes have very slow days (to say the least!) but they make sure they don't get blocked off with an army of machines, sprinklers, salters, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 There`s one that I know of, but it`s not a major ski area. It`s Okutadami Maruyama in Niigata Prefecture. When the snow really starts falling hard the place shuts down until the end of March. It`s kind of a secret spot for borders(well, I guess not anymore). BTW, does any boarding freak in this forum know when it will close for its "winter recess?" Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Ski Japan Guide 0 Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 Okutadami usually closes around mid-January until mid-March..... Link to post Share on other sites
DrEvil 0 Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 No they seem to manage whatever, which is rather impressive. Link to post Share on other sites
zwelgen 0 Posted November 18, 2002 Share Posted November 18, 2002 The place where I live gets HUGE amounts of snow, like so much it crushes houses etc if you dont shovel if off the roof, but the roads are almost always fantastic. Ive had only 1 day in 2 winters where I couldnt get where I wanted to go, and usually the road is so good that only the trucks use chains. They have heated roads in the middle of town, sprinklers on the less used roads in town and the snowploughs go out as much as 2 or 3 times a day to deal with the roads. Of course pretty much every car here is 4WD though. Its just suck how they dont grit the roads as ice can be a bit of a problem sometimes, esp early winter and spring. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted November 19, 2002 Share Posted November 19, 2002 I've seen some pretty hairy situations, but never so that places are blocked off. Lots of congestion though in snow storm times. I've heard of people taking 8-10 hours to get back to Tokyo (usual time 3 hours) Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Lots of snow. But it seems compared with 20,30,40 years ago - much less snow now. Link to post Share on other sites
Karl 0 Posted November 27, 2002 Author Share Posted November 27, 2002 Hey thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
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