mayhem22 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 i've been hearing from various people about some mountain in yamagata that gets so much snow it doesn't open until april and stays open to mid-may. anyone know what it's called? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 It's Gassan! http://www.snowjapanforums.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/5677.html#000000 Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 This is the road in: Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 sweet, thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 i've never seen that much snow - that's nuts. any idea if it's packed during golden week? or school break? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I really don't know. Yamagata people have good reason to find snow a burden, not a pleasure. No-where I've been has been crowded, but I have the luxury of skiing weekdays. Where do you slide, buckafuffalo? Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 this is my first winter in japan - i live in miyagi but've gone riding in hokkaido and iwate too. been the last 6 weekends in a row (most i've ever gone in one season) but can't do the weekday thing... and yeah, as far as i'm concerned i'm glad i can drive to snow like that as opposed to having to deal with it day-to-day. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sendai peeps usually pick Jangle Jungle as the best local snow, but it's closed this year. I really like Onikobe, but I'm closer than you city slickers. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I hit Gassan every May or June as a desparete, last effort to keep the season going. Onikobe is a bit of a drive but I do go there every now and then. But hey, I'm a city slicker Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 i went to onikobe with some teachers last weekend and i liked it. super icy on one side though. all the snow had been blown over to one side of the hill, but it was good considering the heinous weather lately. i`d like to check it out after a fresh snow. that`s crazy you can ride at Gassan until june! i might have to try it this year just for the novelty. soubriquet - where are you? you in miyagi? im not in sendai; in onagawa, which is about as far away from onikobe as you can get. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 There are a ton of places to ride at untill june. lets chute sking time Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 BTW, I think the Sendai 'city slickers' tend to go to Zao or Spring Valley as a first choice. Oh, and I bought a besso near onikobe (it has a very strong onsen). Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Oishida is near Obanazawa, in northern Yamagata. If you'd have gone straight on at Naruko instead of turning north and crossing the river for Onikobe, you could have dropped in for tea and cake. I love the ria coastline at Onagawa, it's lovely in summer. Would that be one of the cabins on the way in, Kintaro? Before the geyser and the sake factory? It's all really nice country around there. Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 mmmmmmmmmm.....tea and cake. yeah, onagawa is beautiful in the summer. and i'm a fish, so i'm happy as a clam (!) in the summer. apparently there's some good surf here too (not a surfer, just a wannabe, but will try this summer) where the river comes out. and another secret place...there's also natsuhama, the beach with the famous squeaking sand. gonna go camping there in may sometime i think. you're lucky to be so close to onikobe though, even if you don't get the coastline. Link to post Share on other sites
mayhem22 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 mmmmmmmmmm.....tea and cake. yeah, onagawa is beautiful in the summer. and i'm a fish, so i'm happy as a clam (!) in the summer. apparently there's some good surf here too (not a surfer, just a wannabe, but will try this summer) where the river comes out. and another secret place...there's also natsuhama, the beach with the famous squeaking sand. gonna go camping there in may sometime i think. you're lucky to be so close to onikobe though, even if you don't get the coastline. Link to post Share on other sites
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