mattlucas 0 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Captain Stag: I had a good look for the avie control bit but I didnt see it - where did you find it? They could have made the site a bit easier to navigate. I took a bit of time looking for that as well. Agree with you there CS it is difficult to get around. Looks like it's 1,3 and 5 day courses on how to ski the resort OB responsibly. Not a bad thing if you are graduating from groomers to powder. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 Toque that is just a guided BC tour is all Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 And the fact that the guys skiing in the "avie control" had no packs, shovels or any sort of visible BC equipment makes me feel a bit suss about how much these guys know. I reckon tours with Toque and FT would be much more worthy of the money they are asking. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 Definitely they are marketing this place at over 40s. Just look at the people they use in their videos, married couples in full piece ski suits saying how "enjoyable" skiing powder is. Even the guy who "bought" Hanazone looks like a complete kook. Sure this expansion of the resort at Hanazono is going to bring more jobs etc. etc. but are these people running the resort going to be helping out the locals? Will they employ locals for the good jobs? Or foreigners there for a season or two on their way around the world? Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 watched it, what a shocker! awful pronunciation rather painful to listen to, but listen i did to see what they were gonna say about avalanche safety, only they didn't really say much, did they? to me, it seems that they really are marketing to people who don't have a clue... Link to post Share on other sites
WalkingHormone 0 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 They're sure getting a lot of traffic from here right now. I agree, difficult to listen to that accent. Link to post Share on other sites
veronica 2 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I thought quite a bit of that was quite funny actually, made me chuckle. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Any 40 somethings on here with money? if so what did you think. They sure tried to make the mountain look steeper in some of those shots though. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I don't think anybody is going to openly admit that one FT Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 im 32 now? Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 When I was working at Rusutsu a few years back I met a group of 10 or 12 Aussies who come to Nisseko/Rusutsu for 2 weeks every Feb for off piste powder. They would fit into this category. I hung out with them a couple of times and they're all good riders and love it up there. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if one of them is somehow involved with this, even if just helping set up tours with one of the major Oz Hokkaido tour operators that he'd mentioned. He had been really interested in the idea of opening the place up to more Aussies. There was a couple there who owned a lodge at Hotham, too. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: im 32 now? That isn't close to 40 not at all not that there is anything wrong with being 40 Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 ...apart from you being old. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Toque: please bring back the old picture Sincerely Me Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Someone else said it and I agree. This is the new summer look for Bubbles I'm not doing anything crazy anymore so don't need the helmet Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 bubbles is not going to get in trailer trash girls with that look for sure. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 I saw no mention of their strategy on cheese. That is disappointing, AGAIN. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: im 32 now? Forgetful ****, you forget to tell me you had a birthday? Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 Its my bday next week! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 sorry cb I got most of what I wanted off of hiro most of. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Are we sure this place isn't actually in Australia? Link to post Share on other sites
minus 1 Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Well that was entertaining, in a frustrating kind of way... Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Is there potential for Hakuba to go the way of Niseko, or is Niseko a "special case"? Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 I think most big areas could go the way of Niseko and they may start doing that when overseas tourists get bored of going to same place every year. Hakuba doesn't have the obvious tree skiing like Niseko though. You have to look a little further and really know where you are going. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Toque even your little areas have better trees than niseko. Link to post Share on other sites
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