brit-gob 9 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Nozawa, December (will be out of Japan late Nov) Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Depends on the snow, if it falls early in Gifu probably Dynaland - otherwise somewhere in Hakuba. Link to post Share on other sites
sexer 0 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Hakuba 47, if i'm lucky Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 yeah nozawa or shiga-kougen. Link to post Share on other sites
Higuma 0 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Conditions at the time are such a deciding factor.. but likely Furano... Niseko would be fine, but it will likely be full of people trying out new gear etc.., just like Boxing day - day after xmas - back home in Canada.. Doesn't seem to matter when I go to Furano, there never appears to be a crowd and "nobody" has ever asked us to slow down.... Perhaps they just can't keep/catch up?? Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Probably for me it will be in Hakuna in nagano. It depends on my friendsm, and who I go wiht. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Will be watching that Resort Watch page with a devotion bordering on fanaticism. Quick poll; What's the minimum snow depth for a decent time? - 50 cm? (talking desperate here, no?) - 100 cm? - 150 cm? - 200 cm? Last season, Nozawa was the first place to get 200 cm I think. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 50cm is just about enough, but you don't need 200cm. Many resorts dont get that much in peak season even, if I'm not mistaken.... Link to post Share on other sites
shiver 0 Posted September 28, 2002 Share Posted September 28, 2002 Not quite decided yet. How much snow does a resort need for people to be able to open a slope?? Link to post Share on other sites
mort 0 Posted September 29, 2002 Share Posted September 29, 2002 probably whistler.... Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 I have seen resorts here try to open courses with as little as 30cm on them - and a fair amount of earth showing through. On gentle slopes they might get away with it, but a decent slopes needs at least a meter to be anywhere near decent. Link to post Share on other sites
rajeem 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Probably either Dynaland or Washigatake Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Me always open the season in happo or 47. Happo just always gives me great early sking and the lineups are much better than 47. Plus good party over new years. But for you guys who said Dynaland where do you live me kyoto I spend a good amount of time up around that area Takasu and Dynaland do you want to hook up. I have been sking there for 3 years and know many hiden spots around the area. Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 probably niseko... mid. december... goanna use those fly-anywhere for 10000 deals that ana has going... gotta buy tix in a few weeks though...hope to god they get some good early dumps! danz Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted September 30, 2002 Share Posted September 30, 2002 Hakuba. Happo kima-tte-imasu (is that what you say?) Link to post Share on other sites
Mudguts 0 Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Niseko. Mid December. I was there at the same time last year and snow depth, conditions weren't a problem. Bring it on! Link to post Share on other sites
HerbE 0 Posted October 1, 2002 Share Posted October 1, 2002 Whistler this year, then on to Anywhere, Japan! Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted October 2, 2002 Share Posted October 2, 2002 ...first one maybe Alts Bandai, hopefully it'll get decent snow this winter. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 6, 2002 Share Posted October 6, 2002 Probably Tenjindaira, Gunma - they usually open quite early on Link to post Share on other sites
Crab 0 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Zao I reckon, hope the snow turns up early this year. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Depends on the weather. Of course. But I fancy trying out Tenjindaira or maybe even, shock/horror, Marunuma. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 France Link to post Share on other sites
kyotoe 0 Posted October 16, 2002 Share Posted October 16, 2002 Hakuba. My first season here in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
brummy 0 Posted October 17, 2002 Share Posted October 17, 2002 Appi! Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I reckon Hakuba for a hols over christmas. Link to post Share on other sites
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