grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 I heard it was fubuki-ing up in the north alps yesterday. Even saw it snowing on the news. Up top I presume. Link to post Share on other sites
misorano 1 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 2 people unconscious at one of the mountain huts according to todays paper. Caught in a white out. Lets preparing. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 It sounds like they were just out having a little wander along the trails. They spent the previous night up there in the big hut and weren't planning on coming down till Tuesday. They weren't hit on the way up or down as you might imagine. {EDIT I've corrected this below) First snow tends to be around now, so keep praying for an early start! Link to post Share on other sites
fjef 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 There was 60 cm of snow today above 1500 meters in Hakuba - the season is getting closer! Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Really! 60cm is a lot. Especially so early in the season. Thanks for that bit of news. Link to post Share on other sites
Peter North 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Encouraging! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Looks well above 1500m but still a fair bit of snow. Its a glorious day. Enjoy the view Fatty. Unfortunately, two of the women in that party died and two are still up there. The heli has already been out this morning. The guide with them wasn't local, but has previously climbed K2. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Damn right im going to enjoy the view with a mug of joe. it looks like a fair bit of snow as well. the news also reports climbers on or near hotaka got into trouble. people always pack your down it will save your life. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Very nice Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I thought it was a little cooler here the last few nites... Link to post Share on other sites
fjef 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Today Hakuba was awesome: Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Great pics. Thanks fatts and fjef. Link to post Share on other sites
bettyx 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 oh my god!! that's awesome!! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 you back yet Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 great pics guys, thanks. mr. w, that's a great shot w/ the rice in the foreground Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 it was so stormy in the valley on sunday, but as i drove south towards omachi i could see it had snowed up high. i got back from mount fuji a bit too late yesterday to get photos in hakuba - but the view of the alps in hakuba were stunning from all the way down the valley on the expressway near matsumoto, we could see it was a lot of snow from there... so here's the view from my place 6.30am and looking over to happo and goryu and a little bit of snow on mount fuji yesterday Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 You've got to get up earlier Fatty for a pic with no clouds. My pic is 100m from Fattys. I live too close to the lifts to see anything from my place. Have you got a pic of Happo Ike fjef? It would have been killer yesterday. I'll correct my earlier post about the accident since they hit trouble near the top on the way up. They did enter the mountains and stayed in a hut on the sixth, but it was at the bottom at Babatani on the Toyama side, not the top as I assumed. From there, its 15km and 2000m vert gain to the top. With a heavy multiday bag, that's an impressive hike in any conditions, let alone in nonstop rain for 50 to 70-year-old women. It sounds like they hit a blizzard when already completely knackered. They hit problems only a few hundred meters from the top hut. In the end, the two sisters that bivved also died. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 its a nice pic Mr w your camera rocks. Im not the keenest for pics really i have no sense for it really. If you are around today drop by for a tea we are both off today Link to post Share on other sites
fjef 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Monday was a great day to be in Hakuba - here are 10 pics taken during the day. There were jumpers training on both ski jumps - about 100 hand gliders and para whatevers in the air and fesh snow on top. The little guy is Kaz... Hakuba pics Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Great pics guys. Feels like such a waste to be in work on a day like this. Never mind did I mention that this was my last day for 3 MONTHS!! Link to post Share on other sites
holo 0 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by fjef: Monday was a great day to be in Hakuba - here are 10 pics taken during the day. There were jumpers training on both ski jumps - about 100 hand gliders and para whatevers in the air and fesh snow on top. The little guy is Kaz... Hakuba pics nice pics, thanks for sharing Looks like you had a great day Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Nice pics people! EBC, that Fuji pic is sweet Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Yeh, nice. There were still a few specks of white on Fuji when I passed by on the shink today. Not anywhere near as much as on your pic, though. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 We hiked from Tsubakuro-Yarigatake this past Sat 8-Mon 10, yeah it was an interesting time to be in the mountains up there. This is near the peak of Tsubakuro on Sat. In some places the snow was around 30cm from wind-drift. day 2 early morning day 3 looking at Yarigatake from Tengu-Hara Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 speakin of which, where is Fubuki these days? Link to post Share on other sites
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