IM 0 Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 We have hiked up Fujisan two weekends in a row. If you are anywhere near, this is the time to ski. Snow is getting thin every day. Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted May 27, 2002 Share Posted May 27, 2002 Hey IM, care to tell us more. How was it? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 27, 2002 Author Share Posted May 27, 2002 When we went on 18th, it was storming (rain/wind) and we only made it up to 8th station and only skied about 200m vertical. It was miserable! Last Saturday, 25th turned out more than the best we could hope for. During the week, it actually snowed at the top to 8th station and snow was in good shape (no poweder, though). I will see if I can put up some photos. Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 28, 2002 Author Share Posted May 28, 2002 Photos from the trip will be up at Readers Gallery in the next couple of days. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted May 29, 2002 Share Posted May 29, 2002 Looking forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 30, 2002 Author Share Posted May 30, 2002 Looks like my photos are up at: http://www.skijapanguide.com/2002/gallery/readers-im.html Funny, thou, I can't get to them from Reader's Gallery page. ?? Link to post Share on other sites
Ski Japan Guide 0 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 IM You should be OK with it. Try this: http://www.skijapanguide.com/2002/gallery/index.html then this http://www.skijapanguide.com/2002/gallery/readers.html then this http://www.skijapanguide.com/2002/gallery/readers-im.html Link to post Share on other sites
danz 0 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 sweet pics IM... those are some fat skiis you are on... what are you riding and what are the dimensions on those suckers... danz Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 30, 2002 Author Share Posted May 30, 2002 The blue ones are my friend's Salomon Pocket Rockets, 175cm don't know the dimensions, but they are fat. I had Rossi Bandits 168cm. They are fat/carving. He had Chili, and I had 7tm bindings. Since we didn't have light skis, so brought what we thought the lightest. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted May 30, 2002 Share Posted May 30, 2002 How long did it take to hike? Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 Two of us (fairy fit) took 5.5 hrs including rest stops. It gets harder after 8th station (altitude and rough trails). I think guide book show about 6.5 hrs an average in Summer. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Nice pix! The Reader's Gallery is coming along well. Those Niseko pictures are also quite poorly (that's British English for 'sick'). A while back I was wondering what the point of Niseko was, but I begin to 'get the picture' now. What are the 'gelende' like on Fuji then? From the looks of it, there are few big open areas (how long are they?) and then what happens below them? Is it trees and rocks, or is there enough of a trail to go all the way down? Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 Ocean11, There are two large snow banks seen on the first photo. The first one comes from center of the top curves to the right, the second one below. You ski about 900m vertical to 7th station then you have to hike down. Typically, you can ski to the parking on 5th station right about till now, but this year melted away pretty fast. Trails are very rocky and vegitation almost none. Since it has been snowing at the top this week, it may be icey up there. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 It SNOWED this week Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted May 31, 2002 Author Share Posted May 31, 2002 I beleive we are in a cold spell(sort of) it snowed at Fujisan last week, too. When we were up there temp. was 25F. I also heard some snow in Northan Alps. Can anyone from Nagano qualify this? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I heard it snowed at Norikura in Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted June 3, 2002 Share Posted June 3, 2002 Yup fresh snow on the tops last monday/tuesday night Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 Interesting pics IM. Pretty wild to think that there is snow falling anywhere near there at this time of year. Link to post Share on other sites
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