Eggelb 0 Posted December 12, 2001 Share Posted December 12, 2001 Anyone fill me in a bit on Zao Yamagata? I hear it is a really good place, but anything anyone can tell me will be a big help. Thanks Eggelb Link to post Share on other sites
ii 0 Posted December 12, 2001 Share Posted December 12, 2001 Zao is a great place. Wide mountain, good snow in season, great variety of runs, the Snow monster things, loads of onsen, good vibes in the village. Similar to Nozawa in many ways. A good experience, you should try it. Wrap up well though coz it can get VERY cold. Link to post Share on other sites
helen 0 Posted December 12, 2001 Share Posted December 12, 2001 Good place, but as ii said - gets really cold - too cold for my liking.... Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 12, 2001 Share Posted December 12, 2001 Good place, but I never got too excited about it....something to do with the fact that it has always been lousy weather when I have been there. Too spread out too, my 2 cents. Choosing between Zao and Nozawa, the place most people seem to compare with, I would go with Nozawa most of the time. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted December 12, 2001 Share Posted December 12, 2001 I'm heading to zao this weekend... stay tuned for a full report... danz ------------------ pray for snow Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted December 13, 2001 Share Posted December 13, 2001 Hey danz, please tell us all about it. I am planning on going up there over Christmas. Cheers mate. Cal Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted December 13, 2001 Share Posted December 13, 2001 You will find that almost everyone that has been to Zao likes it, and as you can see the weather seems to be the main sticking point with it. Great place. Link to post Share on other sites
Richa 0 Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 I'm going for my first runs in Zao this Monday 17th. You gonna be there stranger DanZ??? Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted December 14, 2001 Share Posted December 14, 2001 hey richa... i actually have to work mon-fri... so i will be there sat. sun.... looks like tons of snow fell this week!! I AM !@#$@%!%@ PSYCHED!! danz ------------------ pray for snow Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 17, 2001 Share Posted December 17, 2001 the snow up in zao is pretty amazing right now too - I was up there yesterday and like Ocean11 said about Nozawa...it was shockingly good! Link to post Share on other sites
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