jalvemo 0 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ohoj there! Just moved to Furukawa for two years, And my girl will be joining me in feb. I like to meet some nice people to ride with. So, if you are ridin in the miyagi district and need some company I'll gladly join in. I appriciate all the hints I can get on decent mountens to visit. Last weekend I was in the ZAO something, with nice new snow Is there anywhere near furukawa that will have a good snowboard park this winter? I try to check the net out, but my japanese inte not that good yet.. /j SWEDEN Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not sure but I visit the Miyagi Zao area a few times in the season, jalvemo. Which Zao was it you went to, you know? Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 jangle jungle is back and running this year. that is the best and closest to sendai. but from furukawa, you might want to look into riding up in iwate. geto is supposedly great. and not too far from you. Link to post Share on other sites
jalvemo 0 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 hmmmm, On the "slope map" it says... Quasi National Park ZAO. But thats not the name, right? Its The Mt.Jizo 1736m / Mt.Sanpokojin 1703m anyway. To the left there is the "dragon snow park", but that part was not opend, so ive no idee if its good or not, since I didnt go anywhere near it. does the jangle jungle and geto have good parks? Link to post Share on other sites
daver 0 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 jangle has the park, and geto has the snow Link to post Share on other sites
jalvemo 0 Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 yeah! They do not seem too far away. The jungle park seems to have some nice beginner rails.... ofcoure I only hit the big ones.... I´ll give it a go. thanks lads! Pm me if you wanna hook up! I think I´ll go to Uenono on sunday. If my transportation makes through the weekend. Seee ya! Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I hit "Geto" in Iwate like 10 years ago - the snow there was awesome - light dry and fluffy.... Link to post Share on other sites
jalvemo 0 Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 I tried to go to onikoube today.... but they where kinda out of snow. Do you know any ski-system that are easy to access whithout a car. (from Furukawa) I havent found any near the in, shinkansen stations, or the local train. Link to post Share on other sites
Zaoman 0 Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Capt Stag used to like Geto didn't he? Never been but would like to take a trip. Link to post Share on other sites
SirJibAlot 0 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Geto is the bomb....small local mountain - cute little country girls, and soft fluffy snow, what more could you ask for????? Ok, a dancing midget troup would also be kewl... -SJA Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 They have a park at Akakura Onsen, complete with half pipe. That's about as close as anything to you, apart from Naruko. Naruko is tiny, and I've never been, but you can get there by train. There is a second area at Naruko, which looks much better, but seems to be closed. Kurobushi Kogen (Jangle Jungle) is much bigger than Akakura Onsen. They have a couple of rails and a kicker, but I haven't seen a half pipe (not that I'm looking for one). Onikobe is excellent. I'm surprised that it's still not open. Link to post Share on other sites
jalvemo 0 Posted December 20, 2006 Author Share Posted December 20, 2006 well, it´ll fall some snow during the week if the weather report is correct. [soubriquet] you live near furukawa ahh? where do you go most of the time? by car i guess..? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I'm in northern Yamagata. I have a car and I'm going to go to Onikobe. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 They have a dancing midget troup at Tainai quite near to me. Well, not actually. But at least it's close. But there's no snow. I'm a little confused this morning. I'm planning a trip further north this season. It would be good to meet up with a few of your northern types. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by soubriquet: Kurobushi Kogen (Jangle Jungle) is much bigger than Akakura Onsen. They have a couple of rails and a kicker, but I haven't seen a half pipe (not that I'm looking for one). Oops, some wrong information. I think what I called rails are boxes. There definitely is a half pipe too, but it`s not open yet. Link to post Share on other sites
jalvemo 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 but Onikobe´s not open yet a? Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Not open yet, but when it is I'm certainly going at least a couple of times. Sanjo. Be sure to drop in for tea and cake if you get this far north. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Will do. Got my eye on that namachoco. Link to post Share on other sites
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