SamuRye 0 Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Always wondered.... Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Never thought about it before. Would be interesting to know. 4 seasons 7 days? Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 Actually, oo, that's the explanation that I have heard. I have no idea if there is any truth to it or not. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 Hey NoFakie, other Hakuba or near-Hakuba dudes...! Any of you know the answer to this one? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 AK-47 47 days of good snow 47 Ronin 4,700 yen to ride Actually a quick glance at the top of this page http://www.hakuba47.co.jp/whats47/history.html shows that the 4 seasons 7 days things is correct. Though god knows why anyone would want to go there when there isn't any snow. Just to feel miserable perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 No kidding.....thanks for that. Link to post Share on other sites
SamuRye 0 Posted April 30, 2002 Author Share Posted April 30, 2002 Thanks for that Ocean11. Interesting name for a ski resort. Do they have lots of out of season stuff going on as well up there? Link to post Share on other sites
squidgy 0 Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Wonder who came up with that bright idea then?! Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 Would be interesting to know the thinking behind that. Do they have much going on out of winter season? Even if they do, surely it's only going to count for a real small % of their annual business and nothing compared to the winter? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 If you look at the current version of their homepage (go on, have a go, it won't hurt, the link's in my earlier post), you'll see that they don't have much to say about other seasons, at least not at the moment. Compare that with other resort websites that all year round make it clear that there's things to do besides winter, and then you'll really begin to wonder why they named it '47'. But that's typical of Japanese businesses anyway - start off with a 'concept' that is barely viable even on the face of it, and then fail to follow through while still clinging to the concept and making it the first thing you see when you visit the homepage. Link to post Share on other sites
gorilla 0 Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 Never really thought about it. Now I have...... ....daft name. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 3, 2002 Share Posted May 3, 2002 I went today as it happens. Managed to squeeze another notch on the season ticket. The courses were looking a bit sad, but all the greenery was out in force. Unlike yesterday, glorious weather, but some kids were still wearing their winter gear with layers visible underneath. Some people just mustn't sweat. Some parts of the courses were closed, but they had some diggers and catapillar dump trucks that were taking snow from different areas and plonking it on the bald bits. It's the holidays proper from tomorrow, so I'm sure there'll be a lot of people out. Unlike Happo, you can still get from top to bottom, which I reckon is due to the bottom of Route 1 being in the shade. Even when it snows loads, that part soon gets icy. As for what's available out of the winter season, a skateboard halfpipe has appeared at the bottom. At some point the lifts start going again and you can do mountain biking and hiking, though Iwatake is more famous for the former and Happo more famous for the latter. There's paragliding over on the Goryu side on the slope where that nice webcam was, and up at Tsugaike. At the moment though, with the rivers going like the clappers, it could be time to jump in a canoe or raft. Link to post Share on other sites
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