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well, i enticed the lovely ladies into the cave for the benefit of my 2 single mates (pictured) & being a married man, i took this photo then went snowboarding & left them to it... later, the lifties & i noticed steam coming from the cave entrance, i guess they were uhm... making some tea... ;\)

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still sorting through those. so much editing - its the curse of digital photography...

 

did i tell you we got to ride the skiiers only area! thanks to a very friendly old liftie \:D it actually wasnt as good as it looked, but the pow down the edges on the racecourse was fun.

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FINALLY i have some pics online! been working like a dog since i got back from Japan, but it's all settled down now. This is a direct copy-paste from my report on ski.com.au. Videos to come later, & more photos.

 

Temple at Nozawa Onsen

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One of the many fabulous old onsens

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A dedicated trend-setter(that's my friend Mr Thunk LOLing in the background)

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In case you get rost tlying to find the robby...

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I saw a kamoshika! sweeeet \:D I was really stoked becuase I had been hoping to see one while in Nagano. Unfortunately she scarpered before I could get a clean photo.

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Some frames from my videos. This first one is in the Yamabiko area (the peak) where the snow was always nice.

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Possum closely followed by Mr Thunk on the "Challenger Slopes"

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LPL carving up the (insert area here).

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Mr Thunk carving up the old lift-line track off the skyline.

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And Treehugger doing the same - I just love how you can see his last 3 turns hanging in the air... wakaranai.gif

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Mr Thunk scores end-of-day freshies about 50m from the gondola base.

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Treehugger is a huge studio Ghibli fan, thus the cheesy grin. Nozawa was full of really good snowmen - they haev some sort of competition. This sculpture of Totero was one of the best.

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Mr Thunk is excited about our first tracks on the Yamabiko ridge cool.gif

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Beware the piercing eyes on the eeeeeevil baby monkey!

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Chillin monkey

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Grandma OG & Wee Moose checking out the monkey onsen.

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Ahh, Pigsy you stupid swine! Yup, this is Pigsy 2006, on Japanese TV with his own "rate my restaurant" type show. Bizarre.

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Alan Rock narrowly escapes snapped limbs, after tumbling to a stop against the small trees at the top of this man-made cliff, Happo One.

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Oh, & some more pics from the soggy Happo BC tour.

 

Treehugger's mirror gogs showing the top lift & the crew hanging out for it to open.

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LPL & Treehugger ready for the snow-shoe shuffle.

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At the end of the day - A well deserved onsen complete with floating sake tray - luxury!

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Nice ones mate, you really bring out the fun in it. I always like your pics etc. Coupla comments:

 

1. That baby monkey is grotesque.

 

2. If you mate is going to buy an RS and pretend to be JJ then he should ride that friggin drop-off rather than throw his board to the bottom. Tell him he's a poof and that Jeremy is going to come around his place and take the board off him. ;\)

 

3. I can see your fart bubble surfacing to the left of the floating sake tray. You can also balance a beer bottle and glass on them, but it requires concentration which is actually a good distraction from the fact that you are getting shoulder to shoulder pissed whilst bare-arsed naked in a steamy spa bath with your 'mates'.

 

4. I was going to tease you about riding so much flat stuff but then remembered your impressive big pow carve to drop to pillow land in Hakkoda last season.

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yeah it was tonnes of fun... my working life seems quite vanilla flavoured in comparison \:\(

 

LOL @ le spud!

 

2.what is "pretend to be JJ"?

 

3.fart bubble lol.gif

 

4.oi, what flat bits? watch your lip or i'll set the eeeevil monkey onto you! ;\)

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O11, you sound jealous man!

 

not that it was much to be jealous of - our Happo BC tour was actually quite gruelling... a big hike, blizzard at the top, stong winds, variable snow (chalky powder for 1 short section was as good as it got), elephant snot & rain at the bottom, soaked to the skin... plus dropping 15000+ yen for the privelage ... yeah i reckon we deserved that onsen :p

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LOL yeah fair cop, im not even sure where that was.. will have to check the video... but i'm sure the bit just above there was almost vertical... ;\)

 

 Quote:
Originally posted by le spud:

I told you I wouldn't tease you about it. You ripped last season.

But this terrain is almost up hill \:\)

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> O11, you sound jealous man!

 

Yes, of course I am! That's my bit of Nozawa you're riding all over there, flat though it may be. It's just a pity it costs the earth to get there from here.

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