Fattwins 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ok People its time to really think hard when you again head off trail or into the BC. The rain created many problems. 1 a thick crust that will slide easy. 2 cracks to ground in many places that usally dont crack 3 Frozen Avie debris 4 frozen chunks of snow that fell from trees 5 cold clear nights created facets which will make things slide easier 6 alot of wind loading in bowls. Be carefull and inspect your lines before you go. I inspected Nozawa and it wasnt good. lines ending in cliffs with horrible debris. Blind roll-overs to cracks. ice chunks that are hard enough to damage your skis. I side impacted one just off trail and pushed the edge in. Ride with care people cause most of honshu needs a new base of snow. Link to post Share on other sites
hughcohen 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 So how much snow you think they'll need before the snowpack's more solid again? Or is it just going to be messy for the rest of the season? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thats a good question that can only be answered in time. Cracks in OB or BC cant be fixed. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'm staying clear. Quote: I inspected Nozawa and it wasnt good Did you wear a nice official looking inspectors cap and have a flashing pole and the like? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I wonder what type of cracks he was really inspecting... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Yeah, FT just what kind of cracks were you inspecting? Maybe this should be on the Sex on the slopes at Kagura thread... Link to post Share on other sites
uggggllllyyyy 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 FT.....Are these cracks you are inspecting related to your message about earning lots of money with rich men in the Hakuba party thread ?? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ugly, good call!! Link to post Share on other sites
hughcohen 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 zing Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 if you got any pics of local avie conditions from hakuba, would be nice to see. no question there are some pretty deep fractures around the Kagura area now. biggest I've seen is this: Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Wow Montoya. How did you get so close to get that pic? Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 How was the weekend at Kagura? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Zing fine guys but im being rather serious. zing me in snow in japan if you want. Montoya ill try to snap some pics around happo this week but Im busy with on slope guiding. Nozawas Chutes pretty much all slid. The worst one that I saw was a death trap. usally a blind roll over near the bottom but it is now all exposed rocks. CB Tats inspected our local hakuba haunts and he said that we can no longer jump off of most things for a while. debris in the chutes or around the landings or in places that you must carry speed. This season is setting up to kill people. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 thats what I figured. Too bad. That means more time for drinking Saturday then eh? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Point taken FT. That was too good to pass up though. Link to post Share on other sites
uggggllllyyyy 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Gomen FT, I wasn't trying to decry what you were saying which is (as always) great advice and as bushpig says should be carefully heeded. Just having a bit of childish Monday morning fun....once again, gomen ne. Montoya, I saw some lines (from distance only) there yesterday. They were a pair of cool lines where the riders were matching each others turns about 15feet apart. Yours?. Also, from distance that ridge looked dangerously overhanging?. I take it this was not the case closeup?. Sorry, total novice at this so just looking for the experts info on what I could see. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 besides the snowpack risks, this weekend alone I saw people in the BC: *with no pack/avie gear *boot-packing and wrecking the hiking tracks *looking to drop in over a cornice and a rather large crack below until we yelled at them *riding 2-3 at a time *stopping mid-way an exposed steep slope to wait for a friend above *traversing out of terrain traps such as steep/deep creeks this season I'm way more careful about staying clear of people I don't know, there's just too much stuff like the above going on. when Kagura opens up the top #5 Romance lift in mid-March, I have a feeling you are going to see more than a few accidents. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Ive lost confidence in this years snow pack really. Hakubas true BC is big and very long, if things go they go big. Personally I wont be heading and or thinking about going out untill I see a few things happen first, that can or would help the pack bond. Dave is digging pits everyday right now so there is alot of information coming everyday. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 You're starting to see some locals from Tenjindaira over at Kagura, since it seems BC conditions at the former are too risky right now. I think we saw a mate of Dave's from Minakami over here digging a pit and checking out the pack. I used to wish we had bigger mountains at Kagura, but this season might be the exception. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 I think he might be the canyons guy. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 if he had long blond dreadlocks, yep that's him. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 He was once our whitewater rafting guide. He's a BC guide in the winter? Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I don't know if he was guiding, I think he was just looking for some safe lines to ride. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 thats most likely him Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Canyons offers bc tours, the site says he's got CAA Level 1. The rest of the staff is CAA RAC. Link to post Share on other sites
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